Tag: municipal government
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Red Bank council planning to issue bonds for capital improvements
RED BANK – A bond ordinance appropriating $3.37 million for capital improvements in Red Bank has been introduced by members of the Borough Council. On Nov. 7, council members voted to introduce an ordinance that would, if adopted, appropriate funds to finance street projects, park and property improvements. Bonds or notes totaling $2.64 million would…
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Preliminary work will begin on Tinton Falls road improvement program
A $3,186,800 road improvement program that will be carried out throughout Tinton Falls will include the paving of 13 municipal roads and the restoration of select sidewalks. That was the assessment offered on Nov. 12 by Business Administrator Mike Skudera, who said preliminary work on the improvements will begin before the end of the year.…
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Residents propose installation of bicycle racks in downtown Freehold
FREEHOLD – Two Freehold Borough residents have proposed placing bicycle racks throughout the town’s downtown district. Residents Margy Jahn and Linda Brown appeared before the Borough Council during a recent meeting to present their proposal. Jahn and Brown suggested seven locations for the bicycle racks. One location was the bus station, Throckmorton Street, where there…
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Three newcomers elected to Howell Township Council
HOWELL – Voters have elected newcomers Thomas Russo, Pamela Richmond and John Bonevich to four-year terms on the Howell Township Council. The terms will run from January 2019 through December 2022. Russo and Richmond are Republicans, Bonevich is a Democrat. They were elected on Nov. 6 with 10,313, 9,998 and 9,801 votes, respectively, according to…
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Dorfman, Grbelja, Ferro win new terms in Millstone Township
MILLSTONE – Incumbent Republicans Gary Dorfman, Nancy Grbelja and Al Ferro have won terms on the Township Committee in Millstone Township. On Nov. 6, Dorfman and Grbelja were re-elected to serve new three-year terms on the governing body and Ferro was elected to serve a one-year term, according to results posted online by the Monmouth…
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Shutzer, Jordan claim council seats in Freehold Borough
FREEHOLD – Democrats Annette Jordan and Sharon Shutzer have won three-year terms on the Borough Council in Freehold Borough. The terms will run from January 2019 through December 2021. Shutzer, an incumbent, and Jordan, a newcomer, ran unopposed in the Nov. 6 election. Shutzer received 2,048 votes and Jordan received 1,991 votes, according to results…
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Reina, Kern, Sauickie elected as mayor, council members in Jackson
JACKSON – Residents have re-elected Michael Reina to another four-year term as Jackson’s mayor and elected Andrew Kern and Alex Sauickie III to their first four-year terms on the Township Council. In Jackson’s nonpartisan form of government, candidates do not run under the banner of a political party. In the race for mayor, Reina, who…
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Jacobson wins seat on Manalapan Township Committee
MANALAPAN – Republicans will be back in complete control of the Manalapan Township Committee in 2019. A victory by Republican Barry Jacobson on Nov. 6 has given the GOP a 5-0 majority on the governing body. According to results posted online by the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office, Jacobson defeated Democrat David Kane, 8,113 votes to…
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Drennan, Strovinsky win three-year terms on Allentown council
ALLENTOWN – Newcomer Michael Drennan and incumbent councilman Robert Strovinsky won three-year terms on the Allentown Borough Council in the Nov. 6 election. According to results posted online by the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office, Drennan and Strovinsky, who each received 438 votes, claimed the terms that will run from January 2019 through December 2021. Drennan…
