Author: MARK ROSMAN, Managing Editor
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Dr. Nicole Santora named Manalapan-Englishtown school superintendent
Nicole Santora, who joined the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District in 2016 as the assistant superintendent for curriculum and human resources, has been named the district’s new superintendent. Santora will succeed John J. Marciante Jr. when he retires as the superintendent of schools on June 30. Santora told the News Transcript, “It has been a privilege…
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Board nears vote on Toll Brothers housing development in Manalapan
MANALAPAN – Members of the Manalapan Planning Board may cast their votes on May 27 on an application Toll Brothers has filed to construct a residential community on Iron Ore Road. Testimony regarding the development concluded during the board’s May 13 meeting, but following public comment two items remained unresolved and the application was carried…
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Manalapan-Englishtown school board adopts $96M budget for 2021-22
The Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education has adopted a $96 million budget to fund the operation of the school district during the 2021-22 school year. The budget that was adopted during a May 4 meeting at the Manalapan Englishtown Middle School indicates residential and commercial property owners in Manalapan and Englishtown will pay…
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Middletown officials salute library as community’s asset celebrates 100 years
MIDDLETOWN – A century of service to the community by the Middletown Township Public Library is being celebrated by the Township Committee, whose members passed a resolution saluting the organization. During a meeting on May 17, Mayor Tony Perry, Deputy Mayor Rick Hibell, Committeewoman Patricia Snell, Committeeman Kevin Settembrino and Committeeman Ryan Clarke honored the…
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Monmouth commissioners honor Gramiccioni as prosecutor prepares to leave office
Christopher Gramiccioni, who has served as Monmouth County’s prosecutor since July 2012, will step down from the office on June 1. In a letter to Gov. Phil Murphy, Gramiccioni wrote, “It has been one of my life’s greatest honors to serve as prosecutor and chief law enforcement office of this fine county for most of…
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Changes in Monmouth County budget eliminate proposed tax increase for 2021
The Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners has announced that the 2021 county budget will not, as initially proposed, contain a $6.1 million increase in the tax levy to be paid by the county’s residential and commercial property owners. On Feb. 11, the commissioners introduced a $453 million budget to fund the operation of the…
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Holmdel Township Committee adopts $26 million budget for 2021
HOLMDEL – Members of the Township Committee have adopted a 2021 municipal budget that totals $26.01 million and will be supported by the collection of $14.85 million in taxes from Holmdel’s residential and commercial property owners. During a meeting on May 11, Mayor Greg Buontempo, Deputy Mayor Cathy Weber, Committeeman Prakash Santhana and Committeeman D.J.…
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Committee on human relations will not issue final report in Holmdel
HOLMDEL – The Holmdel Ad Hoc Committee on Human Relations will not issue a final report containing recommendations for members of the Township Committee to consider. Speaking during the April 27 meeting of the governing body, Deputy Mayor Cathy Weber, who served on the ad hoc committee, reported that the group’s members met, but could…
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Middletown committee introduces $84M municipal budget for 2021
MIDDLETOWN – The Township Committee has introduced Middletown’s 2021 municipal budget and scheduled a public hearing on the proposed spending plan for June 7. The budget was introduced during a meeting on May 3. Mayor Tony Perry, Deputy Mayor Rick Hibell, Committeeman Kevin Settembrino, Committeewoman Patricia Snell and Committeeman Ryan Clarked voted “yes” on a…
