A federal judge in Newark has ordered the release of the names of individuals who allegedly had knowledge of the scheme to shut down lanes at the George Washington Bridge before the Bridgegate scandal broke. In a ruling sought by a consortium of news organizations, including NJ Advance Media, U.S. District Judge Susan Wigenton said the… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: May 10th, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: Bridgegate | Tags: Bill Baroni, Bridgegate, Bridget Ann Kelly, Chris Christie, co-conspirators, Judge Susan D. Wigenton, New Jersey, news, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman | 3 Comments »
By Muriel J. Smith
Editor’s note: This article is the first in an exclusive series of Muriel’s inspiring and hopeful message after dealing with breast cancer

Muriel J. Smith
It’s quite a story. Full of coincidences, a new invention, a forward thinking radiologist, a medical center that has the integrity and strength to offer its patients an economical and painless alternative to surgery, a private physician who suggests, explains, and urges a woman to review all options, a surgical oncologist who explains everything in simple detail then encourages a patient to make her own decisions, an international meeting, a team of young, bright, intelligent Israelis who are on the cutting edge of tomorrow’s cancer cures. And me. I’m part of that story!
And it all started with a special sales offer for a body massage at Hand and Stone on Route 33 in Howell. That’s the embarrassing part.
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Posted: May 10th, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: Breast Cancer, Monmouth County News | Tags: CentraState Medical Center, Dr. Mary Martucci, Jeanie Palmieri, Monmouth County News, Muriel J. Smith, Muriel Smith, Muriel Smith Breast Cancer, Women's Health Care | Comments Off on From Body Massage to Breast Cancer Diagnosis
By Freeholder Director Tom Arnone

Monmouth County Freeholder Director Tom Arnone
This week we are finally experiencing some warmer temperatures and the sun has returned to us! Let’s hope the weather continues to improve as we head towards our “unofficial” start to summer, Memorial Day Weekend.
We’ve been pretty busy at the County the past several weeks. I am extremely pleased to say that despite all the rain we have had, the paving portion of the Ocean Avenue project is finished, with striping and some handicap accessible ramps yet to be completed. We are well paced to finish this project before the start of the Memorial Day weekend. Great job by our Public Works and Engineering staff in overseeing the logistics of the project, as well as the contractor, Stavola Contracting Company based in Tinton Falls.
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Posted: May 10th, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: Monmouth County Board of Freeholders, Monmouth County News, Tom Arnone | Tags: Deputy Freeholder Director Serena DiMaso, Freeholder Director Tom Arnone, Freeholder Lillian Burry, Monmouth County News, The Arnone Report, Tom Arnone | 2 Comments »
BERKELEY TOWNSHIP – The man who was the focus of a large-scale manhunt for the past week was apprehended Monday morning in a wooded area off the Garden State Parkway. Authorities located Arthur Buckel – who had been on the run since he was discovered missing from the Bayside State Prison unit at Ancora Psychiatric Hospital… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: May 9th, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: New Jersey, News | Tags: Arthur Buckel, Caught, news, NJ State Police | Comments Off on CAUGHT!
LONG BRANCH — The new owners of Pier Village in Long Branch are seeking to evict the owners of two restaurants in a lease dispute that calls into question plans for the future of the city’s oceanfront retail area. In response to the eviction attempt by Kushner Companies, businessmen Daniel Pinheiro and Michael Keating have gone… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: May 9th, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: Long Branch, Monmouth County News | Tags: Corner Bistro and Cafe, Daniel Pinheiro, Kushner Companies, Long Branch, Long Branch Mayor Adam Schneider, Michael Keating, Monmouth County News, Pier Village, Stewart's Root Beer | 3 Comments »
BERKELEY TOWNSHIP – Authorities were searching for escaped prisoner Arthur Buckel in the area around the Forked River rest area on the Garden State Parkway on Monday morning. Shortly after 11 p.m. on Sunday, the New Jersey State Police notified the Lacey Township and Berkeley Township police departments that they were actively searching for the for… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: May 9th, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: Jersey Shore, New Jersey, News | Tags: Arthur Buckel, New Jersey, NJ State Police | Comments Off on Manhunt for escaped prisoner intensifies near Parkway rest area
TRENTON — When coworkers at the 7-11 told Luis Sandoval that he had sold last week’s $429 million winning Powerball ticket, he didn’t believe it at first. “When they texted me, I thought they were messing with me,” Sandoval, 20, who lives and works in Trenton, said in a phone interview from the Chambers Street convenience… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: May 9th, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: New Jersey, News | Tags: Luis Sandoval, New Jersey, news, Powerball Lottery, Trenton | Comments Off on Trenton 7-11 clerk sold winning $429M Powerball ticket
The moment someone in his Asbury Park office yelled “Oh my God, there’s a woman in the lake drowning!” Jason O’Donnell’s experience as a Bayonne firefighter kicked in. The former firefighter, city public safety director and assemblyman says it was instincts that propelled him and a co-worker out the door and across Wesley Lake to save… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: May 7th, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: Asbury Park, Monmouth County News | Tags: Asbury Park, Jason O'Donnell, Monmouth County News | Comments Off on Former N.J. assemblyman rescues woman from drowning in Asbury Park lake
MARLBORO — A Marlboro Township High School student claimed he spotted an escaped convict in the area on Friday, forcing the lockdown of the school before police determined he was lying. Michael Ozinitsky, 20, of Marlboro, was charged with obstruction of the administration of law or other governmental functions after police determined he lied about seeing… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: May 7th, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: Marlboro, Monmouth County News | Tags: Arthur Buckel, Marlboro, Michael Ozinitsky, Monmouth County News | Comments Off on Student lied about seeing escaped convict Arthur Buckel in Marlboro, police said
Now that we’re in the third full year of Obamacare, the folks at Kaiser Health News have found something intriguing in the numbers: The percentage of Obamacare applicants who say they smoke is far lower than the percentage of smokers in the general population. This can mean only one of two things, they say: Either a… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: May 5th, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: ObamaCare | Tags: ObamaCare, Smokers, Tobacco | 4 Comments »