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 email correspondence, including all attachments, sent or received between Mayor Rose Araneo and John Merla from January 1, 2026, through the date this request is processed, containing any of the following terms in the subject line or body of the email:
* ICON
* TriState
* Snow Removal
* Election
* Rob Bergen
* Kathleen McNamara
* AeroMarine
* Hector Herrera
* Paul Murphy
* Code Enforcement
* Property Maintenance
* Italian Festival
* KBBC
* Jeffrey Spangler
* George Walling
* Judith Scibetti
* Jason Faultings
* Background Checks

This request also includes emails with no subject line if they otherwise contain any of the above-listed terms in the body of the message or any attachment.
Please provide:
* All responsive emails in electronic format.
* All attachments associated with responsive emails.
* Any metadata ordinarily maintained with the records, if available.
* Any forwarded email chains in their entirety.
If any portion of this request is denied or redacted, please identify each withheld record or redaction, state the specific statutory exemption relied upon, and release all reasonably segregable non-exempt portions of the records.

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

Dear Keyport Borough,

Following up on my request.

Yours faithfully,

Jeff thepeff