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WHO THE HECK IS RIK MEHTA?

By Randy Bergmann

Labor Day marked the unofficial end of the COVID summer as well as the unofficial start in earnest of the political campaign season.

The period between Labor Day and Election Day is when voters begin paying more attention to who’s running for which office and trying to catch up on the issues.

Read the rest of this entry » Posted: September 8th, 2020 | Author: | Filed under: 2020 Congressional Races, 2020 Presidential Politics, 2020 U.S. Senate Race, New Jersey, Opinion | Tags: , , , | 1 Comment »

Asbury Park Police Officers Plead Guilty To Criminal Mischief, Retaliation

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Two Asbury Park Police Officers admitted that they vandalized vehicles in retaliation for a citizen’s internal affairs complaint, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced today.

Asbury Park Police Officer Stephen Martinsen, 31, and former SLEO-2 Thomas Dowling, 27, both of Asbury Park, entered guilty pleas virtually today to fourth-degree Criminal Mischief before Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Vincent N. Falcetano, Jr.

Read the rest of this entry » Posted: August 25th, 2020 | Author: | Filed under: Asbury Park, Monmouth County News | Tags: , , , | Comments Off on Asbury Park Police Officers Plead Guilty To Criminal Mischief, Retaliation

Former Ocean Twp Police Officer Charged With Theft and Forgery


Cory R. Cole

Cory R. Cole, 49, of Brielle, a former Ocean Township Police Officer, was charged with multiple counts of Theft by Deception and Forgery, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced this morning.

Cole previously, in January, charged with Theft by Failure to Make Required Disposition of Property Received and two counts of fourth-degree Forgery. He resigned from the OTPD after the initial charges were filed against him.

Read the rest of this entry » Posted: August 24th, 2020 | Author: | Filed under: Monmouth County News, Monmouth County Prosecutor | Tags: , , | Comments Off on Former Ocean Twp Police Officer Charged With Theft and Forgery

Lakewood man charged in shooting of 4 year old Asbury Park girl

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Sciaire N. Jackson, 27, of Lakewood, has been arrested and charged with Attempted Murder for the shooting of a 4 year old girl in Asbury Park on Tuesday.

Read the rest of this entry » Posted: August 20th, 2020 | Author: | Filed under: Monmouth County | Tags: , , , | 1 Comment »

O’Scanlon: Murphy’s Draconian Restrictions Are Proven Unnecessary, Economically Devastating

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Senator Declan O’Scanlon (R-Monmouth) today criticized the Murphy administration’s continued blockade of New Jersey’s reopening and cited numerous metrics from surrounding states’ successful reopening.

“That the Governor, with a straight face, can cite a debunked study of an incident that happened over 8,000 miles away involving a restaurant in China with a wheezy, inadequate ventilation system that doesn’t conform to standards used in this country…to justify continuing to kill businesses here in New Jersey is outrageous and demoralizing for anyone trying to hold out hope that there’s any real, scientific focus on our safety and the health of our economy,” said O’Scanlon. “That the Governor, in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary, continues to suggest that we have to continue to destroy thousands of businesses and jobs and livelihoods is simply unconscionable.”

Read the rest of this entry » Posted: August 17th, 2020 | Author: | Filed under: COVID-19, Declan O'Scanlon, Economy, New Jersey, Phil Murphy, Press Release | Tags: , , , , , | Comments Off on O’Scanlon: Murphy’s Draconian Restrictions Are Proven Unnecessary, Economically Devastating

Smith and VA to hold Telephone Claims Clinic

Congressman Chris Smith and the Veterans Administration are hosting Telephone Claims Clinics for military veterans, active duty personnel and their families on August 18 and 19.

Read the rest of this entry » Posted: August 6th, 2020 | Author: | Filed under: Monmouth County | Tags: , , , , , | Comments Off on Smith and VA to hold Telephone Claims Clinic

U.S. Judge Esther Salas’s statement regarding the shooting at her home which took her son’s life

Posted: August 3rd, 2020 | Author: | Filed under: New Jersey | Tags: , | Comments Off on U.S. Judge Esther Salas’s statement regarding the shooting at her home which took her son’s life

‘Sami’s Law’ Passes Unanimously in House of Representatives

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Legislation named in honor of Samantha “Sami” Josephson, a Robbinsville, NJ woman who was kidnapped and brutally murdered by a fake Uber driver in South Carolina last year, unanimously passed the House of Representatives this afternoon.

Sami was a senior at the University of South Carolina and had been accepted at Drexel Law School at the time of her murder.

Read the rest of this entry » Posted: July 29th, 2020 | Author: | Filed under: Chris Smith, New Jersey | Tags: , , , , , | Comments Off on ‘Sami’s Law’ Passes Unanimously in House of Representatives

Feds: Monmouth Marine Engines Inc. Defrauded the Military, Put Troops Lives At Risk

Monmouth Marine Engines, Brielle

Paul and Linda Mika the owners of Monmouth Marine Engines, Inc., and their son/employee Kenneth Mika, 49, have been arrested and charged by the U.S. Attorney’s Office with delivering cheap and unauthorized military equipment parts to the U.S. Department of Defense under a years long contract, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito.

Read the rest of this entry » Posted: July 29th, 2020 | Author: | Filed under: Monmouth County | Tags: , , , , , | Comments Off on Feds: Monmouth Marine Engines Inc. Defrauded the Military, Put Troops Lives At Risk

Sheriff Golden: Know Your Zone To Prepare For Hurricane Evacuation

Read the rest of this entry » Posted: July 29th, 2020 | Author: | Filed under: Monmouth County News | Tags: , , , | Comments Off on Sheriff Golden: Know Your Zone To Prepare For Hurricane Evacuation