Tag: Tinton Falls
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Tinton Falls officials authorize upgrades to borough’s playgrounds
TINTON FALLS – Playground improvements totaling $338,940 have been authorized by the Tinton Falls Borough Council. During a meeting on Sept. 21, council members passed a resolution which authorizes the purchase of rubber safety surfaces from Rubberecycle, Lakewood. The rubber safety surfaces, which are manufactured by PlaySafer, were purchased at a cost of $173,679, according…
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Tinton Falls council members will fund development of new park
TINTON FALLS – Municipal officials in Tinton Falls will appropriate $400,000 to be used for the development of a new park and to make improvements at existing parks. During a meeting on Sept. 9, Borough Council members adopted a bond ordinance that provides the appropriation and authorizes the entire amount to be financed by the…
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Officials: Tinton Falls road improvements completed
TINTON FALLS – A project to improve roads in Tinton Falls has been deemed complete by borough officials. During a meeting on Sept. 9, Borough Council members passed a resolution which authorized a $106,103 decrease in a contract that had been awarded to Fernandes Construction Inc., Monroe Township, for Tinton Falls’ 2020 road improvement program.…
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Monmouth Regional soccer team working to put wins on the board
TINTON FALLS – The 2020 season was difficult in many ways for the Monmouth Regional High School girls soccer team, as coach Devon Williams would readily acknowledge. In addition to dealing with obstacles placed in front of them by the coronavirus pandemic, the Falcons had to play some of the best teams in the Shore…
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Falcons primed for successful 2021 soccer campaign
TINTON FALLS – A core group of eight returning seniors has Coach Darren Spadavecchia believing there are great things to come from his Monmouth Regional High School boys soccer squad in 2021. “The sky’s the limit for us,” Spadavecchia said. “We have a senior-led team. I see a lot of passion from the guys.” Ethan…
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Tinton Falls woman convicted of killing girlfriend; faces life in prison
A Monmouth County jury has returned guilty verdicts against Jennifer Sweeney, 38, of Tinton Falls, who arranged to have her girlfriend shot nearly six years ago, hospitalizing the woman, before then fatally strangling the woman several months later and burying her body in a Long Branch backyard, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey has announced.…
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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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Candidates file to run for mayor, council in Tinton Falls election
TINTON FALLS – Four candidates are seeking the four-year mayor’s office in Tinton Falls and five candidates are running for two four-year terms on the Borough Council in the Nov. 2 general election. In municipalities that have a partisan political form of government, individuals seeking to run for office in November had to file a…
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Tinton Falls native serves aboard aircraft carrier ‘Mighty Ike’
NORFOLK, Va. – A Tinton Falls native is serving aboard one of the world’s largest warships, the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Petty Officer 2nd Class Quinton Sledge, a 2016 Monmouth Regional High School graduate, joined the Navy three years ago. “I wanted to make my family proud,” Sledge said.…