The National Marrow Donor Program/BeTheMatch announced that it is honoring Congressman Chris Smith with the Lives Award during their annual Council Meeting in Minneapolis on November 9.
NMDP/BeTheMatch manages the largest and most diverse marrow registry in the world, serving thousands of people diagnosed every year with life-threatening blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma.
“Representative Smith was nominated and honored with the 2018 Lives Award because of his continued support of the National Marrow Donor Program, and for his efforts in protecting patients’ access to transplant,” said Susan Leppke, Director of Health and Public Policy at the National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match.
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Posted: October 31st, 2018 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Chris Smith, Monmouth County News, News | Tags: BeTheMatch, CD-4, Congressman Chris Smith, Monmouth County News, National Marrow Donor Program, New Jersey | Comments Off on Congressman Smith Honored By National Marrow Donor Program
Officials Say That Deal Will Enhance Recreation, Youth Sports, Open Space and Historic Preservation
The Township of Holmdel and the County of Monmouth have entered an administrative land trade deal, according to an announcement by Mayor Tom Critelli.
Holmdel will receive 13.8 acres of land that sits adjacent to Holmdel Park and across Crawford’s Corner Road from the entrance of Holmdel Township High School and the Holmdel Theatre Company in exchange for approximately 115 acres of Cross Farm Park land located to the southwest of Willowbrook Road, abutting Colts Neck Township.
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Posted: October 31st, 2018 | Author: admin | Filed under: Monmouth County News | Tags: County of Monmouth, Deputy Freeholder Director Lillian Burry, Holmdel, Monmouth County News, Tom Critelli | 1 Comment »

Committeeman Rick Hibell
Middletown Township Committeeman Rich Hibell accused his Democrat opponent, Board of Education member Danielle Walsh, of abusing her position of on the BOE by officially recognizing her campaign volunteers for academic acheivement and for the widespread use of photos of Middletown school children for political purposes without their parents permission.
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Posted: October 31st, 2018 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: 2018 Elections, Middletown, Middletown Democrats, Monmouth County News | Tags: 2018 elections, Middetown, Middletown Board of Education, Middletown Township Committee, Monmouth County News | 7 Comments »
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Friday, Nov. 2
- Roy Orbison: Hologram Tour at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
- Annie the Musical at Axelrod PAC (Deal) – MORE INFO
- Jersey Shore Restaurant Week – MORE INFO
- “You Can’t Take It with You” by Holmdel Theatre Company – MORE INFO
- “Whodunit?” At Grange Playhouse (Howell) – MORE INFO
- “Wolf at the Door” by NJ Repertory Company (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
- Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
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Posted: October 31st, 2018 | Author: admin | Filed under: Greg Kelly, Greg's List, Monmouth County News, Things to do in Monmouth County | Tags: Greg Kelly, Greg's List, Monmouth County News, Things to do in Monmouth County, Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend | Comments Off on Greg’s List: Things to Do in Monmouth County This Weekend, November 2-4, 2018:

Bernard and Linda Ebner accept the Vietnam veteran’s replacement military metals from Congressman Chris Smith
Bernard and Linda Ebner lost their Union Beach home of 47 years and most of their possessions to twelve feet of water during Superstorm Sandy six years ago this week. Among those possession were the medals that Bernard, a Vietnam War veteran, earned during his four years of service.
Congressman Chris Smith presented the Ebners with replacement medals on Tuesday, October 30, during an emotional ceremony in the congressman’s Ocean County office in Plumsted which is nearby the couple’s new home in Whiting.
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Posted: October 31st, 2018 | Author: admin | Filed under: Monmouth County News, New Jersey, Superstorm Sandy, Veterans | Tags: Bernard and Linda Ebner, Bernard Ebner, Congressman Chris Smith, Monmouth County News, Ocean County News, Superstorm Sandy, Union Beach, Vietnam Vets | 1 Comment »
With one week to go until election day, it is time to check in to the Tommy G Show, the best afternoon drive time show in New Jersey.
MMM publisher Art Gallagher joins Tommy this afternoon during the 4 o’clock hour on 1450 WCTC AM, on the Internet by clicking this link , on iHeartRadio, and via the TuneIn app on your smartphone.
Tune im for insightful and entertaining conversation on the state of the national and local elections as well as soap opera in Trenton. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: October 30th, 2018 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Monmouth County News, New Jersey, News | Tags: Art G and Tommy G, Monmouth County News, Tommy G Show | Comments Off on Art G joins Tommy G on the radio this afternoon
Congresssman Chris Smith delivered the following remarks in Lakewood on October 29, 2o18:

photo via @thelakewoodscoop
Words are inadequate to convey my—our—outrage and profound sorrow over the loss of eleven precious lives and the wounding of 6 others including four courageous police officers at the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh.
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Posted: October 30th, 2018 | Author: admin | Filed under: News | Tags: Congressman Chris Smith, Lakewood, Monmouth County News, news, Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce, Pittsburgh, Tree of Life | 6 Comments »
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Representatives Chris Smith (R-NJ), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Ted Deutch (D-FL), Kay Granger (R-TX), Marc Veasey (D-TX), and Peter Roskam (R-IL), the Co-Chairs of the House of Representatives Bipartisan Taskforce for Combating Anti-Semitism, issued the following statement in reaction to the Saturday attack on the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh:
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Posted: October 29th, 2018 | Author: admin | Filed under: News | Tags: Bipartisan Anti-Semitism Task Force, Congressman Chris Smith, Pittsburgh, Press Release, Tree of Life | Comments Off on Bipartisan Anti-Semitism Taskforce Statement on Tree of Life Synagogue Attack
In an effort to distract from their decades long failure as shepherds of Red Bank residents’ property tax dollars, as
documented in the management consultant’s report covered by
RedBankGreen and the
TwoRiverTimes, the borough’s Democrats and accusing GOP Council Candidate and local Party Chairman Michael Clancy of making racist statements about weight lifting equipment.
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Posted: October 29th, 2018 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Monmouth County, Monmouth County News | Tags: 2018 elections, Michael Clancy, Monmouth County News, Red Bank Democrats, Red Bank Republicans | 1 Comment »
Realty Data Systems, LLC, the property inspection company that in April accused disgraced Freeholder John P.Curley of corruption and official misconduct, said they became aware of new evidence of Curley’s malfeasance this month.
Michael Panter, one of RDS’s founders and owners acting as the company’s in-house lawyer, made the new allegations against Curley in a Notice of Claims filed with Monmouth County Counsel Michael Fitzgerald and County Administrator Teri O’Connor on Thursday October 25. The notice includes a draft lawsuit against the County of Monmouth as Curley’s employer.
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Posted: October 29th, 2018 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: John Curley, Monmouth County, Monmouth County News | Tags: Curley's corruption, Disgraced Freeholder John P. Curley, John Curley, John P. Curley, Michael Panter, Monmouth County News, Notice of Claim, RDS, Realty Data Systems, Wayne Pomanowski | 8 Comments »