Shaneen Allen and her sons Niare and Sincere. Photo via facebook
The mainstream media will be making a big deal today about the leniency Baltimore Raven Ray Rice received from the NFL after knocking out his then finance in Atlantic City in February. TMZ obtained an released a video of the incident this morning. Sources are quoted as saying that NFL officials saw the video before suspending Rice for the first two games of this season and docking his pay for a third game.
But the NFL would not be subject to the public outrage they are experiencing had the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office not been lenient with Rice first. Rice was first charged with simple assault. The charges were upgraded to aggravated assault by an Atlantic County Grand Jury. Rice faced a possible five years in State Prison. But the Prosecutor accepted Rice’s application into the Pre-trial Intervention Program for First Offenders and his Not Guilty plea which leaves him off the hook if he stays out of trouble for a year.
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Posted: September 8th, 2014 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Chris Christie, Crime, Crime and Punishment, Opinion | Tags: Atlantic County, Chris Christie, Domestic Violence, Gun Rights, Guns, James McClain, John Hoffman, Justice, Pre-Trial Intervention, Ray Rice, Shaneen Allen | 10 Comments »
Governor Chris Christie and Puebla Governor Rafael Moren Valle attend a reception with traditional dancers, marching band and meet and greet students at Centro Escolar Niños Héroes de Chapultepec in Puebla, Mexico on Friday, Sept. 5, 2014. (Governor’s Office/Tim Larsen)
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Posted: September 6th, 2014 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Chris Christie | Tags: Chris Christie, Mexico, Puebla, Puebla Governor Rafael Moren Valle | 1 Comment »
A 24 year old Wall Township English teacher was charged under a three count indictment this afternoon with Aggravated Sexual Assault, Endangering the Welfare of a Child and Second Degree Sexual Assault. Kalee Warnick is alleged to have conducted a sexual relationship with a 15 year old male student, referred to as J.M in the indictment, between January and July 2013, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office.
If convicted, Warnick faces up to 30 years in prison, lifelong parole and Meghan’s Law registration.
Warnick was arrested in July of 2013, shortly after the relationship was exposed. She was released on $50,000 bail.
The alleged victim’s attorney James Magg said his client had been through a terrible ordeal, according to published reports at the time of Warnick’s arrest last year.
Warnick’s attorney , Alton Kenney, said she plead not guilty, “because she is in fact, not guilty.”
Posted: September 5th, 2014 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Crime, Monmouth County Prosecutor, News, Wall Township | Tags: Aggravated sexual assault, Endangering the Welfare of a Minor, Kalee Warnick, Monmouth County, Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office, Wall Township | 5 Comments »
Photo courtesy of Geraldo.com. Used with permission
Had the late Senator Frank Lautenberg lived to complete his term, Geraldo Rivera might have been the Republican nominee to be New Jersey’s junior member of the United States Senate. Cory Booker would still be mayor of Newark and the two celebrities would have been engaged now in an expensive high profile race with national implications.
In early 2013, Rivera was very publicly exploring the possibility of running for Launtenberg’s seat. Booker had just declined to challenge Governor Chris Christie’s reelection bid and announced that he would run for Lautenberg’s seat. Booker’s announcement came before the ailing Lautenberg’s announcement that he would not seek another term.
Lautenberg’s June 2013 death and Christie’s call for an October Special Election to fill the seat scuttled the plans of the television and radio personality/journalist to enter politics on a national level. He was not able to rearrange his life or gain support of his family in the short time required to compete in an August GOP primary.
What might have been a high profile exciting battle between Rivera and Booker this fall is now reduced to bragging rights as to which man will raise more money for his respective Party in Monmouth County. Monmouth County Republican Chairman Shaun Golden will announce this afternoon that Rivera is the keynote speaker at the GOP Fundraising Gala on October 15 at the Navesink Country Club. Rivera’s office and Golden both confirmed that Geraldo is coming.
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Posted: September 5th, 2014 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: 2014 Congressional Races, 2014 Elections, 2016 Presidential Politics, 2017 NJ Gubernatorial Politics, Cory Booker, Frank Pallone, Geraldo Rivera, Monmouth County, Monmouth County Republican Committee, Monmouth Democrats, Monmouth GOP, Shaun Golden | Tags: Bill Pascrell, Cory Booker, Frank Lautenberg, Frank Pallone, Geraldo Rivera, Monmouth GOP, Monmouth Republicans | 4 Comments »
Bill Bucco, Acting Assistant Director of the Monmouth County Division of Addiction Services.
Two Ocean Township Police Officers saved the life of a 25 year old man late Tuesday night by administering two doses of Narcan, the antidote for heroin overdoses that New Jersey law enforcement officers have been authorized to administer since July.
Officers Randy Slawsky and Zachary Rhein of the Ocean Police Department responded to a reported overdose at an apartment located on Rustic Drive. Upon arrival, officers located a 25 year old male unresponsive in the living room of the home. A family member reported that they believed the victim had ingested heroin prior to being found unconscious.
Officers on scene administered two doses of Naloxone Hydrochloride (Narcan) resulting in the victim becoming conscious and responsive. The victim was speaking with officers immediately prior to being transported to a local hospital for medical treatment. Officers and EMS personnel credit the use of the Narcan in saving the man’s life.
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Posted: September 4th, 2014 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Monmouth County | Tags: Bill Bucco, Freeholder Director Lillian Burry, Heroin Epidemic, Lillian Burry, Nalozone Hydrochoride, Narcan, Ocean Township, Ocean Township Police Department, Officer Randy Slawsky, Officer Zachary Rhein | 16 Comments »
By Greg Kelly
Friday, September 5
• End of Summer Party on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
• Asbury Park Oysterfest – MORE INFO
• I Ought To Be In Pictures at First Ave Playhouse (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Hairspray at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
• The Rising at The Wonder Bar (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Godspell (Marlboro) – MORE INFO
• Monmouth Beach Firemen’s Fair – MORE INFO
• Championship Drag Racing at Raceway Park (Englishtown) – MORE INFO
• Walking Lantern Ghost Tours (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Kids Night Out (Fair Haven) – MORE INFO
• Evening Boat Tour on Manasquan Reservoir (Howell) – MORE INFO
• Natural Horsemanship Demonstration (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Count Basie 365: Valerie Adams & Dimension (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Intro to Pixlr (Middletown) – MORE INFO
• St. Benedict’s Carnival (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• Beatlemania Now Concert (Wall Twp) – MORE INFO
• Seaside Soiree (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• Melore Wintjen Band (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• Stolen Rhodes (Belmar) – MORE INFO
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Posted: September 4th, 2014 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Greg Kelly, Greg's List, Things to do in Monmouth County, Things to do on the Jersey Shore | Tags: Greg Kelly, Greg's List, Jersey Shore, Monmouth County, Things to do in Monmouth County, Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, Things to do on the Jersey Shore this weekend | Comments Off on Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, September 5-7, 2014
The Local Finance Board, the entity within the Department of Community Affairs which oversees the ethics of local officials, has ruled that two Jackson Township councilmen did not violate State Ethics or Campaign Finance Laws when they voted to appoint their former campaign manger a job on the Jackson Municipal Utilities Authority, according to a report on Shore News Network.
Cara Glory was the 2012 campaign manager for Councilmen Barry Calogero and Robert Nixon. On January 6, 2014 Calogero, Nixon join the rest of the Jackson governing body in unanimously voting to approve Glory’s appointment to the MUA. Unidentified Jackson residents filed ethics charges with the Local Fiance Board.
The charges were deemed frivolous by Board Chairmen Thomas Neff, according to the Shore News Network report.
“Following preliminary investigation and evaluation of the facts and circumstances relevant to the complaints and upon consideration of the foregoing provisions of Local Government Ethics Law, the Local Finance Board voted to dismiss the complaints as having no reasonable factual basis.”
The state reiterated their stance, adding, “The relationship between an elected officeholder and a campaign deputy treasurer or campaign manager is simply not one, in and of itself, which poses a conflict.”
The charges against the councilmen were dismissed and Glory’s appointment remained as-is.
The issue is of significance in Monmouth County as Democratic freeholder candidates Larry Luttrell and Joe Grillo attempt to portray themselves and paragons of virtue in the campaign against Freeholder Director Lillian Burry and Deputy Director Gary Rich.
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Posted: September 3rd, 2014 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Department of Community Affairs, Monmouth County, Monmouth County Board of Freeholders, Monmouth Democrats | Tags: Bill Bucco, Cara Glory, Department of Community Affairs, Gary Rich, Jackson, Jackson Municipal Utilities Authority, Joe Grillo, Larry Luttrell, Lawrence Luttrell, Lillian Burry, Local Finance Board, R.A.G.E., Thomas Neff | Comments Off on Jackson Councilmen Cleared Of Ethics Charges Over Appointment
Andrew Lucas, center, then the Republican mayor of Manalapan, with then Freeholder John D’Amico and Amy Mallet, both Democrats, in September of 2010, seven months after Lucas purchased Burke Farm.
Jury selection is scheduled to start tomorrow in the case of the United States of America vs Andrew Lucas, according to a report in the Asbury Park Press. The trial is scheduled to start on Monday, September 8.
The former Manalapan mayor was indicted in February on fraud charges for allegedly falsifying documents to obtain financing for the purchase of a 97 acre farm in the township. He later sold the development rights to that farm to New Jersey’s farmland preservation program for $1,158 million. After an exhaustive investigation, no charges were filed concerning the farmland preservation transaction, but the investigation led to alleged irregularities in Lucas’s financial records and documents provided to a lender and an investor in his acquisition of the land.
Lucas is looking forward to his trail. His attorney, Mario F. Gallucci, told the app, “Andrew Lucas has been looking forward to this day. He finds it unfortunate that he has to defend what he believes were legal actions that he took, and he can’t wait for his day in court.”
If convicted on all 11 counts against him, Lucas, 37, could be sentenced to more than 60 years in federal prison.
Lucas has been subject to home detention and electronic monitoring since posting $500,000 bail in February.
Posted: September 2nd, 2014 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Andrew Lucas, News | Tags: Andrew Lucas, Andrew Lucas trial, Burke Farm, Farmland Preservation, Lucas Farm Deal, Manalapan | 14 Comments »
