By Greg Kelly
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Friday, March 6
- Urinetown: The Musical at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
- Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
- The M Spot at NJ Repertory Theater (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
- ‘15 Philadelphia Flower Show Trip (Lincroft departure) – MORE INFO
- Miss Nelson is Missing at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Street Manasquan) – MORE INFO
- Digging the Whole at BCC (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
- Burt Bacharach at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
- Splintered Sunlight at The Stone Pony (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
- Fletcher at The Saint (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
- Billy Hector Experience at The Wonder Bar (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
- Timeless Interiors for Aging-in-Place (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO
- Disco Inferno at CBA (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
- Dreamscapes & Shaped Dreams Art Opening (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
- Bowl for Kids’ Sake (Neptune Twp) – MORE INFO
- “Night at the Races” at Windansea (Highlands) – MORE INFO
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Posted: March 4th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Greg Kelly, Greg's List, Monmouth County, Things to do in Monmouth County | Tags: Atlantic Cinemas, Colts Neck Realty, Greg Kelly, Greg's List, Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend | Comments Off on Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, March 6-8, 2015
FREEHOLD – After nine weeks of legal proceedings, the prosecution and defense in the trial of former Wall Township public schools Superintendent James Habel each delivered their closing arguments Wednesday. Habel, 58, was indicted in June 2013 on several charges, including second-degree official misconduct, theft by deception, financial facilitation of criminal activity, theft by failure to… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: March 4th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Crime, Crime and Punishment, Education, Monmouth County, Monmouth County Court, Monmouth County Prosecutor, Wall Township | Tags: Crime, James Habel, Monmouth County Court, Monmouth County Prosecutor, Wall Board of Education, Wall Township | 3 Comments »
NJ Democratic State Committee Chairman John Currie, right and Vice Chair Lizette Delgado-Palanco
The New Jersey Democratic State Committee and five Belmar residents have filed suit in Monmouth County Superior Court alleging that the Republican candidates for Mayor and Council in last year’s municipal election, as well as four of their supporters, also Belmar residents, participated in a voter suppression scheme designed to disenfranchise vote by mail voters who delivered their ballots to Freehold via messenger.
The suit, filed as amended on February 3, also alleges that Monmouth County Superintendent of Elections Hedra Siskel instructed and/or advised two of the Belmar defendants, Joy and Carmine DeSanctis to alter, amend or modify their sworn affidavits challenging the mail in ballots. Siskel is not a defendant in the suit.
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Posted: March 4th, 2015 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: 2014 Elections, Belmar, Monmouth County, Monmouth County Court, NJ Democrats | Tags: Belmar, Belmar Elections, Eugene and Katrina Clapis, Hedra Siskel, James Bean, James Carpino, Joy and Carmine DeSanctis, Judith Murray, Lawsuit, Matt Doherty, Michael Seebeck, Monmouth County Board of Elections, Monmouth County Superintendent of Elections, NJ Democratic State Committee, Robert and Patricia Davis, Thomas Brennan | Comments Off on NJ Democratic Party Sues Belmar Republican Candidates, Board of Elections, Alleging Voter Suppression
The Christie Administration has not settled or proposed settling the $8.9 billion lawsuit against Exxon Mobil Corp for only $250 million dollars, as was first reported by The New York Times last week.
According to a high ranking government official who is not authorized to speak for Christie or the Attorney General’s office, under the terms of the proposed settlement which has yet to be approved by Superior Court Judge Michael J. Hogan (Burlington County), Exxon Mobil would be responsible for the cost of clean up and remediation of the Bayway in Bayonne and Linden, in addition to the $250 million which is to compensate New Jersey for the loss of use of the contaminated real estate and marsh lands.
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Posted: March 4th, 2015 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Chris Christie, Christie Administration, Environment, News | Tags: Chris Christie, Christie Administration, Exxon Mobil Settlement | 2 Comments »
How did Gov. Chris Christie’s administration come up with its policies and protocols for handling Ebola? To get the answer, the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey asked to see emails and other policy communications from top officials in the N.J. Department of Health. Those requests were denied or otherwise rebuffed, the group said in… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: March 4th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: ACLU, Chris Christie, Christie Administration, Ebola, Fort Monmouth | Tags: ACLU, Christie Administration, Fort Monmouth | 1 Comment »
A plan to widen the bear hunt in New Jersey, including expansion into most of the northern part of the state, a longer hunting season, and the use of bows and arrows was approved today by a state council. The proposal includes a new six day season in October, in addition to the December season, which… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: March 4th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: New Jersey, News | Tags: NJ Bear Hunt, NJ Fish and Game Council | Comments Off on Drastic expansion of N.J. bear hunt approved by state council
WASHINGTON — The lawyer representing 800 Hurricane Sandy victims in New Jersey and New York today said any settlement with the Federal Emergency Management Agency needs to include homeowners who never pursued allegations of fraud after their claims were denied, as well as those who have yet to file. Steve Mostyn, a Houston-based trial lawyer, said… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: March 3rd, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: FEMA, Monmouth County | Tags: FEMA, FEMA fraud, Flood Insurance, Hurricane Sandy, Insurance, NJ, NY, Superstorm Sandy | Comments Off on Lawyer for Sandy victims says settlement needs to include all homeowners
Two New Jersey men, including one who worked as a part-time ticket seller for the Yankees, incurred the wrath of former major leaguer Curt Schilling this weekend after they allegedly posted sexually explicit tweets about the all-star’s underage daughter. The former Phillies and Red Sox great took to his blog this week to identify the two… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: March 3rd, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Brookdale Community College, Twitter | Tags: Adam Nagel, Brookdale Community College, Curt Schilling, Gabby Schilling, Montclair State University, New York Yankees, Sean MacDonald, Twitter | 4 Comments »
The legislators of the 11th and 13th districts have jointly written the Acting Commissioner of the NJ Department of Human Services requesting that the facilities designated to quarantine travelers from Western Africa arriving at Newark-Liberty Airport for 21 days to ensure that they have not contracted the Ebola virus be closed when the agency’s current agreement with the Fort Monmouth Redevelopment Authority expires on June 30th.
The letter, dated March 1 and signed by Senators Joe Kyrillos (R-13) and Jennifer Beck (R-11) as well as Assembly members Declan O’Scanlon (R-13), Amy Handlin (R-11), Caroline Casagrande (R-11) and Mary Pat Angelini (R-11) reiterates the law makers’ concerns expressed in a Februay 3 letter to Commissioner Jennifer Velez, Esq. regarding the lack of notice to the public and elected officials regarding the designation of the facility and the negative impact the facility could have on the marketing of Fort Monmouth properties.
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Posted: March 2nd, 2015 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Monmouth County | Tags: Amy Handlin, Bruce Steadman, Caroline Casagrande, Christie Administration, Declan O'Scanlon, Dennis Connelly, Department of Human Services, Ebola, FMERA, Fort Monmouth, Fort Monmouth Redevelopment Authority, Jennifer Beck, Jennifer Velez, Joe Kyrillos, Mary Pat Angelini | 1 Comment »
In New Jersey, school districts pay the salaries of their teachers, but it’s the state that picks up the costs of their retirements. Cities and towns, meanwhile, cover their employees’ salaries as well as their retirement costs. That split responsibility is at the heart of one of the core elements of the… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: March 2nd, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Chris Christie, Christie Administration, Pensions | Tags: Chris Christie, NJ State Budget, Pension reform, Property Taxes, Teachers Pensions | 3 Comments »
