Author: MARK ROSMAN, Managing Editor
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Perry, Hibell selected as mayor, deputy mayor in Middletown for 2023
MIDDLETOWN – Tony Perry and Rick Hibell have been elected by their fellow members of the Township Committee to serve as Middletown’s mayor and deputy mayor, respectively, for 2023. The members of the governing body held their 2023 reorganization meeting on Jan. 1 at Town Hall. The meeting was live-streamed to the community. At the…
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Perry elected mayor, Hibell tapped as deputy mayor during Middletown reorganization
MIDDLETOWN – Township Committee members Tony Perry and Rick Hibell have been elected to serve as mayor and deputy mayor, respectively, for 2022 by their fellow members of Middletown’s governing body. The Township Committee held its annual reorganization meeting on Jan. 2 in Middletown’s new municipal building. Perry and Hibell are joined on the governing…
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Residents oppose plan for construction of traffic signal in Allentown
ALLENTOWN – Acting on a recommendation from Mayor Thomas Fritts, the members of the Allentown Borough Council voted unanimously on Dec. 21 to delay sending a resolution in support of a traffic signal at South Main and High streets to Monmouth County officials until a county representative addresses the issue during a meeting on Feb.…
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Manalapan officials adopt redevelopment plan for stretch of Route 33
MANALAPAN – The members of the Township Committee have unanimously adopted an ordinance that approves a redevelopment plan for what is being called the Gaitway Redevelopment Area on Route 33 in Manalapan. The ordinance was adopted during a meeting on Dec. 22. The committee’s adoption of the ordinance concluded a year’s worth of work on…
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Manalapan officials consider ordinance focusing on Route 33 redevelopment
MANALAPAN – The members of the Township Committee will conduct a public hearing at 4 p.m. Dec. 22 on an ordinance that proposes the adoption of a redevelopment plan for what is being called the Gaitway Redvelopment Area on Route 33 in Manalapan. The ordinance was introduced on Nov. 10. The committee’s consideration of the…
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Hearing on applicant’s Route 33 retail plan in Manalapan postponed once again
MANALAPAN – A public hearing on an applicant’s proposal to construct retail and restaurant space at the intersection of Route 33 west and Woodward Road in Manalapan is now expected to resume in the new year. The Stavola Asphalt Company is proposing to construct three buildings on a 6-2-acre lot at the corner of Route…
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Freehold Township planners approve application for new JB’s Diner
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Five years ago, JB’s Diner, a popular community landmark at the intersection of Route 537 and Route 524 in Freehold Township, was destroyed by fire. In 2018, the owner of the diner received a use variance from the Freehold Township Planning Board to rebuild the diner in the residential zone where it…
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Allentown council offers support for traffic signal at High and South Main streets
ALLENTOWN – In an historic vote that could result in the construction of the first traffic signal in Allentown, members of the Borough Council voted 5-1 on Dec. 7 to support a Monmouth County plan to construct a traffic light at the intersection of South Main and High streets. Municipal officials have said that at…
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Law enforcement agencies still seeking suspect in attack on jogger at Marlboro park
As of Dec. 1, law enforcement agencies were continuing to search for a white adult male who is suspected of committing a physical attack and an attempted sexual assault of a female jogger in a Monmouth County park in Marlboro during the first week in November. In response to an inquiry from a reporter, Mark…
