Township Council

Seeking to find a compromise among residents who are for and against installing speakers in Middlebush Park, the Township Council Oct. 14 tabled a proposed ordinance that would have prohibited the use of any type of sound system in the park. Instead, the council decided to form an ad hoc committee comprised of council members and residents to try and hammer …

The controversy over a sound system in Middlebush Park will likely erupt again at the Oct. 14 Township Council meeting, as a large contingent of Pop Warner families are expected to attend to oppose an ordinance banning speakers in the park. The council on Sept. 22 passed a resolution banning any type of sound system in the park, which is …

Although at least one other town has repealed a similar ordinance, the Township Council doesn’t need to take any action on its curfew ordinance, the governing body was told Sept. 23. Curfews have come under fire from the state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union as being unconstitutional. The township’s ordinance – which generally prohibits children under 18 years of age …

Gov. Chris Christie recently said that it should be left to New Jersey’s towns to decide if smoking should be banned in open spaces, and the Township Council is scheduled to take him up on that. The council is scheduled to consider at its Sept. 23 meeting the introduction of an ordinance that would ban smoking in all public parks. The ordinance …

The Township Council will not be presented at its Sept. 9 meeting with a resolution concerning installing a speaker system at Middlebush Park. The resolution was postponed because one council member, Roz Sherman (D-Ward 2), will be absent from the meeting, and because a new proposal for portable speakers has surfaced, said township manager Bob Vornlocker. Vornlocker said the portable …

Township senior citizens looking for a break on their cable television bills got some relief at the June 24 cable franchise agreement public hearing. Bob Clifton of Comcast Cable, told the seniors that the only discount the company is legally allowed to give is 10 percent to those eligible for the state Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (P.A.A.D.) …

The design of a new recreation park, to be built by the developer of the Summerfields housing project, was approved Jan. 28 by the Township Council. And although a concept plan shows two bocce ball courts, they’re not included in the final design. What is included, though is a softball diamond, a “tot lot,” a high school-regulation size soccer field, …

The state Assembly on Jan. 13 gave final approval for a new vanity license plate for the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, which suits Township Councilman Carl R.A. Wright (D-Ward 4) just fine. “I love the idea,” Wright said. Wright makes no secret of his affection for his college fraternal organization. At the Jan. 1, 2014 council reorganization, Wright sported a …

Name: James Vassanella Street Address: 39 Austin Ave. Section of Town You Live In: Somerset If incumbent, how many years have you served: Eight. Do you belong to any civic organizations: Cub Scouts pack 195 Little League Lions Club Franklin Soccer President of the Franklin Community Foundation Trustee of the CJHRC- Housing Resource Center and many others. I’ve lived in …

Name: Phil Kramer Street Address: 429 Canal Rd. Section of Town You Live In: Somerset If incumbent, how many years have you served: Four Do you belong to any civic organizations: Present Canal Fest Organizing team Cedar Hill Cemetery – Board of Directors Marconi Foundation – Trustee Past US Air Force B52 Pilot Campaign to save East Millstone’s Post office …