Author: MARK ROSMAN, Managing Editor
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Allentown council will consider adoption of $1M bond ordinance
ALLENTOWN – The members of the Allentown Borough Council will consider the adoption of a $1 million appropriation for capital improvements and the acquisition of capital equipment when they meet on May 26. As they have been doing since the onset of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in early March, the council members will practice social…
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Monmouth freeholders approve funding for improvements at reclamation center
The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has adopted a bond ordinance that will fund a series of improvements at the Monmouth County Reclamation Center, Tinton Falls. Solid waste from the county’s municipalities is transported to and placed at the landfill. During a meeting on May 14, the freeholders voted 5-0 to adopt the measure which…
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Public hearing on Keyport municipal budget scheduled for June 16
KEYPORT – The Keyport Borough Council will conduct a public hearing on the proposed 2020 municipal budget on June 16. Council members introduced the $10.95 million budget on May 5 and may vote to adopt it following the public hearing. Council members Dennis Fotopoulos, Matthew Goode, Delia Sosa McDermott, Victoria Pacheco and Joseph Sheridan voted…
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New Jersey beaches can open, with restrictions in place, on May 22
When the Memorial Day weekend begins on May 22, New Jersey’s beaches will be open for business. On May 14, Gov. Phil Murphy signed an Executive Order allowing beaches, boardwalks, lakes and lakeshores to open with social distancing measures in place. The order takes effect on May 22. The order was issued as New Jerseyans…
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Manalapan-Englishtown school board adopts $97.15M budget for 2020-21
The Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education has adopted a $97.15 million budget to fund the operation of the school district during the 2020-21 school year. Board members unanimously adopted the budget during a virtual meeting on May 5. The $97.15 million budget for 2020-21 will be funded through anticipated revenues of $27.53 million…
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Red Bank officials oppose plan for gas pipeline through Raritan Bay
RED BANK – The Borough Council in Red Bank has become the most recent governing body in Monmouth County to state its opposition to a gas pipeline that is proposed to be constructed through the Raritan Bay in the county’s Bayshore region. During a meeting on May 13, council members unanimously passed a resolution which…
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Middletown superintendent leaving for position at Monmouth University
MIDDLETOWN – William O. George III, who has led the Middletown Township Public Schools for nine years as superintendent, will leave the school district at the end of August. George said he has accepted a position at Monmouth University, West Long Branch. In announcing his decision in a May 8 letter to the community, George…
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Eatontown school board adopts $25M budget for 2020-21
EATONTOWN – The Eatontown Public Schools Board of Education has adopted a $25.06 million budget to fund the operation of the school district during the 2020-21 school year. Board members adopted the $25.06 million budget during a meeting on April 27. The budget will be supported by the collection of $17.36 million in taxes from…
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Middletown purchases land on Hubbard Avenue
MIDDLETOWN – The Township Committee will purchase a 1.35-acre parcel at 85 Hubbard Ave., demolish an existing home and preserve the tract as open space. About two-thirds of the property is wetlands and marsh, according to Township Administrator Anthony Mercantante. Committee members confirmed the $517,043 purchase price of the property with the passage of a…
