Robert Losasso
Robert Losasso, a 70 year old Somers Point man, was sentenced to 6 hours in jail today on charges that the shot and killed or attempted to kill four species of hawk protected by federal law, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman announced.
Matthew Reilly, Deputy Public Affairs Officer for Fishman’s office laughed when we asked if Losasso could be released before lunch on good behavior.
Losasso admitted that he fatally shot or attempted to shoot red-tailed, sharp-shinned, red shouldered and Cooper’s hawks on several occasions. These species are among the tens of thousands of birds of prey that migrate every year from Canada along the Atlantic Flyway through New Jersey. Losasso also admitted that he didn’t have any permit to shoot the birds.
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Posted: December 22nd, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: Crime, Crime and Punishment, Paul Fishman, U.S. Attorney | Tags: Endangered Species, Migratory Bird Treaty Act, Robert Losasso, Somers Point, U.S., U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman | 2 Comments »
By Jeremy Baratta
Amanda Bolvito
“Black Lives Matter” has become a popular protest slogan, from Union Square to the Mall of America. Today, after the unprovoked shooting of two NYPD officers sitting in their patrol car in Brooklyn over the weekend, one woman started a protest movement of her own closer to home.
Amanda Bolvito, a married 24 year-old waitress with 2 small children, went to office depot, bought about $19 worth of supplies, and emblazoned a sign with the message “Blue Lives Matter.”
She took her sign to the corner of Route 27 and Main Street, outside of the Metuchen Borough Hall and Police Station. First spotted at around noon and interviewed at 1:30 pm, she reported being there since around 11 this morning. She plans to be out there until “[she] can’t take the cold.”
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Posted: December 22nd, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: Monmouth County, New Jersey, NYPD, Police | Tags: Amanda Bolvito, Blue Lives Matter, Metuchen, NYPD, Police | 10 Comments »
Governor Chris Christie will sit for a live one hour interview this evening the public television personality Steve Adubato, JR. The interview will be broadcast on PBS and NJTV. It will be viewable via YouTube here on MMM.
Posted: December 22nd, 2014 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Chris Christie, NJTV | Tags: 2016 Presidential politics, Chris Christie, NJTV, PBS, Steve Adubato | Comments Off on Live Christie Interview Tonight
Eugene LaVergne
A disbarred West Long Branch attorney who was also an Independent candidate for U.S. Senate last month was sentenced to seven years in prison today following his conviction earlier this year on charges of withdrawing funds for personal use from a Court ordered a escrow account and for Contempt of Court, according to Acting Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni.
Eugene M. LaVergne, 50, was disbarred in November of 2012. He was convicted in October of second-degree Misapplication of Entrusted Funds and fourth-degree Contempt of Court.
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Posted: December 22nd, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: 2014 U.S. Senate race, Crime, Crime and Punishment, Monmouth County, Monmouth County Prosecutor | Tags: 2014 U.S. Senate race, Acting Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni, Eugene M. LaVergne, Monmouth County, West Long Branch | 2 Comments »
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The West Front Street Bridge (S-17) that connects Red Bank and Middletown will close to vehicular traffic on or about Monday, January 5, 2015 and remained closed through Sunday May 17, according to a statement from the Monmouth County Department of Public Information and Tourism.
Also known as Hubbard’s Bridge, the structure which was built in 1921 is being replaced with a modern bridge that will compliment the look an function of the nearby Coopers Bridge which connects Red Bank and Middletown on Route 35. The project started in August of 2013 while keeping the bridge open to cars and trucks. The closure announced today signals that the 16 month project is entering its final phase.
Pedestrians will continue to be allowed to use the bridge during this period and bicyclists will be allowed to walk their bikes over the structure.
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Posted: December 22nd, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Red Bank, Tom Arnone | Tags: Freeholder Tom Arnone, Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Red Bank, Tom Arnone, Traffic nightmare, West Front Street Bridge | 2 Comments »
Township Committee Calls For Residents to Light Their Homes Blue
In response to the execution style murders of NYPD Officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos, the Middletown Township Committee has order that Town Hall be lit blue starting tonight through January 1st, 2015.
The Township Committee issued the following statement this morning:
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Posted: December 22nd, 2014 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Law Enforcement, Middletown, Monmouth County, NYPD, Police | Tags: Blue Lights in Middletown, Law enforcement, Middletown Police Department, Middletown Township Committee, NYPD, NYPD Officer Rafael Ramos, NYPD Officer Wenjian Liu | 3 Comments »
By Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon
Politicians like to talk about budgetary issues and challenges in pieces -ignoring the big-picture, and inconvenient, collateral effects of their proposed solutions. Even the public, and well-meaning editorial boards, fall prey to this segmentation mentality hoping there is an answer that doesn’t eviscerate their particular sacred cow. Throw in the fact that there is a general belief in a magic bullet that will fix our budget problems and you have a dangerous mix of ignorance and irrational expectation. It is time to clear that up. Governor Christie is right when he says our budget problems are serious. The solutions are going to be painful.
First, let’s understand that the causes of the problem are rooted in the actions, over the last 20 years, of legislators and governors – Republicans and Democrats – who were either well-meaning, but ultimately ill-informed, or those who consciously opted for political expediency knowing their actions would ultimately bankrupt the state. The former motivation is sad, the latter reprehensible.
Making certain assumptions about things we can and can’t fund, our structural deficit is around $6.75 billion – inclusive of $1.6 billion in transportation investment per year but exclusive of things we’d love to do like cut property taxes.
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Posted: December 22nd, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: New Jersey, New Jersey State Budget, Opinion | Tags: Assemblyman Declan O'Scanlon, Budget Deficits, Declan O'Scanlon, New Jersey State Budget, NJ Legislature, Opinion | 4 Comments »
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Kick Off Events have already started. Fundraisers are going on
Don’t just sit there. Get Involved. There is so much to do!!
Call or write to Your Local RFL and find out how you can be involved.
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been raised more help and money is NEEDED. Cancer never sleepsThis fundraiser supports ALL Cancers
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Posted: December 22nd, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: BizEturtle, Monmouth County | Tags: bizeturtle, Cancer, donate, Monmouth County | Comments Off on Get Involved Now with Relay for Life 2015
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani accused President Barack Obama and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio of creating what he called propaganda that led to Saturday’s shooting death of two NYPD officers. On “Fox News Sunday,” the former presidential candidate blamed the two, as well as others who have protested against police brutality in…
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A petition calling for the resignation of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on MoveOn.org has received over 52,000 signatures, a response to the murder of NYPD officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu. The petition, created by a group know only as “The people of NYC,” reads: With the recent news surrounding the NYPD and…
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