Local Public Employees Receive More than $100K Pension

There are over 1,200 retired public employees collecting more than $100,000 in benefits each year in the state of New Jersey, two of whom hail from Manalapan and two who have served the

New Jersey Watchdog, a news Web site devoted to public service journalism, compiled a list of who belongs to the "$100K Club". According to New Jersey Watchdog, 1,244 former employees collected more than $100,000 last year, an increase of 28 percent since 2010.

Two Manalapan residents, including a former police captain and former superintendent of the FRHSD make the "$100K Club" list. A former assistant superintendent of the FRHSD also made the list:

• Stuart C. Brown, former Chief and Manalapan resident: $112,865
• Patricia Emmerman, former assistant superintendent of the and Marlboro resident: $105,089
• Harold "James" Wasser, former superintendent and resident of Manalapan: $129,311

For a complete list of NJ retirees on this list, click here.