Tag: Monroe Township Council
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Monroe welcomes lifelong resident to Township Council
MONROE – A new member was sworn in to the Monroe Township Council, joining several returning members. “I’d like to welcome everyone and I look forward to building on a cohesive relationship with all of our members, both new and familiar,” Monroe Mayor Gerald W. Tamburro said during the Jan. 3 reorganization meeting, according to…
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Monroe expands local cable programming to Fios customers
MONROE – Verizon Fios customers now have access to Monroe’s lineup of local cable programming. Township officials and school administrators have worked jointly over the span of nearly a year to bring Fios subscribers local televised programming, which has long been available to Monroe’s Comcast customers on Channel 28, according to information provided by the…
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Republican to join Monroe council
MONROE — A Republican will join the Democratic stronghold on the Township Council. Charles G. Dipierro ousted longtime councilman Michael Leibowitz as a Ward 3 councilman in the election on Nov. 7. “I’m very excited to work with Mayor [Gerald W. Tamburro] and the Council on stabilizing taxes and controlling growth in Monroe,” he said,…
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Candidates poised for Monroe Township Council election
MONROE — Two candidates are vying for each of the three, two-year ward seats and one, unexpired two-year council-at-large seat available on the Monroe Township Council in the upcoming election. Ward 1: Incumbent Democratic Candidate Elizabeth “Betty” Schneider will face Republican candidate John Krulewski. Schneider, who is a 17-year resident of the township, is seeking…
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Monroe grassroots organization promotes solidarity after clashes in Charlottesville
MONROE — Within 36 hours of the mayhem in Charlottesville, Virginia, that gripped the nation, Irene Linet, co-chair of Indivisible of Monroe Township, organized a rally in support of togetherness. Protests in Charlottesville on Aug. 12 turned violent when white nationalists clashed with activists protesting racism. One woman was killed and many were injured when…
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New Monroe councilman has experience in teaching
MORNOE — Resident Leonard Baskin is filling the remaining term of former Councilman Blaise Dipierro. The Township Council unanimously appointed Baskin on July 5 to fill the Ward 2 seat vacated by Dipierro, who had held the position since January 2016 when it was vacated by Mayor Gerald Tamburro, who became mayor. Dipierro retired and moved…
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Monroe Council honors police; new officer sworn in
MONROE — Mayor Gerald W. Tamburro credited a “hardworking” police force and the department’s leadership for the recent mention in a number of national and regional surveys ranking Monroe as a safe city. Safewise recently ranked Monroe as the seventh safest city in the country to raise a child, the National Council for Home Safety…
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Bravura Philharmonic to perform works of Beethoven, SiCong Ma in Monroe
Sponsored By The Monroe Township Cultural Arts Commission and The Patrons Of The Arts with support from Mayor Gerald Tamburro and The Monroe Township Council, the Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra will perform at 7 p.m. on May 13 a at the Richard P. Marasco Center for the Performing Arts, 1629 Perrineville Rd., Monroe. The program will feature two symphonic works”…
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Monroe municipal tax rate to remain stable in 2017
By Kathy Chang Staff Writer MONROE — Residents will not see an increase in the municipal portion of their 2017 property tax bill, which Monroe Township Mayor Gerald W. Tamburro said is the result of residents, employees, volunteers and members of the township’s boards and commissions working together for the betterment of the community. The…