Long-time councilman selected as interim mayor in Monroe ×
MONROE – Long-time councilman Stephen Dalina has been selected as interim mayor until a special election is held in November.
The Township Council unanimously selected Dalina during a special meeting via Zoom on Jan. 20. He was sworn in with his wife Susan and two sons by his side.
The Monroe Democratic Committee submitted three candidates for consideration – Dalina; Township Council President Miriam Cohen, who was serving as acting mayor after the passing of Mayor Gerald Tamburro on Dec. 31; and Terence “Terry” Van Dzura, president of the Monroe Township Democratic Club.
In his comments, Dalina said he was humbled by the support from his fellow council members. He acknowledged his father, the late Stephen “Pete” Dalina, who was the longest serving Middlesex County freeholder. He passed away in 2013.
MONROE – Flags in Monroe Township will be flown at half-staff for seven days to honor Mayor Gerald Tamburro and his decades of service.
“It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of the honorable Mayor Gerald W. Tamburro. Mayor Tamburro passed away surrounded by his family” on Dec. 31, according to information posted on Monroe Township’s website.
As a retired banker, Tamburro served as vice president of commercial lending for the National State Bank of Elizabeth and as president of a community bank in New Jersey.
He earned his bachelor’s degree from Seton Hall University and is a graduate of the Stonier Graduate School of Banking at Rutgers University.