WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump spoke to incoming Gov. Phil Murphy on Sunday, two days before the Democrat will be sworn in to succeed Chris Christie. Though Murphy has been critical of Trump, the two men agreed to try to work together and both expressed a desire to improve the nation’s public works, White House spokeswoman… Read the rest of this entry »
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Governor Chris Christie issued 26 clemency orders; 25 pardons and one commutation of sentence, on Friday. Christie leaves office on Tuesday.
Eleven of the pardons were of individuals convicted on weapons possession charges and eleven were for drug possession charges. One pardon was for a driving while intoxicated. The commutation of sentence for was for the 1993 homicide conviction of an Ocean County woman. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: January 13th, 2018 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Brian Aitkin, Chris Christie, New Jersey | Tags: Brian Aitken, Clemency, Governor Chris Christie, John Pjeternikaj, Lisa Pyatt, New Jersey, Pardon, Ryan McGowan | 2 Comments »
New Jersey’s incoming governor and first lady will be among the speakers cheering on thousands of marchers expected to attend next week’s Women’s March on New Jersey in Morristown, organizers said. The Jan. 20 march will be one of the first large events for Gov.-elect Phil Murphy after the Democrat takes office Tuesday. Sheila Oliver, the… Read the rest of this entry »
New Jerseyans who rushed to pay their 2018 property taxes before Dec. 31 won’t be able to deduct the expense from their 2017 state income taxes, the New Jersey Society of CPAs advised Thursday. While the IRS issued instructions last month that some 2018 prepayments are deductible from federal income taxes in 2017 if you’ve already… Read the rest of this entry »
Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno receives a “Woman of Valor” plaque from Mark Levenson, chair of the New Jersey-Israel Commission. Photo by Robert Wiener Eleven days before leaving office, Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno bade a tearful farewell to members of the New Jersey-Israel Commission (NJIC). At its Jan. 5 meeting in Newark, she told the group that… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: January 11th, 2018 | Author: admin | Filed under: Kim Guadagno, Monmouth County News, New Jersey | Tags: Kim Guadagno, Lt Gov Kim Guadagno, Monmouth County News, New Jersey, New Jersey-Israel Commission | 1 Comment »By Greg Kelly
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Seastreak has cancelled its ferry service on Monday January 8 due to an ice field that has formed between the Atlantic Highlands and Sandy Hook which extends to Staten Island, according to an announcement by the company. The ice field is up to 15 inches thick. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: January 7th, 2018 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Monmouth County, Monmouth County News, New Jersey, Seastreak Ferry | Tags: Extreme Cold, Ice Field, Monmouth County News, New Jersey, NYC commute, Seasteak Ferry | Comments Off on Ice Field 15 Inches Thick Prompts Cancellation Of Ferry Service
Disgraced Freeholder John P. Curley was Censured and Reprimanded for, among other offenses, offering to teach a teenager “how to sweat a pipe.”
Disgraced Freeholder John P. Curley invoked Hubert Humphrey, Mark Twain, his father, brother, mother and God yesterday in a bizarre battle cry against his fellow freeholders and Monmouth County Republican Chairman Shaun Golden during the County’s annual Reorganization Meeting at Biotechnology High School in Freehold Township.
The audience clapped politely at the end of the rant while Curley glared at Golden who was sitting in the front row.
Missing from the audience was the small troop of supporters who showed up wearing I Stand With John Curley stickers at the Special Meeting last month when the absent Curley was Censured and Reprimanded for sexually harassing County employees and other atrocious behavior. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: January 6th, 2018 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: John Curley, Monmouth County, Monmouth County Board of Freeholders, Monmouth County News, New Jersey | Tags: Curley Censured and Reprimand, Freeholder John P. Curley, John Curley, John Curley Censured, John P. Curley, Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders, Monmouth County Freeholders, Monmouth County News, New Jersey | 12 Comments »
Governor Chris Christie On The Passing Of Governor Brendan T. Byrne:
“It is with great sadness that I inform all New Jerseyans that Governor Brendan T. Byrne has died today. Governor Byrne was 93 years old.
Governor Byrne had an extraordinary career of public service. He served as counsel to Governor Meyner, Deputy Attorney General, Essex County Prosecutor, Superior Court Judge and two-term Governor of New Jersey. He did each of those jobs with integrity, honesty, intelligence, wit and flair. He cared deeply for the state’s environment, led the charge for the development of the Meadowlands Complex and for the establishment of casino gaming in Atlantic City. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: January 4th, 2018 | Author: admin | Filed under: New Jersey | Tags: Governor Brendan T. Byrne, New Jersey | 2 Comments »© Copyright 2025 | MoreMonmouthMusings | All Rights Reserved