Tag: municipal government
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Firm will construct pavilions at two parks in Freehold Township
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The Township Committee has awarded a contract to a company which will install pavilions at two parks in Freehold Township. On Sept. 25, committee members awarded a $92,600 contract to Whirl Construction Inc. for the installation of pavilions at Michael J. Tighe Park, Georgia Road, and Opatut Park, East Freehold Road. Whirl…
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Manalapan officials push state for additional school aid
MANALAPAN – Although the Township Committee does not have a say in the school budgets that are developed on an annual basis by two local school boards, municipal officials have made their feelings known about a pending reduction in school state aid. During the Sept. 26 meeting of the governing body, Manalapan’s elected officials passed…
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Bond ordinance for $4.95 million falls one vote short in Hazlet
A bond ordinance appropriating $4.95 million for a road restoration program and capital improvements has been placed on hold after it failed to garner the four votes it needed for passage from members of the Hazlet Township Committee. “We will try to reintroduce (the bond ordinance) in some other format,” Committeeman Michael Glackin said in…
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Colts Neck enacts ‘catch and release’ policy
COLTS NECK – Individuals who fish in Colts Neck’s ponds are now required to release any wildlife they catch following the Township Committee’s adoption of a “catch and release” ordinance. The ordinance was unanimously adopted by committee members on Sept. 26. No one from the public commented on the ordinance, which amends an existing law…
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Fire department will receive new vehicle
FREEHOLD – The purchase of a fire chief’s vehicle for the Freehold Fire Department has been authorized by the Borough Council in Freehold Borough. On Oct. 1, council members approved the purchase of a vehicle from Day Motors, Monroeville, Pa, through a state contract. The maximum cost for the vehicle will be $40,031, according to…
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Millstone officials award contract for road improvement program
MILLSTONE – A contract has been awarded by the Township Committee for Millstone Township’s road improvement program for this year. On Oct. 3, committee members awarded a $762,245 contract to Meco Inc. for the 2018 road improvement program. Meco was awarded the contract after submitting the lowest bid for the project. The contract is subject…
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Republican council candidate declines to participate in Princeton candidates’ forum
Republican council candidate Lisa Wu passed on a chance to participate in a forum with her two Democratic opponents, with the organizer of the event saying this week that the forum would not go forward. Wu became the latest Republican office-seeker to bypass the candidates’ night the League of Women Voters of the Princeton Area…
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Princeton parking card gets extended life until April 2019
Customers at the municipal parking garage on Spring Street may use the town-issued debit card to pay for parking until April 30, a reversal of an earlier decision that officials made to phase out the card at the end of 2018. Princeton officials will also look to provide a way for cardholders not to lose…
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Firm’s president describes possible improvements at Red Bank’s English Plaza
A concept plan to improve the English Plaza strip mall and the section of White Street that leads to the strip mall is on the Red Bank Borough Council’s table. During a council meeting on Sept. 26, James Scavone, executive director of Red Bank RiverCenter, said the nonprofit organization that manages the Special Improvement District…