Author: KELLY GIULIANO, Staff Writer

  • Veterans honored during special ceremony in Matawan

    Veterans honored during special ceremony in Matawan

    MATAWAN – Veterans who reside at Atrium Senior Living in Matawan have been recognized for their service in the United States armed forces. On Nov. 11, Matawan Police Lt. Christopher Stark helped to distribute personalized certificates and special pins to 19 veterans who were recognized during a ceremony. The honored guests were joined by their…

  • Voters tab newcomers and incumbents for local governing bodies

    Voters tab newcomers and incumbents for local governing bodies

    Voters in Holmdel, Middletown, Hazlet, Keyport, Matawan and Aberdeen went to the polls on Nov. 5 and elected members of the governing body in their respective municipalities. The Monmouth County Clerk’s Office has posted results from the election on its website. The results of the election will remain unofficial until they are certified by the…

  • Rumson voters approve $25.7M referendum for school upgrades

    Rumson voters approve $25.7M referendum for school upgrades

    A $25.7 million bond referendum that proposes improvements to Deane-Porter Elementary School and Forrestdale Middle School has been approved by voters in Rumson. The Rumson School District Board of Education placed the referendum before voters on Nov. 5. According to unofficial results posted online by the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office, the referendum passed with a…

  • Democrats oust two Republicans to win seats on Fair Haven Borough Council

    Democrats oust two Republicans to win seats on Fair Haven Borough Council

    FAIR HAVEN – Democrats Meghan Chrisner-Keefe and Michael McCue will join the Fair Haven Borough Council in January after defeating incumbent Republicans Johnathan Peters and Jacqueline Rice in the Nov. 5 election. The current members of the council are Peters, Rice, Councilwoman Susan A. Sorensen, Councilman Christopher Rodriguez, Councilwoman Elizabeth Koch and Councilman James Banahan.…

  • Voters elect members of municipal government in five towns

    Voters elect members of municipal government in five towns

    Voters in Red Bank, Tinton Falls, Rumson, Shrewsbury Borough and Shrewsbury Township went to the polls on Nov. 5 and elected members of the governing body in their respective municipalities. The Monmouth County Clerk’s Office has posted results from the election on its website. The results are unofficial until they are certified by the county.…

  • Local school board elections are settled

    Local school board elections are settled

    Voters in Middletown, Hazlet, Keyport, Holmdel, Aberdeen and Matawan went to the polls on Nov. 5 and elected members of the school boards in their respective municipalities. The Monmouth County Clerk’s Office has posted results from the election on its website. All of the results are unofficial until they are certified by the county. The…

  • Atlantic Hub school board elections results

    Atlantic Hub school board elections results

    Voters in Eatontown, Red Bank, Tinton Falls, Fair Haven, Rumson, Shrewsbury Township and Shrewsbury Borough went to the polls on Nov. 5 and elected members of the school boards in their respective municipalities. The Monmouth County Clerk’s Office has posted results from the election on its website. All of the results are unofficial until they…

  • Five newcomers, all Republicans, elected to Eatontown Borough Council

    Five newcomers, all Republicans, elected to Eatontown Borough Council

    EATONTOWN – Five newcomers will join the Eatontown Borough Council in January following a Republican sweep in the Nov. 5 election. At present, the members of the all-Democratic governing body are Councilwoman Jasmine Story, Councilwoman Tanya Rivera, Councilwoman Christine Caruso, Councilman Greg Loxton and council President Al Baginsky. Story will remain on the council during…

  • Red Bank voters approve $6.75M referendum for school upgrades

    Red Bank voters approve $6.75M referendum for school upgrades

    RED BANK – A $6.75 million bond referendum that proposed improvements to Red Bank Primary School and Red Bank Middle School has been approved by voters in the borough. The Red Bank Borough Public Schools Board of Education placed the referendum before voters on the Nov. 5. According to unofficial results posted online by the…