Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Murphy to again serve as Borough Council president
Returning council members Michael DuPont and Art Murphy thanked residents for voting for stability as Mayor Pat Menna and Borough Council welcomed 2013 Tuesday afternoon. Returning Councilmen DuPont and Murphy took their oaths of office at the borough's annual reorganization meeting, rejoining colleagues Sharon Lee, Kathleen Horgan, Juanita Lewis and Ed Zipprich on the dais. Council members also unanimously voted to appoint Murphy council president for another year. "It's truly an honor to serve the community in which I grew up in," said Murphy, who begins his fourth three-year term in office. "I want to thank the good people of Red Bank for believing in me and re-electing me." "We're here to listen," said DuPont, who starts his third …
Menna outlines progress in address at Borough Council's annual reorganization meeting
Red Bank is a vibrant and growing community that is fast becoming the "center for the county," Mayor Pat Menna said Tuesday. The mayor touched on the progress the borough enjoyed in 2012 as the governing body welcomed 2013 with its annual reorganization meeting at Borough Hall. Menna, a Democrat, touted the downtown businesses, parking and cultural initiatives, the borough's finances and more as he looked to Red Bank's future of "cultural tourism." While the downtown still features vacant storefronts, much progress was made in 2012, the mayor said. The borough started the year with a 16 percent commercial vacancy rate and ended it with a 5 percent vacancy rate, Menna said. "We are fortunate.. that our commercial base still accounts for …
Thomas Doremus sworn in at annual reorganization meeting
The borough welcomed a new command at the helm of the Fire Department at the annual reorganization meeting Tuesday. Mayor Pasquale Menna swore in Thomas Doremus as chief, Thomas Welsh as first deputy chief and Joseph Lauterwasser as second deputy chief in front of the firefighters' family and friends in a packed municipal courtroom. Menna said it was with "great pleasure" to welcome Doremus, 29, as chief. Doremus, who also is a borough police officer, is a fifth generation firefighter. Welsh and Lauterwasser also continue the firefighting tradition in Red Bank, as both are second generation firefighters. Welsh, a former chief, is "the anchor, the rock" of the department, Menna said. The mayor was equally complimentary of Lauterwasser, …
Mrs. NJarhead
3:56 pm on Tuesday, February 26, 2013
So this guy gets a chief SUV and a police car on the taxpayers dime? And when he goes to the Y to workout he parks his chief SUV in the car drop off area for over an hour? Typical. more ›