By GARRETT STASSE
Karen Sullivan should have few problems in her transition from police captain in Chatham to chief in Interlaken.
But she will face challenges unique to Interlaken and its place in eastern Monmouth County.
Sullivan was scheduled to be sworn in this week as Interlakens police chief. She is the countys first female chief.
By GARRETT STASSE
Interlaken is scheduled to swear in the countys first female police chief July 2.
A months-long search that included reviewing 75 applicants ended this month when Borough Council selected Karen Sullivan, a captain of the Chatham Police Department, to serve as police chief in this residential-only borough.
The Monmouth County Prosecutors Office has been in charge of the department after irregularities were found there two years ago. Following an investigation one police officer was charged and fired. Sullivans hiring is expected to end the investigation and allow the borough to rebuild the force.
By DON STINE
A hearing on lawsuit filed by an Interlaken resident charging borough officials withheld public information about the fate of the local police department will be heard in Superior Court on June 3.
Superior Court Judge Lawrence M. Lawson, seated in Freehold, met this week with Interlaken attorney Dennis Crawford and Walter M. Luers, who represents Robert Napoli the Interlaken residents filing the suit.
I feel the law suit has definite traction and feel confident that our position will be supported by the judge, Napoli said.
Napoli, a former councilman, filed the suit earlier this month charging borough officials held meetings regarding the fate of the police department in private and withheld public information in the matter from the public all in violation of the states Sunshine Law.
By DON STINE
A lawsuit was filed in Monmouth County Superior Court this week by an Interlaken resident claiming borough officials withheld critical information and documentation from the public while deciding the fate of the boroughs small police department.
The lawsuit is aimed at the illegal process, not the decision, said Robert Napoli, a former councilman who [...]
By DON STINE
The Deal Lake Commission is requesting $470,000 from county or state coffers to pay for much-needed water-quality and flooding projects for the lake the largest in Monmouth County.
At any point in time this is the most important one for the seven participating towns to remain fully supportive of the commission, said Commission President John Everson.
In a letter to state Senator Sean Kean (R-11th District) the commission wrote it wants him to push for $470,000 in funding from the state or Monmouth County to pay for three vital projects:
The PBA Local 6, which includes members from the Asbury Park and Interlaken Police Departments, is offering a $10,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of the suspect who fired at a uniformed Asbury Park police officer on Feb. 7.
At approximately 4:30 a.m. the officer was exiting an apartment building at the corner of Deal Lake Drive and Kingsley Street when an unknown subject fired multiple shots at him, shattering the glass door to the apartment building.
By DON STINE
A decision is still pending on whether Interlaken will disband its own police department or rebuild it, the Borough Council said at its last meeting.
We are not going to make a decision until we know all of the variables, said Council President Elizabeth Brown.
Brown said the police issue is difficult decision and that [...]
By TOM CARDINALE
A Monmouth County representative for the New Jersey State Department of Youth and Family Services says the area is in desperate need of foster families and is urging residents to get involved.
“My job here is I’m the recruiter for adoptive and foster parents,” Jo Pohl said.
Her list of foster and adoptive families, however, [...]