Middletown charter review remains a fluid process
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Most of them were tentatively approved, however, a few were sent back to the panel for more discussion.
The committee began meeting in November 2020. The last charter review panel, convened in 2014, changed the terms of the council and treasurer to four years, doubling the length of their time in office.
Middletown leaders are asking committee members to reexamine their proposals for the election of a council member to replace Mayor Ben Florsheim, who now leads meetings, as well as the deputy who fills in when he’s unavailable.
Middletown Common Council Majority Leader Gene NoceraContributed photo / Gene Nocera
The Meads Mill seventh-grader has been a crowd-pleaser ever since.
In January, Gennaro performed in a live virtual streaming of the Broadway play Dear Edwina. Out of over 100 kids between the ages of 8 and 14 who auditioned, Gennaro was one of 26 selected.Gennaro is no stranger to the big stage as he has sung the National Anthem as a member of a choir at the Indianapolis 500 and performed in large-scale productions including Aladdin and The Greatest Showman. Since Dear Edwina was virtual, there were some challenges, but it was fun, said Gennaro. I really wanted the lead role of Scott, but I m happy playing the role of Lars, who gets injured in the first scene.