Author: MARK ROSMAN, Managing Editor
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Gov. Murphy signs $32.7 billion fiscal year 2021 budget into law
Democratic Governor Phil Murphy has signed the $32.7 billion Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations Act (budget) into law. In a press release, Murphy said the revised state spending plan “manages to protect core priorities and deliver middle class tax relief during the historic fiscal crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.” The budget fully re-establishes the millionaire’s…
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Manalapan will waive local fees for generator installation
MANALAPAN – The Township Committee in Manalapan has adopted an ordinance that will temporarily waive certain local fees that pertain to the installation of a generator. The ordinance states that on Aug. 4, Tropical Storm Isaias resulted in thousands of residents of Manalapan losing electrical power, some for an extended period of time, and that…
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Allentown mayor: County will develop ideas for intersection improvements
ALLENTOWN – Mayor Thomas Fritts has reported a meeting that was held with the Monmouth County engineer to discuss a busy intersection in Allentown resulted in a measure of progress. During a meeting of the mayor and Borough Council on Sept. 22, Fritts said he and other Allentown representatives met with county engineer Joseph Ettore…
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Holmdel officials name members of human relations panel
HOLMDEL – The Township Committee has established the ad hoc Holmdel Human Relations Committee and appointed the initial group of members to the panel. According to a resolution, on July 28, committee members adopted a motion that established the new committee, pending a formal resolution, and directed the township administrator to advertise for residents who…
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Freeholders call for local representation on Board of Public Utilities
The freeholders who represent Monmouth and Ocean counties are calling on state officials to appoint a representative from the two-county region to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU). Speaking about the issue during a meeting on Sept. 10, Monmouth County Freeholder Director Tom Arnone said a seat on the BPU will open this…
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Manalapan committee OKs bond ordinance for water main construction
MANALAPAN – The Township Committee has adopted a bond ordinance that will fund the construction of a water main on Millhurst Road. During a meeting on Sept. 9, Mayor Jack McNaboe, Deputy Mayor Susan Cohen, Committeeman Barry Jacobson, Committeewoman Mary Ann Musich and Committeeman Eric Nelson voted “yes” on a motion to adopt the ordinance.…
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Holmdel officials accept donation of ‘Alex’s Paw Park’
HOLMDEL – Municipal officials have formally accepted the donation of a dog park that was constructed at Bayonet Farms, 41 Middletown Road. According to a resolution Township Committee members passed on Sept. 8, in November 2019, the family of the late Alexander Ching approached municipal officials with a request to pay tribute to Alex’s memory…
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Attorneys for objectors to Manalapan warehouses question applicant’s witnesses
MANALAPAN – Attorneys who represent parties objecting to the proposed construction of two warehouses have had their first chance to question professionals who previously testified on the behalf of the applicant. Countryside Developers Inc. is proposing to build two warehouses on an 86-acre property on Route 33 just east of Pegasus Boulevard in Manalapan. The…
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Emmett’s Inn owner gave people nights to remember forever
It was early April 1978. The legal drinking age in New Jersey was 18 and I had turned 18 on March 27. For months, a co-worker at my after-school job had been telling me about a fantastic bar with live music called Emmett’s Inn in Jamesburg (it was actually in Monroe Township). And so on…
