New Dates!! July 4 Fireworks, Fairs, Parades and Reading of the Declaration

The arrival of Hurricane Arthur has forced some towns to make adjustments to their previously announced plans. See below for the latest:

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Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, July 4-6, 2014

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By Greg Kelly

Friday, July 4

• Happy Independence Day! – MORE INFO

• Ocean Fest at Long Branch – MORE INFO

• Heroes’ Backyard Picnic Celebration at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO

• Atlantic Highlands Fireman’s Fair – MORE INFO

• Ocean Grove 4th of July Parade – MORE INFO

• Spring Lake 4th of July & 90th Birthday Celebration – MORE INFO

• Reading of the Declaration of Independence (Freehold) – MORE INFO

• Downtown Freehold Independence Day Concert & Fireworks – MORE INFO

• Asbury Park Independence Day Fireworks – MORE INFO

• Firecracker 5 Race (Wall Twp) – MORE INFO

• Butler at NJ Repertory Theatre (Long Branch) – MORE INFO

• Bluegrass Mini Golf at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO

• Evening Boat Tours on Manasquan Reservoir (Howell) – MORE INFO

• Independence Day Celebration at Historic Longstreet Farm (Holmdel) – MORE INFO

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Monthly & Weekly Events from BizEturtle:Events in Monmouth

MILL DEMONSTRATION
See the 19th century mill in action
1PM – 4PM
Saturday July 5 , 12, 19 , 26 & Sunday, July 6, 13,  20, 27
Saturday, August 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 & Sunday, August  3, 10, 17, 24, 31
Historic Walnford
62 Walnford Road, Upper Freehold
Info: 609-259-6275
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OPEN HOUSE-HISTORIC SEABROOK-WILSON HOUSE
1PM – 4PM on Sundays through October 26
Bayshore Waterfront Park
719 Port Monmouth Road, Port Monmouth
Info: 732-787-3033 , x 2
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“FAITH VOYAGE” VBS 2014 – First Assembly of God, Shrewsbury

“FAITH VOYAGE” VBS 2014 – Ahoy Mateys for a Sailing Adventure! 

Monday, July 14th – Friday, July 18th – 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. 
Ages 4-12 years – NO registration fee – 
First Assembly of God,
220 Sycamore Avenue, Shrewsbury, NJ  07702 
732-741-0048.  

Join us as we set sail on an epic adventure to discover God’s truths! Children will enjoy our journey through the Bible to learn how we can trust and depend on Jesus! For more information or to register, visit our website atwww.shrewsburyag.com.   

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The Arnone Report

Progess in Tourism, Share Services, Infrastructure and Economic Development

By Freeholder Tom Arnone

Freeholder Tom Arone

The Belmar Seafood Festival was a huge success and the County enjoyed having the opportunity to show its presence over the three day weekend. It was estimated that crowds exceeded 150,000 over the three day weekend and as liaison to the Department of Tourism, I was happy to have had the opportunity to speak with so many individuals. On July 4^th, Monmouth County Public Information and Tourism will have a booth at Oceanfest on the boardwalk in Long Branch. The booth will be open from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. All are encouraged to attend and join in the celebration that will end at 10 p.m. with an evening of spectacular fireworks.

The most recent meeting of The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders was hosted and held in Asbury Park. Monmouth County’s Department of Public Works and Engineering has been performing vehicle preventative maintenance and repairs for Asbury Park’s fire trucks and emergency vehicles at a cost savings of 40% to the City’s taxpayers. While the Division of Highway has been assisting the local municipalities with sediment removal projects to enhance water quality and reduce flooding.

Additionally, as the Freeholder representative to the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority and Freeholder Liaison to the Department of Public Works and Engineering, I am pleased to report that in the next few weeks, the County expects to receive a federal grant for $10.5 million for the reconstruction of Bridge O-10 on Sunset Avenue over Deal Lake between the City of Asbury Park and the Township of Ocean.

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More Regulations for NJ Businesses

By Joe Schilp

Joe Schilp

This past week, the New Jersey state Senate and Assembly both passed the “Opportunity to Compete Act,” which prohibits businesses with more than 14 employees from asking applicants to check a box to indicate whether they have been convicted of a crime.  Additionally, businesses would be prohibited from asking first-time interviewees if they’ve been convicted of a crime.

It has been reported that NJ Governor Chris Christie’s office worked with the legislators on the language of the bill; thus, Christie is expected to sign the bill into law.

New Jersey is already one of the least business-friendly states in the United States.  According to the Tax Foundation’s 2014 State Business Tax Climate Index, NJ was the 2^nd least business-friendly state – based on over 100 criteria – and ranked at the bottom in income taxes, corporate taxes, sales tax and property tax.  And this ranking does not account for the Democrat-controlled legislature’s zeal to increase the “millionaire’s tax” that affects far more people making less than a million dollars a year than people making more than that.

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All Aboard! Take the train to the beach

Dinah blow your horn!  NJ Transit offering express trains to Monmouth County beaches

Starting Saturday June 28, New York and Northern Jersey day trippers will have an alternative to the Garden State Parkway for getting to the beach in Monmouth County.

Freeholder Tom Arnone announced today that NJ Transit is offering express train service to Monmouth County on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, starting tomorrow and continuing through September 1.

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Stay Cool with Free Indoor Movies at Middlebrook Cinema

FREE INDOOR MOVIES-OCEAN TWP
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Middlebrook Cinema
1502 Rt 35 South, Ocean Twp
FREE Seating, First Come, First Serve!
When the weather starts getting hot, you will enjoy the coolness of the theater.

Tuesday, June 24  & Wednesday, June 25
THE CROODS
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Tuesday, July 1  & Wednesday, July 2
EPIC
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Tuesday, July 8  & Wednesday, July 9
WALKING WITH DINOSAURS
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Tuesday, July 15  & Wednesday, July 16
ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS
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Tuesday, July 22  & Wednesday, July 23
ICE AGE 4 CONTINENTAL DRIFT
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Tuesday, July 29  & Wednesday, July 30
ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS: THE SQUEAKQUEL
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Tuesday, August 5 & Wednesday, August 6
ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED
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Tuesday, August 12 & Wednesday, August 13
MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN
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Tuesday, August 19 & Wednesday, August 20
RIO 2

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Kyrillos: “Millionaires Tax” hurts the poor and middle class

By Senator Joe Kyrillos

Senator Joe Kyrillos

Nobody ever felt sorry for a millionaire. At least that’s the principle some Democrats in Trenton are banking on as they resurrect former Gov. Jon Corzine’s “millionaires tax” to close the expected budget gap for fiscal 2015. Proponents of this tax increase promise it will hit only the wealthy, but in fact, poor and middle-class families will ultimately shoulder the burden.

Of course, the term “millionaires tax” is a misnomer. New Jersey already taxes the income of millionaires at one of the highest rates in the nation — higher than 44 other states do. The so-called millionaires tax is just an expired tax increase that raises New Jersey’s top tax rate to about 11 percent, the third-highest in the United States.

Proponents of the millionaires tax imagine that the only reason people could oppose this tax hike is that they’re worried New Jersey’s well-to-do will run low on caviar if it’s passed.

Actually, what we’re worried about is the impact on New Jersey’s working families.

As it turns out, millionaires don’t like paying high taxes any more than the rest of us do. But unlike most of us, they can easily move out of New Jersey to avoid new tax hikes. For many, changing their tax residence is as simple as spending a few more weeks a year at their vacation home in Florida. They can keep a house in New Jersey to spend time with the grandkids, live for six months and one day in the Florida home, and voilà, they are Florida residents who no longer owe a dime in New Jersey taxes. As a bonus, their children will escape paying New Jersey’s highest-in-the-nation estate tax.

It’s little wonder that in 2010, the last year we had the old Corzine millionaires tax on the books, 88,000 individuals left New Jersey, taking with them a total annual income of $5.5 billion.

The millionaires tax could be more aptly named the “Goodbye New Jersey Tax.”

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Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, June 20-22, 2014

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By Greg Kelly

 Friday, June 20

• Ringo Starr at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO

• Museum D-Day Exhibit (Sea Girt) – MORE INFO

• Middletown 350 Anniversary Gala – MORE INFO

• St. Leo the Great Parish Carnival (Lincroft) – MORE INFO

• Jesus Christ Superstar by Stone Church Players (Middletown) – MORE INFO

• Butler at NJ Repertory Theatre (Long Branch) – MORE INFO

• How to Buy Digital Photographic Equipment (Lincroft) – MORE INFO

• Evita at Axelrod PAC (Deal) – MORE INFO

• A Cabaret Night (Monmouth Beach) – MORE INFO

• Bonfire on the Beach (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO

• Destination: Asbury Park Summer Solstice Weekend – MORE INFO

• Comic Book Trivia Night (Aberdeen) – MORE INFO

• The Doughboys at The Stone Pony (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO

• Hit the Road, Jack at First Ave Playhouse (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO

• Third at Two River Theater (Red Bank) – MORE INFO

• Atlantic Highlands Farmer’s Market – MORE INFO

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