ASBURY PARK —When most New Year’s revelers were nursing hangovers on Thursday morning, hundreds of daring partiers worked up enough courage to take a plunge into the frigid ocean off Asbury Park. New Year’s Day in Asbury Park means it’s time for the Sons of Ireland’s annual Polar Bear Plunge for brave souls who are willing… Read the rest of this entry »
UPDATE: AsburyParkSun reports that if the Monmouth County Board of Elections decision to not count the disqualified Vote By Mail ballots is overturned, that a runoff election between Mayor John Moor and Remond Palmer could be triggered.
Asbury Park Mayor-elect John Moor told MMM that he was informed by City Attorney Fredrick Raffetto this afternoon that the City has been served with a lawsuit seeking to overturn the results of both the municipal and Board of Education elections that were held on November 4, 2014. According to Moor’s recalculation, the plaintiffs are Remond Palmer, the “A-Team” candidate for mayor and Arva Council, an “A-Team” candidate for Board of Education.
Moor said that his understanding is that the plaintiffs are seeking to have the results of the election overturned and for the 353 Vote By Mail ballots disqualified by the Monmouth County Board of Election to be counted.
Posted: December 31st, 2014 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Asbury Park, Monmouth County | Tags: A-Team, Amy Quinn, Asbury Park, Asbury Park elections, Asbury Together, Ava Council, Board of Education, Jesse Kendle, Joe Woerner, John Moor, Mayor and Council, Remond Palmer, Vote by mail, Yvonne Clayton | 3 Comments »
On November 13th I had the pleasure of attending for the first time the NJ Hall of Fame induction ceremony. The Class of 2014 was inducted at the Asbury Park Convention Hall, and it was a very fun night out. I was there as a member of the press, and covered both the red carpet arrivals and the show itself. I have to thank NJ Discover for taking me with them, since the organizers don’t accept simply bloggers, just accredited organizations.
The most popular red carpet guests were cast members from the Sopranos. Vince Curatola (Johnny Sacks) arrived first and was very friendly with the media. Then Aida Turturro (Janice Soprano) spent a lot of time really loving the attention and talking to everybody. Vincent Pastore (Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero) was also cool and not in a rush to leave his media friends. The FBI Agent Guy slipped unnoticed since nobody knew who he was. Tony Sirico (Paulie Walnuts) was last to arrive and while friendly as well, he seemed to be still in character.
Posted: November 15th, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: Asbury Park, Monmouth County, New Jersey | Tags: Alice Waters, Asbury Park, Brian Williiams, Chris Fotache, Dizzy Gillespe, Dorothy Parker, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Gov Jim Florio, Harlan Coben, James Gandolfini, Johnny Sacks, Maud Dahme, Max Weinberg, New Jersey, NJ, NJ Discover, NJ Halls of Fame, Patrick Ewing, Peter McGuire, The Shirelles, Vince Curatola | 1 Comment »
In Asbury Park, a post card purported to be from Asbury Park Democrats, LLC has been mailed to voters with Senator Cory Booker’s endorsement of A-Team candidate for mayor Redmond Palmer.
Booker took to twitter to deny he endorsed anyone in the race. Asbury Park Democratic Chairman Joe Grillo took a break from his fledgling campaign for Monmouth County Freeholder to say that the Asbury Park Democrats have not endorsed anyone in the mayoral race.
Media mogul Dan Jacobson has the full story at AsburyOverheard.
The Monmouth County Prosecutor should investigate this incident. It is similar offense to the 4am robo call in the 13th legislative district primary in June of 2013 for which Leigh-Ann Bellew’s campaign manager Dwayne Horner was indicted.
Posted: November 2nd, 2014 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Asbury Park | Tags: A-Team, Asbury Overhead, Asbury Park, Cory Booker, Dan Jacobson, Fake Endorsement, Redmond Palmer | 2 Comments »
Dan Jacobson
By Dan Jacobson
ASBURY PARK — For weeks, I’ve been blasting the A-Team slate for taking custody and control of hundreds of vote-by-mail/absentee ballots, with their supporters and paid operatives delivering them to voters. The voter then completes the ballot and mails it back for counting — or the A-Team delivery person can even take them back. It’s absurd.
The A-Team led by Mayoral candidate Remond Palmer is on track to deliver 500 of these ballots, known as vote-by-mail [VBM] ballots. That’s the election right there. Of course, this law was originally for invalids or shut-ins who had trouble getting their mail and wanted an absentee ballot. The A-Team is trying to drive hundreds of votes through that loophole.
I’ve consistently said they’re doing it wrong. In fact, we went down this road last year, with the Board of Elections disqualifying 250 ballots the A-Team organization delivered to voters in the 2013 election. A Judge agreed and said the applications for the ballots were flawed and the ballots can’t be counted.
Guess what.
Posted: October 31st, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: 2014 Elections, Asbury Park, Dan Jacobson, Monmouth County, Olivia Nuzzi, Opinion | Tags: A-Team, Asbury Park, Asbury Park elections, Dan Jacobson, Disenfranchisement, Monmouth County, New Jersey, triCityNews, Voting irregularities | 17 Comments »
A twenty-two year old Asbury Park man was arrested today and charged with the early Monday morning shooting of a Neptune Township woman.
According to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, Diquan Speights is charged with one count each of first degree Attempted Murder, second degree Burglary, second degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, and second degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose. Speights is currently being held in the Monmouth County Correctional Institution, Freehold Township, on $650,000 bail, as set by Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Francis J. Vernoia, P.J.Cr. Judge Vernoia also ordered Speights may not return to the scene of the crime and may not have any contact with his victim, as part of a condition of bail.
Neptune Township Police received a 911 call at approximately 4:28 am, reporting a female was shot inside 1827 Bangs Avenue, Apartment 5A. Neptune police immediately responded to the apartment and located the 22- year-old female with a gunshot wound. The victim was transported to a local hospital where she remains in critical but stable condition.
Posted: October 21st, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: Asbury Park, Crime, Crime and Punishment, Guns, Monmouth County Prosecutor, Neptune Township | Tags: Asbury Park, Diquan Speights, Guns, Neptune Township | Comments Off on Asbury Park Man Arrested In Neptune ShootingThere’s a New Theater Company in town
There’s a New Theater Company in town. The world and Monmouth County can never get enough theater,so, in May of 2014 The American Poetry Theater was created by Rich Quatrone along with dedicated collaborators/members Ryan Ward, Mary Kelly and the WisdomKeeper herself, Lorraine Stone.
Posted: September 20th, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: Asbury Park, BizEturtle | Tags: american flag, Asbury Park, bizeturtle, play, theater | Comments Off on New Play!! New Theater!!
Lots of Open Space at Bradley Cove, July 23, 2014
There was a great deal of Open Space on the beach at Bradley Cove in Asbury Park yesterday afternoon. Yesterday was a gorgeous beach day.
Just to the north in Loch Arbour and Allenhurst, there was a lot less Open Space.
Posted: July 24th, 2014 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Asbury Park, Monmouth County | Tags: Asbury Park, Bradley Cove, Monmouth County Board of Freeholders | 16 Comments »© Copyright 2024 | MoreMonmouthMusings | All Rights Reserved
