Friday, April 5, 2013
According to the resolution, the bus stop zone will be moved from the southerly curb line of Jackson Street to the northerly curb line of Jackson Street.
A Jackson Street bus stop zone has been changed to the other side of the street in order to ensure the safety of Freehold Borough residents. At the Monday, April 1 Freehold Borough Council meeting, the council unanimously agreed to pass a resolution that would move the Jackson Street bus stop across the street, closer to Zlotkin circle. “A couple of months ago a few people came up and complained about a bus stop on the corner of Main and Jackson Street, and they were right. We ended up asking the state to move it across the street, closer to Zlotkin circle and they did,” explained Councilman George Schnurr. “It made a lot of sense all the way around and we managed to get the State to agree to do this.” According to the resolution, the bus…
Thursday, April 4, 2013
The contract will be extended for one more year; this is the borough’s second and last extension of the contract.
DeLisa Demolition will continue to be responsible for refuse and recycling collection services in Freehold Borough over the next year. During the Monday, April 1 Freehold Borough Council meeting, the council unanimously agreed to pass a resolution that would continue the contract with DeLisa at the 2011 rate. “In 2009 we had a three-year agreement with DeLisa for refuse and recycling. In that contact there was a provision to extend it for one-year periods,” said Councilman George Schnurr. “On a personal note, I think these guys do a great job in town for us. To be able to keep pricing consistent for the fifth year now is a great job by our Borough Administrator.” According to the resolution, Freehold Borough entered into a three-year …
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
During the Monday night Freehold Borough Council meeting, Sgt. Andrew Demuth was sworn in as a new Detective Sgt. and Ptl. Christopher Otlowski took the oath of office to become a Sgt.
Two of Freehold Borough’s finest were sworn in to new roles within the department. Sgt. Andrew Demuth was sworn in as a new Detective Sgt. for the Freehold Borough Police Department during the Monday night Freehold Borough Council meeting. Demuth has been apart of the department for 23 years, 15 of those years were spent as a Sgt. “Andy is well known in the law enforcement community and is well respected,” said Freehold Borough Council President Kevin Kane. “This is a great move.” Ptl. Christopher Otlowski was also sworn into a new role on Monday. Otlowski took the oath of office to become a Sergeant. Otlowki started as a dispatcher for the department and became a Police Officer in 1998; he transferred over the Freehold Borough Police …
Two seats are open on the Freehold Borough Council and one seat is open on the Freehold Township Committee.
Candidates in Freehold Borough and Freehold Township filed for the June 4 primary. Freehold residents interested in running for the open seats on their governing body had until yesterday to file their petition. This November, there will be two open seats on the Freehold Borough Council and one open seat on the Freehold Township Committee. In Freehold Borough, Council President Kevin Kane and Councilman Jaye Sims will be running as incumbents for the Democratic Party. Residents Ronald DeMarco and Elizabeth Slade have also filed to run for the two open council seats; both DeMarco and Slade will be representing the Republican Party. The Freehold Township Committee has one seat open this year. The two residents running for the seat are current…
Friday, March 22, 2013
Due to the recent cold weather, the borough has extended its brush pick up schedule in order to give residents more time to do their outside spring cleaning.
Freehold Borough residents can wait to tackle their yard work thanks to an extension to the brush pick up schedule. At the Monday, March 18 Freehold Borough council meeting, Councilman Michael DiBenedetto explained to residents that due to the recent cold weather, brush pick up will begin on April 15. “In light of the current cold weather we are extending the brush pick up schedule to April 15. This is to allow our residents to get some of their spring clean up work done," said DiBenedetto. "The cold weather has forced residents to put off their outside work and we want to provide ample time for residential clean up." In addition to the announcement of the brush pick up extension, DiBenedetto explained that leaf pick up in the borough …
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Councilman Ron Griffiths provided an update from the Shade Tree Commission at the Monday, March 18 council meeting.
Freehold Borough’s beautiful landscape took a major hit in 2012 due to Mother Nature’s wrath. While trees in the borough have become a concern, Councilman Ron Griffiths provided an update at the Monday, March 18 council meeting to tell residents where the Shade Tree Commission is with the process of removing trees. “Following the recent storms a tree expert was retained by the borough to identify which trees needed to be removed or trimmed. A detailed report was issued and the trees were ranked and prioritized for work,” explained Griffiths. “The governing body received a lot of calls and requests for trees to be removed and some asking for trees to left.” According to Griffiths, the correct process to removing trees requires contacting …
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
The public hearing for the 2013 budget is scheduled for May 6.
The Freehold Borough Council has established a date for the 2013 annual budget public hearing. According to Freehold Borough Business Administrator Joseph Bellina, the public hearing for the 2013 annual budget has been scheduled for May 6; the first regular scheduled council meeting of May. During the Monday, March 18 meeting, Council President Kevin Kane explained that a new term will be used in the upcoming budget proceedings. “I would just say at this point that you are going to be seeing and hearing a lot about municipal budgets, ‘Post-Sandy Budgets’ as they are going to be termed,” said Kane. “As you are well aware there was tremendous damage in the hurricane. We had two other events to go along with it. We had the Supercell storm …
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
New ordinance follows up from 2011 Master Plan Periodic Reexamination Report and deals with land use procedures and zoning.
The Freehold Borough Council has adopted an ordinance that will enhance the overall zoning of the town. At the Monday, March 4 council meeting, a new ordinance that amends Land Use and Zoning procedures was unanimously adopted after careful revisions from the Mayor and Council. According to the ordinance, the new changes are consistent with the borough’s Zone Plan and Master Plan. After introducing the ordinance, Councilman George Schnurr, who is also the Liaison to the Freehold Borough Planning Board, explained what the highlights of the new ordinance are and how they help residents. “This ordinance was approved by the Planning Board, Land Use Committee to highlight our problems,” said Schnurr. The six highlights of the ordinance are as …
Monday, March 11, 2013
An updated ordinance passed by the Freehold Borough Council tightens up rules and regulations in order to limit illegal “fencing” of stolen property.
An updated Freehold Borough ordinance has been implemented in order to help prevent the selling of stolen property. At the March 4 Freehold Borough Council meeting, the council unanimously agreed to amend an existing ordinance dealing with jewelry and precious metals. The revised ordinance has more guidelines for buyers and sellers at local secondhand dealers. “This ordinance is for second handlers, also known as pawnshops. It basically tightens up both on the sellers and the buys and on our end. It tightens up the rules and regulations so everything is accounted for and legal,” explained Councilman Michael DiBenedetto. “It does not apply to clothing.” Over the past year, there have been multiple reports from area Police about the selling …
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Deadline for scholarship is Friday, March 8.
The New Jersey League of Municipalities has a scholarship opportunity for high school juniors and seniors in Freehold. The Freehold Borough Council has teamed up with the Luis Bay 2nd Future Municipal Leaders Scholarship Competition to provide three $1,000 scholarships to participants from around the state. The theme of the contest is “What My Mayor and Governing Body Do Best”. In order to apply for the scholarship, Freehold students are asked to fill out an application and complete a 500-word essay. Once completed, the application and essay can be dropped off at the Clerk's Office in Borough Hall. Please have the materials addressed Freehold Borough Mayor Nolan Higgins. “With how expensive college is today, this scholarship can help …
Colina Roja-Elmswell
10:29 pm on Sunday, May 19, 2013
There there Mr Sullivan. Correct, we really do need to get the poison out of local politics. Start by not having old baggage run for elected office. *Something in New Jersey stinks and it ain’t garbage. It’s the words of Freehold Councilman Marc LeVine. When a politician speaks in terms of “these people” and paints a an ethnic population with one broad brush there’s a problem. That problem is … more ›