Author: MARK ROSMAN, Managing Editor
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Holmdel Township Committee to initiate ‘shop local’ tax reward program
HOLMDEL — The members of the Holmdel Township Committee have voted to adopt an ordinance that will establish a “Shop Local” property tax reward program in the community. During a meeting on Nov. 22, Mayor Greg Buontempo, Deputy Mayor D.J. Luccarelli, Committeeman Rocco Impreveduto and Committeeman Brian Foster voted “yes” on a motion to adopt…
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Middletown officials eye Mater Dei site as possible recreation complex
MIDDLETOWN — The Township Committee in Middletown has entered into an agreement with Pinnacle Indoor Sports, Louisville, Ky., for the provision of a conceptual design of a recreation complex at 538 Church St. on property that previously housed Mater Dei High School and later Mater Dei Prep. During a special meeting of the governing body…
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Jackson zoners expected to reconsider defeated Swanborne application
JACKSON — An application that proposed the construction of market rate housing, affordable housing and a house of worship that was denied by members of the Jackson Zoning Board of Adjustment in October is scheduled to be reconsidered by the panel at 7 p.m. Dec. 7. Swanborne, LLC, is seeking reconsideration of the board’s previous…
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Lack of information about new homes concerns Jackson board members
JACKSON — Members of the Jackson Planning Board expressed concern about what they called a lack of information when an applicant came before them to seek subdivision approval during a recent meeting. On Nov. 7, the applicant, GM Grawtown, LLC, was seeking preliminary and final subdivision approval to create 49 residential lots (homes), one affordable…
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Voters in Jackson, Howell elect members to serve on school boards
Residents in Howell and Jackson elected residents to serve on their local school boards in the 2022 general election. Jackson – Three residents sought two three-year terms on the seven-member Jackson School District Board of Education. The candidates were Megan Gardella, John Spalthoff and incumbent board member Allison Barocas. As of Nov. 15, according to…
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Manalapan planners grant final approval for apartments on Route 33 tract
MANALAPAN — The members of the Manalapan Planning Board have unanimously granted final major site plan approval to an applicant that plans to construct an affordable housing development of 102 apartments on Route 33 west. The application of The Place at Manalapan, LLC, (Community Investment Strategies Inc.) was before the board during a meeting on…
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Freehold resident killed in crash that followed police pursuit in Marlboro
A male resident of Somerset has been charged in connection with a Nov. 9 fatal motor vehicle crash that claimed the life of a Freehold resident, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Old Bridge Acting Police Chief Donald F. Fritz Jr. announced on Nov. 10. Samuel Villar, 19, has been charged with one count of…
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Attempted car theft in Marlboro ends in fatal crash in Old Bridge
The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office announced on Nov. 9 that it is investigating a fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred following a police pursuit after an attempted car theft in Marlboro. According to the Attorney General’s Office, the motor vehicle crash occurred at about 2:14 a.m. Nov. 9 near the intersection of Spring Valley…
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Hazlet, Holmdel, Keyport, Matawan, Middletown 2022 municipal election results
Residents in Hazlet, Holmdel, Keyport, Matawan and Middletown have elected members of their local governing body in the Nov. 8 general election. The results of the 2022 election were unofficial as of Nov. 9 and will remain unofficial until they have been certified. That process could take one week or longer. According to the Monmouth…
