FREEHOLD — After serving in an acting capacity for four years, Christopher Gramiccioni is officially Monmouth County’s prosecutor. Two weeks after he was subjected to a grilling by the Senate Judiciary Committee, the Senate on Monday confirmed his nomination to a five-year term. In the days leading up to his committee confirmation hearing on July 14,… Read the rest of this entry »
EWING — The Trenton Psychiatric Hospital patient who escaped the facility Saturday has been located, Ewing police said Sunday evening. Tyrik Haynes, 22, was located by state Human Services police officers, Ewing police posted on social media at about 4:30 p.m. Sunday. “Due to the ongoing investigation by Human Services Police, they did not provide much… Read the rest of this entry »
A half hour into his interview with police, Anthony Appolonia broke down, according to the chief investigator on the case. Appolonia said he was sorry. He begged authorities not to be mad. And in gruesome detail, he described how he had tortured and killed 19 kittens and cats he adopted through newspaper ads in just two… Read the rest of this entry »
By Muriel J. Smith
Visiting a senior day care center in the heart of old Havana was an unforgettable experience. As the oldest in our group of six spending five days in Cuba, and being short of four score in years myself by a couple of months, I was particularly eager to see the health, care, and welfare of senior Cuban citizens.
In spite of the best efforts of caring people, and the inherent happiness of people who have known far better times, it was pathetic.
Posted: July 31st, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: Cuba, Monmouth County News | Tags: Cuba, Five Days in Cuba, Monmouth County News, Muriel J. Smith, Muriel Smith, Red Bank Catholic High School, U.S.-Cuba relations | Comments Off on A senior day care Center in Havana
TRENTON — In the ongoing road funding battle, the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee on Friday advanced legislation raising the tax on gasoline sold in New Jersey by 23 cents and offering tax breaks to seniors, veterans and the working poor. But the vote — 8-4 with one abstention — could be in vain if Democrats… Read the rest of this entry »
PHILADELPHIA — A federal appeals court on Friday refused to dismiss corruption charges against U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia ruled against arguments from the indicted Democrat’s attorneys that charges he accepted gifts in exchange for political influence should be tossed because of a constitutional clause… Read the rest of this entry »
JERSEY CITY — A dead whale that surfaced in the Hudson River earlier this week just off Caven Point in Jersey City will be towed out to sea for disposal, the Army Corps of Engineers said. The carcass, which the Marine Mammal Stranding Center said is a “30-foot long fin whale,” was too big for a… Read the rest of this entry »
By Muriel J. Smith
Photos by Tricia Curtin and Nancy Zockoll
They’re a musical group, the Cuban people. They love to dance, are proud of the salsa, automatically start to move rhythmically whenever they hear music, and can dance at outdoor restaurants on cobblestoned streets with abandon and joy. There are plenty of discotheques and nightclubs in and around Old Havana, and it seems that 90 pesos, about $10 American, is the going fee for entry. The one evening our group of six Americans and eight Cubans decided to go, the club had had a fire earlier in the evening, so the club part was closed. The restaurant, however, was open, but we opted to move on.
There is no doubt there are two different and distinct styles of living in Cuba.
Posted: July 29th, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: Cuba, Monmouth County News | Tags: Cuba, Five Days in Cuba, Monmouth County News, Muriel J. Smith, Muriel Smith, Red Bank Catholic High School, U.S.-Cuba relations | Comments Off on Cuba: art and music, race and Joann Chesimard, income inequality
A Bloody Mary in the morning, champagne flutes in the afternoon and paté at night. Funded by special interests, enjoyed by politicians and hidden from public view. At hotel lobbies and dive bars and shiny museums far from the floor of the Democratic National Convention in South Philadelphia, democracy is getting fat – and wasted -… Read the rest of this entry »
HOWELL — A cache of weapons, including a grenade launcher, and 30 pot plants were seized from a township home on Friday, police announced on Tuesday. Christopher Kilbride, 42, was arrested after police raided his Route 34 house, the former home for high-level officers with Naval Weapons Station Earl, Howell police Detective Sgt. Christian Antunez said… Read the rest of this entry »
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