Author: MARK ROSMAN, Managing Editor
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Perry and Kratz win Township Committee seats in Middletown
MIDDLETOWN – The Township Committee in Middletown will maintain a 5-0 Republican majority in 2022 following the election of Tony Perry and Kimberly Kratz to the governing body in the 2021 municipal election. Perry and Kratz turned back the challenge of Democrats Rocky Rios and Nicholas Babcock in races for two seats on the five-member…
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Republican candidates claim three seats on Marlboro Township Council
MARLBORO – Three Republican candidates appear to have won four-year terms on the Marlboro Township Council in the 2021 general election. Unofficial results posted online by the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office show Republicans Antoinette DiNuzzo with 7,239 votes, Michael Milman with 7,290 votes and Juned Qazi with 7,049 votes as of Nov. 8. The results…
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Voters approve FRHSD referendum for roofing, paving projects at six schools
Voters in the Freehold Regional High School District have approved a $14.46 million referendum that will address paving and roofing projects at the district’s six high schools. According to district administrators, the state will pick up 40% of the cost, meaning the work will cost the school district $8.68 million instead of the full $14.46…
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Holmdel voters appear to have approved increase in LOSAP benefits
HOLMDEL – Residents who voted in the 2021 general election appear to have approved a public question that asked if they wanted to increase benefits to local volunteer first responders in a Length of Service Award Program (LOSAP). The election was conducted with vote by mail ballots; with early in-person voting on nine days in…
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Open space tax rate increase appears to have been approved in Holmdel
HOLMDEL – Residents who participated in the 2021 general election appear to have approved an increase in the tax rate that supports the Holmdel Open Space, Recreation, Floodplain Protection and Farmland and Historic Preservation Trust Fund from 2.5 cents per $100 of equalized valuation to 3.5 cents per $100 of equalized valuation. The election was…
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Applicant proposes commercial buildings at Route 33 and Woodward Road in Manalapan
MANALAPAN – Testimony is expected to resume on Nov. 11 in front of the Planning Board on the Stavola Asphalt Company’s proposal to construct retail and restaurant space at the intersection of Route 33 west and Woodward Road in Manalapan. Testimony regarding the proposal was initially heard on Oct. 14, but no decision was reached…
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Perry and Kratz win Township Committee races in Middletown
MIDDLETOWN – The Township Committee in Middletown will maintain a 5-0 Republican majority in 2022 following the election of Tony Perry and Kimberly Kratz to the governing body in the 2021 municipal election. Perry and Kratz turned back the challenge of Democrats Rocky Rios and Nicholas Babcock in races for two seats on the five-member…
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Drennan wins second term on Allentown council; write-in candidate may win second seat
ALLENTOWN – Michael Drennan has won a second three-year term on the Allentown Borough Council. Two three-year terms on the council were available in the 2021 general election, but Drennan, who ran as an independent candidate, was the only candidate whose name appeared on the ballot. According to election results posted online by the Monmouth…
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Holmdel residents appear to have approved proposal to create charter study commission
HOLMDEL – Residents of Holmdel appear to have approved a public question which asked if they wanted to create a charter study commission whose members would examine Holmdel’s current form of government and possibly recommend changes in the township’s form of government. According to unofficial results posted online by the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office, 3,013…
