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Point Pleasant Beach swears in promotions to captain, lieutenant and sergeant, honors students with mayoral proclamations
Summary
Mayor Douglas Vital and the borough council promoted and administered oaths to four police officers and issued mayoral proclamations recognizing two Point Pleasant Beach High School students for academic and environmental leadership.
Point Pleasant Beach officials used the June 16 meeting to swear in four police officers and present two mayoral proclamations. Lieutenant Drew introduced the promoted officers and briefly summarized their service histories; each officer then took the oath of office.
Promoted and sworn: Captain Scott (surname in transcript recorded as "Scott"), Lieutenant Kyle (first name given in oath), Sergeant Jeffrey Latch and Officer Michael Kajki. Council members and attendees congratulated them on their service and new duties.
In the proclamations portion, Mayor Douglas Vital and the council recognized Point Pleasant Beach High School senior Sage Sakowitz as a 2026 mayor scholar and Landon Hobberman for his environmental leadership and role as student liaison to the borough's Environmental Commission. The council recorded congratulations and posed for photographs.
The promotions and proclamations were ceremonial items on the agenda and drew short public applause; the rest of the meeting proceeded to business items including ordinances and public hearings.
