Author: MARK ROSMAN, Managing Editor
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Freehold Township moves to advance Route 537 improvements
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The Township Committee has voiced its support for the preliminary engineering transportation improvements plan for the Route 537 corridor between Sentinel Road and Route 9 in Freehold Township. Sentinel Road is a residential street that is west of Iron Bridge Road and intersects with eastbound Route 537. Committee members passed a resolution…
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Police officers will be on duty in two Manalapan schools beginning in September
MANALAPAN – The Pine Brook School and the Manalapan Englishtown Middle School (MEMS) will each have an armed police officer on duty in the building every day beginning in September. According to an agreement signed by Mayor Jack McNaboe and by representatives of the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District, Manalapan Police Chief Michael Fountain will assign…
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Site improvements at Millhurst Mills gain board’s favor
MANALAPAN – The Manalapan Planning Board has granted minor site plan approval to the Millhurst Mills home improvement center at 17 Sweetmans Lane for what an attorney described as “aesthetic improvements” to a business that has operated in the township since the early years of the 20th century. During a June 28 meeting, Millhurst Mills…
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Monahan making second bid for seat on Allentown council
ALLENTOWN – Four residents are running for two three-year terms on the Allentown Borough Council in the Nov. 6 municipal election. None of the four are running with a political affiliation; all are independent candidates. The terms of Councilman Robert Strovinsky and Councilwoman Johnna Stinemire will end on Dec. 31. Stinemire is not seeking re-election.…
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Governments will purchase development easement on Upper Freehold parcel
UPPER FREEHOLD – Monmouth County, Upper Freehold Township and the state will share the cost of acquiring a development easement on a Route 526 farm in Upper Freehold. On June 26, the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders passed a resolution authorizing a cost share agreement among the three levels of government for a development easement…
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Fire marshal rules cause of Millstone Township house fire to be undetermined
MILLSTONE – The Monmouth County Fire Marshal’s Office has ruled the cause of an April 11 fire that destroyed a home on Arrowhead Way in Millstone Township to be undetermined. On June 27, Christopher Swendeman, public information officer for the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, said the fire marshal “ruled the fire ‘undetermined’ with the origin…
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Manalapan planning board OKs improvements at Route 33 parcel
MANALAPAN – The Manalapan Planning Board has granted site plan and bulk variance approval to an applicant who proposed improvements to a commercial property on Route 33. During a meeting on June 14, board members heard testimony from representatives of 391 Route 33, LLC. The applicant was represented by attorney Lawrence B. Sachs. Testifying on…
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Developer seeks approval for seven homes on Taylors Mills Road
MANALAPAN – A hearing on a developer’s plan to construct seven houses on Taylors Mills Road is expected to resume at the June 28 meeting of the Manalapan Planning Board. During its meeting on June 14, the board heard testimony from representatives of Milford Estates, LLC. Attorney Peter H. Klouser represented the applicant and presented…
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Mattaliano named Manalapan’s Officer of the Year for 2017
MANALAPAN – Patrolman Bart Mattaliano has been named the Officer of the Year for 2017 by the Manalapan Police Department. The police department held its 2017 awards program during the June 20 meeting of the Township Committee. Members of the governing body commended and thanked the officers for all of the services they provide to…
