Tara Reade sat down for her first televised interview Thursday to expand on her disturbing sexual assault accusations against Joe Biden.
Reade, who alleges then-Sen. Biden pinned her against a wall at the U.S. Capitol in 1993 and penetrated her with his fingers, gave the interview to Megyn Kelly, the former Fox News anchor who now runs her own show.
In a tweet announcing the interview, Kelly said Reade’s account was “riveting” and contained “a ton of news.”It wasn’t immediately clear when the interview would air.Biden has vehemently denied Reade’s claims.Last week, the presumptive Democratic pre… Read the rest of this entry »
At least 150 protesters descended on New Jersey’s Statehouse Thursday to blast the restrictions Gov. Phil Murphy has put in place to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus.
With chants of “open New Jersey now” and “freedom over fear” and American flags and Trump banners waving, the protesters demanded Murphy effectively reopen the state.The group, which ignored social-distancing guidelines by congregating and crowding close together, ended the protest outside the Trenton War Memorial, where Murphy holds his daily coronavirus briefings.At Thursday’s briefing, Murphy announced another at least 254… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: May 7th, 2020 | Author:admin | Filed under:COVID-19 | Tags:COVID-19, New Jersey, Protests | Comments Off on Protesters return to Trenton to demand Murphy reopen N.J.
Congressman Chris Smith addresses the COVID-19 emergency from his Freehold office, April 22, 2020
More than $1.2 million in emergency federal funding has been awarded to local housing authorities in the Fourth Congressional District to expand public housing opportunities and to help local housing facilities meet sterilization standards needed to protect residents during the coronavirus pandemic, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) said today. The back-to-back funding comes from two separate programs both boosted by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act which Smith supported last month.
While thousands of students are still without necessary technology for remote instruction, education officials say there are ways to close the gaps
By John Mooney, NJSpotlight
Gov. Phil Murphy is expected to announce today whether schools will remain closed and on remote instruction for the rest of the school year, with most bets that he will call it for the year.
Making sense of the variety of tests being put into service to help stem the coronavirus pandemic and save lives
By Lilo H. Stainton, NJSpotlight
Like leaders in other states hard-hit by the novel coronavirus, Gov. Phil Murphy has repeatedly stressed that New Jersey’s public health and economic revival must be rooted in widespread, rapid-result testing of residents.
Lynn Regan and her son Daniel Regan of CFC Loud N Clear explain their treatment and recovery mission to Rep. Smith at their Relevance Behavioral Health site in Freehold Borough on Oct. 8.
A $2 million Mental Health & Substance Abuse Service (MHSAS) Grant was awarded to Eatontown-based CPC Behavioral Heathcare Monday, Congressman Chris Smith announced.
New Jersey health officials can’t say who are among the thousands of new positive COVID-19 cases reported daily — health care workers, grocery store clerks or people who violated social-distancing orders — but data shows that group living situations are responsible for significant proportions of cases and deaths to date. An analysis by NJ Spotlight of publicly available data from multiple state agencies found that more than 17% of the nearly 114,000 who have tested positive for the deadly virus since its outbreak in New Jersey March 4 are in such group settings as nursing homes, developmental centers and prisons. More than a third of the 6,442 confirmed deaths to date, or 2,253, are related to these facilities.
New Jersey municipalities may extend the grace period for property tax payers to make their May 1st payments until June 1st under Executive Order No. 130 which was signed by Governor Phil Murphy on April 28.
Many public health experts believe only way to prevent second surge is by tracing the contacts of those who test positive; New Jersey could need thousands of contact tracers
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy’s daily press briefing at the the War Memorial in Trenton, NJ on April 24, 2020, regarding updates on the corona virus.
By Ian T. Shearn, NJSpotlight
Now that the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations appears to be in decline, New Jersey officials are starting to game-plan how to ease restrictions and start reopening commerce. Gov. Phil Murphy is expected to outline the broad parameters of a plan for that today.
Middletown Township Committee members practicing social distancing on TakeoutThursday
As they look to do better from latest federal aid package, the big question for small business owners concerns access to working capital
By John Reitmeyer, NJSpotlight
The adoption of a new federal aid package with billions of dollars in new funding for small businesses comes just as officials in New Jersey are beginning to give more attention to what the state’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic will look like.
The new aid package signed into law by President Donald Trump includes at least $250 billion for small businesses, as well as significant funding for hospitals and testing initiatives that are considered crucial for addressing both public health and economic recovery goals.
