Author: MARK ROSMAN, Managing Editor
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Funding source sought for breath test equipment in Allentown
ALLENTOWN – Municipal officials will work to identify a source of funding for a piece of equipment they say the Allentown Police Department requires. During a Borough Council meeting on Sept. 8, Councilman Dan Payson raised the issue of how individuals who are suspected of driving while under the influence of alcohol are tested by…
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Tri-Town News Datebook, Sept. 9
• The Brookdale Community College Foundation will host the 41st annual Education Open golf outing on Sept. 24 at Eagle Oaks Golf and Country Club, Howell. Shotgun start at 11:30 a.m. Proceeds will benefit the Invest in Student Success Scholarship Fund. At the awards dinner, honored will be front line Brookdale alumni Nichole Schumann and…
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Allentown council awards contract for first phase of work at Ashby Park
ALLENTOWN – A company from nearby Cream Ridge has been awarded a contract to perform the first phase of development at the planned Sgt. George Ashby Memorial Park in Allentown. On June 9, council members authorized the firm E&LP Associates, which has been working with borough officials to develop Ashby Park, to seek bids from…
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RBR Hall of Fame member, NFL punter dies after struggle with mental illness
The life of one of the finest athletes to ever come out of Red Bank Regional High School will be celebrated on Oct. 24. Gregory H. Montgomery Jr., 55, who played college football at Michigan State University and went on to a nine-year professional career in the National Football League, died on Aug. 23 in…
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FRHSD changes course; will open with all-remote learning on Sept. 10
The Freehold Regional High School District will join the ranks of New Jersey school districts that will begin the 2020-21 academic year with an all-remote instructional plan. Students will not be in a school until at least Oct. 19, according to the district’s superintendent. After the Board of Education had approved a plan that called…
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Middletown officials adopt $3.2M bond ordinance to fund local improvements
MIDDLETOWN – The Township Committee has adopted a bond ordinance which appropriates $3.67 million to fund capital improvements in Middletown. Committee members who adopted the ordinance during a meeting on Aug. 17 authorized the issuance of $3.2 million in bonds or notes to pay a portion of the expenses. Deputy Mayor Anthony Fiore, Committeeman Kevin…
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Red Bank council members adopt municipal budget in split vote
RED BANK – In a 4-2 vote, the Red Bank Borough Council has adopted the 2020 municipal budget. The spending plan was adopted during the council’s Aug. 19 meeting. Democratic council members Hazim Yassin, Erik Yngstrom, Kate Triggiano and Kathleen Horgan voted “yes” on a motion to adopt the budget. Democratic councilmen Edward Zipprich and…
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Allentown mayor asks county engineer for review of intersection
ALLENTOWN – Mayor Thomas Fritts has requested a meeting with Monmouth County representatives to address the situation at one of the busiest intersections in the borough. During the Aug. 11 meeting of the Borough Council, Fritts told members of the governing body and the public he has written to Monmouth County Engineer Joseph Ettore regarding…
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Objectors to Manalapan warehouses will have chance to state case
MANALAPAN – Two attorneys who represent parties objecting to the proposed construction of a pair of warehouses on Route 33 are expected to present their case to the Manalapan Planning Board on Sept. 10. Countryside Developers Inc. is proposing to build two warehouses on an 86-acre property on Route 33 just east of Pegasus Boulevard…
