Friday, January 4, 2013
Freeholders John Curley and Serena DiMaso and Clerk M. Claire French sworn in at Monmouth County reorganization.
Shared services and economic growth will be focal points for newly appointed Freeholder Director Thomas Arnone in 2013 as the region recovers from superstorm Sandy. Arnone, who has long advocated for increased cooperation between municipal and county government, pledged to continue that effort during the annual Monmouth County reorganization meeting at Biotechnology High School in Freehold Township on Thursday. “When I stood here two years ago, that was my goal, that was my vision—that we were going to engage back with the municipalities. Because quite frankly, the only way we’re going to succeed in Monmouth County is as a partnership,” Arnone said. “Not every aspect of shared services will work for everybody. But there’s something for …
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Freeholders Curley and DiMaso defeat challengers William Shea and Kevin Lavan; incumbent French best Steinhorn in county clerk bid.
The Monmouth County Republicans will retain a 5-0 majority on the Board of Chosen Freeholders. With 99 percent of districts reporting, Freeholder Director John Curley and Freeholder Serena DiMaso led their Democratic opponents William Shea and Kevin Lavan by over 25,000 votes, according to unofficial results from the Monmouth County Board of Elections. "We are gathered here tonight to make sure that what you have entrusted in us remains and creates the greatest county in the state of New Jersey," Curley said during Monmouth County Republican Committee’s election party at South Gate Manor in Freehold Tuesday night. Curley, a Middletown resident, had 134,510 votes to Shea’s 105,356. The win gives Curley a second full term on the county …
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Freeholder director repeated call for resignations after former Brookdale Community College President Peter Burnham pleaded guilty to official misconduct charges.
Tuesday's guilty plea from former Brookdale Community College President Peter Burnham has some calling for more financial accountability from the college's board of trustees. Burnham, 68 of Colts Neck, pleaded guilty on Tuesday before Judge Thomas F. Scully to two counts of official misconduct and one count of theft by deception. Prosecutors say Burnham used credit cards issued to him by Brookdale to purchase more than $10,000 worth of items. According to News 12, Burnham made $216,000 in his position at Brookdale. Freeholder Director John Curley, who became the community college's liaison in January, 2011, said he was the one to call attention to personal spending with college money from Burnham's office. Curley called for Burnham, and …
Thursday, July 21, 2011
County project cost $445,620; features dedicated left turn lane on Harding, LED traffic lights, and an eight-hour battery backup in the event of a power outage.
At 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 20, Monmouth County Freeholder John P. Curley flipped a switch inside a large black box at the intersection of Harding Road (County Route 34) and Prospect Avenue to give the people of Fair Haven, Little Silver and Red Bank the traffic light they've desired there for years. "It's done," said Curley, as the light on Prospect changed from a flashing red to a solid red, and the flashing yellow on Harding became a solid green. Residents are hoping that with the improvements, which include features such as easier-to-see, cost-effective LED signal lights along with road widening to accomodate dedicated left turn lanes on Harding, all the accidents and aggravation that formerly came with the intersection are done, too…
Cindy Burnham
7:52 am on Monday, January 7, 2013
Mary, Before Curley was a Freeholder, he was a Red Bank Councilman. He stood up for right. He brought to light the miss spending by the Democrates in Red Bank. He exposed alot of corruption. He helped to save open space and supported Maple Cove, which was to be sold to Hovnanian, but was saved and is now the only public access to the Navesink River where you can hand launch a small craft, throw a… more ›