Tag: Manalapan

  • News Transcript News Briefs, Dec. 1

    News Transcript News Briefs, Dec. 1

    The Manalapan Police Department has reported that an armed robbery occurred at a local gas station on Nov. 16. Deputy Police Chief Leonard Maltese said that at 7:25 p.m., a 57-year-old Keyport resident reported that an unknown man armed with a knife approached an employee of the Lukoil service station, 360 Route 9, Manalapan, and…

  • Hearing on applicant’s retail plan postponed until Dec. 9

    Hearing on applicant’s retail plan postponed until Dec. 9

    MANALAPAN – The Nov. 11 Planning Board meeting during which an applicant’s proposal to construct retail and restaurant space at the intersection of Route 33 west and Woodward Road in Manalapan was cancelled. A notice posted on the municipal website stated that testimony regarding the Stavola Asphalt Company’s proposal is now scheduled to resume at…

  • Voters elect board members in six school districts; Bruno wins FRHSD seat

    Voters elect board members in six school districts; Bruno wins FRHSD seat

    In addition to voting for governor, representatives of the state Legislature, and municipal and county officials in the 2021 general election, residents also elected members of local school boards. The 2021 general election was contested with vote by mail ballots; with early in-person voting on nine days in late October; and with in-person voting on…

  • Braves’ season ends with overtime loss to Edison in state playoff opener

    Braves’ season ends with overtime loss to Edison in state playoff opener

    Following a 6-2 regular season, the Manalapan High School football team entered the NJSIAA South Jersey Group V state playoffs as the No. 2 seed and hosted No. 7 seed Edison High School in the first round on Nov. 5. The teams were tied 20-20 at the end of four quarters and the game went…

  • News Transcript News Briefs, Nov. 10

    News Transcript News Briefs, Nov. 10

    Republican incumbent Committeeman Barry Jacobson has won his second three-year term on the Manalapan Township Committee. In the 2021 municipal election, Jacobson faced a challenge from Democrat Bashir Mohammad in the race for one available term on Manalapan’s governing body. The term will run from January 2022 through December 2024. According to unofficial election results…

  • Voters approve FRHSD referendum for roofing, paving projects at six schools

    Voters approve FRHSD referendum for roofing, paving projects at six schools

    Voters in the Freehold Regional High School District have approved a $14.46 million referendum that will address paving and roofing projects at the district’s six high schools. According to district administrators, the state will pick up 40% of the cost, meaning the work will cost the school district $8.68 million instead of the full $14.46…

  • Applicant proposes commercial buildings at Route 33 and Woodward Road in Manalapan

    Applicant proposes commercial buildings at Route 33 and Woodward Road in Manalapan

    MANALAPAN – Testimony is expected to resume on Nov. 11 in front of the Planning Board on the Stavola Asphalt Company’s proposal to construct retail and restaurant space at the intersection of Route 33 west and Woodward Road in Manalapan. Testimony regarding the proposal was initially heard on Oct. 14, but no decision was reached…

  • Spilsbury sends Manalapan to Shore Conference Tournament semis with overtime game-winner

    Spilsbury sends Manalapan to Shore Conference Tournament semis with overtime game-winner

    The 2021 campaign has been a great ride thus far for the Manalapan High School girls soccer team and it got even better on Oct. 22 when the Braves clinched a spot in the Shore Conference Tournament semifinals. Locked in a scoreless tie with Lacey High School heading into overtime of an conference tournament quarterfinal…

  • Planners approve Manalapan Landing residential development on Route 33

    Planners approve Manalapan Landing residential development on Route 33

    MANALAPAN – The members of the Manalapan Planning Board have approved the construction of a residential development off Route 33 west near Woodward Road. The board’s approval was granted during a meeting on Oct. 14 that was conducted in a virtual manner. The application was filed by the Stavola Asphalt Company. Manalapan Landing will be…