Aberdeen Mayor Supports O’Scanlon’s Efforts To Limit Property Tax Hikes

Aberdeen Mayor Fred Tagliarini

We haven’t heard from Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop since Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon challenged him to pressure Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto to put the extension of the 2% limit on arbitration awards for police and firefighter salary contracts up for a vote. But Aberdeen Mayor Fred Tagliarini, a Democrat, called to say that he supports O’Scanlon’s effort.

“The 2% arbitration cap is a very powerful tool in stabilizing property taxes,” Tagliarini said in a phone interview with MMM. “I don’t know any mayor, Democrat or Republican, who wants it to expire.  The cap should be extended before it expires in December.” Read the rest of this entry »

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Aberdeen family removes memorial to slain son after bitter fight with township

ABERDEEN — A makeshift memorial that once stood where a 22-year old was murdered was removed Thursday afternoon by the Karecki-Harris family after being forced by township officials to dismantle it. The green memorial, filled with candles, messages from friends and the word “JUSTICE” etched into the side, is a reminder of William Karecki’s unsolved murder,… Read the rest of this entry »

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Aberdeen family says mayor is forcing them to remove slain son’s memorial

ABERDEEN — After a bitter fight where it seemed the sides had reached a truce, a family says they are now being forced by the town mayor to dismantle a memorial honoring their slain son. Aberdeen Mayor Fred Tagliarini originally agreed to allow the memorial to William Karecki, 22, who was shot dead in 2015, to… Read the rest of this entry »

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Monmouth Freeholders Step Up After Port Authority Reneges On Park Funding

Freeholder Lillian Burry, Open Space Champion

Monmouth County will have a new 250 acre park in Aberdeen and Marlboro Townships, despite the fact that Port Authority of NY/NJ backed out of a commitment to fund $5 million to purchase 87.8 acres of the open space from a developer who had approvals to build 250 homes on the property.

Today, the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders approved funding the entire $10.6 million land purchase from Aberdeen/Wilson Associates, LLC through the County’s Open Space Trust Fund.

“The Port Authority appears to be unwilling to honor its commitment of sharing to fund a project that will preserve significant portions of the Matawan Creek watershed and eventually provide a 250-acre park,” said Freeholder Lillian G. Burry, liaison to the County Park System. “The Port Authority’s offer to help move this deal forward appears to have been withdrawn.  Fortunately, Monmouth County has an invaluable Open Space Trust Fund to finance the entire purchase.”

State Senator Joe Kyrillos praised the Freeholder Board, the NY/NJ Baykeeper and Aberdeen Township for making the park a reality and slammed Port Authority for backing out of the deal.

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Democratic Mayors Endorse Gopal For Chair

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