Author: MARK ROSMAN, Managing Editor
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Builder’s rep describes planned adult community at Manalapan Crossing
MANALAPAN – A representative of K. Hovnanian, which is proposing to build the Four Seasons at Manalapan Crossing adult community, described plans for the 280-home development during the Oct. 25 meeting of the Manalapan Planning Board. David Fisher, vice president of governmental affairs with K. Hovnanian, provided details of the 55-and-over community his firm seeks…
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Engineer defends reputation in statement to Allentown mayor, council
ALLENTOWN – The borough’s engineer defended her firm’s reputation in front of Allentown Mayor Greg Westfall, Borough Council members and members of the public in a heartfelt statement she read during the Oct. 23 meeting of the governing body. Carmela Roberts, president of the Roberts Engineering Group, said she has 36 years of experience in…
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Roof repairs are key component of Upper Freehold Regional referendum
Members of the Board of Education in the Upper Freehold Regional School District are asking residents in Allentown and Upper Freehold Township to approve a $7.18 million construction referendum that proposes upgrades in the school district. Voters will have their say on the referendum on Election Day, Nov. 6. The referendum has three components that…
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Cotte making first bid for council seat in Allentown
ALLENTOWN – Four residents are running for two three-year terms on the Allentown Borough Council in the Nov. 6 election. All four are independent candidates. The two winners will serve terms running from January 2019 through December 2021. The candidates who are seeking to serve on the governing body are Linda Cotte, Michael Drennan, Thomas…
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Voters in Allentown, Upper Freehold will have say on $7.18M referendum
Voters in Allentown and Upper Freehold Township will be asked by the Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education to approve a $7.18 million construction referendum on Nov. 6. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at regular local polling locations. The proposal that will go before voters in both towns…
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Students continue tradition of painting Halloween scenes on Freehold windows
FREEHOLD – Students from the Freehold Regional High School District continued a tradition that stretches back to the mid-20th century when they converged on downtown Freehold Borough on Oct. 12 to paint Halloween scenes on the windows of borough businesses. The students came to town on a brisk morning to create colorful creatures and scenes…
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Freehold Township resident dies of injuries sustained in unprovoked assault
The Freehold Township man who was the victim of an unprovoked attack which law enforcement authorities said may have been racially motivated has died. The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office reported that Jerry Wolkowitz, 56, died on Oct. 18. Wolkowitz had been hospitalized since he was attacked in the parking lot of his Freehold Township residence…
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Kane, Jacobson running for seat on Manalapan governing body
MANALAPAN – The race for a three-year term on the five-member Manalapan Township Committee pits a one-term committeeman against a resident who has served in volunteer capacities on municipal boards and is seeking elective office for the first time. Democrat David Kane, who was elected to a seat on the governing body in November 2015,…
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Engineer expresses concern about slow progress on treatment plant design
ALLENTOWN – The design of a new waste water treatment plant is about 35 percent complete, according to the engineer who is designing the new infrastructure for Allentown. However, a Sept. 28, 2018, memorandum from Borough Engineer Carmela Roberts to Borough Council President Thomas Fritts states that work on the design has slowed. During an…
