Tag: Monroe Township Council
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Middlesex County candidates file for June 6 primary
The following candidates have filed petitions to run in the primary election on June 6: Jamesburg Borough Council: two three-year terms – uncontested race between Democrat incumbents Coleen Rutsky and Daria Ludas. Milltown Borough Council: two three-year terms – uncontested race between Democrats Phil Zambrana and Trina Jensen Mehr and Republicans Stacy D. Sullivan and incumbent Ronald Dixon.…
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Monroe welcomes new faces to its administration
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MONROE — The Township Council and the township’s administration have turned a new leaf with two new appointments. In a unanimous showing, Miriam Cohen, who has lived in the township since 2008, was appointed to fill longtime Councilwoman Leslie Koppel’s seat, which was vacated when Koppel joined the Middlesex County Board of…
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Monroe officials propose two new schools to handle enrollment growth
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MONROE — School officials have whittled their focus from 13 parcels of land to two that could potentially be the sites for the construction of a much-needed new middle school and new elementary school to address student enrollment growth in the next five to 10 years. Monroe Township currently has…
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Monroe Township represented on county freeholder board
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — Leslie Koppel has become the first person from Monroe Township to be represented on the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders’ dais. On Feb. 16, Koppel was sworn in to the seat, which was vacated by longtime Deputy Freeholder Director Carol Barrett Bellante, who announced her resignation from…
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Dipierro follows father’s footsteps on Monroe council
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MONROE — Blaise Dipierro took his first elected seat behind the council dais just like his father did so many years ago. Dipierro was sworn in for a one-year expired term for the Ward 2 seat at a Township Council meeting Jan. 4 in front of his family, friends and some…
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Monroe celebrates the ‘many hats’ worn by retiring manager
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MONROE — John Riggs is the guy who wore many hats and who brought sustainability, berms and sidewalks into town. “What we see is the beauty in this town, the berms … the landscaping,” Mayor Gerald Tamburro said as he recognized Riggs on his retirement at a recent council meeting.…
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Dipierro remains member of Monroe council
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MONROE — Blaise Dipierro will serve the one-year unexpired term for the Ward 2 seat on the Township Council. Dipierro, a Democrat, recorded 4,575 votes in the election on Nov. 8 over Republican challenger Martin Herrmann, who received 3,745 votes. Dipierro was appointed in January to fill the position vacated…
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Monroe Township Council election results
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MONROE — Blaise Dipierro will serve the one-year expired term for the Ward 2 seat on the Monroe Township Council. Dipierro recorded 4,575 votes in the election on Nov. 8 over Republican challenger Martin Herrmann, who received 3,745 votes. Dipierro was appointed in January to fill the position vacated by…
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Current councilman, former mayoral candidate seek seat on Monroe council
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MONROE — Two candidates are vying for the one-year unexpired term for the Ward 2 seat on the Township Council. Blaise Dipierro, who was appointed in January to fill the position vacated by Gerald Tamburro when he became mayor, will face Republican challenger Martin Herrmann. Dipierro, who is seeking his…
