Author: MARK ROSMAN, Managing Editor
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Libraries will host events during December
The SOLE Jazz concert by the Spirit of Life Ensemble will be presented at 2 p.m. Dec. 15 at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan. The performance is free and all are invited to attend. No reservations are necessary. A Family Concert presented by the New Jersey State Youth Orchestra will be…
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State updates mayor on status of Manalapan Manor residents
MANALAPAN – An administrator in the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs has updated Manalapan officials about the status of residents at Manalapan Manor. Manalapan Manor is a state-licensed residential health care facility on Route 33. According to municipal officials, the facility has been the scene of many calls for police assistance this year. In…
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Monmouth County plans to install traffic light at Hance and Sycamore avenues
TINTON FALLS – A traffic light is expected to be operational at the busy intersection of Hance and Sycamore avenues in Tinton Falls in early 2020. Sycamore Avenue (Route 13A) and Hance Avenue (Route 51) are both county roads. The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders is planning improvements at the intersection. During a meeting on…
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Freeholders continue to seek attorney to challenge immigration directive
The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders will try again to hire an attorney or a law firm to represent the county in an anticipated action against the state that will challenge the legality of a directive that was issued by the attorney general. During a meeting on Nov. 26, the freeholders declined to make appointments…
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Revamped advisory council will address county’s human services efforts
The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has replaced the Monmouth County Human Services Council with the Monmouth ACTS Advisory Council (MAAC). The freeholders took the action during a meeting on Nov. 26. In a resolution, the freeholders said that “in an effort to continue to improve and enhance the services provided to the community, (the…
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Freeholders will purchase easement to prevent development of farm
The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders will purchase a farmland preservation easement on a tract at Route 34 and Pleasant Valley Road in Marlboro and Holmdel. The members of the county’s governing body passed a resolution authorizing the release of funds during a meeting on Nov. 26. According to the resolution, the Monmouth County Agriculture…
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Allentown officials call for review of state’s Open Public Records Act
ALLENTOWN – Members of the Allentown Borough Council are calling for the creation of a study commission to review New Jersey’s Open Public Records Act (OPRA). Similar action has been taken by officials in other municipalities in recent weeks. Under OPRA, a formal request for public information may be filed with any public entity. After…
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News Transcript Business Briefs, Dec. 4
A new business called RE-ME handles returns for individuals. Instead of an individual having to go to UPS, the post office or FedEx to return unwanted Amazon purchases or online purchases, or physically go to a store to return unwanted purchases, RE-ME does it for him. The customer puts the items outside his door with…
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Holiday bake sale will benefit children in need
An annual holiday bake sale that benefits children in need will be held at AMF Strathmore Lanes, 1061 Route 34, Aberdeen Township, from Dec. 13-15. Residents of all communities are invited to attend and support the event. The bake sale will benefit a local child in medical need, a children’s medical organization and the Jamie…
