Tag: municipal government
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Alexander, Faber retain seats on Upper Freehold governing body
UPPER FREEHOLD – Incumbent Republicans Stephen Alexander and Robert Faber have won new three-year terms on the Township Committee in Upper Freehold Township. The terms will run from January 2019 through December 2021. Alexander and Faber ran unopposed in the Nov. 6 election. Faber received 2,338 votes and Alexander received 2,331 votes, according to results…
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Talerico claims mayor’s post in close Eatontown election
Independent candidate Anthony Talerico has won the race for Eatontown mayor against Republican Mark Regan. According to results posted online by the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office, Talerico led Regan 1,675 to 1,647. The results will not be official until they are certified by the county. Results from the election indicated 610 write-in votes were cast. Gerry…
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Freehold Township officials authorize contract for water meter upgrades
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The Township Committee has retroactively awarded a $33,400 contract for upgrades to Freehold Township’s water meters. On Oct. 23, committee members awarded the contract to CRJ Construction Corp. for emergency interconnection meter upgrades that had already been completed. According to municipal officials, the project was for improvements to three emergency connection meter…
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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…
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Holmdel swaps land in agreement with Monmouth County officials
Municipal officials in Holmdel have agreed to a land swap with Monmouth County. Holmdel traded the county 115 acres at Cross Farm Park in exchange for a 13.8-acre parcel near Holmdel Park. Mayor Tom Critelli said the 13.8 acres, near 44 Longstreet Road, could eventually be developed to accommodate a need for additional athletic fields…
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Allentown officials search for solution to deal with hazardous trees
ALLENTOWN – Trees on private property that are causing issues for neighboring lots remain an ongoing problem for Allentown officials. During a recent meeting of the mayor and Borough Council, Mayor Greg Westfall said he spends a significant amount of time dealing with the issue. “Monmouth County has removed some trees that were in the…
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Allentown council honors borough’s crossing guard
ALLENTOWN – Borough officials have thanked a long-serving employee and recognized her for decades of dedicated service to Allentown. During a Borough Council meeting on Oct. 23, officials saluted Alice Stanhope and honored her on 40 years of service with the Allentown Police Department. According to a resolution, Stanhope was hired on Oct. 10, 1978,…