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Lakehurst Municipal Court

Location: Lakehurst Municipal Court
Five Union Avenue
Lakehurst, NJ 08733

Phone: (732) 657-4151

The judge in Lakehurst is the Honorable Damian Murray, J.M.C. The prosecutor is Joseph Coronato, Esq. Lakehurst Police issue a fair share of traffic tickets, particularly for speeding, driving while license suspended and DWI.

New Hanover Municipal Court

Location: New Hanover Municipal Court
PO Box 142, Two Hockamick Road

Phone: (609) 758-7172

The judge in New Hanover Court is the Honorable Dennis McInerney. The prosecutor is Mark Tarantino, Esq. New Hanover and New Jersey State Police issue a fair amount of traffic and speeding tickets. Some DWI and criminal/drug arrests are also made in New Hanover.

Old Bridge Municipal Court

Location: 1 Old Bridge Plaza
Old Bridge, NJ 08857

Phone: (732) 721-5600 x2605
Fax: (732) 607-7946

Old Bridge Police issue a ton of traffic tickets, mostly for speeding, along Rtes. 9, 18, 34 and 516. A large amount of DWI and minor criminal arrests including drug possession are also made in Old Bridge.

Colts Neck Twp. Municipal Court

Location: 125 Cedar Drive (right next to Town Hall)
Phone: (732) 431-1799
Fax: (732) 409-6438

Court Sessions: Fridays at 9:00 a.m.

The judge in Colts Neck is the Honorable Richard Thompson, J.M.C. The prosecutor is Senator Michael Bennett. Colts Neck generates a lot of traffic tickets, especially speeding and following too closely (tailgating). A fair share of DWI and minor drug arrests are also made in Colts Neck Township.

Wall Township Municipal Court

Location: 2700 Allaire Rd
Wall, NJ 07719

Phone: (732) 449-4666
Fax: (732) 449-8992

Court Sessions: Tuesdays at 8:30 a.m. & 1:00 p.m.

Wall Township police issue a ton of speeding and other tickets along Rt 34, Rt 35 and the other highways that cross the town. A lot of DWI and minor criminal arrests, including drug possession, are also made in Wall Township. The judge is the Honorable E. Thomas Brennan, Jr. The prosecutor is John Lane, Esq. The court administrator is Gail W. Connors.

Lakewood Township Municipal Court

Location: Municipal Building
231 Third Street
Lakewood, NJ 08701
Phone: (732) 364-2500
Fax: (732) 901-3647

The judge in Lakewood court is the Honorable Scott Basen, J.M.C. The prosecutors are Bob Rothstein and Valter Must. Leib Klein, Esq. is the public defender. Lakewood sees a lot of DWI and minor criminal arrests as well as traffic and speeding tickets.

Lakewood is a town steeped in history. Once a get-away for the rich, including several presidents. Now, the new city is an eclectic, diverse place with a thriving Hasidic community. Not boasts not only an exciting downtown, but also a picturesque lakefront.

Lakewood offers many business opportunities to entrepreneurs due to its consistent history of growth and development. Lakewood is located within close proximity to several major roads, including Rt. 9, Rt. 66, I195 and the Garden State Parkway. It is within two hours drive to New York City, Philadelphia, and Atlantic City. Beaches and several state parks are within 30 minutes drive.

The town contains the second largest industrial park in the state. Several important business call Lakewood home. These include Blinds-to-Go, S.S. White Burs, Watchung Spring Water, and others. Gaming Labs International has moved its world headquarters in the Park. The Chamber of Commerce is an important institution in Lakewood and is comprised of more than 400 members. Lakewood has been designated a UEZ (Urban Enterprise Zone), which means that Lakewood can offer a 3.5% sales tax, which provides significant business incentives and shopping advantages.

Its advantageous geographic location and highway service have attracted a lot of outside investment. In April 2001, the Lakewood Blueclaws built a $22 million baseball stadium giving the town a "Single A" Minor League affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies club. In April 2003, the team became the fastest team in New Jersey and South Atlantic League history to attract 1,000,000 fans to its field, FirstEnergy Park.

The historic Strand Theater, originally designed by famous theater architect Thomas Lamb in 1922 is listed on the NJ and National Register of Historic Places. The theatre recently underwent a significant upgrade. It is now air-conditioned and offers entertainment throughout the year.

Plans were recently approved for Hilton to build a twelve million dollar hotel. The hotel will feature a convention center, outdoor pool, restaurant and business center. The Cedarbridge Development Corporation is also planning to build an extensive business campus on a sprawling property near the Blueclaws stadium.

The almost 100-year-old Kimball Medical Center is a 350-bed fully accredited facility. Kimball has recently completed a $27 million upgrade of its Emergency Department. The hospital will now welcome from 42,000 to more than 60,000 people. Kimball is proud to offer a state-of-the-art 16 multi-slice CT scan, which less than 200 other hospitals in the world offers.

Lakewood contains three Monmouth County parks, a golf course and several playgrounds and town squares. Parking is typically free on city streets.

The Ocean County Park used to be the 323-acre estate of John D. Rockefeller. The park has three lakes, one for swimming and one reserved exclusively for fishing. Lake Carasaljo is surrounded by many recreational activities. These include a 4.5 mile walking, running, and bike path and fishing and picnicking opportunites. Rowboats and paddle boats are rented on the lake through Labor Day. The All Wars Memorial Amphitheater at Lake Carasaljo holds fun concerts and other events during the summer.

Education in Lakewood is stellar. Lakewood High School offers course from Latin to that in the most current technology. Graduates from the Lakewood public school system have have gone on to Ivy League schools such as Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Columbia and other top colleges and universities. Lakewood hosts the Beth Medrash Govoha an internationally renowned school for rabbinical and Talmudic studies. Georgian Court University is a national historic landmark.

Jamesburg Borough Municipal Court

Location:Borough of Jamesburg
131 Perrineville Road
Jamesburg, New Jersey 08831

Phone: (732) 521-0614 ext. 104
Fax: (732) 521-3455

Court sessions are held the first and third Tuesday of the month at 5:30 p.m. Jamesburg is a small borough surrounded by Monroe Twp. It generally has a low speed limit, resulting in a great deal of speeding tickets. A fair share of DWI and drug possession arrests are made in Jamesburg Borough.

Englishtown Borough Municipal Court

Location: 15 Main Street
Englishtown, NJ 07726

Phone: (732) 446-4457
Fax: (732) 446-4979
Email: court@englishtownnj.com

The judge is the Honorable James M. Newman, J.M.C. The prosecutor is Richard Kelly, Esq. The Court Administrator is Rosemary O'Donnell. Sessions are held on the first and third Wednesdays at 5:00 p.m. Almost the entire Borough of Englishtown is a 25-mile per hour speed zone. This results in Englishtown police issuing a large amount of speeding tickets, as well as a good deal of DWIs. Englishtown DWI and criminal defense attorney Anthony Vecchio grew up in the Manalapan-Englishtown area and frequently appears in the Englishtown Municipal Court.

Englishtown Borough is a small town located in Western Monmouth County, New Jersey. The 2000 Census reported the borough population to be 1,764.
Englishtown officially become an incorporated borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature executed on January 4, 1888. The borough was carved from portions of Manalapan Township. Manalapan currently surrounds the entire Borough of Englishtown.

Geography speaking, Englishtown is located at 40°17′45″N 74°21′35″W (40.295965, -74.359821). Englishtown spans approximately .6 square miles (1.5 km2), of which, .6 square miles (1.5 km2) of it is land and 1.72% is water coming into Lake Weemakonk.
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As of the year 2000 1,764 people lived in Englishtown, comprising 643 households, and 416 families residing in Englishtown. The density of the population was reported at 3,102.1 people per square mile (1,194.9/km2). 680 housing units existed in the borough at an average density of 1,195.8/sq mi (460.6/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 88.38% White, 4.14% African American, .11% Native American, 4.48% Asian, 1.64% from other races, and 1.25% from two or more races. Hispanics made up about 6.24% of the population.

About 39.5% of the 643 households had children under the age of 18 residing, 51.8% were cohabitating married couples, 10.0% were single mother families. 35.3% were non-families. 28.5% of all Englishtown homes were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was reported to be 3.51.

The median income for a household in Englishtown was $57,557, while the median family income was $73,750. Males had an average median income of $50,694 as opposed to $33,068 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $23,438. About 4% of families and 7.2% of the population were living under the poverty line, including 5.7% of those under age 18 and 13.4% of those age 65 or over.

Englishtown's local government is set up under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government. The town is governed by a mayor and a six-member borough council. The mayor is directly elected by the voters to a four-year term. Borough council members serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year.

The mayor of Englishtown is Thomas Reynolds. The Members of the Englishtown Borough Council are Council President Cindy Robilotti, Jayne Carr, Lori Cooke, Rudolph Rucker, Gregory Wojyn and Maryanne Krawiec.

Englishtown is located in the 12th Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 12th Legislative District. Englishtown is represented in United States House of Representatives by democrat Rush D. Holt, Jr. Englishtown is represented in the New Jersey Senate by republican Jennifer Beck and in the New Jersey General Assembly by Caroline Casagrande and Declan O'Scanlon.

Public school students in grades K - 8 attend the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District. Students in public school for grades 9-12 attend Manalapan High School, as part of the Freehold Regional High School District.

During the American Revolution, Englishtown served as the headquarters of the American Army. General George Washington stayed at the inn located at present day Water and Main Streets.

Howell Township Municipal Court

Location: 300 Old Tavern Rd.
Howell Township, NJ 07731

Mailing Address: Howell Township Court
P.O. Box 580
Howell, NJ 07731

Phone: (732) 938-4848
Fax: (732) 938-7054

The Judge is the Honorable Allen S. Kaplan, J.M.C. The prosecutor is State Senator Sean Keane, Esq. The court administrator is Elizabeth McGee. Howell has become one of the busiest municipal courts in Monmouth County. Night sessions at the court can be overwhelming, with a multi-hour waiting line to speak with the prosecutor. Howell Township Police as well as State Police issue a heavy amount of speeding tickets and other traffic tickets in Howell.

A large amount of DWI and minor criminal arrests are also made in Howell. The Law Office of Anthony J. Vecchio, LLC commonly appears in the Howell Twp court to provide legal defense to those accused of drunk driving, drug possession, speeding, and other violations.

Howell Township in located in southern Monmouth County, NJ. The 2000 Census, reported the township population to be 48,903.
Howell Township officially became a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature made on February 23, 1801. Howell was comprised from pieces of neighboring towns such as Shrewsbury Township, Brick Township, Wall Township and Farmingdale. Ramtown is an unincorporated section of Howell Township.

Howell has even had some appearances in Hollywood. Parts of the 2005 motion picture War of the Worlds were shot in Howell.

German-Americans make up the larges portion of Howell residents (17.7%), followed by English (12.7%), Irish (11.5%), United States or American (9.9%), Polish (6.6%), French
(4.0%) and Italian (2.7%).

The median household income in Howell Township is $68,069, and the median income for a family was $74,623. Men had a median income of $55,349 as opposed to $34,722 for women.

Howell Township's municipal government is set up pursuant to the Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) form. The township is led by a mayor and a four-member Township Council.

Bob Walsh is the Mayor of Howell Township. Township Council members include Deputy Mayor Angela W. Dalton, and Council Members; Lous Memmolo Sr, Susan Schroeder Clark, and Curtis Vislocky. The Township Manager is Helene Schlegel.
The Chief of the Howell Police Department is Ronald T. Carter.

The Manasquan Reservoir is located in Howell Township. The reservoir has nature and exercise related activities such as fishing, bird watching, jogging, biking, dog walking. Turkey Swamp Park is a nature preserve and park featuring several jogging trails. Shark River and Six Flags Great Adventure also also located nearby.

Howell is well-serviced by roads and highways. Routes 9 and 33 traverse the town. I-195 runs east-west through the town from the shore to Trenton.

Millstone Township Municipal Court

Location: 215 Millstone Road
Millstone Twp., NJ 08510

Phone: (732) 446-6219
Fax: (732) 446-4853

The judge in Millstone Courts is the Honorable Francis F.X. Foley, J.M.C. The prosecutor is Richard Kelly, Esq. The Court Administrator is Diane Canzanella, CMCA. Millstone Township does not have its own police department. The New Jersey State Police have jurisdiction over the area and issue a large amount of speeding and other traffic tickets. Also a fair amount of minor drug possession arrests resulting from car searches.

Millstone Township is located in the far western portion of Monmouth County, New Jersey. The township is a picturesque community of horse and tree farms. The 2000 US Census reported the township's population to be 8,970.
Millstone Township became officially incorporated by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 28, 1844. The township was carved from sections of Freehold Township, Upper Freehold Township and Monroe Township. In 1845, Millstone gave Monroe Twp back the parts of the township taken from Monroe.

Millstone spans about 37.2 square miles (96.3 km2), of which, 36.8 square miles (95.2 km2) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.1 km2) of it (1.13%) is water.
Six Flags Great Adventure, which is located in Jackson, is nearby with an entrance from Millstone.

Millstone Township is organized under the "Township form" of New Jersey municipal government. The township committee is made up of five members elected at large in partisan elections every November. While Millstone children attend local schools, high school age public school students attend Allentown High School.

The township is well serviced by roads and highways, with CR 571, CR 524, CR 526, CR 527, CR 537 Routes 33 and I-195 all passing through Millstone.

Mercer County Superior Court
Mailing Address:
PO Box 8068
Trenton, NJ 08608
Street Address:
209 S Broad Street
Trenton, NJ 08608

East Windsor Municipal Court
Mailing Address:
80 One Mile Road, East
Windsor, NJ 08520
Phone Number: (609) 448-3228

Ewing Township Municipal Court
Mailing Address:
2 Jake Garzio Drive
Ewing, NJ
Phone Number: (609) 883-2900

Hamilton Township
Municipal Court
Mailing Address:
1270 Whitehorse Ave Cn00150
Hamilton, NJ
Phone Number: (609) 581-4071

Hightstown Municipal Court
Mailing Address:
148 N Main Street
Hightstown, NJ
Phone Number: (609) 490-5105

Hopewell Borough Municipal Court
Mailing Address:
PO Box 343
Hopewell, NJ
Phone Number: (609) 466-0968

Hopewell Township Municipal Court
Mailing Address:
201 Washington Crossing
Pennington Road Titusville, NJ
Phone Number: (609) 737-1035

Lawrence Township Municipal Court
Mailing Address:
Municipal Square P.O. Box 6006 Lawrenceville, NJ
Phone Number: (609) 844-7159

Pennington Borough Municipal Court
Mailing Address:
30 North Main Street
Pennington, NJ
Phone Number: (609) 737-1016

Princeton Borough Municipal Court
Mailing Address:
PO Box 390 1 Monument Dr
Princeton, NJ
Phone Number: (609) 497-7600

Princeton Township Municipal Court
Mailing Address:
400 Witherspoon St.
Princeton Township, NJ
Phone Number: (609) 924-5042

Trenton Municipal Court
Mailing Address:
225 N Clinton Ave
PO Box 1360 Trenton, NJ
Phone Number: (609) 989-3700

Washington Township Municipal Court
Mailing Address:
1117 Route 130
Robbinsville, NJ
Phone Number: (609) 259-7085

West Windsor Municipal Court
Mailing Address:
20 Municipal Drive PO Box 38 Princeton Junction, NJ
Phone Number: (609) 799-0915

It was held in State v. Brennan, 229 N.J. Super. 342 (App. Div. 1988) that when a police officer neglects to sign a summons and complaint within the statute of limitations period, that failure constitutes a fatal defect to the ability of the State to proceed. However, Brennan was overruled by State v. Fisher, 180 N.J. 462 (2004) which held that an officer may correct a technically invalid ticket by signing it even after the limitations period. Therefore, an unsigned ticket generally does not mean that your ticket will be automatically dismissed.

As most people know, the "Statute of Limitations" in a criminal or traffic matter is the time frame within which the police may charge you with an offense. In most traffic offenses, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:5-3, the Statute of Limitations is 30 days. However there are exceptions, including:

N.J.S.A. 39:3-40: Driving while suspended or on revoked list has a 90 days Statute of Limitations.
N.J.S.A. 39:4-50: DUI-DWI (driving while intoxicated) has a 90 days Statute of Limitations.
N.J.S.A. 39:4-129 Leaving the scene of accident has a 1 year Statute of Limitations.
N.J.S.A. 39:3-12 Illegally obtaining a Driver's License has a 1 year Statute of Limitations.
N.J.S.A. 39:3-34 Applying for a Driver's License while suspended has a 1 year Statute of Limitations.
N.J.S.A. 39:3-37 False App. on a Driver's License or allowing an unlicensed driver to operate vehicle or lending license to another has a 1 year Statute of Limitations.
N.J.S.A. 39:10-24 Misrepresentation on title has a 1 year Statute of Limitations.
N.J.S.A. 39:6B-2 Driving with No Insurance has a 6 months Statute of Limitations
39: 5-31 DMV Director of Magistrate can revoke license for willful
violations even if Statute of Limitations has passed
The applicable limitations period for the issuance of a DWI complaint is 90 days. N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.

The Law Office of Anthony J. Vecchio, LLC focuses on criminal defense, appeals, DWI/DUI, traffic and juvenile matters in central New Jersey. The courts we most commonly appear in include:

Ocean County:

Ocean County Superior Court
Ocean County Courthouse
118 Washington Street
Toms River, NJ 08754
(732) 244-2121

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The Law Office of Anthony J. Vecchio, LLC focuses on criminal defense, appeals, DWI/DUI, traffic and juvenile matters in central New Jersey. The courts we most commonly appear in include:

Monmouth County Courts:

Monmouth County Superior Court
Monmouth County Court House
71 Monument Park
Freehold, NJ 07728-1266
(732) 677-4300

Monmouth County Municipal Courts:

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