Author: MARK ROSMAN, Managing Editor
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Manalapan Planning Board approves assisted living facility
MANALAPAN – An application that proposed the construction of an assisted living facility on Woodward Road has received final approval. On Nov. 14, members of the Manalapan Planning Board voted 9-0 to grant final major subdivision approval and final site plan approval to an application submitted by the Stavola Asphalt Company. Chairwoman Kathryn Kwaak, Vice…
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Manalapan residents may apply to fill vacancy on school board
There is a vacancy on the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education and residents of Manalapan have been invited to apply for a one-year appointment on the panel. James Raffone, who was elected to the board in November 2018 and joined the panel in January, was no longer qualified to be on the board…
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Soldier On community will provide housing for veterans
TINTON FALLS – A project that will provide 70 units of housing with a preference for veterans has received final approval from the Tinton Falls Planning Board. Final approval on an application that was filed by Soldier On Inc. was granted by the board during a meeting on Nov. 13, according to a board administrator.…
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Former boyfriend of missing woman found dead in Freehold Township home
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – John Ozbilgen, 29, a former boyfriend of a woman who has been missing since Oct. 31, was found dead at his Freehold Township home early this morning, Nov. 22. Ozbilgen’s death was confirmed by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office shortly after 11 a.m. Later in the afternoon, the prosecutor’s office released a…
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Thanksgiving food drive has grown to feed more than 700 families
MANALAPAN – For several months each year for the past six years, the Manalapan home of Jamie and Gerald Bruno has been transformed into a mini-supermarket. Six years ago, a friend of Jamie Bruno was planning to assist a few families in need at Thanksgiving. Bruno, who has three children and sits on the board…
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Freeholders plan improvements at busy intersection in Marlboro
MARLBORO – The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders is planning to make upgrades at a busy intersection in Marlboro. During a meeting on Nov. 7, the freeholders voted to authorize the acquisition of right of way for improvements at the intersection of Tennent Road (Monmouth County Route 3) and Spring Valley Road/Harbor Road in the…
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Freehold Township Planning Board grants use variance for self-storage business
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – With a unanimous voice vote, the members of the Freehold Township Planning Board granted a use variance to an applicant that has plans to construct a self-storage facility on Gibson Place. Members of the board took the action during a meeting on Nov. 14 when they consented to allow Wasatch Storage Partners,…
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Allentown council awards contract for latest streetscape improvements
ALLENTOWN – The Allentown Borough Council has awarded a contract for the Historic Streetscape Phase IIA improvements to Captain Construction Inc., South River. Council members took the action during a meeting on Nov. 12. Councilman Robert Strovinsky said Phase IIA will consist of improvements to North Main Street and the Church Street parking lot. For…
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Family plans another search for missing Freehold Township woman on Nov. 23-24
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Family members of Stephanie Parze, the Freehold Township resident who has been missing for 22 days, searched for her in the township on Nov. 20 and are planning to conduct additional searches during the upcoming weekend. The searches were organized by Parze’s family and not by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, according…
