New hope for a Republican Majority in New Jersey

With the news that Governor Chris Christie saying that he is staying in his current job until his term in expires in January of 2018, New Jersey Republicans are rethinking what little hope they had to winning the governorship and gaining seats in the legislature next year.

Don’t give up, New Jersey Republicans. There is hope.

PolitickerNJ’s 2016 list of the 100 most powerful people in New Jersey tabs Monmouth County Democrat Chairman Vin Gopal #50.  PolitickerNJ says Gopal is slated to become the next Chairman of the New Jersey Democratic Party.

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Hornik blames bias incidents on post-election enviroment

Marlboro Mayor Jon Hornik

Marlboro Mayor Jonathan Hornik says that two alleged bias incidents in his Township are a product of a post-election environment that allows people “with hate in their heart” to express that hatred in ways that are not appropriate.

Hornik said that since Election Day, a sidewalk on Ryan Road has been vandalized with a swastika and that a customer of the Costco on Texas Road was questioned by another customer about his religion.  “Are you a muslim?” the man was asked twice in a firm manner, according to a facebook post that the mayor referenced.

Both incidents are being investigate by the Marlboro Police Department.

In a letter to the Marlboro Community posted on facebook, Hornik celebrated the religious and ethic diversity of Marlboro and expressed his sadness and disappointment in recent incidents demonstrating “hate based on this same diversity.”

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Houghtaling votes to ban cat declawing

photo courtesy of Freya’s Cat Resuce

Freshman Assemlyman Eric Houghtaling wants to ban New Jersey veterinarians from declawing cats.

The assemblyman from Neptune Township is a member of the Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee.  The committee passed bill A3899, a bill that prohibits the surgical declawing of cats and other animals, 3-1 with one abstention, on Monday. Houghtaling voted in favor of the bill, which if passed in the full Assembly and Senate and signed by the Governor, would make New Jersey the only state that bans the procedure.

The proposed law exempts declawing cats for therapeutic and medically necessary procedures.  Violators, both veterinarians and pet owners seeking the procedure will be subject to a fine of $1000 or six months in jail in the bill becomes law.

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Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, November 18-20, 2016

By Greg Kelly

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Friday, November 18

• Spring Awakening: A New Musical at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music (Matawan) – MORE INFO
• A Christmas Story at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Soothing Sounds of Charlie’s Band (Howell) – MORE INFO
• “Almost, Maine” by The Spartan Players (Ocean Twp.) – MORE INFO
• Jersey Shore Restaurant Week (Monmouth County) – MORE INFO
• The Matchmaker at CBA (Lincroft) – MORE INFO

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Reward raised to $30K for info in attack on Long Branch cop

LONG BRANCH – The reward for information in the attack on a Long Branch police officer in September has been increased to $30,000 after nearly two months without an arrest in the case. Long Branch resident Vin Gopal announced Monday that he would commit an additional $5,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction… Read the rest of this entry »

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Golden Days: Monmouth GOP dominated county races

Surrogate Rosemarie Peters, Sheriff Shaun Golden, Congressman Chris Smith, Freeholder Serena DiMaso and Freeholder Tom Arnone celebrate their victories on Election Night

By Art Gallagher

Monmouth County’s Democrat leadership is spinning the shellacking they took last week from Sheriff Shaun Golden, Surrogate Rosemarie Peters, Freeholder Director Tom Arnone and Freeholder Deputy Director Serena DiMaso as a function of President-elect Donald Trump’s performance in the county.

Vin’s spin is laughable on many levels.  Let’s hope he believes it.

The Monmouth GOP swept the county races because, under Golden’s leadership, they campaign the same way the govern.  They work smarter and harder with less money.

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Steven Van Zandt to help announce milestone in Count Basie Theatre’s expansion plan

Freeholder Lillian Burry, Steven Van Zandt, Maureen Van Zandt and Mary Eillen Fouratt, Executive Director of Monmouth Arts at Count Basie Theatre, August 22, 2014, for the presentation of the Vanguard Awards

RED BANK — Count Basie Theatre officials, including E Street Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt, will gather on Monday morning to announce the historic theater is nearing the halfway point of funding its $20 million expansion plan. The downtown Red Bank theater, named after borough resident and famed jazz musician William James “Count” Basie, announced in… Read the rest of this entry »

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‘N.J.’s best diner’ featured on CBS Sunday Morning

The Broad Street Diner in Keyport, winner of our N.J.’s best diner showdown, was featured on CBS Sunday Morning today. Show chef-in-residence Bobby Flay pays a visit to the classic stainless steel diner and interviews owners Maria and Nick Kallas, who reminisce about how they grew up together as kids – in a family-owned diner. “My… Read the rest of this entry »

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Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, November 11-13, 2016

By Greg Kelly

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Friday, November 11

• Veterans Day Ceremony at NJ Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• College Men’s Basketball: Monmouth U. vs. Drexel (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Arlo Guthrie at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Jersey Shore Restaurant Week (Monmouth County) – MORE INFO
• Spring Awakening: A New Musical at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• The Sunshine Boys at Center Playhouse (Freehold) – MORE INFO

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ArtG and TommyG to discuss the amazing election results at 4 PM

MMM publisher Art Gallagher will be appearing on the TommyGShow this afternoon at 4 p.m. to discuss President Elect Donald Trump’s “surprising” victory (which Art predicted) as well as the huge Monmouth County victory for Sheriff Shaun Golden, Surrogate Rosemarie Peters, Freeholder Director Tom Arnone and Freeholder Deputy Director Serena DiMaso.

The TommyGShow can be heard online or at WCTC 1450 AM Monday through Friday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m .

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