Local governments could “weaken” if this property tax law dies, ratings agency says

Counties and municipalities will feel a budget crunch if the state Legislature doesn’t renew a 2 percent cap on the salaries police and firefighters can win through arbitration, a Wall Street Rating agency warned Wednesday. Echoing local government officials who’ve warned of impending tax hikes and spending cuts if the cap expires Dec. 31, Fitch Ratings… Read the rest of this entry »

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Greg’s List: Things to Do in Monmouth County This Weekend, December 22-24, 2017

By Greg Kelly

Friday, December 22

• The Nutcracker at Axelrod PAC (Deal) – MORE INFO
• Winter Solstice: Artisan Crafts Holiday Market (Belmar) – MORE INFO
• Holiday Gift Gallery at Monmouth Museum (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Holiday Music Madness Hunt (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Visit 1883 Lighthouse Keepers’ Quarters on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
• Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO

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Congressman Chris Smith Votes ‘No’ on Tax Reform Legislation

Congressman Chris Smith

Congressman Chris Smith issued the following statement explaining his vote against the Tax Reform Legislation which passed the House of Represented and U.S. Senate on Tuesday: Read the rest of this entry »

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Curley Harassment Probe Cost $24K

Freeholder John P. Curley

The investigation into disgraced Freeholder John P. Curley’s harassment of Monmouth County employees cost taxpayers $24,075.00, according to documents obtained by MMM via OPRA request.

Former Acting Associate Supreme Court Justice Mary Catherine Cuff commenced the investigation by reviewing the County’s Anti-Discrimination policy on June 15, 2017, according to her invoice dated November 14, 2017.   Judge Cuff conducted four interviews in July and three interviews in August.   She spent 7.25 hours reviewing tape of Board meetings during the month of August. Read the rest of this entry »

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Disgraced Asbury Park cop to spend 10 years in prison for tipping off gangs

A former Asbury Park police officer was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in state prison for his role in a criminal organization that prosecutors say terrorized the city. A jury in September found Keith German, 49, guilty of three counts of official misconduct, including hindering the apprehension of gang members. German, a 16-year veteran of the… Read the rest of this entry »

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Arnone Report : Engaging Monmouth County’s youth for a happy holiday and bright future

By Tom Arnone, Monmouth County Freeholder

Freeholder Tom Arnone and students of Academy Charter High School

Happy Holidays! I hope everyone has been having a happy and healthy holiday season while keeping warm.

It’s clear – winter is here. I would like to thank all of our County employees who assisted in the preparation and cleanup of the recent snow events we had here in Monmouth County. I know our County employees are prepared for what may come our way the rest of the season. Read the rest of this entry »

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Hazlet Boy Scout Leader Charged With Sexting With Young Boy

Joseph Palermo. photo via social media

Joseph Palermo. 25, of Hazlet, was charged with one count of Endangering the Welfare of a Child after exchanging multiple sexually explicit messages with a young boy, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced.

A volunteer Assistant Scoutmaster in the Boy Scouts of America, Palermo was arrested following a joint investigation between the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and the Middletown Police Department. Read the rest of this entry »

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Marletta’s Sentence Stands At Seven Years

Toni Ann Marletta, December 15, 2017

Toni Ann Marletta, the woman who struck and killed 15 year old Marissa Procopio of Atlantic Highlands on Route 36 in Leonardo on July 7, 2015 and left the scene, was sentenced to seven years in State Prison by Judge Vincent N. Falcetano Jr. in Freehold on Friday, December 15,2017.

The sentence is for the same term agreed to by Marletta in a plea agreement in which she admitted to leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident resulting in a death and endangering the welfare of minors…Procopio and three teenage girls, including Marletta’s daughter, who were in the car when Marletta killed Procopio. Read the rest of this entry »

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Curley will not have Republican support for reelection next year

John P. Curley’s harassment of Monmouth County employees which resulted in his censure and reprimand by his fellow Freeholder last week, has put the County GOP in the position of choosing two new freeholder candidates in 2018.

In a letter sent yesterday to GOP leaders and elected officials, Chairman Shaun Golden made it clear that Curley will not have the Party’s support for reelection in 2018: Read the rest of this entry »

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Greg’s List: Things to Do in Monmouth County This Weekend, December 15-17, 2017

By Greg Kelly

Courtesy of Teddy Bears by the Shore

Friday, December 15

• Neil deGrasse Tyson: The Search for Life (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Sandy Sasso Jazz Quartet (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
• Santa at Sickles Market (Little Silver) – MORE INFO
• The Rainbow Fish at TRT (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Winter Solstice: Artisan Crafts Holiday Market (Belmar) – MORE INFO
• Holiday Gift Gallery at Monmouth Museum (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Holiday Music Madness Hunt (Red Bank) – MORE INFO

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