Author: MARK ROSMAN, Managing Editor
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Monmouth freeholders will add two properties to open space holdings
The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders will add two small parcels of land to the county’s open space inventory. During a meeting on Feb. 13, the freeholders authorized the acquisition of land in Howell and in Freehold Township. Together, the two parcels to be acquired total 6.5 acres. First, the freeholders authorized the acquisition of…
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Manalapan officials renew call for residential facility’s license to be revoked
MANALAPAN – Following the death of another resident of Manalapan Manor, municipal officials have renewed their call for the residential healthcare facility’s license to be revoked by the state. Shortly before 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 12, a 38-year-old man from Newark who was a resident of Manalapan Manor, Route 33, was struck by two vehicles…
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il Nido celebrates first anniversary in Marlboro
MARLBORO – A restaurant with an owner and executive chef who make it their top priority to serve meals that are created with organic, sustainable products will celebrate its first anniversary later this month. Located in the Willow Point Center off Route 9 in Marlboro, il Nido is owned by Joseph Folgore of Marlboro. Joseph…
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Law enforcement agencies investigate death of pedestrian in Manalapan
MANALAPAN – Law enforcement authorities are investigating an incident that claimed the life of a pedestrian in Manalapan on the evening of Feb. 12. On Feb. 13, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office confirmed there was a fatal pedestrian collision shortly before 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 12 at Route 33 eastbound and Woodward Road. The collision…
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Manalapan zoning board will hear application for two buildings
MANALAPAN – The Manalapan Zoning Board of Adjustment will hear an application at its meeting on Feb. 20 from an applicant who is proposing to construct two buildings on Route 537. According to a legal notice, Elton Point Partnership has applied to the zoning board for a use variance on a 23.5-acre property on the…
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Freehold Township Planning Board denies variance for entertainment center
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – A developer’s plan to open a 64,000-square-foot recreation/entertainment venue at the Freehold Raceway Mall failed to pass muster with the Freehold Township Planning Board on Feb. 6. Board members voted 8-0 not to grant a variance the applicant, Round One Entertainment Inc., was seeking. Several entertainment services that were proposed by the…
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Local businessman supported CentraState Medical Center, Special Strides
A Manalapan resident and businessman who supported many local organizations over the course of several decades has died. Jack Aaronson, 73, of Manalapan, died on Jan. 26, 2020 at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, according to the Clayton and McGirr Funeral Home, Freehold Township. Aaronson was a native of Brooklyn, N.Y., and…
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Streetscape project will bring down trees on Main Street in Allentown
ALLENTOWN – When the next phase of planned streetscape improvements in Allentown begins, residents will notice a significant change in what they see on Main Street. Speaking at a recent meeting of the Borough Council, Terry Brown, who chairs the Allentown Shade Tree Commission, said, “We are going to lose 10 large trees on Main…
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Upper Freehold joins emergency medical services pact with Allentown
UPPER FREEHOLD – Municipal officials in Upper Freehold Township have confirmed a new partnership that is now providing emergency medical services to residents. In a letter to residents, Mayor Stephen J. Alexander, Deputy Mayor LoriSue H. Mount, Committeeman Robert Faber, Committeeman Dr. Robert A. Frascella and Committeeman Stanley Maslowski Jr. said, “Providing 24-hour EMS coverage…
