Tag: Monroe Mayor Stephen Dalina
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Monroe Township earns silver certification from Sustainable Jersey
Monroe Township’s efforts in implementing solutions for sustainability challenges has earned the township the silver certification from Sustainable Jersey. Township officials announced that Monroe was one of 81 municipalities that were selected by Sustainable Jersey to receive the silver certification in 2022. “Monroe Township has been at the forefront of municipal ‘Going Green’ initiatives for…
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Chabad of Monroe’s annual public menorah celebration
The Chabad of Monroe hosted its annual public menorah celebration with the lighting of a 32-foot tall menorah at State Park on Perrineville Road, at the corner of Prospect Plains Road in Monroe. The menorah in Monroe is a replica of the National Menorah lit across the street from the White House in Washington D.C.…
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Residents offer input, solutions in first public meeting to help alleviate truck traffic off US 130 and New Jersey Turnpike
Residents frustrated with truck traffic in southern Middlesex County voiced their concerns and suggested solutions in the first public meeting for a study that will determine strategies to manage the traffic in the area. “I am afraid to drive around here with these trucks,” one woman said. The county and the North Jersey Transportation Planning…
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Monroe remembers sacrifices made on 21st anniversary of 9/11 terrorist attacks
Monroe Township joined communities across the nation to honor the nearly 3,000 people lost from the deadliest terrorist attack on U.S. soil. The township remembered 21 years late at Memorial Tree Park on Prospect Plains Road on Sept. 11. “On this National Day of Service and remembrance we honor the 9/11 victims, survivors and those…
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Monroe to receive $1 million in state funding for flood mitigation efforts for Rossmoor community
MONROE – Monroe Township will receive $1 million in state funding to address flood mitigation programs for the Rossmoor adult living community, which was devastated by Tropical Storm Henri in August 2021. The funding has been set aside in the state’s 2023 fiscal budget, according to information provided by the township. “This grant is a…
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New garden at Monroe Public Library honors lives of late mayor, his wife
MONROE – A new pergola and butterfly garden adorn the grounds of the Monroe Township Public Library in honor of the late Monroe Mayor Gerald Tamburro and his wife. “I want to thank the family for thinking of the library as a place to honor both their parents. I cannot think of a better way…
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Monroe organizations can register for ‘litter patrol’ opportunities
MONROE – Monroe is on its way towards “a cleaner, greener future.” That is what Mayor Stephen Dalina said as the township is the recipient of a Clean Communities grant totaling $105,240.47 from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Solid Waste Division, according to a township press release on June 2. Clean Communities…
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Monroe mayor calling for more state property tax relief
MONROE – Mayor Stephen Dalina is calling for more state property tax relief. The Office of Legislative Services estimates the state will collect more than $6.9 billion in additional revenue than anticipated. “This is a historic moment, with the state generating a surplus of billions of dollars for one budget year,” Dalina said in a…
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Monroe resident receives Congressional Gold Medal award for service in Ghost Army during World War II
MONROE – At age 98, Seymour Nussenbaum was “finally” recognized for his service with the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, known as the Ghost Army, during World War II. The Army veteran is one of nine remaining living members of the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, known as the Ghost Army, to recently receive a Congressional Gold…
