New Providence Council Appoints Michael Carlino to Sergeant Position

By MARIANNE IVERS

Published December 3, 2025 at 6:31 PM

NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – Michael Carlino took the police oath of office at the Tuesday, Dec. 2 Borough Council meeting as he was promoted to sergeant. Additionally, Edgardo Aguilar was sworn-in as a police officer.

The council also approved several police officer promotions. Lindsey Knopf was promoted to a permanent position as a step nine police officer. Christian Cely-Gomez and Andrew Lynch were promoted to step one officers. Jeffrey Bruder and Carmine Boccellari were promoted to step two and three officers respectively. Gregory Miller was promoted to step four and Michael Gelormini to step eight.

Several Department of Public Works (DPW) employees were also promoted. Joseph Pasquale was advanced to assistant plant operator and Noel Santiago to second plant operator. Christopher Nemeth, Jose Hernandez Saravia, Michael Keenan and Douglas Wiley were also promoted.

Regarding other news four high school students provided a recap of the 2025 Unity Day celebration. The celebration, which began in 2019, has grown into a successful community event with over 300 attendees at the latest event. The purpose of the celebration is to unite the community and introduce residents of all ages to different backgrounds. Mayor Al Morgan and council members expressed their appreciation to the event organizers and gave their approval for keeping the Unity Day going as an annual community event.