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Robert Marchese

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Reorganizing in Fair Haven on New Year

Mayor and two re-elected councilmen to be sworn in to new terms.

Fair Haven officials are ringing in New Year 2013 with little change. At the borough's noon New Year's Day reorganization ceremony at Borough Hall, Mayor Ben Lucarelli will be sworn in to finish former Mayor Michael Halfacre's unexpired term, which ends in 2014. The full mayoral term in Fair Haven is four years. Lucarelli ran unopposed in November's election to fill the term.  Councilman Eric Jaeger, who, in turn, was appointed to fill Lucarelli's unexpired council term, won his first full three-year term on council. And Councilman Robert Marchese will also be sworn in to his second full term on the governing body. Derek DeBree and Daniel J. Kane will be sworn in as the new fire chief and deputy. Trudy Wojciehowski will be sworn in as …

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Fair Haven Incumbents Sweep Races, Lucarelli Running Unopposed to Finish Mayoral Term, FH Borough Council Incumbent Eric Jaeger, and 1 more ›

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Knollwood Students Get Civics Lesson

Fair Haven Mayor and Borough Council meets at school; officials explain how municipal government works

They call them Marchese meetings. That's because the now annual Fair Haven Borough Council meetings held at Knollwood School as a teaching forum of sorts on how local government works were the brainchild of Councilman Robert Marchese. When he was first elected four years ago, Marchese, who recently won his second three-year term on council, came up with the idea as a way to educate and involve students in the government that affects them most directly. "I campaigned for a council meeting at Knollwood once a year so the students could participate during the day," Marchese told Patch at election time. "The idea was adopted by council even before I was sworn in. It is now an annual event. This year will be the fourth year." So, roughly a …

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Knollwood School, FH Council Incumbent Robert Marchese, Future of Fair Haven Rec Director Job, and 1 more ›

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