Jersey Shore Business Journal

May 14, 2008

Pagliughi earns Hall of Fame induction

AVALON -- Mayor Martin Pagliughi received a major award during the Avalon Borough Council meeting on May 7. Pagliughi was presented with a certificate of recognition from the New Jersey League of Municipalities, inducting him into the New Jersey League of Municipalities Elected Officials Hall of Fame for 20 years of public service to the Avalon community.
The award was presented to Pagliughi by Avalon Council President Joseph Tipping. Pagliughi and Avalon Councilman Richard Dean were the only inductees from Cape May County in the 2008 class. Pagliughi will begin his 17th year as mayor of Avalon in July, 2008.
The New Jersey League of Municipalities is a voluntary association created to help communities do a better job of self-government through pooling information and brain power, according to the league’s official website. The league has been serving officials throughout the state since 1915, and all 566 municipalities in the state of New Jersey are involved.
Pagliughi has authored a column in the league’s official magazine, “New Jersey Municipalities,” which is mailed to all elected officials in the state. This month’s column details Avalon’s battle with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection over the latest State Aid Agreement. A copy of the “As I See It” column is posted on the borough’s website, avalonboro.org.