Fair Haven Elections: A Chat with Incumbent Borough Council Candidate Mike McCue, Democrat

Fair Haven’s race to fill two three-year Borough Council seats up for grabs pits incumbent candidates, Democrats Mike McCue and Meghan Chrisner-Keefe, native Fair Havenites, against newcomers, Republicans Kristen Hoey and Andrew LaBarbera.

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Prosecutor: 69-Year-Old Man Charged in September Arson of $1M Worth of Commercial Vehicles

A 69-year-old Ocean County man has been arrested and charged with the September arson of a group of commercial vehicles belonging to a local business in Wall Township, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Thursday.

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Prosecutor: Virginia Pair Arrested, Charged in September Home Invasion

Two Virginia residents have been arrested and charged with conspiring to orchestrate a September armed home invasion and robbery, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Thursday.

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Fair Haven Elections: A Chat with Mayoral Candidate Chris Rodriguez, Democrat

The mayoral race in Fair Haven pits two incumbents against one another: Republican Mayor Josh Halpern, who is running for his first full term after filling the unexpired term of former Mayor Ben Lucarelli; and, present Council President Chris Rodriguez, a Democrat who has served on the Fair Haven Borough Council since 2017 and is currently in the second year of his second full term.

Rodriguez’s first run for a council seat was in 2016. He lost that bid for election, but ended up serving in 2017 to fill the unexpired term of Aimee Humprheys who had resigned due to a move. He ran for his first full term in November of 2017 and won a full term, starting in 2018. He ran for a second term in 2020 and won. In all, he has served on the governing body for six years.

Here is R-FH Retro’s chat with Chris Rodriguez, who is vying for a first four-year term as mayor of Fair Haven …

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