Large brush fire closes portion of GSP in Ocean County

A Sunday afternoon brush fire in Lakewood has forced the closure of several miles of the Garden State Parkway near mile marker 89, authorities announced.

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Rush Limbaugh, radio host and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, dead at 70

Radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh died Wednesday after a battle with lung cancer. He was 70.

The conservative broadcaster was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Feb. 4, 2020, one day after he announced his diagnosis.

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Kushner nominated for Nobel peace prize for Israel deals

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and his deputy, Avi Berkowitz, were nominated on Sunday for the Nobel Peace Prize for their role in negotiating four normalization deals between Israel and Arab nations known as the “Abraham Accords.”

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Warnock defeats Loeffler in GA

Republican attacks on a Black minister’s sermons appear to have backfired in Georgia where Rev. Raphael Warnock has defeated Senator Kelly Loeffler in the special run off election.

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Postal Employee Arrested For Dumping Ballots, Other Mail

Nicholas Beauchene, 26, a postal worker who lives in Kearny, New Jersey was arrested by federal authorities for discarding mail, including 99 general election ballots sent from the County Board of Elections and intended to be delivered to West Orange residents, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito.

From Carpenito’s announcement:

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2020: Now that Trump is out of the hospital, ‘Murder hornets’ are entering their ‘slaughter phase’

SEATTLE — Just when you think Asian giant hornets’ reputation couldn’t get any worse, they’re about to enter the “slaughter phase” when they attack in force, decapitate their victims and prey upon the brood for days.

Six “murder hornets,” as they’re sometimes called, have been caught, trapped or reported since Sept. 21 in the Blaine area, where they were first spotted in the U.S. last year.

The Washington State Department of Agriculture, or WSDA, is desperate to track down their nest and kill them before they go on their murderous rampage.“Asian giant hornets this time of year start going into w… Read the rest of this entry »

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Murphy dines outdoors at Nicholas Barrel and Roost while indoor dining is packed

By Art Gallagher

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy dined outdoors at Nicholas Barrel and Roost in Middletown last evening while the indoor Barrel Room was packed with knuckleheads.

Murphy, who seemed aware of my presence, wore a mask at his outdoor table while those dining in the crowded Barrel Room were maskless.

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May 12 Town By Town COVID-19 Cases in Monmouth County

Monmouth County reported 39 new positive COVID-19 cases for a total of 7,068, Freeholder Director Tom Arnone and Deputy Director Sue Kiley announced.

The NJ Department of Health reports that 460 Monmouth County residents have succumbed to the virus.

The town by town breakdown of positive cases is as follows:

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ON MOTHER’S DAY, PLEDGE TO DO MORE TO PROTECT STATE’S ELDERLY

By Randy Bergmann

Many New Jerseyans in today’s COVID-19 world will have to observe Mother’s Day Sunday without their mother – and not just because of social distancing requirements. Coronavirus has taken a heavy toll on elderly moms (and dads).

The state’s nursing homes and long-term care facilities for the elderly have accounted for more than half of New Jersey’s 9,116 coronavirus fatalities. Additionally, through Saturday, 26,031 COVID-19 cases have been reported at 515 long-term care facilities across the state, making it impossible for many thousands of Jerseyans to give thanks to their mothers in person.

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US Justice Dept drops case against ex-Trump aide Flynn

Washington (AFP) – The US Justice Department withdrew its case against former White House national security advisor Michael Flynn Thursday, handing President Donald Trump a major political victory.

The department said in a filing Flynn’s December 2017 guilty plea for lying to the FBI in an interview over his Russia contacts was moot because the lies were not significant.

It said the FBI’s original probe of him had no “legitimate investigative basis.

“The decision by the Justice Department, led by Attorney General Bill Barr, came as Flynn was fighting possible imprisonment, and af… Read the rest of this entry »

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