The Izod Center is being shut down, but several events, including the Ringling Bros. circus, will keep the lights on through March. (Mitsu Yasukawa | The Star- Ledger)
EAST RUTHERFORD — It began with Bruce. It apparently will end with elephants and clowns. The last act of the Izod Center will be the circus. State officials, who last week announced the closing of the aging arena in the Meadowlands by the end of the month, say they are working to move the remaining events… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: January 18th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: New Jersey | Tags: Bergen County, East Rutherford, Essex County, Izod Center, Meadowlands, Meadowlands Chamber of Commerce, Mike Ferguson, New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, Newark, Prudential Center, The Pru, The Rock, Wayne Hasenbalg | Comments Off on Izod Center shutdown may take longer than expected
By Matt Doherty, Mayor of Belmar
Monmouth County will be losing an outstanding leader when Claire French retires this March. She has been the county clerk for many years and has always handled the position with class and dignity.
Being clerk is a difficult balancing act of getting elected in a partisan election, then having to work with other elected officials (of similar and different political parties) in partisan elections every year. French had the right temperament for this position, and she made sure her office followed her lead.
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Posted: January 17th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Belmar, Monmouth County | Tags: Belmar Mayor Matt Doherty, Claire French, County Clerk, M. Claire French, Matt Doherty | 1 Comment »
UNION BEACH — Nine months ago Richard Drake opened a letter notifying him of a 55-fold increase in his flood insurance premium even though he and his wife, Sandra, raised their Union Beach home three feet above federal requirements. Since then, Drake feared the $33,000-a-year bill would force his family to walk away from the home…
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By Greg Kelly
Friday, January 16
- The Elvis Birthday Bash at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
- Swimming at the Ritz at NJ Repertory Theatre (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
- Moonlight Meander near Sandy Hook Bay (Middletown) – MORE INFO
- Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) at First Ave Playhouse (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
- Absurd Person Singular at TRT (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
- West Side’s Unique Musical Legacy Exhibit Opening (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
- Wild Ducks of the Jersey Shore (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
- Light of Day at The Stone Pony (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
- Light of Day at The Saint (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
- Light of Day at The Wonder Bar (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
Photo by Noel Westerland, Sr
- A Night at the Opry (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
- The Yellow King (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
- ‘Tea is Hot’ Art Opening (Oakhurst) – MORE INFO
- Martin Luther King Soul Food Dinner (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
- Community Coat Drive (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
- MLK Memorial Service Program (Aberdeen) – MORE INFO
- Kids Night Out (Fair Haven) – MORE INFO
- Open Ice Skating (Middletown) – MORE INFO
- Deep Cut Gardens Photography Exhibit (Middletown) – MORE INFO
- Simulcast Racing at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
- New York Sightseeing Cruise via Seastreak Ferry (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
- Live Harness Racing at Freehold Raceway – MORE INFO
- Yoga for Adults (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
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Posted: January 15th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Greg Kelly, Greg's List, Monmouth County, Things to do in Monmouth County | Tags: Greg Kelly, Greg's List, Monmouth County, Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend | Comments Off on Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, January 16,-18, 2015
By Jeremy Baratta
Andrew Lucas
Former Manalapan Township Mayor Andrew Lucas told More Monmouth Musings that his sentencing in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, originally scheduled for Tuesday, January 20, has been postponed until March.
Matthew Reilly, Deputy Public Affairs Officer for U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman’s Office, told MMM that Lucas’s sentencing is scheduled for March 25th.
During a telephone interview today, Lucas stated that the reason for the rescheduling is that the United States Probation Office has not prepared his Pre-sentence Investigation Report – which is a detailed account of the defendant’s history and convictions and is used by judges during sentencing.
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Posted: January 14th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Andrew Lucas, Crime, Crime and Punishment, Manalapan, Monmouth County | Tags: "Partners in Crime", Andrew Lucas, Crime, Crime and Punishment, Manalapan, Mario F. Gallucci, Matthew Reilly, Monmouth County, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman, U.S. Attorney's Office | 4 Comments »
UNION BEACH — A community kitchen that served up meals in the Hurricane Sandy-ravaged borough of Union Beach until closing down over the summer plans to reopen today thanks to Jon Bon Jovi. An arm of the New Jersey rocker’s nonprofit organization is sponsoring “Spoon Full of Hope,” a program run by Gateway Church of Christ…
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Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker kept his state of the state address lighthearted and upbeat Tuesday night, making several references to the Green Bay Packers. But the Republican governor also took a jab at New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and referenced potential White House ambitions, amid talk that Walker will launch a 2016 presidential campaign. “And how… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: January 14th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics, Chris Christie | Tags: 2016 Presidential politics, Governor Chris Christie, Governor Scott Walker | 1 Comment »
A recent ruling on Jersey Central Power & Light’s revenue could have a substantial impact on its customers’ wallets, according to reports. The long-awaited ruling by a New Jersey administrative law court judge Friday recommended the power company’s revenue be reduced by $107 million, NJ Spotlight reports. The notable rate reduction still fell short of the…
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Yemen’s top al Qaeda leader has claimed responsibility for last week’s attack on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in a video message, media reports said Wednesday. The news comes as Charlie Hebdo released its latest edition with a cover depicting a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad. “As for the blessed Battle of Paris, we, the Organisation…
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The trial in the case against former Wall Township schools superintendent James Habel, who is charged with official misconduct and other offenses, began on Tuesday morning with the prosecution and defense delivering their opening arguments.
FREEHOLD – The trial in the case against former Wall Township schools superintendent James Habel, who is charged with official misconduct, theft and other offenses, began on Tuesday morning with the prosecution and defense delivering their opening arguments. Habel, 58, was indicted in June 2013 on charges of second-degree official misconduct, second-degree theft by deception, two… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: January 14th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Crime, Crime and Punishment, Monmouth County, Monmouth County Court, Monmouth County Prosecutor, New Jersey, Wall Township | Tags: Crime, James Habel, Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office, Official Misconduct, Theft by deception, Wall Township | 2 Comments »
