Sheriff’s Office Enlists Students In Heroin Epidemic Fight

Sheriff Golden moderates group with students

Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden launched a forum to prevent opiate abuse with students from area colleges and high schools yesterday, the Student Ambassadors For Heroin Use Prevention. The first program of its kind in the state of New Jersey, the ongoing program will bridge students and leaders of various agencies together, to address opiate addiction.

“Law enforcement, educational and behavioral healthcare professionals can’t combat this problem alone,” said Sheriff Shaun Golden. “That’s why it’s of the utmost importance that our adolescents and young adults, along with the professionals, work together to provide new and innovative approaches, strategies and solutions. Through this initiative we hope to inhibit the wave of opiate use, addiction and related deaths.”

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Is Joe Piscopo thinking of running for N.J. governor?

TRENTON — Live from Trenton, it’s … Joe Piscopo? The former “Saturday Night Live” star met with Gov. Chris Christie at the Statehouse on Thursday to discuss the idea of running for governor next year, according to a report by PolitickerNJ. Piscopo, now a radio show host, is a former Democrat and now an independent but… Read the rest of this entry »

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29 pimps, prostitutes in N.J. arrested in FBI child sex trafficking bust

NEWARK — More than two dozens pimps and prostitutes were arrested in New Jersey as part of an international sweep led by the FBI to crackdown on human trafficking, authorities said. In addition to the 29 arrests, a 17-year-old in New Jersey was rescued in what authorities called “Operation Cross Country X.” The FBI’s Philadelphia division… Read the rest of this entry »

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If casino vote fails, should N.J. put video lottery machines at racetracks?

TRENTON — A state lawmaker has a backup plan if New Jersey voters reject next month’s ballot referendum to bring casino gambling to the northern part of the state: Installing slot machine-like gaming at the Garden State’s racetracks. Assemblyman Ralph Caputo said Monday that should the referendum fail — as polls predict it will — he… Read the rest of this entry »

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Proof of comet impact found at Jersey Shore, researchers say

A team of American researchers believes they found evidence of a comet that slammed into the Earth about 10 million years after the dinosaurs went extinct — at the Jersey Shore. The impact would have created a period with the closest climate to our current man-made global warming, scientists say. In a paper published in “Science… Read the rest of this entry »

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Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, October 21-23, 2016

By Greg Kelly

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Friday, October 21

• The Sunshine Boys at Center Playhouse (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• The Capitol Steps at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Mad Love by NJ Repertory Company (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• Haunted Theater at BCC (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Roseanne Cash with John Leventhal at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Atlantic Highlands Haunted History Ghost Walk Tours – MORE INFO
• Brown Bear, Brown Bear at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO

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A new low for Christie

Governor Chris Christie and Belmar Mayor Matt Doherty

Governor Chris Christie’s job approval and  favorability ratings hit a new low in a FDU Public Mind Poll released this morning.

Only 21% of New Jersey’s registered voters approved on the governor’s job performance and only 29% of those voters have a favorable opinion of him, according to the poll.  A majority of Republicans, 52%, disapprove of Christie’s performance.  90% of Democrats and 68% of Independents also disapprove.

“Apparently we’ve not yet found the floor for the governor’s approval among voters in the state. The recent gas tax increase that the governor supported no doubt caused some in his party to turn against him, even though he sought to reduce taxes in other areas in order to offset the increase at the pump,” said Krista Jenkins, professor of political science and director of PublicMind.

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Musings of a Values Voter, 2016

It is our character that supports the promise of our future – far more than particular government programs or policies.  – William Bennett

By Tommy DeSeno

There were those of us, the values voters, who stood by stunned when the bar for personal conduct, vulgarity, sexual assault, law and American values was lowered by those who refused to remove Bill Clinton from office in 1998. We were told we were prudish, imposing religious values and should mind our own business by staying out of Clinton’s “private life.” That side won the culture war. My side lost the culture war. They may now reap what they have sown, and what they have sown is an acceptance of Donald Trump. This linguistic monster, whose polyglot range is a very limited dirty to deriding, was created by those who stood with Bill Clinton, who made the coarsening of American discourse official.  They’ll never admit it. The left is married only to the moment with no view of history or legacy.

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Donald Trump: India, US would be ‘best friends’ if elected as President

Edison (New Jersey), October 16, 2016: U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump pledged that the United States and India would be “best friends” if he is elected and that he would boost intelligence sharing with India in the battle against Islamic militants. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump called India a strategic ally and said that “we… Read the rest of this entry »

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Trump energizes Hindu community at charity event in Edison

EDISON — Donald J. Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, has a strong following by the Hindu community which believes Trump is a leader who will protect India and fight terrorism. “We love Hindus, we love India,” Trump said Saturday night while headlining a charity event held at the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center. The event,… Read the rest of this entry »

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