Author: MARK ROSMAN, Managing Editor

  • State agency reports improvements will be made at Manalapan Manor

    State agency reports improvements will be made at Manalapan Manor

    MANALAPAN – A representative of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) has informed Manalapan officials that improvements are being made at the Manalapan Manor residential health care facility on Route 33. Manalapan Manor is a state-licensed facility on Route 33 that is home to about 50 men and women. According to municipal officials,…

  • The Bellas bring the ’70s and ’80s sounds to ‘Rock to the Top’ competition

    The Bellas bring the ’70s and ’80s sounds to ‘Rock to the Top’ competition

    When the “Rock to the Top” music competition resumes at the Stone Pony, Asbury Park, in a few weeks, a band that includes four cousins will be playing in the second round. The “Rock to the Top” competition is open to all New Jersey bands and all styles of music. The competition is judged by…

  • Johnson, Payson win seats on Borough Council in Allentown

    Johnson, Payson win seats on Borough Council in Allentown

    ALLENTOWN – In the end, the race for a seat on the Allentown Borough Council came down to one vote and Daniel Payson got that vote. On Nov. 5, two three-year terms on the council were on the ballot. According to results posted online by the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office, Payson won his first term…

  • Tri-Town News election wrap-up, Nov. 20

    Tri-Town News election wrap-up, Nov. 20

    Voters in Farmingdale went to the polls on Nov. 5 and elected a mayor and two members of the Borough Council. There was no municipal election in Howell or Jackson this year. Voters in Farmingdale, Howell and Jackson elected members of local boards of education. Voters in Farmingdale and Howell also cast their ballots for…

  • Applicant will return to zoning board with redesigned plan for commercial space

    Applicant will return to zoning board with redesigned plan for commercial space

    MANALAPAN – Representatives of an applicant that seeks to construct four office/warehouse buildings in a local industrial park will return before the Manalapan Zoning Board of Adjustment at some point in the future. Attorney Peter Licata, representing Ambe Holding, LLC, (Englishtown Industrial Park), appeared before the board on Nov. 7 to present the application. Some…

  • Allentown council authorizes funds for ‘greenbelt team’

    Allentown council authorizes funds for ‘greenbelt team’

    ALLENTOWN – The Borough Council has made clear its commitment to preserving land on Allentown’s borders by appropriating funds for what officials are calling a greenbelt professional team. According to a resolution council members passed on Nov. 12, the governing body “is committed to open space preservation and stopping warehouses at our borders to complete…

  • Search continues on Staten Island in case of missing Freehold Township woman

    Search continues on Staten Island in case of missing Freehold Township woman

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Members of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office are currently working with the New York Police Department and other local law enforcement officials, conducting a search on Staten Island, N.Y., that is related to the missing persons case of Stephanie Parze. The prosecutor’s office released the update at about 11:45 a.m. today, Nov.…

  • Musich, Nelson win Township Committee seats in Manalapan

    Musich, Nelson win Township Committee seats in Manalapan

    MANALAPAN – Republican incumbent Mary Ann Musich and Republican newcomer Eric Nelson each a won three-year term on the Township Committee in the Nov. 5 election in Manalapan. In 2020, Republicans will continue to hold all five seats on the governing body. Musich and Nelson will join Susan Cohen, Jack McNaboe and Barry Jacobson on…

  • Arnone, DiRocco, Golden win Monmouth County elections

    Arnone, DiRocco, Golden win Monmouth County elections

    The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders will continue to be an all-Republican governing body in 2020. On Election Day, Nov. 5, voters re-elected Republican Tom Arnone to a new three-year term on the county’s governing body and elected Arnone’s running mate, Dominick DiRocco, to his first term as a freeholder. According to results that were…