Tag: Matawan Police Department
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Feds will provide funding for Matawan police department upgrades
MATAWAN – The Matawan Borough Council has adopted an ordinance which will provide $300,000 worth of capital improvements to assist in the relocation of the Matawan Police Department. The ordinance was before the council on Sept. 8 for a public hearing and vote for adoption. No member of the public commented on the ordinance when…
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Matawan Police Department moving to location behind Borough Hall
MATAWAN – After having operated from an outdated building at 150 Main St. for quite some time, the Matawan Police Department will be moving into a unit at the back of Borough Hall, 201 Broad St. Mayor Joseph Altomonte said the building on Main Street was constructed in about 1920 as a bank. The rear…
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Matawan emergency services personnel participate in ice rescue training
MATAWAN – Members of the Matawan Office of Emergency Management (OEM) recently participated in ice rescue training to keep their skills up to date. More specifically, members of the Matawan Police Department’s Advanced Services Unit (ASU), the Matawan Fire Department’s Training Division and the OEM all participated in the training exercise. “The ASU trains annually…
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Matawan council waives fees to encourage Main Street revitalization
MATAWAN – Members of the Matawan Borough Council have taken action to encourage the revitalization of Main Street. During a meeting on Dec. 15, council members passed a resolution which waives Construction Department fees to promote the renovation of existing non-residential vacant commercial structures/units in the section of the borough that has been designated an…
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Old Bridge PBA continues to bring smiles to community – lights, sirens and all
OLD BRIDGE – Members of the Old Bridge Policemen’s Benevolent Association (PBA) Local 127 are continuing to bring smiles to the community – lights, sirens and all in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic. “If people reach out and we can go out, we will,” said PBA President Vincent Galgano, saying drive-by birthday parades…
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Roselle Park police officer shoots himself after car crash in Matawan
MATAWAN–An off-duty Roselle Park police officer fatally shot himself after crashing into two parked cars at 12:01 p.m. on Jan. 19 near 208 Broad St., in Matawan, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. The Matawan Police Department responded to a single-vehicle collision involving a 39-year-old Aberdeen resident, according to the prosecutor’s office. The resident,…
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Retired Matawan teacher celebrates his 100th birthday with borough
MATAWAN–More than 70 residents gathered on the front lawn of Howard Lloyd to help the former teacher at Matawan Regional High School celebrate his 100th birthday. Matawan Mayor Joseph Altomonte and Council President Brett Cannon presented Lloyd with an honorary certificate to recognize him for his years of being an educator and serving in the…
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Matawan Police Department installs medication dropoff box
MATAWAN–Joining other municipalities in the fight to counteract prescription drug abuse, the Matawan Police Department has installed a Project Medicine Drop box at police headquarters. The Matawan Police Department announced on May 28 that it has joined the New Jersey Attorney General’s Project Medicine Drop initiative, according to a prepared statement from the police department.…
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Matawan officer sues police department after alleged retaliation
MATAWAN – Police Officer Jennifer Paglia is suing Matawan after she allegedly experienced a campaign of retaliatory harassment after she settled a sex discrimination lawsuit with the borough. Paglia was hired by the Matawan Police Department in 1998. In September 2013, Paglia filed a lawsuit in state Superior Court alleging sex and race discrimination against…