Author: PETER ELACQUA, Staff Writer
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Marlboro board grants superintendent new five-year contract
MARLBORO – Superintendent of Schools Eric Hibbs has received a new five-year contract that will allow him to remain the leader of the Marlboro K-8 School District until June 2026. Hibbs was named Marlboro’s superintendent in 2013. Hibbs had an employment contract in place which was due to expire on June 30, 2022. Board members…
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Marlboro native uses art skills to help create “The Last of Us Part II” video game
“The Last of Us Part II,” a video game that has earned critical acclaim from players and critics around the world, was created in part by a native of Marlboro who graduated from Colts Neck High School. Martin Pietras, a graphic designer who specializes in 3D environments and texture, worked on in-game cutscenes involving two…
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Cantor elected to serve as Marlboro council president for 2021
MARLBORO – Councilman Jeff Cantor will serve as president of the Marlboro Township Council during 2021. He was elected to the position by his fellow council members when the governing body held its reorganization meeting on Jan. 7. Councilman Scott Metzger was elected to serve as vice president. Cantor and Metzger are joined on the…
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Viola elected to serve as Colts Neck mayor for 2021; Buss joins governing body
COLTS NECK – Township Committeeman Michael Viola will serve as Colts Neck’s mayor for 2021 following his election to that one-year position during the Jan. 2 reorganization meeting of the governing body. In Colts Neck’s form of government, residents do not directly elect a mayor. Each January, the Township Committee members select one person on…
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Buontempo tapped as Holmdel mayor; discusses goals for 2021
HOLMDEL – Committeeman Gregory Buontempo will serve as Holmdel’s mayor for 2021 following his election to that one-year position during the Jan. 5 reorganization meeting of the Township Committee. In Holmdel’s form of government, residents do not directly elect the mayor. Each January, the five committee members select one person on the governing body to…
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Buss excited to begin service on Colts Neck Township Committee
COLTS NECK – Tara Torchia Buss is looking forward to starting her first three-year term on the Township Committee in January. Buss and incumbent Michael Viola ran unopposed for two seats on Colts Neck’s governing body in the Nov. 3 municipal election. Viola won his second term on the committee, which will continue to have…
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Buontempo, Luccarelli win seats on Holmdel Township Committee
HOLMDEL – Republicans Gregory Buontempo and Domenico Luccarelli have been elected to three-year terms on the Holmdel Township Committee. Four residents sought the terms in the Nov. 3 municipal election. Buontempo and Luccarelli fended off a challenge from Democrats Joseph Romano and Michael Jenkins. According to election results posted online by the Monmouth County Clerk’s…
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Strafaci, Shrem, Daniel win seats on Marlboro K-8 Board of Education
MARLBORO – Robert Daniel, Susan Shrem and Jill Strafaci have been elected to three-year terms on the Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education. The Nov. 3 election for three seats on the board saw five residents run for office: Feiby Dawod, Kamilia Maxemoss, Daniel, Shrem and Strafaci. According to results posted online by the…
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Holmdel mayor: Residents must remain vigilant in ongoing COVID battle
HOLMDEL – It has been eight months since Gov. Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency in New Jersey after the COVID-19 virus entered the state. According to The New York Times, New Jersey is approaching 300,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and about 16,665 deaths as of mid-November. On Nov. 17, state officials reported there…