Author: MARK ROSMAN, Managing Editor

  • Manalapan officials propose to create zones for affordable housing

    Manalapan officials propose to create zones for affordable housing

    MANALAPAN – The Township Committee is expected to conduct public hearings on three ordinances that will, if adopted, help Manalapan meet its obligation to provide opportunities for the development of affordable housing in the community. The ordinances were introduced on June 10. The public hearings will be held during the committee’s July 8 meeting. The…

  • Middletown will install turf playing fields at Normandy Park-Nut Swamp school

    Middletown will install turf playing fields at Normandy Park-Nut Swamp school

    MIDDLETOWN – The Township Committee in Middletown has awarded a contract for the construction of synthetic turf playing fields at Normandy Park and at the adjacent Nut Swamp Elementary School. During a meeting on June 15, members of the governing body awarded a contract to Grade Construction for the construction of what will be known…

  • Red Bank officials introduce $23.2 million budget for 2020

    Red Bank officials introduce $23.2 million budget for 2020

    RED BANK – The Red Bank Borough Council has introduced a $23.19 million budget to fund the operation of the municipality in 2020. Red Bank’s residential and commercial property owners will pay $14.17 million in a local tax levy to support the municipal budget and an additional $786,640 in taxes to support the maintenance of…

  • Rumson Borough Council introduces $19.65 million municipal budget for 2020

    Rumson Borough Council introduces $19.65 million municipal budget for 2020

    RUMSON – The Borough Council has introduced a $19.65 million budget to fund the operation of Rumson during 2020 and set July 14 as the date for a public hearing on the spending plan. The budget was introduced on June 9. Council President Laura Atwell and council members Gary Casazza, John J. Conklin III, James…

  • Keyport officials adopt $10.9 million municipal budget for 2020

    Keyport officials adopt $10.9 million municipal budget for 2020

    KEYPORT – The Keyport Borough Council has adopted a $10.95 million budget to fund the operation of the municipality in 2020. The budget was adopted during a meeting on June 16. Council members Dennis Fotopoulos, Matthew Goode, Delia Sosa McDermott, Victoria Pacheco and Joseph Sheridan voted “yes” on a motion to adopt the budget. Councilman…

  • Red Bank Board of Education adopts $31.5M budget for 2020-21

    Red Bank Board of Education adopts $31.5M budget for 2020-21

    RED BANK – The Red Bank Borough Public Schools Board of Education has adopted a $31.59 million budget to fund the operation of the school district during the 2020-21 school year. The budget will be funded in part through the collection of $18.57 million in property taxes from residential and commercial property owners in Red…

  • Middletown committee adopts amended municipal budget for 2020

    Middletown committee adopts amended municipal budget for 2020

    MIDDLETOWN – The Township Committee has adopted Middletown’s 2020 municipal budget, but not in the amount in which the spending plan was introduced in April. In April, members of governing body introduced an $83.45 million budget to fund the operation of the municipality in 2020. That budget would have been supported by the collection of…

  • Allentown inks medical services agreement with Upper Freehold

    Allentown inks medical services agreement with Upper Freehold

    ALLENTOWN – Municipal officials in Allentown have formalized a shared services agreement with Upper Freehold Township for emergency medical services provided by Capital Health System. Borough Council members passed a resolution on June 9 to make the arrangement official. Capital Health System has been providing services in the two neighboring communities since Feb. 1. Each…

  • Tinton Falls school board adopts budget for 2020-21 academic year

    Tinton Falls school board adopts budget for 2020-21 academic year

    TINTON FALLS – The Tinton Falls School District Board of Education has adopted a $35.05 million budget to fund the operation of the school district during the 2020-21 school year. The budget will be funded in part through the collection of $26.36 million in property taxes from residential and commercial property owners in Tinton Falls…