Tag: municipal government
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Jackson Township Council takes position that community is not a sanctuary city
JACKSON – Township Council members have passed a resolution opposing Gov. Phil Murphy’s assertion that New Jersey will become a so-called sanctuary state and resolving that Jackson will never become a sanctuary city. A sanctuary state or sanctuary city is generally defined as a location that limits its cooperation with federal authorities in the enforcement…
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Planners will uphold zoning officer’s denial of proposed cell tower
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The Freehold Township Planning Board is taking action to uphold the zoning officer’s denial of a plan by T-Mobile to construct a cellular communications tower at 169 Robertsville Road. On Oct. 4, board members voted to authorize their attorney, Frank Accisano, to prepare a resolution upholding the July 26 decision of Zoning…
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Residents: Speed of vehicles an issue on Woodward Road
MANALAPAN – Municipal officials said they will examine the speed at which motorists are driving on Woodward Road after two Manalapan residents expressed concern about the situation. During the public comment portion of the Township Committee’s Oct. 10 meeting, Jaclyn Puleio and Catherine Varacallo said they do not believe drivers are adhering to the 25…
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Lempert: Reps have made overtures about new hotel in Princeton
Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert said on Oct. 4 that multiple hotel companies have approached her about wanting to open a new hotel in town and are “especially interested” in the Monument Hall municipal building location. “I think everybody realizes there is capacity here for another hotel,” Lempert said in declining to identify the companies. “It’s…
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Cranbury will seek state funds for road repair
Cranbury officials will seek nearly $786,000 from the Murphy administration to help pay a little more than half the anticipated cost of reconstructing a 1-mile stretch of Brickyard Road. Municipal officials will apply for a grant asking for $785,995 from the state Department of Transportation, but they won’t find out until next year about the…
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Candidates for Cranbury Township Committee discuss election issues
Government spending, a new public library project and the local impact of New Jersey officials possibly legalizing recreational marijuana emerged as some of the issues the three hopefuls for Township Committee weighed in on at a candidates forum Oct. 9, less than a month before the election. Democratic incumbents Jay Taylor and Michael J. Ferrante…
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Lawrence Township will purchase property to preclude development
Lawrence Township is moving ahead with the purchase of nearly 6 acres of land owned by Sheft Associates Inc. at 2420 Brunswick Pike, which is part of a larger 8.8-acre tract that holds Colonial Bowling and Entertainment and that borders Colonial Lake. That was the message delivered to a handful of residents who attended the…
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Hopewell Borough introduces revised ordinance banning plastic bags
Borough Council members in Hopewell Borough have scrapped an initial ordinance that would have banned plastic bags in favor of a revised version that includes much of the same language, but with an added emphasis on educating consumers and merchants. The initial ordinance was introduced in August, but was not adopted. This provided time to…
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Critelli, Singer, Shave seek open seat on Holmdel Township Committee
Republican Tom Critelli, Democrat Barbara Singer and independent candidate Lea Shave are campaigning for a chance to claim a single open seat on the Holmdel Township Committee. The winner of the Nov. 6 general election will serve a three-year term on the governing body from January 2019 through December 2021. Critelli has served on the…
