New Library Assistant & Patrol Officer Hired, 24 Employees Honored In Bernards Township

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — A new police officer and library assistant were hired, and 24 employees were recognized for service anniversaries by the Township Committee.

Roshini Nair was appointed as Library Assistant-Children’s Services for the Bernards Township Library with a start date of June 1 at an hourly rate of $16.50 for an 8-hour work week.

Logan Malina was appointed as a full-time patrol officer in the Police Department with a start date of July 9 at an annual salary of $55,992.

The committee also adopted a resolution commending employees marking milestone years with the township.

The resolution says the committee wanted to express "appreciation and grateful acknowledgment" for services rendered and to recognize contributions to the township’s "material development, communal welfare and quality of life."

Those recognized include:

• Bettler, Dennis – 30 Years
• Connor, Anthony – 25 Years
• Home, Charles – 25 Years
• Long, Susan – 25 Years
• Salazar, Roberto – 25 Years
• Hrabovsky, George – 20 Years
• Andriolo, Karen – 20 Years
• Franc, Carol – 20 Years
• Hilf, Lynne – 20 Years
• Sant’Angelo, Stephen – 10 Years
• Untamo, Travis – 10 Years
• Wallace, Ryan – 10 Years
• Whitmore, Zachay – 10 Years
• Diacik, Christopher – 5 Years
• Gaddish, William – 5 Years
• Griseto, Vincent – 5 Years
• Houlihan, Ellen – 5 Years
• Kulik, Kendall – 5 Years
• Blocker, Broderick – 5 Years
• Segal, Patricia – 5 Years
• Castens, Jordan– 5 Years
• Venner, Derek – 5 Years
• Dadlani, Kiran – 5 Years
• Von Den Steinen, Richard – 5 Years

Township Administrator Pat Monaco noted the longevity of many of the employees being recognized.

"You'll see years of 30, 25, 20 years, but what struck me is that half of this list are five years. So we're retaining some young people, some new people, which is a good thing for the township," said Monaco.

Mayor Ana Duarte McCarthy said, "Along the line of recognition, as Pat shared, we have 24 township employees being recognized for years of service, from Dennis Bettler, who has achieved 30 years, to 11 colleagues who have achieved five years. And we congratulate all of them on their anniversaries."

Committeewoman Jennifer Asay called out Bettler as well, noting that business owners know him by name.

"You know what people say about you when you're not in the room. He's amazing. 30 years and many others that are on this list, you wouldn't know their longevity of tenure in terms of their passion for their job," said Asay.

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