Don’t panic. Rising gas prices are not steadily marching toward the $3 a gallon mark, experts are saying. But it also doesn’t mean they will slide down below the $2 a gallon mark that drivers have enjoyed in the recent past. “The bright side is what we saw in the last week isn’t the start of…
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LAKEWOOD — A township woman found dead outside her Davids Court home Sunday morning appeared to have frozen to death, a law enforcement source told NJ Advance Media. Olivia Benito, 66, was found face down and partially covered in snow, according to law enforcement who were at the scene. An investigator who asked not to be…
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TRENTON — New Jersey’s cheap gas is a point of pride in an otherwise high-tax state. On the other hand, the Garden State is notorious for its duo of death taxes often landing it a spot on superlative lists like “Where not to die” and “Worst states to die.” New Jersey is just one of two…
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – Less competition is starting to help the eight casinos that survived Atlantic City’s Great Casino Contraction of 2014. Revenue in January at the city’s remaining casinos was up nearly 19 percent compared to a year ago. And even when the four casinos that shut down during 2014 are included, Atlantic City’s…
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MIDDLETOWN —The family suing to prevent the closure of Mater Dei Prep in Middletown is withdrawing its lawsuit. Brian Petrone said he decided to drop the suit, after speaking with school officials and alumni, out of concern that his action would harm his goal of having the Catholic high school become more financially secure. It’s not…
Posted: February 14th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Education, Middletown, Monmouth County | Tags: Brian Petrone, Catholic Education, Education, Marter Dei, Mater Dei, Mater Dei Prep, Middletown | Comments Off on Family drops lawsuit over Mater Dei closing
TRENTON — The private law firm hired by Gov. Chris Christie in the wake of the George Washington Bridge lane closings billed taxpayers $7.46 million last year, causing total payouts to private law firms by the state Attorney General’s Office to increase for the fourth-straight year. The numbers, released late today to NJ Advance Media in…
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GOP presidential hopeful Jeb Bush has posted 250,000 emails to his website. GOP presidential hopeful Chris Christie, meanwhile, is fighting 23 separate court battles to keep a tight lid on a host of state documents, according to Mother Jones magazine. This is the same Chris Christie who promised in his first inaugural address, “Today a new…
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A “harsh Arctic outbreak” is on the way to New Jersey for this weekend, according to the National Weather Service. Wind chills of -15 to -20 will whip across parts of the state on 40-mph wind gusts tonight into Friday. And the cold air that’s become popularly known as the “polar vortex” is likely to lock…
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Friday, February 13
- Billy Ocean at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
- Women’s College Basketball: Monmouth U vs. Rider (WLB) – MORE INFO
- With This Ring at First Avenue Playhouse (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
- Disorderly Conduct Comedy at Spring Lake Community Theatre – MORE INFO
- Teen Night: Night of Improv at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
- Boeing Boeing at Center Playhouse (Freehold) – MORE INFO
- Over the River and Through the Woods by South Street Players (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
- “You Are What You Eat!” Art Exhibit (Belmar) – MORE INFO
- Member Miniatures: Big Art in Small Packages Exhibit (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
- Rabbit Hole by Monmouth Players (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
- Liam Lis in Concert (Freehold) – MORE INFO
- Let It Flow! (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
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Posted: February 11th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Greg Kelly, Greg's List, Things to do in Monmouth County | Tags: Colts Neck Realty, Greg Kelly, Greg's List, InTheGarden, Suzi's Sweet Shoppe, Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, Valentine's Day | Comments Off on Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, February 13-15, 2015
A month before New Jersey is to start controversial new state testing aligned to the Common Core State Standards, Gov. Chris Christie muddied the waters this week when he said he now has “grave concerns” about the standards he previously endorsed and which his administration is busy promoting. Speaking at a GOP…
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Don’t panic. Rising gas prices are not steadily marching toward the $3 a gallon mark, experts are saying. But it also doesn’t mean they will slide down below the $2 a gallon mark that drivers have enjoyed in the recent past. “The bright side is what we saw in the last week isn’t the start of… Read the rest of this entry »
LAKEWOOD — A township woman found dead outside her Davids Court home Sunday morning appeared to have frozen to death, a law enforcement source told NJ Advance Media. Olivia Benito, 66, was found face down and partially covered in snow, according to law enforcement who were at the scene. An investigator who asked not to be… Read the rest of this entry »
TRENTON — New Jersey’s cheap gas is a point of pride in an otherwise high-tax state. On the other hand, the Garden State is notorious for its duo of death taxes often landing it a spot on superlative lists like “Where not to die” and “Worst states to die.” New Jersey is just one of two… Read the rest of this entry »
MIDDLETOWN —The family suing to prevent the closure of Mater Dei Prep in Middletown is withdrawing its lawsuit. Brian Petrone said he decided to drop the suit, after speaking with school officials and alumni, out of concern that his action would harm his goal of having the Catholic high school become more financially secure. It’s not…
TRENTON — The private law firm hired by Gov. Chris Christie in the wake of the George Washington Bridge lane closings billed taxpayers $7.46 million last year, causing total payouts to private law firms by the state Attorney General’s Office to increase for the fourth-straight year. The numbers, released late today to NJ Advance Media in… Read the rest of this entry »
A “harsh Arctic outbreak” is on the way to New Jersey for this weekend, according to the National Weather Service. Wind chills of -15 to -20 will whip across parts of the state on 40-mph wind gusts tonight into Friday. And the cold air that’s become popularly known as the “polar vortex” is likely to lock… Read the rest of this entry »