ASBURY PARK — A hearing officer upheld the demotion of an Asbury Park police captain who left an active crime scene involving a Neptune police sergeant who had shot and killed his former wife in front of their young daughter. Capt. Marshawn Love has acknowledged leaving the scene of former Neptune police Sgt. Philip Seidle’s shooting… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: November 19th, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: Asbury Park, Monmouth County News, Neptune Township | Tags: Asbury Park Police Department, Marshawn Love, Monmouth County News, Neptune Township Police Department, Philip Seidle, Tamara Seidle, Tammara Seidle, Tammi Seidle | 2 Comments »
MIDDLETOWN – Middletown North was balanced on offense and relentless on defense Friday night and the second-seeded Lions (8-2) advanced to the North 2, Group 4 finals with a dominating 20-0 victory over third-seeded Summit. Middletown North will play Sayreville, which ousted defending sectional champ Middletown South on Friday night, in the sectional final. North will… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: November 19th, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: Education, Middletown, Monmouth County News | Tags: Connor Welsh, Donald Glenn, Dwight Wilkerson, Joey Cananagh, Middletown North, Middletown North Lions, Middletown South Eagles, Monmouth County News, Summit | Comments Off on Middletown North blanks Summit in N2G4 semis, reaches sectional final for first time since 1996
Senior quarterback Jayson DeMild threw for 345 yards and four touchdowns and ran for another to lead fifth-seeded Sayreville to a 42-28 upset of top-seeded Middletown South, No. 18 in the NJ.com Top 20, in the semifinals of the Sports Care Institute.com North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 playoffs in Middletown. The Bombers will play second-seeded… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: November 19th, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: Education, Middletown, Monmouth County News | Tags: High School football, Middletown, Middletown South, Middletown South Eagles, Monmouth County News | Comments Off on Sayreville knocks off Middletown South 42-28 in NJ 2, Group 4 semis as DeMild throws for 345 yards and four TDs
BEDMINSTER — President-elect Donald Trump arrived at his golf course in northwestern New Jersey on Friday night for a weekend of meetings as he and his transition team continue to plot out who will serve in the Republican’s administration. Gov. Chris Christie, and one of the team’s vice chairs, was not in tow as Trump’s motorcade… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: November 18th, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: Donald Trump | Tags: Chris Christie, Mitt Romney, New Jersey, President Elect Donald J. Trump | Comments Off on Trump arrives in N.J. for weekend; Christie to join him Saturday
TRENTON — Howard Birdsall, the former CEO of an influential engineering firm who admitted flouting state campaign finance laws to funnel illegal donations to politicians, was released from prison six months into his four-year sentence, NJ Advance Media has learned. Birdsall pleaded guilty this year to second-degree misconduct by a corporate official after investigators found executives… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: November 18th, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: Monmouth County News | Tags: Birdsall Engineering, Birdsall Services Group, Howard Birdsall, Monmouth County News, New Jersey, Thomas Rospos, William Birdsall | 1 Comment »
TRENTON — New Jersey wants to hike the maximum salary for school superintendents to about $191,500 and allow them to make more if they stay in the same district beyond their first contract, the Christie administration announced Wednesday. The proposed increase from the existing $175,000 salary cap for many of the state’s school districts comes as… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: November 17th, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: Education, New Jersey | Tags: Education, New Jersey, School Superintendents Salary Cap | 2 Comments »
ATLANTIC CITY — The four leaders of the New Jersey Legislature said Wednesday there’s no appetite to impeach Gov. Chris Christie over the Bridgegate scandal and that more hearings on the controversy are unlikely. Speaking at a panel about lawmakers’ goals for the next year at the New Jersey League of Municipalities conference, state Senate President… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: November 17th, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: 2017 NJ Gubernatorial Politics, Chris Christie, New Jersey | Tags: Chris Christie, Impeachment, League of Municipalities, New Jersey | 1 Comment »

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Friday, November 18
- Spring Awakening: A New Musical at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
- Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music (Matawan) – MORE INFO
- A Christmas Story at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
- Soothing Sounds of Charlie’s Band (Howell) – MORE INFO
- “Almost, Maine” by The Spartan Players (Ocean Twp.) – MORE INFO
- Jersey Shore Restaurant Week (Monmouth County) – MORE INFO
- The Matchmaker at CBA (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
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Posted: November 16th, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: Greg Kelly, Greg's List, Monmouth County News, Things to do in Monmouth County, Things to do on the Jersey Shore | Tags: Greg Kelly, Greg's List, Monmouth County News, Things to do in Monmouth County, Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend | Comments Off on Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, November 18-20, 2016
LONG BRANCH – The reward for information in the attack on a Long Branch police officer in September has been increased to $30,000 after nearly two months without an arrest in the case. Long Branch resident Vin Gopal announced Monday that he would commit an additional $5,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: November 15th, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: Long Branch, Monmouth County News | Tags: Long Branch, Monmouth County News, Officer Michael Monahan, State PBA President Pat Colligan, Vin Gopal | Comments Off on Reward raised to $30K for info in attack on Long Branch cop
New Jersey’s financial reputation took another hit yesterday, with S&P Global, one of the Big 3 Wall Street credit-rating agencies, announcing it has once again lowered the state’s debt grade by one step. The downgrade is another setback for Gov. Chris Christie, a Republican who has now suffered through more credit-rating reductions than any New Jersey… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: November 15th, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: New Jersey | Tags: New Jersey, NJ Credit rating, NJ Economy, S&P Global, Standard and Poors | 1 Comment »