Author: MARK ROSMAN, Managing Editor
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Manalapan planning board will examine sites for possible redevelopment designation
MANALAPAN – Acting on the direction of the Township Committee, the Manalapan Planning Board will conduct a study of certain properties in the municipality to determine if those parcels qualify to be a redevelopment area as defined by the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law. State law permits a municipal governing body to authorize its planning…
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Middletown officials offer support for pending state legislation
MIDDLETOWN – Members of the Township Committee are in support of pending state legislation that, if passed in the Senate and Assembly and signed into law by the governor, could help a resident of Middletown. At its meeting on Feb. 16, the governing body passed a resolution expressing support for legislation “expanding offenses eligible for…
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Monmouth County commissioners introduce $453M budget for 2021
The Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners has introduced a $453 million budget to fund the operation of the county in 2021. The budget was introduced during a meeting on Feb. 11. Commissioners Ross Licitra, Nick DiRocco, Lillian Burry, Deputy Director Susan Kiley and Director Thomas Arnone voted “yes” on a motion to introduce the…
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Allentown council members hear details of 2021 municipal budget
ALLENTOWN – The members of the Allentown Borough Council may vote to introduce the 2021 municipal budget during their meeting on March 2. The March 2 meeting will be conducted in a virtual manner during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. During the Feb. 16 meeting of the mayor and council, Chief Financial Officer June Madden reviewed…
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Committee on human relations issues preliminary report in Holmdel; seeks feedback
HOLMDEL – The Holmdel Ad Hoc Committee on Human Relations has issued a preliminary report and a series of recommendations for residents and municipal officials to consider. Ad hoc committee member Robert Shearer outlined the report for members of the Holmdel Township Committee during the Feb. 9 meeting of the governing body. The meeting was…
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Taco Bell decision in hands of Manalapan zoning board members
MANALAPAN – March 18 could be the night when the future of a proposed Taco Bell restaurant is decided by the members of the Manalapan Zoning Board of Adjustment. Yum & Chill TB Holdings, LLC, is proposing to demolish a Shell gas and service station at the corner of Route 9 south and Taylors Mills…
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Niesz promoted to chief of Manalapan Police Department
MANALAPAN – Edward Niesz, who has served in the Manalapan Police Department for 24 years, has been promoted to the rank of police chief. Niesz succeeds Michael Fountain, who retired at the end of January after serving 27 years with the department. Fountain became Manalapan’s police chief on April 1, 2016. In a press release,…
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Allentown officials work to limit impact of neighboring corporate park
ALLENTOWN – Mayor Thomas Fritts has informed residents the developer of the Mercer Corporate Park in neighboring Robbinsville is working with borough officials on several items “to mitigate the impact of the development on Allentown.” Mercer Corporate Park is off Robbinsville-Allentown Road, which is known as Church Street in Allentown. Fritts said portions of the…
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Manalapan officials award garbage, recycling contract to Suburban Disposal
MANALAPAN – The Manalapan Township Committee, in a 5-0 vote, has awarded a three-year contract for solid waste and recyclable materials collection and disposal to Suburban Disposal Inc., Fairfield. The contract is in the amount of $7.23 million, according to a resolution that was passed at a recent meeting by Mayor Jack McNaboe, Deputy Mayor…
