Author: MARK ROSMAN, Managing Editor
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Tinton Falls council supports move to restrict commercial vehicles on local road
TINTON FALLS – Municipal officials have been made aware of “an excessive amount of trucks and commercial motor vehicles (CMVs)” along the portion of Shark River Road between Route 66 and Shafto Road (Route 547). That issue resulted in the Borough Council to pass a resolution in support of a CMV restriction on a portion…
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Councilman: Trap, neuter, release program off to good start in Tinton Falls
TINTON FALLS – A new program to trap, neuter and release (TNR) feral cats is producing initial positive results in Tinton Falls, according to a member of the Borough Council. Council members recently approved the start-up of the TNR program in the borough, and during the July 16 meeting of the governing body, Councilman Christopher…
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Allentown council expresses support for Path to Progress recommendations
ALLENTOWN – The Borough Council is on board with and supports recommendations that have been made by the New Jersey Economic and Fiscal Policy Workgroup. The workgroups’s report is known as the Path to Progress recommendations. According to the website http://pathtoprogressnj.org/the-process, the workgroup “held its initial organizational meeting on Jan. 30, 2018. Over the course…
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School district must pay for students who attend out-of-town charter schools
The superintendent of the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District said he disagrees with a recent ruling which compels the district to pay the tuition for students who live in Manalapan or Englishtown, but attend a charter school in another town. Several years ago, the Manalapan-Englishtown Board of Education passed a resolution supporting the Highland Park School…
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Ashby Park committee will seek funding for first phase of park’s development
ALLENTOWN – Borough Council members have expressed their support for the Ashby Park committee as the panel begins the task of seeking funding that would be used to develop the planned Sgt. George Ashby Memorial Park in Allentown. During a meeting on July 9, council members passed two resolutions that were introduced and voted on…
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Former Allentown councilman calls on residents to get involved with state legislation
ALLENTOWN – A former member of the Allentown Borough Council is calling on residents to get involved with legislation that has been proposed on the state level. Wil Borkowski, a former councilman, addressed Allentown’s elected officials and members of the public during the July 9 meeting of the governing body. “I would like to speak…
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Manalapan board grants preliminary approval for 18-home development
MANALAPAN – The Manalapan Planning Board has granted preliminary major subdivision approval to an applicant who plans to construct 18 homes off Lamb Lane. Board members voted 9-0 to grant the approval during their meeting on July 11. A representative of the Providence Corporation, Princeton, said the applicant could return in six to seven months…
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Freeholders adopt bond ordinance for improvements at reclamation center
The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has adopted a bond ordinance that will provide funding for improvements at the Monmouth County Reclamation Center. The reclamation center, which is located in Tinton Falls, accepts household waste and commercial waste from all 53 of the county’s municipalities, but it does not accept construction debris. The facility has…
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School resource officers will be paid for by Jackson school board
JACKSON – The township will furnish two fully trained school resource officers (SROs) to the Jackson School District Board of Education during the 2019-20 school year. Township Council members passed a resolution on June 11 which put the shared services agreement with the school board in place for the upcoming school year. According to the…
