2021 Candidates
Fred Tagliarini, Margaret Montone, and Joseph Martucci are steadfast in their commitment to Aberdeen Township, its residents, environment, and moving Aberdeen Forward.
We will continue to provide residents with the high-quality services that they deserve for their tax dollar, while at the same time, maintaining a stable tax rate to keep Aberdeen an affordable place to live. We will continue streamlining local government operations, cutting costs during budget negotiations, and sharing services with surrounding municipalities to save tax dollars. We will re-develop abandoned and contaminated properties to expand Aberdeen's ratable tax base, but always fight to preserve Aberdeen's woodlands, as well as our recreational and open spaces.
Mayor Fred Tagliarini
Mayor Fred Tagliarini has been an Aberdeen resident since 1987 and was first elected Mayor in 2009. A graduate of St. John University, he recently retired after 39 years with Advance Publications.
A spirited volunteer, Mayor Tagliarini is the former Director of the Matawan-Aberdeen Babe Ruth League, a former District Commissioner for Babe Ruth International Baseball, a volunteer with Boy Scouts of America – Pack 66, and a former Booster Club officer – St. John Vianney High School.
Honors include being named Aberdeen Township “Citizen of the Year” in 2000, being a founding Member of Aberdeen Economic Business Council,
and years of service on Member of the Aberdeen Township Planning Board, being elected to the Board of Directors of the NJ Conference of Mayors by fellow Monmouth County Mayors, Treasurer of the Bayshore Mayors and appointed to "Monmouth Grows" by the Monmouth County Freeholders.
Deputy Mayor Margaret Montone
Deputy Mayor Margaret Montone has been a resident of Aberdeen/Matawan since 1963. She was first elected to the Township Council in 2009, and has been Deputy Mayor from 2012 - 2014, and 2016-2018.
A graduate of Matawan Regional High School, she has been director of the Child Assault Prevention of Monmouth County since 1987.
Her service to our community includes as member of the Aberdeen Township Planning Board, Past-President of the Matawan-Aberdeen Board of Education, Past-President of Matawan Aberdeen Middle School PTO, Past-President of Matawan Regional High School Parent Organization, and Past-Vice-President of Lloyd Road School PTO.
She has been honored with induction into the Matawan Regional High School Hall of Fame.
Councilman Joseph Martucci
Councilman Joe Martucci is a lifetime resident of Aberdeen, and was first elected to the Township Council in 2013.
He is a graduate of Matawan Regional High School (1968) and a graduate of University of Connecticut (1972). He obtained his Masters in School Administration from Kean University.
Councilman Martucci is a retired Matawan-Aberdeen School Administrator, and a retired Matawan Regional High School Football Coach with 5 State Titles. Currently, Councilman Martucci is an Assistant Football Coach at Kean University.
He was named Man of the Year Award from the Matawan-Aberdeen Italian American Club, and additional honors include the Sports Leadership Award from the Providence Baptist Church, Aberdeen, being inducted into Matawan Regional High School Hall of Fame, the Regional Football Alumni Hall of Fame, the N.J. Coaches Association Hall of Fame, and the Northeast Classic Football Hall of Fame.