Renaming Redbank Train Station Bayshore Courier News Posted:07/19/10
Red Bank - Senator Jennifer Beck, Assemblyman Declan O'Scanlon and Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande announced that a bill renaming the Red Bank Train Station the "Daniel O'Hern Station" passed out of the Senate Transportation Committee today.
Daniel O'Hern was a former New Jersey State Supreme Court Justice and former Mayor of Red Bank, passed away on April 1, 2009.
"I believe it is important to honor those who have left a positive mark on our community the way that Daniel O'Hern did," said Beck. "During his time as Mayor, Daniel O'Hern climbed a ladder himself to paint that station, so it is only fitting that the station bears his name."
"Justice O'Hern was a fair-minded individual," said O'Scanlon, "whose tireless efforts to pursue the law and his strong conviction to strict ethical practices have made a true impact on Monmouth County and the State of New Jersey, and will not soon be forgotten. I am sure that he would be honored by such a tribute."
O'Scanlon and Casagrande sponsor the bill in the Assembly, where it is awaiting a hearing before the Assembly Transportation, Public Works and Independent Authorities Committee.
"The renaming of this station will serve, not only as an honor to a man we all admired," said Casagrande, "but it will also serve as a reminder of the kind of truly special citizens who have called our community home. Daniel O'Hern was one of those citizens who will be remembered and honored for years to come."
