Author: MARK ROSMAN, Managing Editor
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Manalapan Logistics Center hearing scheduled to continue on Aug. 13
MANALAPAN – The applicant seeking municipal approval to build two warehouses in a Special Economic Development zone on Route 33 in Manalapan is now scheduled to continue presenting testimony to the Planning Board on Aug. 13. Testimony regarding the proposed Manalapan Logistics Center was last heard during the board’s Feb. 27 meeting. Following the conclusion…
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Applicant will seek approval for Taco Bell on Route 9 in Manalapan
MANALAPAN – The Manalapan Zoning Board of Adjustment is expected to hear a pair of applications at its meeting on July 16 that propose commercial development in the community. The meeting will be held remotely beginning at 7:30 p.m. Information about how to join the meeting will be posted on the township’s website. Attorney Peter…
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Tinton Falls will provide school resource officer at high school
TINTON FALLS – The Tinton Falls Borough Council and the Monmouth Regional High School Board of Education have entered into an agreement through which the borough will provide a school resource officer (SRO) at the high school from July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2024. The school board will pay the borough $48,000 per year…
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Tinton Falls approves contract with area firm for zoning officer services
TINTON FALLS – An employee of a local engineering firm will serve as the zoning officer in Tinton Falls for the remainder of 2020. During a Borough Council meeting on June 16, the members of the governing body authorized a contract for professional services with T&M Associates, Middletown. The contract is for an amount not…
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Hazlet officials adopt $21.3 million municipal budget for 2020
HAZLET – The Hazlet Township Committee has adopted a $21.3 million budget to fund the operation of the municipality during 2020. The budget was adopted on June 23. Hazlet’s residential and commercial property owners will pay $14.73 million in a local tax levy to support the municipal budget, according to the budget document that has…
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Eatontown council adopts $27.3M municipal budget for 2020
EATONTOWN – In a 5-1 vote, the members of the Eatontown Borough Council have adopted a 2020 budget that totals $27.34 million to fund the operation of the municipality this year. According to the municipal clerk’s office, council members Kevin Gonzalez, Joseph Olsavsky, Mark Regan Jr., Maria Grazia Escalante and Margaret Hope Corcoran voted “yes”…
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Monmouth freeholders approve emergency repairs at county jail
The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders have awarded an emergency contract to Unitemp Inc. for the replacement of six McQuay rooftop units for the Monmouth County Correctional Institution, Freehold Township. The freeholders took the action during a meeting on June 25. According to a resolution, between May 1 and June 1, six rooftop heating, ventilation…
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Homdel officials affirm need for affordable housing project
HOLMDEL – In a 3-0 vote, the Township Committee has taken a step toward satisfying Holmdel’s obligation to provide opportunities for the development of affordable housing in the community. During a meeting on June 15, Deputy Mayor Cathy Weber, Committeeman Rocco Pascucci and Committeeman Prakash Santhana voted “yes” on a motion to pass a resolution…
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FRHSD will not institute participation fees for clubs, activities in 2020-21
The Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education will not charge parents a fee for their children to participate in sports and other extracurricular activities during the 2020-21 school year. During a board meeting on June 22, district administrators said there has been a change in the plan that was expected to have gone…
