Tag: Colts Neck
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Colts Neck officials to name new police chief
COLTS NECK – Paul J. Santucci will be sworn in as Colts Neck’s new police chief on Jan. 30 during the regular meeting of the Township Committee at the Colts Neck Municipal Courthouse. In a press release, municipal officials said Santucci has been a member of the Colts Neck Police Department for 23 years. He…
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Orgo tapped to serve as Colts Neck mayor during 2019
COLTS NECK – Township Committeeman Thomas Orgo will serve as Colts Neck’s mayor during 2019 after he was elected to that position by his fellow members of the Township Committee during the governing body’s reorganization meeting. In Colts Neck’s form of government, residents do not directly elect the mayor. Each January, the committee members select…
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Colts Neck lays off DPW workers; says savings will result
COLTS NECK – Nine employees were laid off from the Colts Neck Department of Public Works on Jan. 10 in a move municipal officials said was aimed at saving money. During the Township Committee’s Jan. 9 meeting, members of the governing body approved a reorganization plan for the DPW. The plan called for laying off…
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Groups will partner to acquire development easement on Colts Neck farm
The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has placed its support for the acquisition of a development easement on a farm in Colts Neck on the record. The freeholders took the action on Jan. 10 and signaled their willingness to partner with the state, the Monmouth Conservation Foundation and Colts Neck to acquire the easement and…
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Veteran helps living shoreline thrive at Naval Weapons Station Earle
Robert Mennella has exchanged his U.S. Air Force uniform for fisherman’s overalls. “This is my new mission, I’ve just changed uniforms,” he said. The Keansburg resident and second-year Brookdale Community College student is one of three scholars who have been selected to take part in the fifth cohort of the NASA STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering…
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Colts Neck officials appreciate first responders’ efforts
On Nov. 20, 2018, the Colts Neck community was forever changed. At mid-day, Colts Neck emergency services responded to a report of a structure fire on Willow Brook Road. Upon arrival, responding crews found a large home in a quiet neighborhood engulfed in flames. Given the size of the fire, calls quickly went out to…
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Brother charged with committing four murders at Colts Neck home
Prior to igniting a fire at his brother’s Colts Neck home, Paul J. Caneiro murdered his brother, his sister-in-law and their two young children in what authorities are alleging stemmed from a financial motive, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said during a press conference in Freehold on Nov. 29. Paul J. Caneiro has been charged with killing…
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Historic Montrose School will host Christmas celebration
COLTS NECK – The Colts Neck Historical Preservation Committee will present a Country Christmas at the Montrose School. Seasonal refreshments and holiday music performed by the Mike Wells Trio will fill the historic one-room schoolhouse from 1-4 p.m. Dec. 9. The Colts Neck Historical Preservation Committee is sponsoring this free traditional holiday fest at the…
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Funeral services set for Dec. 2 for Colts Neck family
A memorial gathering will be held at noon on Dec. 2 at the Holmdel Funeral Home, 26 S. Holmdel Road, Holmdel, for the four members of a Colts Neck family who were found murdered at their home on Nov. 20. Following the memorial gathering, a funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. for Keith…
