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MONMOUTH COUNTY SURROGATE MONMOUTH COUNTY COUNTY CLERK Rosemarie D. Peters THE SURROGATE is an elected official authorized by the constitution of the State of New Jersey and carries a five-year term. The Surrogate's Court is a department of county government, as well as a branch of the Superior Court of New Jersey in the Chancery Division. The Surrogate serves as Deputy Clerk of the Superior Court, Chancery Division, Probate Part, and Chancery Division, Family Part for adoptions, as well as Judge of the Surrogate's Court. The County Surrogate has the authority to qualify executors and trustees named in wills, to appoint administrators for those who die without wills, and to appoint guardians for minors and legally incapacitated persons. The office is also responsible for overseeing the procedure in contested estate matters, in the declaration of incapacitation, in appointment of guardians, and in the granting of adoptions in the Superior Court of New Jersey. The Surrogate is the custodian of the permanent records of estates, wills, guardianships, and adoptions. All permanent records dating back to the late 1700s are filed in the Surrogate's Court providing information for title searchers, genealogists, and local historians. The Surrogate places adoption records under seal and maintains these records. The Surrogate's Court is also custodian of funds awarded to minors through settlements, inheritances, or as beneficiaries of life insurance proceeds. The Surrogate's office is located on the first floor of the Hall of Records, 1 East Main Street, Freehold. There are also three satellite offices: the Middletown Library, Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m; the Wall Township Library, 2700 Allaire Road, Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m; and the Ocean Township Library, 701 Deal Road , Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Appointments should be made in advance for the satellite offices. Rosemarie D. Peters, Esq., is serving in her second term as Monmouth County Surrogate. She was a member of the Middletown Township Committee and served as mayor and deputy mayor. She is currently a member of the NJ Supreme Court’s Judiciary- Surrogate Liaison Committee. Peters is a past member of the Executive Board and Legislative Review Committee of the NJ State League of Municipalities. She is a graduate of Rutgers School of Law- Newark, Thomas A. Edison State College, and Brookdale Community College. THE COUNTY CLERK M. CLAIRE FRENCH is an official authorized by the constitution of the State of New Jersey and carries a five-year term. M. Claire French, a resident of Monmouth County for more than 50 years, has been serving as County Clerk since January 1997. She lives in Wall Township with her husband Robert. Prior to her election as County Clerk, French served the Township of Wall as Mayor, a member of the governing body and Vice-Chairman of the Planning Board. In 1986, the freeholders appointed French to serve as the first Chair of the Monmouth County Improvement Authority, an office she held for 10 years. Previously, she was appointed by Gov. Thomas Kean to serve on the NJ Job Training Council and by Gov. Christie Whitman to serve on the Local Finance Board. French remains active on the boards of directors of a number of organizations including the Central Jersey Blood Bank and the Information Age and Learning Center at Camp Evans. She chairs Meridian’s Government and Community Relations Committee, and is a member of the Association for the Blind and Trustee of the 200 Club. The County Clerk’s responsibilities can be divided into five functions: Recording, Elections, Archives, Passports, and the Office of Records Management. The Recording Division is responsible for recording all real property records for the County, to include mortgages, land title deeds, liens, and trade names, in addition to many other documents. French pioneered the Electronic Recording Technology in New Jersey, which is now shared with 13 Counties. The Election Division prepares the actual ballot, processes vote-by-mail applications, tabulates election totals and certifies results to the Secretary of State. The Archives Division stores a high volume of county records, some of which date as far back as the 17th century and are also available to the public. The Passport Division assists persons seeking passports. The Office of Records Management has been established to manage and expand upon the county’s electronic records archives and the County’s open public records system. The County Clerk’s Office also provides resident and veteran identification cards to county residents, performs weddings and administers oaths to notaries and public officials. 10 MONMOUTH COUNTY DIRECTORY MONMOUTH COUNTY DIRECTORY 11
MONMOUTH COUNTY SHERIFF MONMOUTH COUNTY PROSECUTOR SHAUN GOLDEN SHERIFF SHAUN GOLDEN is the chief executive of Monmouth County’s largest law enforcement agency, which includes the 1,328 bed maximum security Monmouth County Correctional Institution, the Monmouth County 9-1-1 Communications Center and the Civil Process Unit. Throughout the years, the Monmouth County Sheriff ’s Office developed innovative programs and partnerships including the Citizens Leadership Council, Citizen's Police Academy, Sheriff Youth Week, Prison Awareness, Identification Cards, Identity Theft, seat belt safety awareness and court security initiatives. Cooperative efforts with the Office on Aging resulted in Senior Scan-Seniors Fighting Terrorism; Project Lifesaver, an electronic monitoring program for people with memory disorders; Safe Surfing for Seniors, a program on Internet safety, and Triad, bringing law enforcement and seniors together to address the needs of Monmouth County seniors. The Monmouth County Sheriff ’s Office is nationally accredited in all areas of operation, and continues to maintain or exceed those nationally accepted standards. Prior to being elected sheriff in 2010, Mr. Golden served as undersheriff where he was responsible for the Monmouth County 9-1-1 Communications Center and the communications and computer networking equipment for both county and municipal agencies. He has been instrumental in promoting and implementing shared services with towns at cost savings measures through the 9-1-1 Center. A lifelong resident of Monmouth County, Sheriff Golden is experienced in law enforcement and public administration. As a career law enforcement officer for 18 years, he served as a police officer with the Colts Neck Police Department and the Toms River Police Department, where he was responsible for the information and technology office. He worked as a certified paramedic for MONOC, serving Monmouth and Ocean counties, and was a volunteer firefighter and EMT. Sheriff Golden holds a master’s degree in administration from Seton Hall University, is a NJ Certified Public Manager and an adjunct professor at Monmouth University with the Department of Political Science and Public Policy. In addition, Sheriff Golden has received numerous certifications in incident command, homeland security and emergency management initiatives. 12 MONMOUTH COUNTY DIRECTORY PETER WARSHAW, JR. THE COUNTY PROSECUTOR is appointed by the Governor to serve a five-year term. The Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office deals with approximately 15,000 cases annually and employs more than 50 lawyers, 80 detectives and a support staff of more than 150. As chief law enforcement officer, the Prosecutor works closely with municipal, county, state and federal law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute crimes committed in Monmouth County. The Prosecutor's Office has many diverse and specialized investigative units that focus on violent crimes, sex crimes, child abuse, official misconduct, public corruption, gangs, financial and computer crimes. The Prosecutor has the ultimate responsibility for determining which criminal cases should be brought to trial and supervises all municipal prosecutors in the county. Peter Warshaw, Jr. is a 1983 graduate of the University of Delaware and a 1986 graduate of the Delaware Law School of Widener University. Warshaw began his career with the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office as a law clerk in 1986 and was sworn in as an Assistant Prosecutor in1987 and served in the Juvenile/Family Division, the Trial Division, the Narcotics Unit and the Economic Crimes Unit. In 1991, Warshaw was assigned to the Major Crimes Unit where he supervised arson and environmental crimes investigations. In 1995, he became Director of the Major Crimes Unit and served in that position until he was appointed First Assistant Prosecutor in 2006. Warshaw has been a certified criminal attorney since March 1997. He served as either Chairman or Co-chairman of the Monmouth Bar Association’s Criminal Practice Committee from 2002-08. He has been a trustee of the Monmouth Bar Association since 2007 and the Monmouth Bar Foundation since 2006. In 2010, Warshaw received the Career Advocacy Award for outstanding advocacy from the New Jersey County Prosecutors Association. On November 22, 2010, Gov. Christie nominated Mr. Warshaw to the Office of Monmouth County Prosecutor and he was sworn in on January 31, 2011. Warshaw and his wife, Maureen, reside in Middletown with their two children. MONMOUTH COUNTY DIRECTORY 13
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Page 3 and 4: TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Page 7 and 8: HOW MONMOUTH COUNTY GOT ITS NAME AC
Page 9 and 10: FROM THE DIRECTOR’S DESK BOARD OF
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Page 17 and 18: MONMOUTH COUNTY STATE LEGISLATORS M
Page 19 and 20: MONMOUTH COUNTY STATE LEGISLATORS F
Page 21 and 22: FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION FINANCE &
Page 23 and 24: HUMAN SERVICES HUMAN SERVICES OFFIC
Page 25 and 26: PUBLIC WORKS & ENGINEERING PUBLIC S
Page 27 and 28: PUBLIC SERVICE & REGULATION PUBLIC
Page 29 and 30: HEALTH DEPARTMENTS SENIOR CENTERS A
Page 31 and 32: MONMOUTH COUNTY COURTS SPECIAL COUN
Page 33 and 34: Monmouth County’s MUNICIPALITIES
Page 35 and 36: Borough of Atlantic Highlands Borou
Page 37 and 38: Borough of Englishtown Borough of F
Page 39 and 40: Township of Howell Borough of Inter
Page 41 and 42: Township of Manalapan Borough of Ma
Page 43 and 44: Township of Neptune Township of Oce
Page 45 and 46: Borough of Sea Girt Borough of Shre
Page 47 and 48: Township of Wall Borough of West Lo
Page 49 and 50: PUBLIC SCHOOLS MONMOUTH COUNTY Stat
Page 51 and 52: PUBLIC SCHOOLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS Willi
Page 53 and 54: PUBLIC SCHOOLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS Gable
Page 55 and 56: PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN MONMOUTH COUNTY
Page 57 and 58: PRIVATE SCHOOLS SCHOOLS FOR THE DIS
Page 59 and 60: MEDIA OUTLETS MEDIA OUTLETS PRINT N
Page 61 and 62: FIRE COMPANIES FIRE COMPANIES ALL T
Page 63 and 64: FACTS AND SITES FACTS AND SITES THE
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CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE in Monmouth Co
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FAITH-BASED COMMUNITY HELP CENTERS
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INDEX INDEX Mental Health Board 27
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