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."
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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."
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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."
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."
