Author: MARK ROSMAN, Managing Editor
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Snell resigns from seat on Township Committee in Middletown
MIDDLETOWN – Republican Township Committeewoman Patricia A. Snell has resigned from her seat on the Township Committee with two years and four months remaining in the three-year term to which she was elected in November 2020. Snell resigned from the governing body on Aug. 19. In her letter of resignation, she informed Mayor Tony Perry…
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Attorney: Work underway at Manalapan Crossing development
MANALAPAN – Site work is underway at Route 33 and Millhurst Road in Manalapan where developer Vito Cardinale is constructing the Manalapan Crossing residential and commercial project. An update on the project was provided by attorney Salvatore Alfieri during the Aug. 12 meeting of the Manalapan Planning Board. Alfieri represents Cardinale and Associates LLC. At…
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Middletown bond ordinance will provide funding for police body-worn cameras
MIDDLETOWN – The Township Committee has adopted a bond ordinance that provides an appropriation of $950,000 for the acquisition of body-worn cameras, in-car video and storage and accessories for the Middletown Police Department. The ordinance authorizes the issuance of $650,807 in bonds or notes to finance a portion of the appropriation. Middletown expects to receive…
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Taco Bell application comes up short of ‘yes’ votes in Manalapan
MANALAPAN – An applicant’s request for a use variance that would have resulted in the construction of a Taco Bell restaurant has failed to muster enough “yes” votes from the member of the Manalapan Zoning Board of Adjustment. Prior to Aug. 19, the most recent hearing on the Taco Bell application took place on Jan.…
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Allentown receives funds for Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign
ALLENTOWN – Municipal officials in Allentown have made public their support for the 2021 Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign which will involve increased impaired driving enforcement from Aug. 20 through Sept. 6. Mayor Thomas Fritts and members of the Borough Council took two actions during a meeting on Aug. 17 in connection with…
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Father and son go ‘Phishing’ on beach in Atlantic City
So there I was at noon on Aug. 14, sitting in my man cave and thinking about the exciting Saturday night I had planned. I would watch the newest Hallmark rom-com, text (bother) a couple of friends and nosh on Yodels and Twizzlers. Going phishing was the farthest thing from my mind. I knew I…
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Route 33 parcels in Manalapan will be reviewed for possible reuse
MANALAPAN – The Manalapan Planning Board has passed a study of 23 properties on Route 33 along to the Township Committee for additional review. During a recent meeting, the board members heard from professional planner Jennifer Beahm, who conducted an investigation of more than two dozen properties along the state highway to determine the properties’…
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Allentown receives $168K grant for streetscape improvements
ALLENTOWN – Municipal officials in Allentown have reported the receipt of a sizable grant that is expected to fund the next phase of streetscape improvements in the borough. Borough Administrator Laurie Roth said Allentown “secured the funding from the New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT) for construction engineering inspection and contract administration services for the…
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Holmdel officials will seek voter approval for open space tax rate increase
HOLMDEL – When Holmdel residents go to the polls on Nov. 2, they will be asked by the Township Committee if they want the tax rate that supports the Holmdel Open Space, Recreation, Floodplain Protection and Farmland and Historic Preservation Trust Fund to be increased from 2.5 cents per $100 of equalized valuation to 3.5…
