Author: MARK ROSMAN, Managing Editor
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Upper Freehold bridge will be reconstructed
UPPER FREEHOLD – The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has awarded a contract to CMS Construction Inc., Plainfield, for the reconstruction of a bridge on Holmes Mill Road in Upper Freehold Township. During a meeting on April 21 in Freehold Borough, the freeholders voted 5-0 to award a $1.72 million contract to the company to…
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Tinton Falls council introduces $26.6M municipal budget for 2020
TINTON FALLS – The Tinton Falls Borough Council has introduced a $26.59 million budget to fund the operation of the municipality during 2020. The budget was introduced during the council’s April 21 meeting. A public hearing on the budget has been scheduled for May 19, at which time it may be adopted. According to a…
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Allentown council adopts 2020 municipal budget
ALLENTOWN – The Allentown Borough Council has adopted a $2.98 million budget to fund the operation of the municipality during 2020. The budget that was adopted during the council’s April 21 meeting does not include an increase in the municipal tax levy from 2019 to 2020. Council President Robert Strovinsky, Councilwoman Angela Anthony, Councilwoman Martha…
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Manalapan will create zone for affordable housing on Route 33
MANALAPAN – Market rate and affordable housing would be permitted to be constructed at the same location in Manalapan under the terms of an ordinance that has been introduced by the Township Committee. During a meeting on April 15, committee members voted to introduce an ordinance that will, if adopted, establish an affordable housing overlay…
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Middletown officials praise firefighter lost to coronavirus
MIDDLETOWN – Members of the Township Committee had Robert H. Weber, a volunteer firefighter who died of the coronavirus on April 15, in their thoughts during a recent municipal meeting. Weber, 44, had been a resident of the Port Monmouth section of Middletown since 2003 with his wife, Danielle. He was a native of Brooklyn,…
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Monmouth freeholders will bond for improvements at reclamation center
The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has introduced a bond ordinance that will, if adopted, 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 April 21 in Freehold Borough, the freeholders voted 5-0…
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Freeholders will purchase land in Freehold Township for additions to Turkey Swamp Park
The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders will purchase several parcels of land in Freehold Township and add the properties to Turkey Swamp Park. According to the Monmouth County Park System website, Turkey Swamp Park is a 2,300-acre wooded park that has a 17-acre lake for fishing, boating and ice skating. The park also features miles…
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Freeholders tap firm to design improvements to Three Brooks Road in Freehold Township
The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has selected French and Parrello Associates, Wall Township, to design a construction project in Freehold Township. The freeholders took the action during a meeting on April 7. French and Parrello Associates has been retained by the county to design the widening of Three Brooks Road between Hibernia Way and…
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Manalapan will use storm reserves to cover COVID-19 expenses
MANALAPAN – Municipal officials are planning to use storm recovery reserves to pay for expenses related to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. During a meeting on April 15, Township Committee members in Manalapan authorized the use of storm recovery reserves (formerly called the snow trust fund) to help pay for the community’s coronavirus pandemic response. There…
