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Residents press council over recurring noise, unsupervised crowds and alleged harassment linked to local brewery
Summary
Residents described repeated loud events, outdoor speakers, mobile beer carts and unsupervised minors at the Iron (Bent) Brewery property and asked the township to enforce nuisance ordinances; a separate resident raised allegations of racial epithets from neighbors in an ongoing dispute on Wilson Avenue.
Several residents urged the council to take action after repeated disturbances tied to a brewery operation on a large property. Rick Tomaino told the council that neighbors have recorded multiple incidents of loud, late-night music, outdoor speakers left on and mobile beer carts positioned near property lines. “It was so loud… you could hear it vibrate in the house,” Tomaino said, describing events on Oct. 25 and Nov. 14 that he said prompted him to call police.
Tomaino and other neighbors said police responses have been inconsistent; one resident said an officer recommended filing formal complaints rather than relying on ad-hoc enforcement. Council members acknowledged the complaints and discussed enforcement pathways, including the township nuisance ordinance that can result in municipal-court charges. “We can use the nuisance ordinance… it goes to municipal court,” one council member said.
Councilors urged residents to call police when disturbances occur and suggested staff will follow up with the business owners about security and on-site oversight for events. Council members also said they would discuss the issue with the owners and emphasized that the business previously expressed willingness to cooperate with neighbors.
In a separate public comment, resident Aubrey Molinetto reported ongoing harassment at her home on Wilson Avenue, including alleged racial epithets directed at her and her family; municipal staff said they had prosecuted property-condition violations and that cleanup had been ordered through court action, and they advised her about legal options including contacting county bar resources.
What happens next: council said it will follow up with police and the business owners and indicated the nuisance ordinance is available as an enforcement tool; residents were urged to file formal complaints and document incidents so municipal enforcement and court processes can proceed.
