Author: MARK ROSMAN, Managing Editor
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Republican slate appears to have won three seats on Marlboro Township Council
MARLBORO – Three Republican candidates appear to have won four-year terms on the Marlboro Township Council in the November 2021 election. Unofficial results posted online by the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office show Republicans Antoinette DiNuzzo with 5,803 votes, Michael Milman with 5,828 votes and Juned Qazi with 5,656 votes as of the morning of Nov.…
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22nd annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival to run from Nov. 7–21
Tickets are now on sale for the 22nd annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival, which will be held from Nov. 7-21. Presented in a hybrid format this year – all films will be available in the Virtual Cinema and five film screenings will be presented in person at Rutgers Cinema and the Princeton Garden Theatre, according…
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Planners approve Manalapan Landing residential development on Route 33
MANALAPAN – The members of the Manalapan Planning Board have approved the construction of a residential development off Route 33 west near Woodward Road. The board’s approval was granted during a meeting on Oct. 14 that was conducted in a virtual manner. The application was filed by the Stavola Asphalt Company. Manalapan Landing will be…
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House of worship receives final approval from Manalapan planners
MANALAPAN – The Manalapan Planning Board has granted final site plan approval to the Evangelical Church of the Assemblies of God, which plans to construct a house of worship on Craig Road. Final site plan approval was granted with a 9-0 vote during the board’s Oct. 14 meeting. The meeting was conducted in a virtual…
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Pinebrook Crossing receives final approval from Manalapan planning board
MANALAPAN – A proposed residential development that will contain a mix of market rate housing and affordable housing has received final major site plan approval from the Manalapan Planning Board. Earlier in the year, K. Hovnanian at Manalapan V, LLC, received preliminary and final major subdivision approval and preliminary major site plan approval for its…
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Federal government will fund improvements in Allentown
ALLENTOWN – The borough will proceed with the Downtown Streetscape Project – Phase IIB with funding provided by the federal government. During a Borough Council meeting on Oct. 5, members of the governing body authorized Mayor Thomas Fritts to sign the project agreement. According to a resolution that was passed by council President John A.…
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Middletown committee adopts bond ordinance to fund capital improvements
MIDDLETOWN – The Township Committee has adopted a bond ordinance that provides an appropriation of $6.41 million for capital improvements in Middletown and authorizes the issuance of $5.67 million in bonds or notes to finance a portion of the costs. The bond ordinance was adopted during the Oct. 4 meeting of the governing body. Mayor…
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Friends mourn passing of ‘honest, caring’ attorney Robert Muñoz
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Attorney Robert F. Muñoz, 68, a respected member of the local legal community who was serving as the municipal attorney in Freehold Township and in Millstone Township, died on Sept. 11 at Ocean Medical Center, Brick Township. Muñoz was a founding member of Davison, Eastman, Muñoz & Paone, Freehold Township. A statement…
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Holmdel residents casting ballots on proposed increase in LOSAP benefits
HOLMDEL – Residents participating in the 2021 general election are being asked via a public question if they want to increase benefits to local volunteer first responders in a Length of Service Award Program (LOSAP). The 2021 general election is being held with vote-by-mail ballots, with early in-person voting later this month and with in-person…
