The Manchester Township Council on January 2, 2025, voted to retain Roxanne Conniff as its President, and James A. Vaccaro Sr. as Vice President for the new year during the governing body's Reorganization Meeting held in the Municipal Complex Courtroom. Prior to the public meeting, Councilmembers Craig Wallis, Michele Zolezi, and Vice President Vaccaro, took their Oaths of Office, all having won re-election during the November 2024 general election. Mayor Rob Arace, who previously announced that he will resign his position following his election to the Ocean County Board of Commissioners, addressed those in attendance, thanking Manchester's residents for the opportunity to serve them. "We've done really amazing work. In the last two years, I'd like to say we've done more work in town than we've done in many years prior," he said. "This is not goodbye, but rather a continuation of our shared mission to create a brighter future [...]

Continuing a proud annual tradition in Manchester Township, our hometown United States Service Members were honored during a moving Veterans Day ceremony outside of Town Hall on November 11, 2024. "It is often easy to think that our freedoms are a given, to think of them as constant," said Mayor Rob Arace during his keynote address. "On days like today, we're reminded that those freedoms have been fought for with the utmost bravery and conviction.” Following the introduction of the proceedings by Roger P. Grenier, chairman of Manchester Township’s Veterans Advisory Committee, honored guest State Senator Carmen Amato next offered remarks and presented a Veterans Day resolution issued by the State Senate and General Assembly. “You answered that call. You're that one percent,” Amato said. "Thank you very much for your service." Proudly joining the ceremony were elected officials including members of the Manchester Township Council and Assemblyman [...]