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Little Silver Council to Reorganize for 2013

The annual meeting will be held at 7:30 Monday night.

Monday night's reorganization meeting for Little Silver's borough council will include the swearing in of a number of key borough volunteers. Councilmen David Gilmour and Dr. Richard Scott will take the oath of office to serve three-year terms following wins in November. Long-time councilman Donald Galante will be sworn in for a one-year term. Officers for the borough's first responders will also take the oath of office for 2013. Officers for the year include: Fire Department Officers: Fire Police Officers: Emergency Medial Services Officers:

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GOP Retains Little Silver Council Seats

Gilmour, Scott and Galante win re-election

Republican incumbents David Gilmour, Richard Scott and Don Galante won re-election Tuesday night.  With almost 86 percent of votes counted, Gilmour garnered 1,765 votes and Scott 1,834 votes to challenger Dan Levine's 924 tallies. Gilmour and Scott won full terms. Galante earned 2,060 votes to continue a one-year unexpired term. There was little surprise in the race for Little Silver Board of Education, as Christian Smith and Lorre Weisman, who ran unopposed, won with 1,602 votes and 1,539 votes, respectively. Meggan Bateman received 1,640 votes for a two-year unexpired term, and Megan Clarke garnered 140 write-ins for a one-year unexpired term. Provisional ballots are still outstanding, and results are unofficial until certified by the …

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Little Silver Council Candidates: Dan Levine

The former borough council president who lost his bid for mayor last year, is running for one of the two, three-year terms up for grabs in November.

Patch asked each of the four candidates running for a seat on the Little Silver Borough Council to tell voters a little bit about himself and to answer a series of questions outlining his thoughts on issues facing the borough. We are running the profiles throughout week. Next up: Dan Levine, the former borough council president who lost his bid for mayor last year, is running for one of the two, three-year terms up for grabs in November. My wife Ellen and I have been married for 49 years. She is a retired Eatontown teacher. We have resided in Monmouth County for 46 years and in Little Silver for 43 years. We have two children, a son, and daughter. They currently reside in the Boston, Massachusetts area. Both children have gone through the …

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Little Silver Council Candidates: Dr. Richard Scott

Scott was appointed to the borough council in September and is running for one of the two three-year terms up for grabs on Nov. 6.

Patch asked each of the four candidates running for a seat on the Little Silver Borough Council to tell voters a little bit about himself and to answer a series of questions outlining his thoughts on issues facing the borough. We are running the profiles throughout week. Next up: Dr. Richard Scott, who was appointed to the borough council last month to temporarily fill the seat left vacant after the death of Councilman Jon Bitman, is running for one of the two, three-year terms up for grabs in November. Scott lives on Little Silver Point Road with his wife, Leslie, and has three sons, Tyler, Colin and Riley, all of whom attended Point Road and Markham Place schools, and Christian Brothers Academy. He has served for three years on the …

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Little Silver Council Candidates: David Gilmour

Gilmour has served for 10 years on the borough council and is running for one of the two three-year seats up for grabs in November.

Little Silver Council Candidates: David Gilmour

Gilmour has served for 10 years on the borough council and is running for one of the two three-year seats up for grabs in November.

Patch asked each of the four candidates running for a seat on the Little Silver Borough Council to tell voters a little bit about himself  and to answer a series of questions outlining their thoughts on issues facing the borough. We are running the profiles throughout week. Next up: David Gilmour, who has served on the borough council for 10 years and is running for one of the two, three-year terms up for grabs in November. 1. Why are you running? What do you feel are the top challenges for Little Silver's governing body? This is my 10th year on council. I have served on many committees and have a well-rounded experiences to make informed decisions. I feel our workshop meetings, open to the public, have increased the residents' …

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Little Silver Council Candidates: Donald Galante

Galante is running unopposed for an unexpired one-year term on council in November.

Patch asked each of the four candidates running for a seat on the Little Silver Borough Council to tell voters a little bit about themselves and to answer a series of questions outlining their thoughts on issues facing the borough. We will run the profiles over the course of this week and begin with Donald Galante, who was appointed to complete the term vacated by Robert C. Neff Jr. when he ran for mayor in 2011, is running unopposed to continue to finish out that term through the end of 2013. I have lived in Little Silver for 26 years with my wife Mandy who currently is a teacher at Red Bank Regional High School. We have brought up three children in Little Silver, my oldest son Greg is married to Mrs. Galante (previously Miss Berube) of …

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Joseph L. Stein

10:37 am on Tuesday, October 16, 2012

We are fortunate to have Don as a resource for our community. Good luck in your run. You have my vote! Trainer Joe   more ›

Ex-Councilman Levine Seeks to Regain Little Silver Seat

Former council president, who lost his bid for mayor last year, will contend for one of two council seats

Things just got interesting for Little Silver voters with the recent addition of another candidate vying for two seats on borough council. Dan Levine, who served on council for three years before losing his bid for mayor in 2011, will run as an Independent candidate to regain his seat on Nov. 6. Levine, who owns Little Silver Community Hardware, will oppose Republican incumbent David Gilmour and Dr. Richard Scott, who was appointed to serve on the council following the death in September of Councilman Jonathan Bitman. Levine, who has lived in Little Silver for 45 years, has served as a borough-appointed representative to the Northeast Regional Sewer Authority for 10 years and held positions as treasurer and chair of the finance committee …

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Obituary: Jonathan H. Bitman

Bitman lived in Little Silver for 18 years and was 52 when he died on Tuesday.

Jonathan H. Bitman, 52, of Little Silver, died Tuesday, Sept. 4 at Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank after a courageous battle with cancer. Jon had a strong sense of community and an even stronger love for his family and friends. Born in Newark to Edward and Sonya Lazerwitz Bitman, he was raised in Millburn. He attended Kean University and played semi-pro football for the Jersey Oaks. Jon has been a resident of Monmouth County for the past 28 years, and in Little Silver for 18 of those years. He was a Little Silver Councilman from 2003 to 2012. While he was a councilman, he was active on many committees, among them were the Little Silver Public Works, Fire, First Aid and Newsletter and Police and Emergency Preparedness. He also served …

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