About, Aberdeen Township. Accessed May 6, 2022. "On November 3, 1964, the citizens of Aberdeen Township voted to change from the Township Committee form of government, in force since 1857, to the Council-Manager form, under the Faulkner Act.... A seven-member Township Council is elected at large for staggered, four-year terms of office in partisan elections held in November."
"How Freneau Got Its Name", Aberdeen Nj Life, April 19, 2009. Accessed August 20, 2013. "When the US Post Office sought to eliminate duplicate town names, Matavan Township's Mount Pleasant section was renamed Freneau in honor of Philip Freneau (1752-1832), a local poet who inspired the cause of liberty during the time of the American Revolution."
Raum, John O. The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1, p. 250, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed August 20, 2013. "Matawan township was formed from Raritan in 1857, and contained in 1860, 2,072 inhabitants, and in 1870 2,839. The village of Matawan, formerly called Middletown Point, is upon a narrow point of land formed by the Matawan creek, three miles from Raritan bay. The first settlers were Scotch, principally from Aberdeen, and it was called by them New Aberdeen."
Launay, Michael J. Old Bridge, p. 21. Arcadia Publishing, 2002. Accessed October 2, 2016. "His brother, Capt. Andrew Bowne, owned 1,000 acres of land along the Raritan Bay between Whales Creek and Margaret's Creek. Their heirs built the Bowne Mansion, pictured here, on land owned by Andrew, where Laurence Harbor and Cliffwood Beach are today."
Biography, Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. Accessed January 3, 2019. "Frank Pallone, Jr., was born in Long Branch, New Jersey, where he grew up and still resides."
Ziegler, Harry. "At 5 years, road to identity rocky", Asbury Park Press, October 15, 1982. Accessed August 24, 2022. "Nov. 8, 1977 was a red letter day for this suburban community: Residents voted to change the township's name to Aberdeen by a slim 182-vote margin. Peter J. Koelsch, a member of the Matawan Historical Society, said Scottish settlers originally called the area New Aberdeen in the 17th century. Powers said one reason for the name was to place the township at the head of the alphabetical list of state municipalities, giving the township some needed recognition."
Jay Bellamy, NJSports.com. Accessed March 14, 2018. "Jay Bellamy was born July 8, 1972 in Perth Amboy. He grew up in the Cliffwood section of Aberdeen, where he distinguished himself in youth sports leagues with his remarkable strength and speed."
Young, Josh. "Backtalk; With a Match Point in Her Pocket", The New York Times, August 28, 1994. Accessed August 24, 2022. "Tell grew up in Aberdeen, N.J., one of many nationally ranked teen-agers whose parents poured every available dollar into her tennis."
Staff. "Aberdeen", Asbury Park Press, January 22, 2004. Accessed July 11, 2012. "To avoid duplication, "Hutschler's Crossing" is briefly used; the railroad then changes the station name to "Cliffwood."
Biography of Bob Menendez, United States Senate, January 26, 2015. "Menendez, who started his political career in Union City, moved in September from Paramus to one of Harrison's new apartment buildings near the town's PATH station.."
Matawan Aberdeen Regional Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District. Accessed April 19, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District. Composition: The Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Aberdeen Township and Matawan Borough."
Monmouth County Government, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed July 19, 2022. "Monmouth County is governed by five commissioners elected at-large for three-year terms. Each January, the freeholders select one of their members to serve as the director of the board for the year to preside over the meetings and activities of the Board."
