Editing Marlboro Township, New Jersey (section)

==Infrastructure==

===Public safety===

====Emergency services====
The Township of Marlboro has multiple departments which handle emergency services. In addition to the offices below, other departments can be reached through a countywide directory maintained by the Township of Marlboro.<ref>[http://www.marlboro-nj.gov/directory_municipal.html Telephone Directory] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100309081951/http://www.marlboro-nj.gov/directory_municipal.html |date=March 9, 2010 }}, Township of Marlboro. Accessed June 29, 2011.</ref> The following are the emergency service departments in Marlboro Township:

=====Police=====
The police department was established in May 1962. At that time, there was one police officer who served the township. The Marlboro Township Police Department has more than 67 full-time police officers.<ref>[http://www.marlboropd.org/ Home Page], Marlboro Township Police Department. Accessed July 16, 2015.</ref> The current Chief of Police is Bruce E. Hall who started in this position in February 2009 following Police Chief Robert C. Holmes Sr. retiring suddenly on New Year's Eve 2008.<ref>[http://www.marlboro-nj.gov/TC_minutes122608.pdf Legislative Minutes – Marlboro Township Council Meeting (December 26, 2008)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721045950/http://www.marlboro-nj.gov/TC_minutes122608.pdf |date=July 21, 2011 }}, Township of Marlboro. Accessed July 16, 2015.</ref>
*Office of Emergency Management – The Office of Emergency Management is responsible for preparing for and managing any declared or other large-scale emergency, event, or occurrence, either man-made or natural, which may occur within Marlboro Township. By law the Office of Emergency Management must have an Emergency Operation Plan (EOP) that addresses all of the possible/probable emergencies that may occur.

=====Fire Prevention Bureau=====
The Fire Prevention Bureau enforces the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code in all buildings, structures and premises, Condo development residential buildings and other owner-occupied residential buildings. The Fire Prevention Bureau does not enforce codes in residential units with fewer than three dwelling units.<ref>[http://www.marlboro-nj.gov/fire_prev_main.html Fire Prevention Bureau] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716233005/http://www.marlboro-nj.gov/fire_prev_main.html |date=July 16, 2015 }}, Township of Marlboro. Accessed July 16, 2015.</ref>

=====Fire and rescue squads=====
Marlboro Township has four volunteer fire companies and two volunteer first aid squads:<ref>[http://www.marlboro-nj.gov/fire_firstaid_rescue.html Fire, First Aid, & Rescue Squads] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525090113/http://www.marlboro-nj.gov/fire_firstaid_rescue.html |date=May 25, 2012 }}, Township of Marlboro. Accessed April 20, 2012.</ref>

;Fire companies<ref>[https://co.monmouth.nj.us/documents/22/FD%20Directory%202015_16.pdf County of Monmouth Fire Department Directory], Monmouth County Fire Marshal's Office. Accessed September 14, 2016.</ref>
* Marlboro Fire Co. No. 1
* Robertsville Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 (founded 1958)<ref>[http://www.robertsvillefire.org/departmenthistory.htm History] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927065929/http://www.robertsvillefire.org/departmenthistory.htm |date=2013-09-27 }}, Robertsville Volunteer fire Company #1. Accessed September 9, 2013.</ref>
* Morganville Independent Volunteer Fire Company District 3<ref>[http://mifd283.com/page2.html About Us] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131011055627/http://mifd283.com/page2.html |date=2013-10-11 }}. Morganville Independent Volunteer Fire Company District 3. Accessed September 9, 2013.</ref>
* Morganville Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 (founded 1914)<ref>[http://www.morganvillevolunteerfirecompany.org/ Home page], Morganville Volunteer Fire Company No. 1. Accessed September 9, 2013.</ref>

=====First aid squads=====
* Marlboro First Aid & Rescue Squad (founded 1971)<ref>[http://www.marlborofirstaid.org/about-us.html About Us], Marlboro First Aid Squad. Accessed September 9, 2013.</ref>
* Morganville First Aid & Rescue Squad (founded 1952)<ref>[http://mfars.org/about-the-squad/ About the Squad], Morganville First Aid & Rescue Squad. Accessed September 9, 2013.</ref>

=====Emergency notification system=====
SWIFT911 is a high speed notification program with the capability of delivering recorded warnings to the entire community or targeted areas, via telephone, email, text or pager. Messages can be transmitted through the Marlboro Township Police Department or Office of the Mayor and the system can contact up to four telephone numbers until reaching the designated party. Emergency and Non-emergency messages are also able to reach TTY ([[Teleprinter|teletypewriter]]) phones used by those who are deaf or hard of hearing.<ref>[http://www.marlboro-nj.gov/swift911-intro.html Emergency Notification System Established] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090805134813/http://www.marlboro-nj.gov/swift911-intro.html |date=August 5, 2009 }}, Township of Marlboro. Accessed June 29, 2011.</ref>

===Transportation===
====Stage coach station====
A stage coach station was located at the intersection of County Route 520 and Tennent Road in Robertsville. The stage coach line was a layover location for those traveling between Jersey City and Atlantic City.<ref name="Asbury Park Press 1961, Page 20">"Rural Marlboro Awaits Industry", Asbury Park Press, July 5, 1961, Page 20</ref>

====Railroad====
Started in 1867 (completed in 1877) as the Monmouth County Agricultural Railroad; A train rail ran through Marlboro. There were four stops in Marlboro (Bradevelt, Marlboro, Morganville, and Wickatunk).<ref>Train Schedule, Central Railroad of New Jersey, 1930</ref> The railroad line was largely abandoned by the 1970s. Owned by Jersey Central in the 1990s it was leased to the Monmouth County Park System in a [[rail to trail]] process.

====Roads and highways====
[[File:2021-07-22 12 53 56 View north along U.S. Route 9 from the overpass for Union Hill Road in Marlboro Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|[[U.S. Route 9 in New Jersey|U.S. Route 9]] northbound in Marlboro]]
{{As of|2010|5}}, the township had a total of {{convert|229.71|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|201.56|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|11.05|mi}} by Monmouth County and {{convert|17.10|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Monmouth.pdf Monmouth County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed July 24, 2014.</ref>

The car is the most common mode of transportation in Marlboro. The main public thoroughfares in Marlboro are [[U.S. Route 9 in New Jersey|U.S. Route 9]], [[New Jersey Route 18|Route 18]], [[County Route 520 (New Jersey)|CR 520]] and [[New Jersey Route 79|Route 79]]. Also, [[New Jersey Route 34|Route 34]] goes through the northeastern part of the township. These routes provide access to major highways including the [[Garden State Parkway]] and the [[New Jersey Turnpike]]. Taxi services are also available through a number of local private companies.

====Public transportation====
There are multiple public transportation options available, including bus, rail, air and ferry service.

=====Busing=====
[[NJ Transit]] provides bus service to and from the [[Port Authority Bus Terminal]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]] on the [[131 (New Jersey bus)|131]], [[135 (New Jersey bus)|135]] and [[139 (New Jersey bus)|139]] routes; on the [[64 (New Jersey bus)|64]] and [[67 (New Jersey bus)|67]] from [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]].<ref>[https://www.visitmonmouth.com/Page.aspx?Id=2906 Bus Routes], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]]. Accessed April 30, 2023.</ref>

=====Rail=====
The [[Aberdeen–Matawan station]] is a heavily used [[NJ Transit]] train station.<ref>[https://www.njtransit.com/station/aberdeen-matawan-station Aberdeen Matawan station], [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> Commuter rail service is available on the [[North Jersey Coast Line]], providing access to [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|New York Penn Station]] via [[Secaucus Junction]], with a transfer available for trains to [[Newark Liberty International Airport]].<ref>[https://content.njtransit.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/rail/2023/04/230004/njcl.pdf North Jersey Coast Line schedule], [[NJ Transit]], updated April 23, 2023. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> However, both options provide significant problems in terms of lack of available parking, which may require waiting periods of more than a year for a permit and private parking options can be expensive.<ref name=Thinking/>

=====Ferry=====
Ferry service is available through the [[SeaStreak]] service in [[Highlands, New Jersey|Highlands]], a trip that involves about a 25-minute drive on secondary roads from Marlboro Township to reach the departing terminal. SeaStreak offers ferry service to [[New York City]] with trips to [[Pier 11/Wall Street|Pier 11]] (on the [[East River]] at [[Wall Street]]) and East [[35th Street (Manhattan)|35th Street]] in Manhattan.<ref>Caldwell, Dave. [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/24/realestate/24livi.html "A Clam Town, Coming Out of Its Shell - Living In Highlands, N.J."], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 24, 2008. Accessed August 11, 2014. "Three SeaStreak (seastreak.com) ferries depart on weekday mornings from the Conner's Ferry Landing. The trip to Pier 11 in Manhattan, near Wall Street, takes 40 minutes."</ref> The ferry service also offers seasonal travel, such as to the public beaches on [[Sandy Hook, New Jersey|Sandy Hook]], baseball games at [[Yankee Stadium]] and [[Citi Field]], trips to [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] matinees, [[Martha's Vineyard]] in [[Massachusetts]], college football games at [[United States Military Academy|West Point]], [[Autumn leaf color|fall foliage]] in the [[Hudson Valley]], and to the [[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]], among other excursions.<ref>[https://seastreak.com/ Home Page], [[SeaStreak]] Ferries. Accessed March 18, 2022.</ref>

=====Aviation=====
Following the closure of the [[List of airports in New Jersey|Marlboro Airport]], [[Old Bridge Airport]] in [[Old Bridge Township, New Jersey|Old Bridge]] supplies short-distance flights to surrounding areas and is now the closest air transportation services. The closest major airport is [[Newark Liberty International Airport]], which is {{convert|28|mi|km}} (about 39 minutes drive) from the center of Marlboro Township.<ref>[https://www.distance-cities.com/distance-marlboro-nj-to-newark-nj Marlboro NJ to Newark NJ], Distance between cities. Accessed July 28, 2022.</ref>

===Healthcare===
Marlboro Township is served by [[CentraState Healthcare System]]. Located in neighboring [[Freehold Township, New Jersey|Freehold Township]], the hospital is a partner of [[Atlantic Health System]] and is affiliated with [[Robert Wood Johnson Medical School|Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School]].<ref>[https://www.centrastate.com/who-we-are/ Who We Are], CentraState Medical Center. Accessed July 9, 2023.</ref> The hospital has a family practice with an office located in Marlboro Township.<ref>[https://www.familypracticeofcentrastate.com/locations/marlboro/ Marlboro], Family Practice of CentraState. Accessed July 24, 2021.</ref>

The next closest regional hospitals to the township are [[Bayshore Community Hospital]], located in neighboring [[Holmdel Township, New Jersey|Holmdel Township]], and the Old Bridge Division of [[Raritan Bay Medical Center]], located in neighboring [[Old Bridge Township, New Jersey|Old Bridge Township]]. The closest major university hospitals to the township are [[Saint Peter's University Hospital]] and [[Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital]] in [[New Brunswick, New Jersey|New Brunswick]], along with [[Jersey Shore University Medical Center]] in [[Neptune Township, New Jersey|Neptune Township]], and [[Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center]] in [[Plainsboro Township, New Jersey|Plainsboro Township]].

===Industrial park===
In 1958, the township set aside {{Convert|1500|acres}} for industrial development. Officially known as the Marlboro Industrial Park, it is located off Vanderburg Road.<ref name="Asbury Park Press 1961, Page 20"/> The industrial park slogan, created by John B. Ackley, is "You get a lot to like in Marlboro".<ref>"Ackley Urges Ratable Move To Marlboro", Asbury Park Press, September 18, 1969, Page 9</ref>