Author: MARK ROSMAN, Managing Editor

  • Jackson board considers plan for homes, apartments, house of worship

    Jackson board considers plan for homes, apartments, house of worship

    JACKSON — Testimony on an applicant’s plan to construct single-family homes, affordable rental units and a house of worship on a 159-acre parcel is expected to resume during the Sept. 7 meeting of the Jackson Planning Board. During a meeting on June 15, members of the board and the public heard a presentation from representatives…

  • Autopsy concludes Manalapan SEAL trainee died of pneumonia

    Autopsy concludes Manalapan SEAL trainee died of pneumonia

    MANALAPAN — Kyle Mullen, 24, the Manalapan native who died in California on Feb. 4 as he was training to become a U.S. Navy SEAL, passed away from “acute pneumonia due to Streptococcus pyogenes (a type of bacteria),” according to an autopsy report his mother, Regina Mullen, received from the Navy. Kyle Mullen, a 2015…

  • Tri-Town News Datebook, June 29

    Tri-Town News Datebook, June 29

    • DeBows United Methodist Church, at the intersection of Route 571 and Route 537, Jackson, announced that the Rev. Scott Clifton will begin his ministry at DeBows UMC on July 3. Individuals may visit www.debowsumc.org for more information about Pastor Scott and DeBows UMC. • New Jersey Blood Services, a division of New York Blood…

  • Applicant will propose two warehouses on Fairfield Road in Howell

    Applicant will propose two warehouses on Fairfield Road in Howell

    HOWELL — An application that proposes the construction of two warehouses on Fairfield Road is expected to be heard by the Howell Planning Board on Aug. 18. The Aug. 18 meeting will be heard in a virtual manner. AAFRW Property, LLC, as the applicant, and Frisa 1, LLC, as the owner, will seek preliminary and…

  • Allentown council rescinds support for traffic light at South Main and High streets

    Allentown council rescinds support for traffic light at South Main and High streets

    ALLENTOWN — The members of the Allentown Borough Council have rescinded their previous documented support for the installation of a traffic signal at the intersection of South Main and High streets. On Dec. 7, council members voted 5-1 to pass a resolution supporting a Monmouth County plan to construct a traffic light at the intersection.…

  • Weber resigns from Township Committee in Holmdel

    Weber resigns from Township Committee in Holmdel

    HOLMDEL — A vacancy exists on the five-member Township Committee in Holmdel following the resignation of Committeewoman Cathy Weber and a resident could be appointed to serve the remainder of Weber’s term, which runs through Dec. 31. According to a message posted by Holmdel officials on Facebook, Weber resigned from the governing body during the…

  • Jackson planners approve bike path; town officials will review proposal

    Jackson planners approve bike path; town officials will review proposal

    JACKSON — The members of the Jackson Planning Board have granted final major site plan approval to an application filed by Jackson Development Company, LLC, for a recreation, walking and bike path at property owned by J21OS, LLC, that is between West Fish Road and the north side of Freehold Road. The application was the…

  • Sheryl Mott, known for community service in Freehold, passes away

    Sheryl Mott, known for community service in Freehold, passes away

    FREEHOLD — Sheryl Mott, who had a decades-long association with Freehold Borough’s recreation program, has passed away. Mott, 63, died at her home on May 24, four days before she would have turned 64. Mott grew up on Institute Street, attended Freehold Borough public schools and was a 1977 graduate of Freehold High School, according…

  • Manalapan planners grant initial subdivision approval to five-home proposal

    Manalapan planners grant initial subdivision approval to five-home proposal

    MANALAPAN — The members of the Manalapan Planning Board have granted preliminary subdivision approval to an applicant that seeks to construct five homes on Route 537 near Shira Lane. The board’s unanimous approval regarding the subdivision of the property during a June 9 meeting does not mean the homes will be constructed. That proposal would…