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208-unit development included in COAH plan
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The members of the Township Committee have passed a resolution and will submit a third-round affordable housing plan to the state Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) by the Dec. 31 deadline. Since COAH was created in the mid- 1980s, two rounds of affordable housing obligations have been promulgated…
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Office building on hold in face of U.S. recession
Applicant holds approval for retail/office structure in downtown Freehold BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — The economic recession the United States finds itself dealing with is trickling down into Freehold Borough and putting some new construction projects in a holding pattern. A project that most likely would have been under way at this…
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Englishtown resident faces multiple charges
Bags believed to contain heroin found in home BY ALEX SANDERS Staff Writer ENGLISHTOWN — A borough man is facing multiple charges after police officers arrested him in his Water Street home at 2 p.m. Dec. 10. According to information provided by the East Windsor Police Department, East Windsor detectives, assisted by officers from the…
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Fourth person charged with theft
MANALAPAN — On Dec. 8, William D. Franks Jr. 21, an unemployed resident of Manalapan, was arrested and charged by Manalapan Detective Michael Ratta with burglary, theft, conspiracy to commit burglary and conspiracy to commit theft. According to information provided by police, Franks’ arrest stemmed from an investigation into the theft of copper plumbing materials…
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Youssouf named borough attorney
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer ENGLISHTOWN — The Borough Council will have a new municipal attorney in 2009. During a council meeting held Dec. 15, members of the governing body voted 3-2 to appoint attorney Joseph Youssouf of Manalapan as the municipal attorney for the coming year. Youssouf will replace attorney Stuart Moskovitz of Freehold…
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A picture is worth … an $85 traffic fine
Camera system will detect cars running red lights BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer Next year, drivers who run a red light at Route 18 and Tices Lane in East Brunswick, Middlesex County, may find out later that they did not get away with it. That’s because cameras will soon be in place at the intersection,…
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Plan lays out ambitious downtown revitalization
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — The Borough Council has adopted a plan that is aimed at boosting the future viability of Freehold Borough’s downtown. The Freehold Center Core Revitalization Plan will focus on additional parking, seek to preserve Freehold’s historic housing stock and create a more a pedestrianfriendly atmosphere in town. The…
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Howell council approves hotel occupancy tax
HOWELL — It is going to cost a little bit more for people to stay in a Howell hotel. On Nov. 25 the Township Council adopted an ordinance which will impose a local occupancy tax on patrons of Howell’s hotels and motels. The ordinance impacts the three motels that are currently operating in Howell —…
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Idea for parking structure leads to spirited debate
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — One of the provisions of Freehold Borough’s new revitalization plan — to build a parking structure — does not sit well with at least one resident. The Borough Council recently adopted an ordinance which puts into place the Freehold Center Core Revitalization Redevelopment Plan. The document is…
