Tag: Township Administrator Anthony P. Merchantante
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Middletown considering banning recreational marijuana
Middletown may not be a community that embraces recreational marijuana. The Middletown Township Committee recently discussed the potential introduction of an ordinance that would oppose legalizing recreational marijuana. “My perspective is that I know we have not seen final legislation for Trenton. The proposed legislation I believe does not benefit the municipalities in terms of…
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Five towns join in fight against JCP&L transmission line project
The Township of Middletown will stand with four municipalities in a joint campaign to contest the proposed transmission line project by Jersey Central Power and Light (JCP&L). Middletown, along with Holmdel, Hazlet, Aberdeen and Red Bank, will collectively pay for expert services in their bid to thwart the project, according to Township of Middletown Administrator…
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Middletown takes step toward port redevelopment plan
By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN– The Township Committee took a preliminary step toward the redevelopment of property near Port Belford. T&M Associates’ planners Stanley Slachetka and Jeffery Cucinotta presented plans to the committee on May 15 at the municipal complex. The council approved the first reading of an ordinance to adopt the conceptual redevelopment…
