Tag: Old Tennent Cemetery Association
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Oral arguments scheduled in appeal of Manalapan crematorium ruling
MANALAPAN – The 5-year-old story of a proposed crematorium in Manalapan has not concluded. According to a recent letter from attorney Ron Cucchiaro, who represents the Manalapan Planning Board, to the board, “As many of you may recall, the board denied the application seeking site plan approval to permit construction of a crematorium without prejudice…
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Judge dismisses cemetery association’s complaint for Manalapan crematorium
MANALAPAN – A complaint filed by the Old Tennent Cemetery Association against the Manalapan Planning Board has been dismissed by state Superior Court Judge Lisa P. Thornton, sitting in Freehold. Thornton ordered the dismissal of the complaint on Feb. 18, which was 28 months after attorneys representing the cemetery association, the Planning Board and Manalapan…
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Lack of a ruling on Manalapan crematorium case is frustrating
I am trying to understand how an employee can be asked to do something on her job and after two years of inaction still decline to tell her boss – the public – why she has not done what she was asked to do. In October 2017, attorneys representing the Manalapan Township Committee and the…
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Court date set for Manalapan crematorium complaint
By Mark Rosman Staff Writer MANALAPAN – Almost one year after the Township Committee authorized the municipal attorney to intervene in a lawsuit that has been filed by an applicant seeking approval to establish a crematorium at the Old Tennent Cemetery, the legal action is scheduled to be heard in state Superior Court, Freehold. The…
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Manalapan will seek to intervene in crematorium lawsuit
By Mark Rosman Staff Writer MANALAPAN – The municipal attorney has received permission to intervene in a lawsuit that has been filed against the Manalapan Planning Board by an applicant who has sought approval to establish a crematorium on the grounds of the Old Tennent Cemetery. The crematorium has been a topic of discussion before…
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Planning Board declines to hear crematorium application
By Mark Rosman Staff Writer MANALAPAN – Acting on the advice of their attorney, members of the Manalapan Planning Board determined they did not have jurisdiction to hear an application submitted by the Old Tennent Cemetery Association which proposed the establishment of a crematorium on the grounds of the Old Tennent Cemetery, Tennent Road. The…
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Environmental commission members weigh crematorium plan
By Mark Rosman Staff Writer MANALAPAN – Members of the Manalapan Environmental Commission are reviewing the information that has been presented about a proposed crematorium as they prepare to issue non-binding recommendations to the Manalapan Planning Board. The commission’s recommendations may be issued in about a month, according to the panel. Planning Board members may…
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Environmental commission hears details about crematorium
By Mark Rosman Staff Writer MANALAPAN – Residents who addressed the Manalapan Environmental Commission at its June 13 meeting made it clear they are concerned about the Old Tennent Cemetery Association’s proposal to construct a crematorium on its Tennent Road property. Professionals retained by the association testified before the commission as part of an ongoing…
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Tennent Road use at issue in Manalapan crematorium plan
By Mark Rosman Staff Writer MANALAPAN – The Manalapan Transportation Committee has declined to make a recommendation on an applicant’s plan to establish a crematorium on the grounds of the Old Tennent Presbyterian Church, Tennent Road, until it receives additional information about the potential number of vehicles associated with the project. Representatives of the Old…