Greg’s List: Things to Do in Monmouth County This Weekend, October 13-15, 201

By Greg Kelly

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Friday, October 13

• Tavernfest at Allen House (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO
• Haunted Theater at Brookdale CC (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Fall Soirée Fundraiser ’17 (Monmouth Beach) – MORE INFO
• Camp Evans Base of Terror (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
• Picnic by Center Players (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Young Frankenstein at Spring Lake Theatre – MORE INFO
• “An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe” at Allaire Village – MORE INFO

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Bottlenose dolphins wash up dead along Sea Bright, Sandy Hook and Sea Isle City

Three bottle nose dolphins have been found dead along the Jersey Shore in recent days, an official with the Marine Mammal Stranding Center said. One that had been dead for “many days” was discovered Monday in Sea Bright, center director Bob Schoelkopf said Tuesday morning. Another was located Sunday in Sea Isle City, while someone noticed… Read the rest of this entry »

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Global Warming to continue through the weekend for Al Gore’s Monmouth County rally

After getting a brief taste of cool autumn temperatures during the first few days of October, New Jersey has been stuck in a warming trend that has made it feel more like late summer the past few days. Thanks to warm air flowing in from the southwest, much of the state was 10 to 15 degrees… Read the rest of this entry »

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Man in critical but stable condition after Long Branch shooting

LONG BRANCH — A 30-year-old man remained in critical but stable condition Sunday night after he was injured in a shooting earlier in the day, authorities said. City police responded to the shooting at 1:50 a.m. inside a home on West Columbus Place, where officers found the injured man. He was taken to a local hospital,… Read the rest of this entry »

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Scharfenberger honored for Historic Preservation

Middletown Mayor Gerry Scharfenberger

Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon announced today that Middletown Mayor Gerry Scharfenberger, PhD, is this year’s M. Claire French Award winner.

Created by Hanlon in 2015 and named for her predecessor, The M. Claire French Award for Leadership in Historic Preservation recognizes outstanding achievements of an elected official, government employee, public servant or civic organization in supporting historic preservation in Monmouth County through education, development, planning, rehabilitation, advocacy, community leadership or other means.

“Gerry Scharfenberger, an Adjunct Professor of Anthropology at Monmouth University, exemplifies the important aspects of the M. Claire French Award through his dedication to the maintenance and preservation of various historic sites in Monmouth County,” said Hanlon. “It is my honor to present the award to such a deserving community leader and educator.” Read the rest of this entry »

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Greg’s List: Things to Do in Monmouth County This Weekend, October 6-8, 2017

By Greg Kelly

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Friday, October 6

• “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” at Allaire Village – MORE INFO
• “A Raisin in the Sun” at TRT (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Keansburg Centennial Weekend Celebration – MORE INFO
• Camp Evans Base of Terror (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
• Brennan & Christine Sweet: Live & Intimate (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Once Upon a Mattress by Stone Church Players (Navesink) – MORE INFO
• “Legend of the Jersey Devil” at PNC Bank Arts Center (Holmdel) – MORE INFO

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Greg’s List: Things to Do in Monmouth County This Weekend, September 29-October 1, 2017

By Greg Kelly

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Friday, Sept. 29

• Monmouth County Fall Job Fair at BCC (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• “A Raisin in the Sun” at TRT (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Two Trains Runnin’ at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Red Bank Ghost Tours – MORE INFO
• Moon Over Buffalo by Monmouth Players (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
• College Women’s Field Hockey: Monmouth U. vs. Sacred Heart (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Tom Sandoval, Tom Schwartz and Ariana Madix (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Stand By Me: The Music of Leiber and Stoller (Colts Neck) – MORE INFO

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O’Scanlon releases Arbitration Task Force report recommending permanent award cap

Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon

TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon released today the report of the Arbitration Award Task Force as recommended by four of the eight members. The report outlines the success of the arbitration award cap in enabling municipal officials to maintain budgets within the 2 percent property-tax cap and curb property-tax increases to historically low levels, and recommends making the cap on arbitration awards permanent before the policy is scheduled to sunset on Dec. 31.

“The data contained in this report is beyond clear and convincing; it is overwhelming,” said O’Scanlon (R-Monmouth). “It would be irresponsible for the Legislature not to take action. In fact, any legislator that fails to advocate for continuation of the arbitration award cap will be, by extension, advocating for the obliteration of the property tax cap and higher property taxes. There is no middle ground here. Mark my words; if the cap isn’t permanently extended taxpayers will unquestionably face much more dramatic property tax increases and cuts to municipal services.”

During a vote Monday to release the report, the task force was deadlocked 4-4. Union representatives blocked the report’s endorsement. O’Scanlon, who voted to release the report, is the only legislator appointed by the governor to sit on the task force. Read the rest of this entry »

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Fort Monmouth joins fevered pitch for Amazon’s coveted HQ2

MONMOUTH COUNTY — Add Fort Monmouth to the list of places throwing its hat into the crowded ring vying for Amazon’s planned second headquarters and the potential for 50,000 jobs. Though Fort Monmouth has already leased half of its available 1,100 acres, officials there say it has room in Oceanport and Tinton Falls to house the… Read the rest of this entry »

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FMERA Chairman Endorses Burry’s Reelection As Freeholder

By James V. Gorman

FMERA Chairman James Gorman and Freeholder Director Lillian Burry commemorate the opening of Rt 537 in Fort Monmouth, Jan 17, 2017 . -photo Art Gallagher

Due to the long term working relationship I have enjoyed with Freeholder Director Lillian Burry, it is my pleasure to endorse and support her re-election to the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders. Read the rest of this entry »

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