Opinion: Two Wrongs Won’t Make It Right

Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff In politics, being seen to do something is almost as important as actually doing it. So it was perhaps inevitable that aggrieved blue-state leaders in California, New York, and now New Jersey would push half-baked ideas for thwarting or working around the recent federal tax bill’s “devilish” limitation on state and local tax (SALT)… Read the rest of this entry »

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CVS raises minimum wage for workers to $11, credits Trump tax cuts

CVS will raise the minimum wage for its workers to $11 an hour beginning in April, matching a move made by Target in the fall and Walmart in January. Citing tax savings created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the company said it will also adjust pay ranges and rates for many retail pharmacy technicians,… Read the rest of this entry »

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Oceanport Man Charged With Distributing Child Pornography

Kevin A. Long, 27, of Wolfhill Avenue in Oceanport, iwas charged with second degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child in connection with the Distribution of Child Pornography and third degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child in connection with the Possession of Child Pornography, according to an announcement by Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni.

Long was arrested following a joint investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and federal Homeland Security Investigations. Evidence collected during the investigation suggests Long may have been engaging in inappropriate conversations with children online. Read the rest of this entry »

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Cory Booker raises 2020 profile with incendiary rhetoric

Senator Cory Booker

The 2020 Democratic presidential primary is shaping up as a rhetorical race to the far left, and Sen. Cory A. Booker is making his bid for front-runner status with some of the most incendiary jabs to date. The New Jersey Democrat has accused Republicans of “treasonous” behavior for releasing an intelligence memo and staged a scolding… Read the rest of this entry »

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What’s the difference between sexual abuse, sexual assault, sexual harassment and rape?

Disgraced Freeholder John Curley was Censured and Reprimanded for sexual harassment.

By Sarah L. Cook, Professor & Associate Dean, Georgia State University, Lilia M. Cortina, Professor of Psychology, Women’s Studies, and Management & Organizations, University of Michigan, and Mary P. Koss, Regents’ Professor of Public Health, University of Arizona. The terms “sexual abuse,” “sexual assault,” “sexual harassment” – and even “rape” – crop up daily in the… Read the rest of this entry »

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Greg’s List: Things to Do in Monmouth County This Weekend, February 9-11, 2018

By Greg Kelly

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Friday, February 9

• Jim Norton: Kneeling Room Only at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• When Shakespeare’s Ladies Meet at BCC (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• “Lend Me A Tenor” by South Street Players (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
• Lovers & Other Strangers by Center Players (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Walkin’ After Midnight: A Patsy Cline Tribute at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
• Rare Wildlife Revealed Art Exhibit at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Simulcast Racing at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
• Live Harness Racing (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO

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Monmouth University student dies, another injured in Ocean Township car crash

Dane Fante

A 20-year-old Moorestown man died Saturday after a car veered off the road in Monmouth County and crashed into a tree in the early morning, authorities said. The accident occurred around 2:39 a.m. when Jose R. Rivera, 21, of Lyndhurst, drove his 2006 Audi AA8 off the road in Ocean Township near the 200 block South… Read the rest of this entry »

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Tennis Instructor Charged With Kiddie Porn and Sexually Assaulting 13 Year Old Students

Terry Kuo aka Victor Lee

A 26 year old Colts Neck man was indicted on 15 counts of various sexual assault and child pornography charges on Friday, according to an announcement by Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni.

The case is being investigated by the Marlboro Police Department and the Prosecutor’s  Special Victim’s Bureau and Computer Crimes Unit. Read the rest of this entry »

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The Arnone Report: Important Infrastructure Projects In The Works

By Freeholder Director Tom Arnone

Freeholder Director Tom Arnone speaks at the NJTPA Board Meeting – Jan 22, 2018

I hope everyone is staying warm, happy and healthy this winter season. It sure has been a cold one but there is only a little more than 100 days until the unofficial start to the summer season!

In the meantime, I would like to provide some information stemming from our recent meeting of the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders.

During our last meeting, we unanimously approved a resolution allowing emergency repairs to be made to the Glimmer Glass Bridge on Brielle Road in Manasquan. The scope of this project includes the installation of additional timber piles, the installation of fiberglass jackets on piles and mechanical repairs among other miscellaneous repairs. This work is scheduled to be completed and the bridge reopened to traffic in time for the upcoming summer season. Read the rest of this entry »

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Greg’s List: Things to Do in Monmouth County This Weekend, February 2-4, 2018

By Greg Kelly

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Friday, February 2

• Men’s College Basketball Monmouth U. vs. Fairfield (WLB) – MORE INFO
• “Lend Me A Tenor” by South Street Players (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
• The Calling by NJ Repertory Company (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• El Coqui Espectacular and the Bottle of Doom at TRT (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Rare Wildlife Revealed Art Exhibit at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Simulcast Racing at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
• Live Harness Racing (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO

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