Author: MARK ROSMAN, Managing Editor
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New law in Holmdel will allow entry level officers to skip examination
HOLMDEL – Members of the Holmdel Township Committee have adopted an ordinance that will allow certain individuals to be hired as entry level law enforcement officers without taking a written examination. During a meeting on Nov. 23, Mayor Greg Buontempo, Deputy Mayor Cathy Weber, Committeeman Prakash Santhana, Committeeman Tom Critelli and Committeeman D.J. Luccarelli voted…
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CentraState Healthcare Foundation makes donation to local school
The Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education has accepted a $10,000 donation from the CentraState Healthcare Foundation, Freehold Township. Board members voted to accept the donation during a meeting held on Nov. 18 at Howell High School. An item on the meeting agenda indicated the foundation’s donation will go to Freehold Township High…
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Write-in candidate Darling wins seat on Allentown Borough Council
ALLENTOWN – Nikki Darling, a lifelong resident of Allentown who launched a write-in campaign in a bid to win a seat on the Borough Council, has won a three-year term on the governing body. According to election results posted online by the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office on Nov. 16, Darling received 159 write-in votes to…
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Hearing on applicant’s retail plan postponed until Dec. 9
MANALAPAN – The Nov. 11 Planning Board meeting during which an applicant’s proposal to construct retail and restaurant space at the intersection of Route 33 west and Woodward Road in Manalapan was cancelled. A notice posted on the municipal website stated that testimony regarding the Stavola Asphalt Company’s proposal is now scheduled to resume at…
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Allentown officials still working toward truck ban on certain streets
ALLENTOWN – As municipal officials in Allentown continue to try and work out the details of a proposed truck ban on certain streets in the community, they have a meeting scheduled for Nov. 22 with Monmouth County representatives. During a meeting of the mayor and Borough Council on Nov. 9, Church Street resident Jacqueline Bossart…
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Voters elect board members in six school districts; Bruno wins FRHSD seat
In addition to voting for governor, representatives of the state Legislature, and municipal and county officials in the 2021 general election, residents also elected members of local school boards. The 2021 general election was contested with vote by mail ballots; with early in-person voting on nine days in late October; and with in-person voting on…
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Voters elect members of Holmdel, Hazlet, Keyport, Middletown and Matawan-Aberdeen school boards
In addition to voting for governor, representatives of the state Legislature, and municipal and county officials in the 2021 general election, residents also elected members of local school boards. The 2021 general election was contested with vote by mail ballots; with early in-person voting on nine days in late October; and with in-person voting on…
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Proposed ordinance in Holmdel will allow entry level officers to skip examination
HOLMDEL – Members of the Holmdel Township Committee have introduced an ordinance that will, if adopted, allow certain individuals to be hired as entry level law enforcement officers without taking a written examination. During a meeting on Nov. 9, Mayor Greg Buontempo, Deputy Mayor Cathy Weber, Committeeman Tom Critelli and Committeeman D.J. Luccarelli voted “yes”…
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Fatal collision on Route 9 in Marlboro remains under investigation
MARLBORO – The circumstances surrounding a motor vehicle collision that claimed the life of a young man from Freehold Township remain under investigation by the Marlboro Police Department. According to a press release provided by Marlboro Police Capt. Steve Levy, Patrolman Michael Morgante of the department’s Traffic and Safety Bureau is investigating the collision that…
