New Arts School Gets Approval From Board

The Kiddie Academy will have a new, artsy neighbor following the Planning Board’s approval of a performing arts school next to the Old Mill Road day care facility.

The board voted unanimously on Monday to approve the proposal, which would fill a long-vacant, 2,860-square-foot, portion of the building next to the pre-kindergarten center.

Lisa Cicalease, veteran owner of an area performing arts studio, will run the new studio, offering acting, piano, voice and dance instruction.

After some discussion about the amount of existing parking and the hours the studio would be open, the board voted to approve the application 9-0.

In other Planning Board moves:

- A resident on Shark River Station Road will knock down three existing cabins on a 4-acre parcel and construct a 2,400-square-foot single-family home on that tract. The result would be two 2-acre parcels. The board approved that application unanimously.

-  A resident on Cleveland Ave. will be able to split a property at 1892 Cleveland Ave. into two conforming sites. The board also voted unanimously to approve the application.

-  An application to build three, 2-story medical office buildings on Ramshorn Drive near Route 70 was not heard as scheduled Monday. The application will be heard April 4.