Tag: Tinton Falls Public Library
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Tinton Falls Borough Council authorizes architect to design library upgrades
TINTON FALLS — The members of the Borough Council have awarded a contract for the design of renovations at the Tinton Falls Public Library, 664 Tinton Ave. The library has been closed since August 2017 when mold was discovered in the building, which is owned by the borough. Repairs have been estimated at more than…
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Tinton Falls council appropriates funds for library improvements
TINTON FALLS — The members of the Borough Council have adopted an ordinance that appropriates $495,000 for improvements at the Tinton Falls Public Library, 664 Tinton Ave. Council members took the action during a meeting on Oct. 11. According to the ordinance, the appropriation includes $217,500 in grant funds from the New Jersey Library Construction…
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Tinton Falls proposes ordinance to help fund library’s reopening
TINTON FALLS — The Borough Council is proposing to appropriate $495,000 toward the reopening of the Tinton Falls Public Library. During a meeting on Oct. 11, council members introduced an ordinance that will, if adopted, appropriate $495,000 for improvements at the Tinton Falls Public Library, 664 Tinton Ave. According to the ordinance, the $495,000 appropriation…
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Music festival will help support reopening of Tinton Falls library
TINTON FALLS – A music festival to be hosted by the Tinton Falls Public Library Association will benefit the reopening of the Tinton Falls Public Library. The “Save the Library Music Festival” will take place from 5-9 p.m. Aug. 20 at the Sycamore Recreation Complex, Sycamore Avenue, Tinton Falls. All are invited to attend the…
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Atlantic Hub News Briefs, March 9
On Feb. 23, the Ritesh Shah Charitable Pharmacy was approved by the New Jersey Board of Pharmacy as the first charitable pharmacy in New Jersey, according to a press release. This step in the regulatory process clears the way for the charitable organization to begin dispensing medications free of charge to uninsured and underserved patients.…
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Tinton Falls library receives state grant; no update on possible reopening
TINTON FALLS – State officials have awarded a $217,500 grant to the Tinton Falls Public Library to assist with the facility’s potential reopening. The grant was announced on Jan. 6 as part of the second round of funding from the Library Construction Bond Act, which authorized $125 million in state bonds for technology updates, building…
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Tinton Falls mayoral candidates address library’s continued closure
TINTON FALLS – Three of the four mayoral candidates in Tinton Falls have weighed in on an effort to reopen the Tinton Falls Public Library. The library, at 664 Tinton Ave., was created and is managed by the Tinton Falls Public Library Association. The library was closed by municipal officials in August 2017 after mold…
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Fundraisers scheduled to support shuttered Tinton Falls library
TINTON FALLS – A borough resident is determined to reopen the Tinton Falls Public Library, which was closed in August 2017 after mold was discovered in the building that is owned by the municipality. Tinton Falls officials have said mold was discovered in a trailer behind the building at 664 Tinton Ave. The trailer was…
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Tinton Falls Library remains closed as grants are delayed
An effort to remove mold and to make repairs in the building that houses the Tinton Falls Public Library could cost $385,000. That was the assessment offered on Oct. 30 by Mike Skudera, Tinton Falls’ business administrator, who said the cost of the cleanup could surpass the minimum estimate of $187,000 that was provided by…