Author: KELLY GIULIANO, Staff Writer
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Red Bank zoning board members weigh proposal for 150 apartments
An application that proposes the construction of 150 residential units above an expanded parking garage at 141 W. Front St. in Red Bank has come before the Red Bank Zoning Board of Adjustment. The application was introduced to the public and board members on Jan. 16. The applicant, Red Bank Corporate Plaza LLC, is seeking…
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Middletown pupils work together to support animal shelter
Pint-sized philanthropists from Middletown have raised more than $1,000 for the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MCSPCA). The young benefactors are pupils at the Nut Swamp Elementary School in Middletown. They are Marlowe Schorr, 10, Max Schorr, 8, Emma Merces, 10, Mia Collins, 10, and Lilah Nicosia, 10. On Jan.…
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Engineer addresses residents’ concerns about CBA expansion
An engineer has said that detention basins, stone storage beds and areas of permeable pavement at the Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) property could help remediate what residents have described as a routine flooding issue near homes on Lehigh Drive in Middletown. An application filed by representatives of CBA – a private high school for boys…
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Chrisner-Keefe, McCue sworn in as officials in Fair Haven
FAIR HAVEN – Democrats Meghan Chrisner-Keefe and Michael McCue have assumed their positions in Fair Haven’s government. Chrisner-Keefe and McCue join Republicans Susan A. Sorensen, James Banahan, Elizabeth Koch and Democrat Christopher Rodriguez on the Borough Council. Chrisner-Keefe and McCue were elected to their first three-year terms on the council in the Nov. 5 election.…
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Law enforcement shuts down drug scheme in New Jersey
The illicit resale of popular candies laced with Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) was leaving its purchasers with more than just a sugar high, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. THC is the principal psychoactive component of marijuana. During a Jan. 7 press conference at the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office in Freehold Township, Gramiccioni said an…
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CBA’s request to expand, renovate facilities carried to Feb. 5
MIDDLETOWN – The Middletown Planning Board has carried a vote on applicant’s proposal to expand, modify and renovate the facilities at Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) to Feb. 5. Previously, several homeowners on Lehigh Drive in Middletown, which neighbors the CBA property, have asserted that the plan submitted by Christian Brothers Academy will negatively impact their…
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Middletown girl is the new face of Thanks-a-Lot Girl Scout cookie
A sweet honor for an even sweeter girl from Middletown is earning her celebrity status. Eight-year-old Brenna McCormick, who is a Girl Scout, is the new face of the Girl Scout Thanks-A-Lot cookie, which are shortbread cookies with fudge. Brenna’s photographs appear on the cookie packaging. Brenna was recognized during a news conference on Jan.…
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Buckley, Clay, Nesci join Borough Council in Tinton Falls
Risa S. Clay, Tracy A. Buckley and Michael J. Nesci have assumed their new positions and started their duties in Tinton Falls’ municipal government. Clay, Buckley and Nesci have joined councilmen Brock Siebert and John Manginelli on the Tinton Falls Borough Council. Clay, Buckley and Nesci ran as the Independent Advocates for Tinton Falls in…
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Perry re-elected as mayor when Middletown officials reorganize for 2020
MIDDLETOWN – For the second consecutive year, Republican Township Committeeman Anthony S. Perry will serve as Middletown’s mayor and Republican Township Committeeman Anthony P. Fiore will serve as deputy mayor. Perry and Fiore were elected to those positions by their fellow members of the Middletown Township Committee during the 2020 reorganization meeting on Jan. 5…
