L to R: James Plousis, Chairman N.J. State Parole Board, Michael Ruane, Director Office on Aging, Disabilities & Veterans Services, Col. Carmen Venticinque, NJ ESGR, Freeholder Lillian G. Burry, Sheriff Shaun Golden & Acting Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni. Click photo for larger view
Sheriff Shaun Golden, Freeholder Lillian Burry, Acting Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni and Michael Ruane, Director of the Monmouth County Office on Aging, Disabilities and Veterans Services were each presented the Seven Seals Award by the U.S. Department of Defense’s Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) office during a Show of Strength ceremony held at the Sheriff’s Office in Freehold on Wednesday.
ESGR is comprised of dedicated and trained volunteers and staff. They develop and promote employer support for Guard and Reserve service by advocating relevant initiatives, recognizing outstanding support, increasing awareness of applicable laws, and resolving conflict between employers and service members.
ESGR informs and educates service members and their civilian employers regarding their rights and responsibilities governed by the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA).
With the Seven Seals Award, ESGR recognizes significant individual or organizational achievement, initiative, or support that promotes and supports the ESGR mission to develop and promote supportive work environments for service members in the Reserve Components.
48 percent of the U.S.Military comes from the National Guard and Reserve.
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Posted: April 24th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Lillian Burry, Monmouth County, Monmouth County Sheriff's Office, Shaun Golden | Tags: Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni, Disablities and Veterans Services, Employer Suuport of the Guard and Reserve, ESGR, Freeholder Lillian Burry, Michael Ruane, Monmouth County Office on Aging, Seven Seals Award, Sheriff Shaun Golden, U.S. Department of Defense | Comments Off on Monmouth County Officials Honored By Defense Department For Supporting Citizen Soldiers
Bids expected in late summer. Award anticipated in Fall of 2015
The long delayed dredging of the Shark River Channels is finally moving forward, according to a statement released today by State Senator Jennifer Beck, Freeholder Tom Arnone and Neptune Township Committeeman Randy Bishop.
The New Jersey Department of Transportation’s Office of Maritime Resources has provided a working timeline for dredging the channels. Requests for proposals (RFP) will be released by DOT in August or September, according to Arnone, and a contract for the project is expected to be awarded in late October.
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Posted: April 23rd, 2015 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Monmouth County, Monmouth County News, Neptune Township, NJ Department of Environmental Protection, NJ DOT, Shark River | Tags: Freeholder Tom Arnone, Neptune Committeeman Randy Bishop, NJ DEP, NJ DOT, Senator Jennifer Beck, Shark River, Shark River Dredging | 8 Comments »
Former Manalapan Mayor Andrew Lucas’s sentencing on federal fraud charges has been postponed for a third time, according to the Asbury Park Press.
Convicted of obstruction of justice and falsifying tax returns and loan application documents last September, Lucas was to have been sentenced on January 20, but the government had not completed its pre-sentencing report for U.S. District Court Judge Freda L. Wolfson to consider. Wolfson postponed the March 25 sentencing until tomorrow, April 24, because she was presiding over an unrelated trial. No reason has been disclosed for the latest postponement.
Lucas could face up to 60 years in federal prison if sentenced to the maximum on all charges. The obstruction of justice conviction requires a two year mandatory minimum sentence, according to an attorney familiar with the case.
Posted: April 23rd, 2015 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Andrew Lucas | 2 Comments »
Jimmy Fallon wore a New Jersey lapel pin and Chris Christie ate some Ben and Jerry’s Tonight Dough ice cream last night during the Governor’s appearance on the Tonight Show.
Christie joked that his day job as Governor of New Jersey is keeping him too busy to announce that he is running for president.
Christie and Fallon spent much of the segment joking about fat jokes. Fallon urged Christie to be the hulk. “Be mean be green.” Be the guy who tells people to shut up and sit down. Christie corrected Fallon, “You got it wrong, It’s sit down and shut up.”
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Posted: April 23rd, 2015 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics, Chris Christie | Tags: 2016 Presidential politics, Ben and Jerry's, BP oil spill, Chris Christie, Jimmy Fallon, Russell Crowe, Tonight Show | 6 Comments »
A New Jersey appeals court ruled Wednesday that merely being accused of domestic violence is enough to deny someone permission to obtain a gun and keep it at home, the New Jersey Law Journal reported. Judges John Kennedy, Amy O’Connor and Jose Fuentes denied the application of a man identified in court papers as Z.L., who… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: April 23rd, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Gun Control, Gun Rights, Guns, New Jersey | Tags: Appeals Court, Evan Nappen, Gun Rights | 2 Comments »
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Friday, April 24
- A Little Shakespeare: Midsummer Night’s Dream at TRT (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
- Jersey Shore Restaurant Week (Monmouth County restaurants) – MORE INFO
- Brighton Beach Memoirs by Center Players (Freehold) – MORE INFO
- Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
- Discover Bats! (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
- Arbor Day Tree Walk at Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
- The Realization of Emily Linder at NJ Repertory Theatre (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
- Roger McGuinn at Monmouth U (WLB) – MORE INFO
- Health & Fitness Expo at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
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Posted: April 22nd, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Greg Kelly, Greg's List, Monmouth County, Monmouth County Life, Monmouth County News, Things to do in Monmouth County, Things to do on the Jersey Shore | Tags: Assemblyman Anthony Bucco, Declan O'Scanlon, Greg Kelly, Greg's List, Things to do in Monmouth County, Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend | Comments Off on Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, April 24-26, 2015
TRENTON — Republican members of the state Assembly Budget Committee on Wednesday criticized New Jersey’s largest public worker union of taking the easy road by shutting down pension talks and demanding full funding without offering any alternatives. The assemblymen, in a brief news conference following a budget hearing on Department of Education funding, leveled accusations of… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: April 22nd, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Assembly Republicans, Declan O'Scanlon, Government Employees Unions, Legislature, Monmouth County News, New Jersey, New Jersey State Budget, NJEA, Pensions | Tags: Assembly Budget Committee, Assembly Republicans, Assemblyman Chris Brown, Assemblyman Declan O'Scanlon, NJ State Budget, NJEA, Pension and Benefit Reform | Comments Off on N.J. Assembly Republicans accuse NJEA of ‘pandering’ to members in pension talk pullout
How do Garden State Parkway officials plan to replace four bridges that carry the Garden State Parkway over busy Newman Springs Road in Middletown and unravel Exit 109’s rush hour commuting slipknot? Some of the answers could be revealed Thursday night. Garden State parkway officials will talk one-on-one with drivers and residents from 4:30 to 7:30… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: April 22nd, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Monmouth County, Monmouth County News | Tags: Exit 109, Garden State Parkway, GSP, Middletown, Red Bank, Tinton Falls | Comments Off on Parkway set to unveil plan to fix Exit 109. Here’s a sneak peek
The intersection of Crine Road (County Road 4) Dutch Lane (County Road 46) and Heulitt Road in Colts Neck will be closed from April 22 through May 2 for the installation of a roundabout.
Motorist heading east should follow Vanderburg Road to Boundary Road to Cedar Drive to Heyers Mill Road to Flock Road to State Hwy. 34 to Conover Road. Motorists travelling west should use the reverse route. A detour route has been posted.
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Posted: April 21st, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Colts Neck, Lillian Burry, Monmouth County, Monmouth County Board of Freeholders, Tom Arnone | Tags: Colts Neck, Colts Neck Detour, Crine Road, Dutch Lane, Freeholder Lillian Burry, Freeholder Tom Arnone, Heulitt Road, Monmouth County | Comments Off on Ten Day Detour For Building Traffic Circle in Colts Neck
FORT LEE — A 54-year-old Monmouth County man died after he jumped from the George Washington Bridge on Tuesday, Port Authority police said. The Long Branch man stopped a car on the eastbound upper level, climbed over the railing and jumped around noon, according to police spokesman Joe Pentangelo. The NYPD’s Harbor Unit pulled the man… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: April 21st, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Long Branch, Monmouth County, Monmouth County News | Tags: George Washington Bridge, Long Branch, Monmouth County, Suicide | 3 Comments »
