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With a unanimous vote of the Borough Council behind him and a capacity crowd giving him a standing ovation, former councilman Stephen Nolan took his place last night as interim mayor during a special meeting of the council. Nolan, 45, formerly head of the borough redevelopment agency, pledged to work on ways to foster new businesses along the [...] The long-awaited vote to select an interim mayor will be held tonight at a special meeting of the Borough Council. The 7 p.m. session was scheduled to allow more time to solicit more nominees for the post. Though the vote was widely expected to be held during the council’s reorganization meeting earlier this month, when Mayor [...] Outing mayor Meryl Frank, center, is overwhelmed by emotion following her valedictory remarks at last night’s Borough Council reorganization meeting. With only one nominee before it instead of the required three, the Borough Council has put off a vote on an interim mayor following the resignation of longtime mayor Meryl Frank. Instead of voting to appoint an [...] The Borough Council will meet twice on Jan. 5 — the first time to vote on any outstanding business, the second to reorganize. The first meeting, set for 4:30 p.m. at the Senior/Youth Recreation Center, 220 South Sixth Avenue, will allow for votes on outstanding agenda items. The second, set for 7 p.m. at the Senior/Youth [...] Stephen Nolan, a former Borough Council member and current head of the borough redevelopment agency, was the sole candidate for interim mayor to emerge from this week’s screening. Nolan was interviewed by members of the borough Democratic Committee during a Wednesday meeting at Charlie Brown’s Steakhouse. He will be considered for the post of interim mayor [...] With Mayor Meryl Frank to step down on Jan. 5, the borough Democratic Committee is set to interview potential applicants for the mayor’s post. The committee meets tonight at 6:30 p.m. at Charlie Brown’s Steakhouse, 247 Raritan Avenue, with interviews to begin at 7:15 p.m. A vote on Frank’s successor by the Borough Council is slated for [...] A graduation, a valediction, and a birthday party enlivened last night’s Borough Council meeting. The graduation was a ceremony honoring 10 young cadets from the borough’s junior police academy program. The six-week program, now in its sixth year, gives a select group of fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-graders a glimpse of what police police work is like [...] Jon Corzine may have lost his bid for a second term as governor last night, but he’s still pretty popular in Highland Park, judging from vote tallies compiled by the borough clerk’s office. The Democratic incumbent polled a total of 2,576 votes in Highland Park, while GOP challenger Christopher Christie took down 1,085. Independent candidate Christopher Daggett garnered [...] Gayle Brill Mittler, an entrepreneur and past chairwoman of the borough Democratic Committee, was sworn in tonight as the newest member of the Borough Council. Mittler takes over the council seat vacated Oct. 5 by Lewis “Lou” Pichinson, 64, who resigned for health reasons. The term expires Jan. 1, 2011, so Mittler will have to run [...] A march in support of “Medicare for All” starts today, Oct. 16, at 5 p.m. at the corner of George and Albany streets, New Brunswick. “Medicare for All (HR676),” proposed legislation to create single-payer national health insurance coverage, is due for a vote in Congress. Proponents of the measure say it will provide comprehensive medical coverage [...] |
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