N.J. mosque application denied after nearly 5 years. Advocates call it ‘troubling pattern.’

N.J. mosque application denied after nearly 5 years. Advocates call it ‘troubling pattern.’

After nearly five years of debate, a Monmouth County town has denied an application to build a mosque — a decision that some advocates have called discriminatory.On July 23, the Marlboro Zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously rejected the 13,000-square-foot Muslim community center at 449 Tennent Road.