Matawan Councilwoman Toni Marie Angelini has resigned from the borough’s governing body effective June 30. Angelini, who declined to seek reelection this year, is moving to Wall Township.
Mayor Paul Buccellato said that Angelini will be missed. “Toni was a valuable member of the council who represented the residents of Matawan with honesty and integrity,” Buccellato said, “She always made decisions with the best interests of the people in mind.”
Angelini has lived in Matawan for 15 years and was elected to the Borough Council twice. Her move to Wall brings her closer to her family, Assemblywoman Mary Pat Angelini and Ocean Township School Board Member Bob Angelini, and gives her a shorter to commute to Trenton where she is the Senior Media Manger for Northeast and Midwest at the National Federation of Independent Businesses. (NFIB).
Toni Marie was formerly the manager of the Hazlet Motor Vehicle Commission facility and worked on Superstorm Sandy recovery in Governor Chris Christie’s office until October of last year.
Bloom Again Foundation, a Pasadena, CA based charity that provides rapid response emergency financial assistance to working women facing medical crises, is launching a New Jersey Chapter on Wednesday, May 27 during a luncheon at the Navesink Country Club in Middletown.
Founded in 2008 by Dr. Lois Frankel, PhD, the foundation provides rapid response financial assistance for living essentials to working women living at or near the poverty level when medical challenges stretch their already limited resources.
The Monmouth County bridge that crosses Havens Bridge Road in Howell Township collapsed on Saturday, May 9. The bridge had been closed for weeks prior to the failure due to damage discovered during an inspection by employees of the County Public Works and Engineering Department.
News of the collapse was first reported on the Our Howell NJ facebook community page.
“Thank God we closed the bridge before this happened and no one got hurt,” said Freeholder Tom Arnone, liaison to the Public Works Department, when confirming the collapse.
It’s almost summer and the Jersey Shore people left homeless by Hurricane Sandy are on the move again, leaving winter rentals as seasonal rents skyrocket. “It’s a problem up and down the coast,” said Amanda Devecka-Rinear of the New Jersey Organizing Project, which helps people bound in the red tape of Sandy recovery. “We’re talking about… Read the rest of this entry »
Christie Comments On Train Derailment Gov. Chris Christie reacted to the deadly Amtrak train derailment. TILTON, N.H. — Gov. Chris Christie on Wednesday morning referred to the deadly Amtrak train derailment as “really disconcerting” and said he’s anxious for officials to “get to the bottom of why it happened.” The governor, speaking outside of a New… Read the rest of this entry »
Freeholder Deputy Director Serena DiMaso celebrates with Holmdel resident Addy Lubkert at Regency Park Nursing and Rehab Center in Hazlet
HAZLET, NJ – Monmouth County’s Office on Aging joined with Regency Park Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Hazlet to host the Monmouth County’s Centenarian Celebration, honoring residents who are or will be aged 100 and over in 2015.
The birthday party was held at the Regency Park Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on May 11 and included a luncheon, music, gifts and a birthday cake.
There were 15 centenarians in attendance: Josephine Alessandro, 100; Eleanora Bell, 99; Rita D’Elia, 99; Katherine Elberty, 101; Hazel Feick, 100; Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, 102; Mario Gazzara, 101; Nicoletta Granato, 100; Adeline Lubkert, 99; Helen McKeown, 99; Rose Perrotta, 101; Brother Patrick Power, 102; Christina Savoca, 103; Ruth Schiff, 102; and Irene Starosolsky, will turn 104 on May 31.
In May 2013, Regency broke the Guinness Book of World Records for the “Largest Gathering of Centenarians” at their Somerset location, Regency Jewish Heritage Nursing and Rehabilitation Center by gathering 31 centenarians in one location.
Everything starts blooming in May—including the Shore art scene. All of a sudden, galleries and artists’ organizations are all holding openings. It’s almost impossible to decide which to attend. The art scene may not be as broad and deep here as it is in New York City—where the auction houses sell the “best of the best” of modern during these weeks—from Picasso to Giacometti. But there’s a great deal of excitement and variety, and even more to come in June.
A group of New Jersey residents dissatisfied with Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts plan to protest in Trenton on Thursday morning in an attempt to prod the state to address a host of complaints. More than two and a half years after the storm, thousands of homeowners participating in the state’s largest housing rebuilding grant program have… Read the rest of this entry »
PHILADELPHIA – At least six people were killed and more than 50 injured after a New York-bound train derailed in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia, officials said. UPDATE: 6th person dies following Amtrak train derailment, report says Hundreds of first responders descended on the scene, where at least seven cars from the Amtrak Northeast Regional… Read the rest of this entry »
Matawan Councilwoman Toni Marie Angelini has resigned from the borough’s governing body effective June 30. Angelini, who declined to seek reelection this year, is moving to Wall Township.
