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Long Branch Mayor Adam Schneider reelected to seventh term

Long Branch Mayor Adam Schneider reelected to seventh term (via NJ.com)

LONG BRANCH – The city’s voter reelected Mayor Adam Schneider to a seventh term on Tuesday night. According to the county’s unofficial election results, Schneider defeated school board member Avery Grant by less than 250 votes – 1,461 to 1,213 –…

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Posted: May 14th, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: Long Branch | Tags: , , | 1 Comment »

Chris Christie’s spokesman calls bridge closings ‘idiotic,’ lays out timeline

Chris Christie’s spokesman calls bridge closings ‘idiotic,’ lays out timeline (via NJ.com)

TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie’s chief spokesman told lawmakers investigating the George Washington Bridge lane closings Tuesday that he had nothing to do with “this idiotic episode” and that he didn’t attempt to cover it up when the controversy…

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Incumbent, challenger elected to Highlands Borough Council

Incumbent, challenger elected to Highlands Borough Council (via NJ.com)

HIGHLANDS – The borough’s voters elected two council members from a field of six at-large candidates vying for seats on the Borough Council on Tuesday night. According to Monmouth County’s unofficial election results, voters reelected Council President…

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Healthy Aging Fair Today–May 14

Healthy Aging Fair

SCAN is presenting a Healthy Aging Fair, at the Monmouth Mall, 
Rte. 35 & 36, Eatontown, Today, from 11am to 3pm.

Everything you need to know about Healthy Aging, including Health Screenings: Cholesterol – Body Composition Analysis – Balance Screening – BMI – Derma View Facial Scans – Fall Prevention

Give-a-ways: Raffles, Gift Baskets, BlueClaws Baseball Tickets, Mall Coupons for Food and Shopping
Open to the Public, Please Join Us.

Sponsors include: New Jersey Natural Gas, 
Horizon Blue Cross & Blue Shield, Assisted Transitions, Comfort Keepers of Central Jersey, Central Jersey Radiologists, Laurel Bay Health Rehabilitation, Monmouth Medical Center.

SCAN is located at the basement level of Monmouth Mall, 
180 Highway 35 S., Eatontown, NJ 07724. Phone 732-542-1326,www.scannj.com


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Posted: May 14th, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: BizEturtle, Health Care | Tags: , , , , , | Comments Off on Healthy Aging Fair Today–May 14

Monmouth County to auction surplus helicopter

County helicopter for saleThe Monmouth County Board of Freeholders will be holding on online auction for a surplus helicopter from the Mosquito Commission from May 17 at 9am through June 17 at 6pm.

The well maintained 1980 Bell 206B III Jet Ranger has only 2560 flight hours.

The helicopter may be inspected by appointment only, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. (EDT) from Monday, May 19, 2014 through Monday, June 16, 2014, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and (Memorial Day) Monday, May 26, 2014. Potential bidders may contact the Monmouth County Division of Fleet Services at 732-431-7830 or its representatives, Dennis Szostek at extension 4891 or Paul Grosselfinger at extension 7165, with any questions or to make an appointment to inspect the Helicopter.  Inspections will take place at the Monmouth County Mosquito Commission, 1901 Wayside Road, in Tinton Falls.

“The sale of this helicopter is a rare and exciting opportunity for the County and potential buyers,” Freeholder Deputy Director Gary J. Rich, Sr. said. “The County’s online auctions provide a great benefit in terms of revenue and make it easier for bidders as they can monitor the sale though their computers. Another benefit is that we get many more bidders, including some in other states.”

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Posted: May 13th, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: Monmouth County | Tags: , , , , , , , | 1 Comment »

Christie conditionally vetoes Sandy ‘Bill of Rights’

Christie conditionally vetoes Sandy ‘Bill of Rights’ (via NJ.com)

TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie today stripped down a bill drafted in response to concerns about how well the state has distributed federal Hurricane Sandy relief aid, saying it included mandates that would be impossible to implement and featured “partisan…

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Posted: May 13th, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: Chris Christie, Christie Administration, Hurricane Sandy, Stephen Sweeney, Superstorm Sandy | Tags: , , , | Comments Off on Christie conditionally vetoes Sandy ‘Bill of Rights’

May 15-American Poetry Theater Open Reading

Open Reading-American Poetry Theater

Heading down the home stretch to the Debut of 
THE AMERICAN POETRY THEATER

A theater of the blues and revolution. 
Making it’s debut and declaration of purpose and intent. 
Featuring readings from American Poets followed by An Open Reading.

Takes place on Thursday, May 15, 7pm, at Central Avenue House, 
24 Central Ave, Ocean Grove. 

Come read from Walt Whitman, Amiri and Amina Baraka, Allen Ginsberg, Howard Zinn, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr, Cornel West, Nikki Giovanni, Diane DiPrima, Sonya Sanchez, James Baldwin, Langston Hughes, and any other American poet or writer of liberation.  
And bring your own poetry for the Open Reading that follows.
 This is a FREE event. Info: Rich Quatrone, 732-822-4338


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Bennett and Golden pledge positive campaign

John Bennett and Shaun Golden kicked off their respective campaigns for the Monmouth GOP Chairmanship last week on a positive note and each man said he wants a positive campaign.

Sheriff Shaun Golden

Sheriff Shaun Golden

Golden, the Monmouth County Sheriff, is challenging the incumbent Bennett for the opportunity to lead the Monmouth County Republican Committee for the next two years.  The election will take place on June 10 at iPlayAmerica in Freehold.

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Posted: May 13th, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: John Bennett, Monmouth GOP, Shaun Golden | Tags: , , , , , | 20 Comments »

Clash Over Changes in Civil Service Rules Isn’t Civil at All

Clash Over Changes in Civil Service Rules Isn’t Civil at All (via NJSpotlight)

When Gov. Chris Christie called Democrats’ bluff on a key labor issue last week – as the state Civil Service Commission followed through on its promise to relax promotion standards for most state jobs — the only surprise was that opponents of the…

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Posted: May 12th, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: Civil Service, NJ Courts, NJ Judiciary | Tags: , , , | Comments Off on Clash Over Changes in Civil Service Rules Isn’t Civil at All

Analysis: $74 Billion In Future Pension Payments At Stake in Lawsuit

Analysis: $74 Billion In Future Pension Payments At Stake in Lawsuit (via NJSpotlight)

While Gov. Chris Christie considers pushing off June’s pension payment to close an $807 million budget gap, a state appeals court is weighing a lawsuit challenging the elimination of cost-of-living increases for retirees that would not only add $74…

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Posted: May 12th, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: NJ Constitution, NJ Courts, NJ Judiciary | Tags: , , , | 1 Comment »