Tag: Aberdeen Township
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Independent News Briefs, May 26
The Matawan Borough Council has adopted an ordinance which ends a shared services agreement for municipal court services with Hazlet and establishes an agreement for those services with Aberdeen Township. Councilman Brett Cannon said the agreement with Hazlet was in place for a number of years. “The agreement came up and it was talked about…
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Aberdeen Township resident faces federal charges
A resident of Aberdeen Township has been charged with witness tampering and retaliating against a witness or informant, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced on May 14. Kaitlyn R. Powers, 32, is charged by complaint with two counts of retaliating against a witness or informant and one count of witness tampering, according to a…
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Matawan-Aberdeen school board adopts 2021-22 budget
The Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District Board of Education has adopted an $84.95 million budget to fund the operation of the school district during the 2021-22 academic year. Business Administrator and Board Secretary Lindsey Case said residential and commercial property owners in Matawan and Aberdeen Township will pay a total local tax levy of $60.51 million…
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Aberdeen council plans for sewer upgrades
ABERDEEN – The Township Council has introduced a $185,000 bond ordinance that will help to fund $417,000 worth of sewer improvements in Aberdeen Township. The ordinance was introduced April 15. Council members scheduled a public hearing for May 6 and may adopt the ordinance following the public hearing. The improvements would consist of line rehabilitation…
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Aberdeen council introduces bond ordinance to fund projects
ABERDEEN – Members of the Township Council in Aberdeen Township have introduced a $3.92 million bond ordinance to fund capital improvements throughout the municipality. During a meeting on April 15, the council introduced a $3.92 million bond ordinance to help fund $4.67 million worth of capital improvements in the community. A public hearing on the…
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Aberdeen Township names new public information officer
ABERDEEN – An elected member of the City Council in Linden, Union County, has been hired as Aberdeen Township’s new public information officer. John Roman joined the township’s administrative staff on April 7. Roman will report to Township Manager Bryan Russell. He will succeed Aberdeen Township’s first public information officer, Brittany Shea, who has been…
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Matawan-Aberdeen school board introduces $84M budget for 2021-22
The Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District Board of Education has introduced an $84.95 million budget to fund the operation of the school district during the 2021-22 academic year. An initial budget that was under consideration by the board totaled $83.21 million. That spending plan was revised by district administrators and the $84.95 million budget was introduced…
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Geyer named new chief of Aberdeen Township Police Department
ABERDEEN – Municipal officials have announced the promotion of Deputy Chief Alan Geyer to the rank of police chief in the Aberdeen Township Police Department. Geyer succeeds Rick Derechailo, who has retired. Derechailo had served as police chief since January 2019, according to municipal officials. “While we are saddened to see Chief Derechailo leave, we…
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Parents will rally for children’s return to school
Parents for In-Person School will hold a really at 1 p.m. March 13 at Terhune Park on Main Street in Matawan to support efforts for children to return to schools in all districts on a full-time basis as the coronavirus pandemic continues. In a press release, the group said many districts still face hurdles to…
