Tag: municipal government

  • Appraiser: Regulator station will have no adverse effect on property values

    Appraiser: Regulator station will have no adverse effect on property values

     A real estate appraiser has testified that a proposed New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG) regulator station would not have have a negative impact on residential or commercial property values if it is constructed in Holmdel. Jeffrey Otteau, of the Otteau Valuation Group Inc., appeared before the Holmdel Zoning Board of Adjustment on Oct. 10. Otteau…

  • Planners will uphold zoning officer’s denial of proposed cell tower

    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…

  • Residents: Speed of vehicles an issue on Woodward Road

    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…

  • Four candidates seek two open seats on Hazlet Township Committee

    Four candidates seek two open seats on Hazlet Township Committee

    HAZLET – Two Republicans and two Democrats are campaigning for a chance to claim a pair of seats on the Hazlet Township Committee. The winners of the Nov. 6 general election will serve three-year terms on the governing body from January 2019 through December 2021. The candidates are Democrats John Bird and Ryan O’Steen and…

  • Four candidates bid for two three-year terms on Rumson Borough Council

    Four candidates bid for two three-year terms on Rumson Borough Council

    RUMSON – Four candidates are seeking two three-year terms on the Rumson Borough Council in the Nov. 6 election. The candidates are Democrats Marnie Doherty and Sarah Orsay, and Republicans Mark Rubin and John Conklin. Rubin and Conklin, who are current council members, did not respond to requests for comment for this election preview. Asked…

  • Independent candidates want a voice on Eatontown Borough Council

    Independent candidates want a voice on Eatontown Borough Council

    EATONTOWN – Independent candidates Ralph J. Anderson, Christine Caruso and Virginia M. East are three of seven candidates who seek to win two open seats on the Eatontown Borough Council. The two winners in the Nov. 6 election will serve three-year terms beginning in January. In addition to Anderson, Caruso and East, the candidates are…

  • Long-delayed project will bring sewers to Howell’s Freewood Acres neighborhood

    Long-delayed project will bring sewers to Howell’s Freewood Acres neighborhood

    HOWELL – A project that will result in the construction of a sanitary sewer system in the Freewood Acres neighborhood off Route 9 in Howell is underway. Howell Mayor Theresa Berger, Deputy Mayor Robert Nicastro, Councilwoman Evelyn O’Donnell, Township Manager Brian Geoghegan and Director of Community Development Jim Herrman were among those who gathered in the…

  • Howell residents impacted by storm not eligible for federal aid

    Howell residents impacted by storm not eligible for federal aid

    HOWELL – Municipal officials have been notified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that Howell is not eligible for assistance following a severe rain storm that damaged areas of the community’s Ramtown section. On Aug. 13, emergency services personnel responded to more than 50 incidents during a six-hour period as a severe rain storm…

  • Holmdel officials eliminate Phillips Park concept plan, propose new idea

    Holmdel officials eliminate Phillips Park concept plan, propose new idea

     Municipal officials in Holmdel are scratching a concept plan to develop Phillips Park and will instead consider making improvements to existing athletic fields in the community.  During a Holmdel Township Committee meeting on Oct. 9, Mayor Tom Critelli said members of the governing body have unanimously agreed to set aside a preliminary concept plan that…