Author: MARK ROSMAN, Managing Editor
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Pinebrook Crossing proposes mix of market rate, affordable housing
MANALAPAN – A well-known development company in New Jersey is proposing to build Pinebrook Crossing, a mix of market rate and affordable housing, at Wilson Avenue and Sobechko Road in Manalapan. Initial testimony regarding the proposed residential development was presented by representatives of K. Hovnanian at Manalapan V, LLC, during the Jan. 28 meeting of…
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County to buy land in Howell for addition to Metedeconk River Greenway
Monmouth County’s governing body is planning to purchase land in Howell and add the parcel to the Metedeconk River Greenway. The 498-acre Metedeconk River Greenway protects water quality and wildlife habitat along the Metedeconk River, a natural border between Monmouth and Ocean counties. The greenway helps protect and buffer floodplains from adjacent land use and…
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Allentown mayor pleased with county’s response on no passing zones
ALLENTOWN – A meeting among representatives of Allentown and Monmouth County has resulted in county officials taking action to establish revised no passing zones in Allentown and Upper Freehold Township. During a meeting of the Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners on Jan. 21, the members of the governing body unanimously passed a resolution that…
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Goal of planning effort is to maintain Allentown’s historic integrity
ALLENTOWN – Action is expected to be taken in the upcoming months by Borough Council members who may act to refine and define certain elements of Allentown’s master plan. A master plan is the document that guides the growth and development of a municipality. During the Jan. 19 meeting of the mayor and council, attorney…
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Manalapan planning board reorganizes for 2021
MANALAPAN – There will not be any changes in the membership of the Manalapan Planning Board or in the professionals who assist the board during 2021. The Planning Board held its 2021 reorganization meeting in a virtual manner on Jan. 14 during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Three individuals who served on the board during 2020…
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Arnone, Kiley elected to leadership roles on Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners
The first Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners has been seated and its members are ready to direct the fortunes of Monmouth County’s 53 municipalities and 617,000 residents in 2021 as the effects of the coronavirus pandemic continue to batter lives and businesses from Sandy Hook to Allentown. For hundreds of years, the county’s governing…
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Mayor: Working together, Allentown had many accomplishments in 2020
ALLENTOWN – During his annual address to residents, Allentown Mayor Thomas Fritts reviewed the accomplishments of the mayor, Borough Council members, municipal employees, municipal professionals and volunteers during 2020. According to the mayor: • Municipal officials kept the tax levy flat; • Allentown received a $7,248 grant from the Monmouth County Historical Commission to replace…
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News Transcript News Briefs, Jan. 13
Six men have been hired by Freehold Township and have joined the ranks of the Freehold Township Police Department. During a Township Committee meeting on Dec. 2, the oath of office was administered to Alexander Conoshenti, Rocco Hernandez, Matthew Horvath, Nicholas Mezzacappa, Erik Stumpf and Justin Purves. Municipal officials said the appointment of the new…
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McNaboe, Cohen retain leadership roles on Manalapan committee
MANALAPAN – Jack McNaboe and Susan Cohen were sworn in to begin serving new three-year terms on the Township Committee in Manalapan during the governing body’s annual reorganization meeting held Jan. 6. But instead of a crowded municipal meeting room that is the hallmark of reorganization day, when dozens of residents who serve on Manalapan’s…
