
ASBURY PARK —When most New Year’s revelers were nursing hangovers on Thursday morning, hundreds of daring partiers worked up enough courage to take a plunge into the frigid ocean off Asbury Park. New Year’s Day in Asbury Park means it’s time for the Sons of Ireland’s annual Polar Bear Plunge for brave souls who are willing…
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Posted: January 2nd, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Asbury Park | Tags: Asbury Park, Polor Bear Plunge | Comments Off on Polar Bear Plunge in Asbury Park isn’t for the faint of heart

HAZLET — The sister of a Hazlet mother killed in an apparent murder-suicide has set up an online account to raise money for the woman’s two young children. Lisa Dreissig established the gofundme account on Tuesday to serve as a college fund for her sister Christine Dzienisiewski’s son and daughter. “Our family is filled with grief,…
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Posted: January 1st, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Crime, Hazlet, Monmouth County, Monmouth County Prosecutor | Tags: Christine Dzienisiewski, Christopher Dzienisiewski, Gofundme, Hazlet, Hazlet Murder-Suicide, Kaytlynn Dzienisiewski, Lisa Dreissig, Monmouth County, Murder-Suicide, Richard Dzienisiewski | Comments Off on Children of Hazlet mom killed in apparent murder-suicide deserve ‘better future,’ aunt says
Polar Bear Plunges

Tomorrow begins the first of the NJ Polar Bear Plunges
The Sons of Ireland Polar Bear Plunge is on
Thursday, January 1st at Convention Hall in Asbury Park
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Posted: December 31st, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: BizEturtle, Things to do in Monmouth County | Tags: bizeturtle, February, January, Polar Bear Plunge, Things to do in Monmouth County | Comments Off on TIME TO TAKE THE PLUNGE

HAZLET – Authorities on Monday identified the couple who were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide at their township home. Christine Dzienisiewski, 37, was killed, while it appeared her husband, 37-year-old Richard Dzienisiewski, died from self-inflicted wounds, said Thomas Huth, director of the major crimes bureau at the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. First Assistant Prosecutor Marc…
Posted: December 29th, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: Crime, Hazlet, Monmouth County, Monmouth County Prosecutor | Tags: Christine Dzienisiewski, Crime, Hazlet, Marc LeMieux, Monmouth County, Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office, murder, Murder-Suicide, Richard Dzienisiewski, Suicide, Thomas Huth | Comments Off on Authorities identify Hazlet husband, wife found dead in apparent murder-suicide

On a recent weekend I drove to a spot along the beach in Brick Township to see how my tax dollars were doing. About 40 million of them are going to build a steel wall that will protect a four-mile stretch of beach running from Mantoloking southward. Once I parked, I realized there was no way…
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Posted: December 29th, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: Jersey Shore, Monmouth County, Opinion, Paul Mulshine | Tags: Army Corp of Engineers, Beach replenishment, DEP, Jersey Shore, Lawrence E. Bathgate II, Paul Mulshine | Comments Off on In Sandy’s aftermath, the battle of the beaches is coming to a head: Mulshine

HAZLET – Two people were found dead in a township home Saturday night and one of the deaths has been ruled a homicide, authorities said. Police responded to a Peter Place residence at 7:53 p.m. and found man and woman, both 37, dead, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office spokesman Charles Webster. A medical examiner determined…
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Posted: December 29th, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: Crime, Hazlet, Monmouth County | Tags: Crime, Hazlet, Monmouth County, murder, Suicide | Comments Off on Two found dead in Hazlet, authorities say

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s announcement this month that he would “actively explore” a U.S. presidential campaign has led to a CNN poll released Sunday showing him as the early front-runner for the Republican Party U.S. presidential nomination in 2016. Bush, favored by 23 percent of respondents, had a 10-percentage-point lead over New Jersey Gov. Chris…
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Posted: December 29th, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics, Chris Christie, Jeb Bush | Tags: 2016 Presidential politics, Chris Christie, Jeb Bush | 3 Comments »

In a press statement, New Jersey Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto of Secaucus blasts New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo for vetoing legislation aimed at reforming the Port Authority. “These vetoes are terribly disappointing news for the people of New Jersey and New York, especially the commuters who get stung by toll…
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Posted: December 29th, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: Andrew Cuomo, Chris Christie, Legislature, New Jersey, New York, NJ State Legislature, Port Authority | Tags: Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto, Chris Christie, Governor Andrew Cuomo, Governor Chris Christie, New Jersey Legislature, New York Legislature, Port Authority, Port Authority of NY/NJ | Comments Off on Speaker Prieto slams Christie-Cuomo vetoes of Port Authority reform bills

TRENTON — The former chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has dropped his lawsuit against New Jersey’s state ethics commission. Court documents show David Samson filed paperwork dropping the suit in U.S. District Court on Wednesday. His decision was first reported by The Philadelphia Inquirer. Phone calls to Samson’s lawyers were…
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Posted: December 28th, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: Bridgegate, New Jersey, News, Port Authority | Tags: Bridgegate, David Samson, Ethics Investigation, Port Authority, Port Authority of NY/NJ, Wolff and Samson | Comments Off on Ex-Port Authority head ends suit over ethics probe

There is some speculation that our governor will eventually bow out of the race for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination in return for a position in the administration of the next President Bush. I doubt that will happen. But if it does, let’s hope the position in question isn’t secretary of state. Earlier this week, Chris…
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Posted: December 27th, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics, Chris Christie, Opinion, Paul Mulshine, U.S.-Cuba relations | Tags: 2016 Presidential politics, Barack Obama, Chris Christie, Foreign Policy, Paul Mulshine, U.S.-Cuba relations | 1 Comment »