Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor
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Asphalt company makes case for expanded hours
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – The operator of a Millstone Township asphalt plant is attempting to extend the plant’s hours of operation amid concerns of how it would impact residents who live near the business. The Stavola Asphalt Company, Old Bergen Mills Road, is seeking approval from the Zoning Board of Adjustment to…
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Allentown officials seek answers to school tax increase
By Andrew Martins Staff Writer ALLENTOWN – Borough officials are still seeking answers as to why Allentown’s property owners will face a $530 increase in school taxes beginning in August. Out of more than a dozen property sales that occurred in Allentown between Jan. 1, 2015 and June 30, 2015, state taxation officials used three…
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Buffalo Wild Wings obtains liquor license for Marlboro site
By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer MARLBORO – A Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant is coming to Route 9 south in Marlboro, although municipal officials do not have a date for the business’s opening. References to the anticipated arrival of Buffalo Wild Wings in Marlboro have been made by local officials since January. A pair of resolutions…
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JB’s Diner owner wants to rebuild following fire
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The owner of a popular diner in Freehold Township wants to rebuild his business after the restaurant was significantly damaged in a fire. JB’s Diner, which sits on a lot where Route 537 (Monmouth Road) and Route 524 (Elton-Adelphia Road) intersect, caught fire at about 7 p.m.…
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Schiverea Avenue slated for road improvements
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD – A bond ordinance that will generate funds to be used to repair a Freehold Borough street has been introduced by the Borough Council. At its meeting on May 16, the council introduced a bond ordinance that provides an appropriation of $975,000 for road repairs and the restoration and…
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Jackson council adopts landlord registration measure
By Andrew Martins Staff Writer JACKSON – Current and future landlords who want to rent out property in Jackson will have to register with the municipal clerk’s office on an annual basis following the Township Council’s adoption of an ordinance that establishes registration guidelines. The ordinance outlines regulations, fees and penalties for landlords who own single-family…
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Freehold school district still waiting on commissioner’s decision
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD – Freehold Borough K-8 School District administrators, Board of Education members, parents, teachers and students, as well as borough residents, are still waiting for New Jersey Commissioner of Education David C. Hespe to make a $32 million decision. District administrators have appealed to Hespe to overturn the decision of…
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Games That You Can’t Miss
Scholastic track and field athletes will dominate the landscape on a weekend when New Jersey gears up to celebrate the Memorial Day holiday. It’s track and field’s biggest weekend coming up with the NJSIAA State Sectionals being staged on May 27-28 at numerous locations throughout New Jersey. In Central Jersey, Groups I and IV will…
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Local students win essay contest on seven presidents
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Several local students were honored as winners in the first essay contest held by the Church of the Seven Presidents. Jim Foley, president of the Long Branch Historical Museum Association, awarded certificates during the May 24 City Council meeting to the nine student winners who wrote essays…
