Jim Keady sat down and shut up for three months after dropping out of the race for the Democrat nomination for the House seat in New Jersey’s 4th Congressional District. Now he says he’s having conversations about entering the race as a third party candidate.
New Jersey schools will be closed through at least May 15 because of the coronavirus pandemic, with the state’s 1.4 million students continuing to learn from home, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Thursday.
Murphy initially ordered all schools in the Garden State— public and private, including pre-K and college — to close March 18 for at least two weeks. He later extended that closure to April 17, saying he would not reopen schools until medical experts tell him it’s safe.
Now, his unprecedented order will last at least four more weeks.“Let me be perfectly clear: There is nobody who wants to open the sc… Read the rest of this entry »
Amanda and Johnny Ho of Freehold donating masks to CentraState Medical Center
There have been 4,133 positive tests for COVID-19 in Monmouth County, as of April 15, according to an announcement by Freeholder Director Tom Arnone and Deputy Director Sue Kiley. The NJ Department of Heath reports 167 deaths in the County, due to the virus.
This represents an increase of 130 cases (3.3%) and 22 deaths (15.2%) overnight.
Corna Gossage picked up on the second ring Tuesday afternoon when we called seeking a good story or two from her husband on the death of Yankees managing partner Hank Steinbrenner.
“Rick,” she called out once, twice, three times. “I can’t find him.”
Goose Gossage, aka Rich on most of his baseball cards and Rick to everyone in his hometown in Colorado Springs, Colo., answered on our third call.
As usual, the 68-year-old Hall of Fame pitcher and Yankees legend got off topic and didn’t hold back.Gossage, who is two years into a probable lifetime ban from Yankees spring training coaching and Old-Timers… Read the rest of this entry »
Glen Dalakian, president of Colts Neck Community Church, announced a giving program today and invited all to participate.
Gathering Gifts to Givevolunteers will accept Encouragement Gifts for medical personnel and first responders as well as Support Gifts for those in need on Saturday, April 18 from 10 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. and on Sunday, April 19 from noon till 4 p.m. at the Church’s parking lot at 25 Merchants Way, Colts Neck, NJ 07722.
American Restoration technicians disinfecting an ambulance
Monmouth County has 138 news positive COVID-19 cases on April 14, bringing the total to 4,003, according to an announcement by Freeholder Director Tom Arnone and Deputy Director Sue Kiley. The NJ Department of Heath is reporting that 145 County residents have succumbed to the virus.
Social distancing is one of the hardest parts of the CO-VID 19 pandemic, especially in how it prevents us reaching out to family and loved ones. A trio of Monmouth county-based small business owners and corporate professionals have started a new initiative to help bridge that gap between friends and families, in a way that keeps them healthy and also supports workers affected by the pandemic.
By purchasing a “SaniGram”, a person can send a friend or loved one a single-use hand sanitizer along with a message saying the sender cares, without the sender having to leave their home. Sending a SaniGra… Read the rest of this entry »
New Jersey Air Guard Airmen from the 108th Wing provide traffic control at a COVID-19 Community-Based Testing Site at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, N.J., March 23, 2020. The testing site, established in partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is staffed by the New Jersey Department of Health, the New Jersey State Police, and the New Jersey National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht)
The FEMA supported COVID-19 drive-through testing site at the PNC Arts Center, Garden State Parkway mile 116 in Holmdel has been closed today, Monday April 13, due to forecast high winds, according to NJ’s COVID-19 information hub.
The site is scheduled to open again on Weds, April 15 at 8 am.
