Tag: Upper Freehold Township municipal government
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Upper Freehold will permit flex space in commercial zone
UPPER FREEHOLD — Officials in Upper Freehold Township have amended the municipality’s zoning in a manner that will permit the use of flex space buildings in a commercial zone. During a meeting on May 5, the members of the Township Committee adopted an ordinance which amends Upper Freehold’s land use ordinance in order to permit…
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Alexander, Faber re-elected in Upper Freehold Township
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 2022 through December 2024. Alexander and Faber ran unopposed in the 2021 election, which was conducted with vote by mail ballots; with early in-person voting on…
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Upper Freehold will continue to participate in mutual aid initiative
UPPER FREEHOLD – The Township Committee will continue Upper Freehold Township’s participation in a mutual aid and assistance agreement with other Monmouth County municipalities. During a recent meeting, committee members passed a resolution which reaffirms the township’s participation in intra-county mutual aid and assistance agreements with other participating municipalities in Monmouth County. Under the terms…
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Robert Abrams, former town official, was advocate for Upper Freehold’s rural beauty
UPPER FREEHOLD – Robert Abrams, who served the municipality of Upper Freehold Township for two decades on the Township Committee, has died. Abrams, 88, died on July 9 of congestive heart failure, according to an obituary posted online by the Peppler Funeral Home, Allentown. Abrams, who was born in Newark, had been a resident of…
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Township Committee members adopt 2021 municipal budget in Upper Freehold
UPPER FREEHOLD – The Township Committee has adopted a $6 million budget to fund the operation of Upper Freehold Township this year. The budget, which was adopted May 20, will be supported by the collection of $3.29 million in taxes from Upper Freehold’s residential and commercial property owners. Other revenue includes the appropriation of $3.53…
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Mount elected to serve as Upper Freehold mayor during 2021
UPPER FREEHOLD – LoriSue H. Mount has been elected by her colleagues on the Township Committee to lead Upper Freehold Township as mayor for 2021. Under Upper Freehold’s form of government, the mayor and deputy mayor are not directly elected by voters. The mayor and deputy mayor are elected each January by the members of…
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Frascella wins re-election in Upper Freehold
UPPER FREEHOLD – Incumbent Republican Dr. Robert Frascella has been re-elected to a new three-year term on the Township Committee in Upper Freehold Township. Frascella ran unopposed in the Nov. 3 election to retain his seat on the governing body. The last contested race for a seat on the Township Committee was in 2017. According…
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Upper Freehold governing body adopts 2020 municipal budget
UPPER FREEHOLD – The Township Committee has adopted a $5.94 million budget to fund the operation of Upper Freehold Township during 2020. Officials took the action during a meeting on May 7. The $5.94 million budget will be supported in part by the collection of $3.11 million in taxes from Upper Freehold’s residential and commercial…
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Public hearing set for Upper Freehold Township budget
UPPER FREEHOLD – The Township Committee has introduced a $5.94 million budget to fund the operation of Upper Freehold Township during 2020. The budget was introduced by committee members on April 2. A public hearing on the budget will be held at 7 p.m. May 7. The committee may adopt the budget that evening. The…