Tag: Monroe Township
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Both parties looking ahead to November election in Monroe
By MADELEINE MACCAR Correspondent The June 8 primary election results might still be unofficial, but all the votes received so far have been tallied. As of press time, Mayor Stephen Dalina received 99.79% of Democratic voters’ support, garnering all but seven of the total 3,299 votes cast for the two-year unexpired term. Those seven were…
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Monroe officials introduce proposal prohibiting cannabis businesses in municipality
By MADELEINE MACCAR Correspondent The Monroe Township Council convened for a combined agenda and regular meeting on June 2 via Zoom. Members commenced with the evening’s agenda items in the first half of the meeting. Three previously introduced ordinances received their second readings: O-5-2021-011 focuses on creating an Economic Development Advisory Board; O-5-2021-012 amends the…
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Monroe officers locate missing man after family hears cries for help
MONROE – Officers and detectives from the Monroe Township Police Department were conducting a K-9 search around 11 a.m. May 22 in the wooded area off Tyndale Avenue for a person who was reported missing on May 20. Laura LoPresti and Keith O’Brien along, with K-9 Nico from the New Jersey Rescue and Recovery K-9…
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Middlesex County Farmland Preservation Program completes acquisition of 35-acre farm located in Monroe Township
Middlesex County safeguarded a 35-acre farm located in Monroe through the Farmland Preservation Program. The county, in partnership with the State of New Jersey and the Township of Monroe, purchased the development rights for the farmland located on Federal Road, owned by the estate of the late Mr. Anthony Zimbicki, Sr., of Monroe Township, for…
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Educators of the year honored by Monroe school board
District also looks ahead to, plans for 2021-22 school year By MADELEINE MACCAR Correspondent When the Monroe Township School District Board of Education convened for a general meeting the evening of May 10, its members began with a presentation honoring the teacher and educational services professional of the year, as they do every year. The…
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Monroe municipal tax rate slightly reduced for 2021
MONROE – Monroe Township Mayor Stephen Dalina and the Township Council have introduced a 2021 municipal budget that includes a modest tax decrease. The proposed budget reduces the municipal tax rate from $.493 to $.490 per $100 assessed value. Under the proposed plan, the average taxpayer whose house is assessed at $320,410 would pay $1,569…
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Monroe council president faces calls to resign after disparaging comments caught on video
A petition posted on a Facebook page seeks to have Township Council President Miriam Cohen, who is a Democrat, resign from office in Monroe Township after a microphone captured her making disparaging comments about Republicans during a May 3 council meeting. Audio from the meeting has Cohen naming Republicans Peter Tufano, who is running for…
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Monroe partners with pharmacy to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to homebound residents
Monroe Township EMS crews, accompanied by township police officers and members of the Office of Emergency Management, transported pharmacists from Texas Road Pharmacy to the homes of 10 township homebound residents who each received their first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Second dose appointments for in-home delivery already are scheduled for these individuals. “This…
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Monroe Township awarded $550K Pavement Preservation grant for South Middlesex Industrial Park
Monroe Township will receive a $550,000 Pavement Preservation grant from the New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT) for improvements to portions of South Middlesex Avenue and Fitzgerald Avenue located in the South Middlesex Industrial Park. “Monroe Township is one a few municipalities across the state to receive funds from this competitive grant. The council and…