Author: KELLY GIULIANO, Staff Writer
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Dunkin’ Donuts hearing carried to board’s Aug. 20 meeting
FAIR HAVEN – At the request of the applicant, testimony on an application that seeks to open a Dunkin’ Donuts restaurant has been moved to next month. Fair Haven Retail, LLC, is proposing to include a Dunkin’ Donuts in the Fair Haven Shopping Center, 560 River Road. Initial testimony was heard by the Planning Board…
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Free “Setting Boundaries” relationship empowerment workshop Aug. 6
RED BANK – A proactive group of young interns will teach adolescents “not to rely on social media to learn about life.” The New Jersey Center for the Healing Arts (NJCHA) will hold a free relationship empowerment workshop “Setting Boundaries” for adolescents ages 14 through 18 on Aug. 6 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The…
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Funds for new first aid building included in Holmdel bond ordinance
A bond ordinance that appropriates $9.13 million for capital improvements, including the construction of a new first aid building, has been introduced by the Holmdel Township Committee. The ordinance was introduced on July 23 with support from Mayor Eric Hinds, Deputy Mayor Michael Nikolis, Committeeman Rocco Pascucci, Committeeman Tom Critelli and Committeeman Greg Buontempo. A…
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Eatontown council hears proposals for medical marijuana operations
As medical marijuana is already being dispensed at a business in Eatontown, multiple entities are seeking municipal support to start their own operations in the borough in accordance with state guidelines. Earlier this month, a satellite location of Garden State Dispensary opened at 59 Route 35. There, patients who are enrolled in New Jersey’s medical…
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‘Liv Like A Unicorn’ clothing drive to benefit pediatric cancer
A brave little girl fighting cancer plans to raise money for pediatric cancer research so other children battling their own diagnosis do not have to “take disgusting medicine” like she does. Olivia “Liv” Lipnicky, 8, and her mother, Emma Lipnicky, will be the hosts to a “Liv Like A Unicorn” clothing drive from 10 a.m.…
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‘Citizen scientists’ on a mission to restore Navesink River
RUMSON – Environmentally conscious individuals will swap their roles as concerned citizens for “citizen scientists.” A “no blame game” approach to restoring the Navesink River is expected to continue until 2020 when it is predicted that the waterway will see a complete restoration after 565 acres of the estuary was downgraded for shell-fishing due to…
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Developer presents plan for 210-unit apartment building on Riverside Avenue
A developer has unveiled a plan to construct 210 apartments, retail space and co-working areas (shared workspace) at 176 Riverside Ave. in Red Bank. The property is at the corner of Bodman Place. Testimony on behalf of the applicant, 176 Riverside, LLC, was presented at the Red Bank Borough Planning Board’s July 15 meeting at…
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Holmdel committee awards contract for installation of turf fields at Phillips Park
The Holmdel Township Committee has awarded a contract to Fieldturf for the installation of two synthetic turf baseball fields at Phillips Park, 110 Telegraph Hill Road. During a meeting on July 9, committee members voted unanimously to award the contract to the firm to lay synthetic turf on the park’s lower baseball field at a…
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Middletown officials introduce bond ordinances for capital improvements
MIDDLETOWN – A bond ordinance that appropriates $397,800 for capital improvements in Middletown has been introduced by the Township Committee. Only July 15, members of the governing body introduced an ordinance that would, if adopted, appropriate funds for improvements to buildings and grounds. Bonds or notes totaling $377,910 are expected to be issued and the…
