As incidents of Uber-related attacks are being reported from Massachusetts to India, New Jersey lawmakers are in the process of drafting legislation to regulate the relatively-new ride-share companies. But now there is a new urgency. “This is really becoming a huge public safety issue,” said Jeff Shanker, of the Limousine Associations of New Jersey, a lobbying… Read the rest of this entry »
Trooper Werner Foerster
With the United States exchanging prisoners with Cuba and moving quickly to normalizing relations with Castro regime, there is a growing movement in New Jersey to prevail upon the Obama Administration to extradite convicted cop killer Joanne Chesimard, aka Assata Shakur back to New Jersey to serve her sentence for the murder of State Trooper Werner Foerster.
Posted: December 19th, 2014 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: New Jersey, U.S.-Cuba relations | Tags: Bob Angelini, Congressman Leonard Lance, Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen, JoAnne Chesimard, New Jersey, Trooper Werner Foerster, U.S.-Cuba relations | 2 Comments »
photo by Noel Westerland Sr. 11/29/2014
A two mile long by 400 foot wide oil slick is washing up on the bay side of Sandy Hook, according to a report by WNBC 4-NY.
The slick was first witnessed by security personnel at the Earle Naval Weapons Station, according to the the report. The U.S. Coast Guard and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection are investigating.
The source of the oil is unknown at this time.
Posted: December 11th, 2014 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Monmouth County, New Jersey, Sandy Hook | Tags: Gateway National Recreational Area, Marine Mammal Stranding Center, Monmouth County, New Jersey, NOAA, NOAA Fisheries Lab, Oil slick, Oil Spill Sandy Hook, Oil Sprill, Sandy Hook, Sandy Hook Bay, Sandy Hook Coast Guard, Sandy Hook Oil Spill, Sandy Hook Seals | 1 Comment »
Expectations were modest going into the first day of New Jersey’s bear-hunting season due to a combination of factors including a dramatic cold snap and an overall decline in New Jersey’s population of bruins. There was an uptick, however, in the number of bears killed in the first day. A total of 124 bruins were shot,… Read the rest of this entry »By Greg Kelly
Wednesday, November 26
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Thursday, November 27
HAPPY THANKSGIVING! FAMILY, FOOD AND FOOTBALL. Don’t go shopping.
Posted: November 25th, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: Greg Kelly, Greg's List, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Thanksgiving, Things to do in Monmouth County, Things to do on the Jersey Shore | Tags: Greg Kelly, Greg's List, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Things to do in Monmouth County this Thanksgiving Weekend, Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend | 1 Comment »
HACKENSACK, N.J. — With a federal judge once again blocking New Jersey’s latest attempt to allow sports betting, state officials are focusing their efforts on an federal appeals court where they expect to have much better odds of prevailing. Other proponents are setting their sights on a broader goal: getting Congress to revisit the 22-year-old federal… Read the rest of this entry »
In New Jersey, energy issues have emerged as a high priority for both consumers and businesses, with costs typically ranging in the top 10 most expensive in the nation. The Christie administration’s Energy Master Plan cites cutting those costs as a chief concern, in part, to make New Jersey more competitive with neighboring states. It is… Read the rest of this entry »What do Alpine and Harding, two of the state’s wealthiest enclaves, have in common with Newark, Camden and Trenton, three of New Jersey’s largest and poorest cities? All five spend more than $2,000 per person on municipal government services — 50 percent more than the average for the state’s 513 nonresort communities, Raphael J. Caprio and…
Posted: November 17th, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: New Jersey, Property Taxes | Tags: municipal consolidations, New Jersey, Property Taxes | Comments Off on Size Doesn’t Matter — Study of NJ Municipal Government Costs Concludes
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The owners of Trump Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City said in a court filing that they expect to close the boardwalk property on or before Dec. 12. The company had been warning for months that the struggling casino might close this fall if it didn’t get significant relief from its biggest… Read the rest of this entry »© Copyright 2026 | MoreMonmouthMusings | All Rights Reserved