Author: MARK ROSMAN, Managing Editor
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Manalapan officials will not issue licenses to cannabis businesses
MANALAPAN – With the township attorney stating that the action was being taken “for the time being,” the Manalapan Township Committee has voted to adopt an ordinance that prohibits the operation of any class of cannabis business in the community. The ordinance was introduced on June 16 and a public hearing was held on July…
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Charter study commission question may appear on Holmdel ballot
HOLMDEL – When residents go to the polls on Nov. 2, they may be asked by the Township Committee if they want 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. On July 13, committee members voted 5-0 to…
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Holmdel bond ordinance falls short of votes needed for adoption
HOLMDEL – The Township Committee needed four “yes” votes to adopt a bond ordinance during its meeting on July 13, but only mustered three affirmative votes and saw the proposed ordinance go down to defeat. The ordinance before the governing body proposed appropriating $2.81 million for capital improvements and authorizing the issuance of $2.67 million…
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Allentown Police Department to remain a partner in training group
ALLENTOWN – Allentown municipal officials will pay $132 in a shared services agreement that involves eight police departments in western Monmouth County and the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office. During a meeting on July 6, Borough Council members authorized the renewal of the agreement for the Western Monmouth Active Shooter Training Group. The Allentown Police Department…
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Holmdel officials propose banning all cannabis businesses in township
HOLMDEL – The Holmdel Township Committee has introduced Ordinance 2021-25A which, if adopted, will prohibit all cannabis businesses from operating in the township. The ordinance was introduced during a meeting on July 13. Voting “yes” on a motion to introduce the ordinance were Mayor Greg Buontempo, Deputy Mayor Cathy Weber, Committeeman Prakash Santhana, Committeeman Tom…
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Former students mourn passing of Manalapan High School teacher
Susan G. Magod, a beloved teacher who was retired after decades of service at Manalapan High School, has died. Magod passed away on July 8 following a short illness, according to an obituary posted online by the Brunswick Memorial Home, East Brunswick. Magod was born in New York City in 1942 and lived in East…
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Allentown council adopts ban on production, sale of cannabis in borough
ALLENTOWN – In a 6-0 vote, the members of the Allentown Borough Council have adopted an ordinance that prohibits cannabis businesses from operating in the community. During a meeting on July 6 that was held in Borough Hall and streamed live online, Borough Council President John A. Elder III, Councilman Rob Strovinsky, Councilman Michael Drennan,…
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Manalapan officals set public hearing on cannabis ordinance
MANALAPAN – Township Committee members have set July 14 as the date for a public hearing on a proposed ordinance that will, if adopted, prohibit the operation of any class of cannabis business in Manalapan. The ordinance was introduced on June 16. The public hearing on the ordinance will take place at the Manalapan Municipal…
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Drennan will be lone candidate on Allentown ballot in November
ALLENTOWN – Two three-year terms on the Allentown Borough Council will available in the Nov. 2 general election, but only one resident is seeking office at this time. Councilman Michael Drennan, who is completing his first three-year term on the governing body, filed a nominating petition to run for a second term (2022-24) as an…
