Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Emotions spill out in official ceremonies.
In front of a packed house at the Kenneth Faigenbaum chamber, Springfield's Township Committee dispensed honors and awards to the library, township volunteers and police officers. Township officials honored three Springfield police officers for helping to prevent a burglary attempt in February. As Springfield Captain Peter Davis—the highest ranking officer of the department—looked on, Springfield Mayor Ziad Shehady read a proclamation praising Sergeant James Fine, Police Officer Joseph Cieri, Detective Judd Levenson and Police Officer Anthony Voorhees for their diligence and police training. Sergeant Fine could not attend the meeting.* Springfield recreation director Michael Tennaro next took the mic to praise longtime youth sports …
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Shehady became Mayor, Fraenkel became Deputy Mayor and Fernandez and Krauss were sworn in as Committee members.
The Committee chambers were packed for Springfield's annual reorganization meeting where Ziad Shehady became the youngest mayor in New Jersey and the Republican mayor of a town dominated by Democrats for over a decade. In most cases surrounded by their families and in front of what seemed like half the town, Shehady was appointed mayor, Bart Fraenkel was appointed deputy mayor, Jeffrey Lehrer was appointed township attorney and newly elected Committee members Marc Krauss and Jerry Fernandez were sworn into office. In addition, the committee appointed dozens of people to serve on township boards and committees. The packed room was spotted with statewide political celebrities. Lieutenant Governor-elect Kim Guadagno swore the candidates into …
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Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Committee Member Ziad Shehady is expected to be named mayor; will be youngest mayor in the state.
For the past two weeks, Ziad Shehady's name has been bouncing around political blogs and other media outlets. Shehady, a Republican who has served on Springfield's Township Committee since 2007, will be the senior member of the majority party on the Committee once newly elected GOP Committee members Marc Krauss and Jerry Fernandez are sworn in. To all appearances, it is certain that he will be the next mayor of Springfield. Similar political shifts like this are happening in municipalities all across the state. Why should attention be cast on a veteran politician becoming a mayor? Well, because at 25 years old, Shehady will be the youngest mayor in New Jersey. Shehady said he doesn't mind the attention his age brings; he hopes it will …
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Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Former Mayor and President of the Springfield Board of Education remembered and honored
There wasn't a dry eye in the house last Tuesday evening, when the Springfield Committee/Court Room was dedicated to the memory of former mayor Kenneth Faigenbaum, who passed away in August 2009. Alison Faigenbaum, along with son Jay and daughters Marla and Amie, attended. Various elected officials including Congressman Leonard Lance, Assemblywoman Nancy Munoz and Freeholder Betty Jane Kowalski offered tributes to and memories of Faigenbaum, who was a public servant devoted to Springfield for much of his life. Along with his tenure as Mayor, Faigenbaum, a CPA, also served as President of the Springfield Board of Education. He was a devoted family man and friend and good neighbor to many. During the course of the meeting, a proclamation …
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Fraenkel and resident share heated words; police called into Chambers.
The Nov. 10 Township Committee meeting lasted less than an hour and was sparsely attended, but was punctuated by a pointed exchange between Springfield Mayor Bart Fraenkel and Springfield resident Sandy Weinger. Fraenkel accused Weinger, a regular at government meetings, of irresponsibly spreading misinformation regarding the public pool. Weinger responded by accusing Fraenkel of bullying tactics. The exchange occurred during the time allotted for comments from the Committee and Fraenkel said Weinger had to wait until the time allotted for public comments before he could respond. Weinger said that being singled out in the Mayor’s comments gave him the right to respond and refused to concede. Some minutes into the argument, Fraenkel called …
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Committeeman Ziad Andrew Shehady
1:28 pm on Friday, January 8, 2010
Thank you to all the residents who voted in the November election and to everyone who attended the reorganization meeting in an unprecedented and exciting show of support. more ›