Quarterly Newsletter - New Year's 2022

New Year's: Borough News Briefs

Seen at the 2022 Reorganization Meeting…

Mayor John Madden swears in Councilman Martin Quinn who was accompanied by his wife, Shannon, and ten year old daughter Evlin.

Councilman Doug Rex with his wife Pat following Mayor John Madden having sworn him into his second term on January 4, 2022.


Borough Office Hours

Covid-19 Precautions Continue

The Middlesex Borough Municipal Building will be closed to the public from Monday, January 3, 2022 thru Friday, January 28, 2022 due to high numbers of Covid 19 in the community.

Please use the Borough’s Drop Box for early tax payments or other correspondence. Our Main Entrance Foyer will be open to pick up forms or documents. Borough staff will be available by phone and, in some instances, by appointment. (If you require a marriage license, please call the Clerk’s Office for an appointment.) We will be reopening on Monday, January 31. We are sorry for any inconvenience.

County: Recycling Pickup Delays

Middlesex County Recycling program (MCIA) is experiencing delays due to staffing because of rising COVID cases. Scheduled pick up may be affected. Please download the Recycle Coach app for latest updates, or call Middlesex County Recycling at 1-800-488-6242.


Mayor and Council Regular Meeting Dates 2022

Regular Meetings commence at 7:00 p.m. and will be held at the Recreation Center, 1400 Mountain Avenue, Middlesex, NJ. Action may be taken at any meeting above.

  • January 4 (Reorganization)

  • January 25

  • February 8

  • February 22

  • March 15

  • April 12

  • April 26

  • May 10

  • May 24

  • June 14

  • June 28

  • July 26

  • August 23

  • September 13

  • September 27

  • October 11

  • October 25

  • November 22

  • December 20

Council Representative Appointments - 2022

  • Board of Health – Councilman Quinn

  • County SWAC/County Transportation – Councilman Eodice

  • Housing & Community Development – Councilman Eodice

  • OEM/Rescue/Fire – Councilman Mikolajczyk and Councilman Eodice

  • Joint Land Use Board – Councilman Carnes

  • Recreation/Seniors – Councilman Eodice

  • Shade Tree Commission – Councilman Rex

  • Swim Pool Commission – Councilwoman Flood

  • Police/Municipal Court – Councilman Mikolajczyk

  • Zoning/Code Enforcment/Construction – Councilman Quinn

  • Dept. of Public Works – Councilman Rex

  • Finance/Administration – Councilman Eodice

  • Board of Education – Councilwoman Flood and Councilman Carnes

  • Cultural Arts & Heritage Committee – Councilman Carnes

Congratulations to our Fire Officials’ elected to serve their fire houses and community.

2022 Fire Officials

  • Chief – Dave Bird

  • First Asst. Chief – Ken Bartok

  • Second Asst. Chief – Shawn Young

Company No. 1 – Lincoln Hose

  • Captain – Brian Mattox

  • Lieutenant – Jason Frank

  • Engineer 21 – Joe Eckert

  • Engineer T 25 – Jeff Decker

  • Honorary Asst. Captain – Mark Colacci

  • Company No. 2 – Beechwood Heights

  • Captain – Eric Chomen

  • Lieutenant – Ken Pukas Jr

  • Engineer – Brian Chomen

  • Asst. Engineer – Jacob Wright

Company No. 3 – Pierce

  • Captain – Stephen Bird

  • Lieutenant – Nick Lally

  • Engineer 21 – Chad Heulitt

  • Asst. Engineer – Sean Kaplan

Company No. 4 – Parker

  • Captain – John Pazar

  • Lieutenant – Rob Pollara

  • Engineer 21 – AndyCastaldo Jr.

  • Asst. Engineer – Jeff Meyer

Congratulations to members of our community for your appointments to the following Emergency Services

Rescue Task Force

  • Kenneth Bartok

  • David Bird

  • Steve Bird

  • Jack Costa

  • Jackie Giardino

  • Alan Kriney

  • Darren Lubetkin

  • Jeff Meyer

  • Colin McKowen

  • George Schroeder

  • Dr. Ronald Frank, Physician Consultant

Office of Emergency Management Auxiliary Members

  • Kenneth Burd

  • Eileen Camacho

  • Jeremiah Carnes

  • Karen Casale

  • Ronald Franks

  • Linda Gonzalez

  • Bruce Hagerman

  • James Johansen

  • Sean Kaplan

  • Nicholas Lally

  • Debra May

  • Courtney Poandl

  • Robert Poltorak

  • Robert Soper

  • Monique Sasso

  • Antonio Sasso

Community Emergency Response Team Members

  • Katelyn Carmona

  • Mara Dunsavage

  • Eden Gill

  • Ethan Gill

  • Nicole Giraldo

  • Casca Paige Hendricks

  • Anna Hommas

  • James Killeen

  • Kara Krivanos

  • Maggie Kyryczenko

  • Isabel Martinez

  • Steven Montecinos

  • Abegail Nunez

  • Larry Poandl

  • Susan Poandl

  • Emily Zegarra

  • Evelyn Swalina

  • Michell Vergara

  • Amanda Warner

  • Abigail Wasielewski

Local Emergency Management Council

  • Jack Costa, Director

  • Stephen Bird

  • Barbara Benson

  • James Green

  • Alan Kriney

  • Claudia Palermo

  • Juan Pereira

  • Lee Poandl

  • Maggie Schneider

  • Jorge Camacho

  • Arthur Sullivan

  • Stuart Teitelbaum


Congratulations to members of our community for being appointed to the following boards and committees

BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE

  • Nancy Avery – 1-year

  • Pat Repenn – 1-year

  • Bob Dessino – 1-year

  • Georgios Georgoulas – 1-year

RECREATION COMMITTEE

  • Kristin Bennett – 3-year

  • Dan Parenti – 3-year

  • Jason Sabino – 2-year

SHADE TREE COMMISSION

  • Jim Gorman – 5-year

HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

  • Subhash Dani – 3-year

  • Stephen Greco – 3-year

  • Bob Dessino – 3-year

LIBRARY BOARD

  • Melissa Fedosh – 5-year

  • Dave Oliver (Mayor’s Rep.) – 2-year

  • Dina Healey – 5-year

SWIM POOL COMMISSION

  • Joseph Rudawski – 5-year

  • Barbara Benson – 5-year

BOARD OF HEALTH

  • Laura Steinau – 1-year

  • Tom Harrity – 4-year

  • Karen Rutkowski, Alt. I – 2-year

CULTURAL & HERITAGE COMMITTEE

  • Lisa Pombrio – 3-year

  • Judy Levesen – 3-year

JOINT LAND USE BOARD

  • Councilman Carnes (Class III) – 1-year

  • Joe DeScenza (Class IV) – 3-year

  • Stephen Greco (Class II) – 1-year

  • Joe Caruso (Alt. I) – 2-year

GREENBROOK FLOOD CONTROL

  • Bob Dessino – 5-year