Tag: municipal government
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Businessman plans to open motorcycle clothing shop in Freehold Borough
FREEHOLD – A business that sells motorcycle clothing and apparel is moving toward becoming operational in Freehold Borough. Anthony Chick, the owner of the Asbury Park Moto Club, is seeking to move his business from Asbury Park to 57 Throckmorton St. in the borough. Chick sought approval from municipal officials to sell motorcycle clothing and…
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Freehold Borough will install new fuel dispensing system
FREEHOLD – The Borough Council has authorized the purchase and installation of an automated fuel dispensing system. On Nov. 5, Freehold Borough’s governing body authorized the purchase of an automated fuel dispensing system from Whitemarsh Corporation, Middlesex, and the installation of the system by A&J Construction, Farmingdale. The maximum cost of the new system is…
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Allentown council revises duties of Economic Development Commission
ALLENTOWN – With an eye on Allentown’s business community, the Borough Council has adopted an ordinance that revises the powers and duties of the town’s Economic Development Commission (EDC). Council members adopted the ordinance on Nov. 13. Prior to the adoption of the amended ordinance, the EDC had the following powers and duties: • To…
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Allentown council supports fire company’s bid for $128K grant
ALLENTOWN – In a unanimous vote, the members of the Allentown Borough Council have passed a resolution supporting the Hope Fire Company’s grant application seeking funding for the purchase of personal protective equipment. Council members took the action on Nov. 13. The Hope Fire Company, which is based in Upper Freehold Township, serves a 48-square-mile…
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Landscape architect will design Ashby Park in Allentown
ALLENTOWN — The Allentown Borough Council has voted unanimously to hire E&LP Associates as the landscape architect for the planned Sgt. George Ashby Memorial Park. E&LP Associates was selected from a group of eight companies that responded to a request for proposals that was issued by Allentown, according to a resolution council members passed on…
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Final count confirms Strovinsky, Drennan winning council seats
ALLENTOWN – While the final vote count changed, the results of the race for two seats on the Allentown Borough Council did not as newcomer Michael Drennan and incumbent Councilman Robert Strovinsky won three-year terms on the governing body. The terms will run from January 2019 through December 2021. Final results posted by the Monmouth…
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Taylor, Ferrante win seats on Township Committee in Cranbury
The wait is finally over. Democrats Jay Taylor and Michael J. Ferrante won the race for Cranbury Township Committee in a contest that was not decided until this week. In a race for two seats, Taylor finished in first place with 1,113 votes to capture a fourth term. Ferrante won the other seat with 1,078…
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Cranbury Township Committee election remains unresolved
Democratic Township Committeeman Michael J. Ferrante and Republican challenger Wayne Wittman are tied in their contest for Township Committee, with provisional ballots still needing to be counted to decide the winner. The latest totals give both men 1,044 votes each, according to the Middlesex County Clerk’s Office as of Nov.15. Democratic Township Committeeman Jay Taylor…
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IT director will return to work; salary has been reduced
The director of Princeton’s municipal information technology department will keep his employment with the municipality but in a non-supervisory role, after an investigation concluded he violated municipal policy related to the disposal of computer equipment, the municipal administrator said. Robert McQueen will remain on unpaid leave until Nov. 28 and then resume his employment as…