All emails between Kathleen McNamara and John Merla
Dear Keyport Borough,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-5(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
All emails between Kathleen McNamara and John Merla between 11/1/2025 to 6/23/2026
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.
Yours faithfully,
Jeff thepeff
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Borough of Keyport
Open Public Records Request
Reference # OPRA-2026-00246
Date Entered: 6/29/2026 11:02:00 AM
Dear Jeff thepeff,
This email is to confirm submission of your Open Public Records Request.
Additional emails will be sent as your request is processed.
The request seeks access to the following records:
Records requested:
All emails between Kathleen McNamara and John Merla from 1/1/2021 to
6/22/2026.
A copy of the request is attached for your records.
Please do not reply directly to this email; this address is not monitored.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact us at (732) 739-5121
or (732) 739-5124.
Sincerely,
Borough of Keyport
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Please download these attachments from the links below:
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Good evening,
We are in receipt of your OPRA request dated June 23, 2026, seeking access to "All email correspondence between Kathleen McNamara and John Merla from 11/1/2025 to 6/23/2026."
As submitted, your OPRA request is invalid. In order for an OPRA request requesting email communications to be valid, all three of the following requirements must be met:
1. Specific job title(s), position(s), or account(s) to be searched (It shall be sufficient for a requestor to identify specific individuals by the individual's job title and position.) 2. Specific subject matter (The request must identify the topic of the communications.) 3. Confined to a reasonable time period.
Your request does not provide a specific subject matter. Because the request does not contain the information required pursuant to OPRA, the Borough is unable to process it as submitted.
This response is not a denial of access to government records. You may submit a revised OPRA request that includes the information required under OPRA and the Borough will process the revised request in accordance with the Open Public Records Act.
Thank you.
Michele Clark
Municipal Clerk
Borough of Keyport
📞 732-739-5124
✉️ [email address]
️ www.keyportonline.com
Dear Michele Clark,
Will resubmit using outlined suggested parameters.
Yours sincerely,
Jeff thepeff