NJEA endorses DiMaso in LD13

Freeholder Gerry Scharfenberger and Assemblywoman Serena DiMaso are the GOP candidates for Assembly in LD13

The New Jersey Education Association has endorsed Assemblywoman Serena DiMaso, R-Holmdel for reelection to the General Assembly representing the 13th legislative district.

The teachers union issued a * endorsement for the second Assembly seat in the district, encouraging teachers to vote for either Freeholder Gerry Scharfenberger, R-Middletown or Barbara Singer, a Democrat and attorney who lives in Holmdel, to replace Amy Handlin the lower chamber. Read the rest of this entry »

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Greg’s List: Things to Do in Monmouth County This Labor Day Weekend, August 30-Sept. 2, 2019:

By Greg Kelly

Friday, August 30

• Stars of Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
• Slipknot, Volbeat, Gojira & Behemoth at PNC Bank Arts Center (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair – MORE INFO
• Canterbury Art Show ‘19 (Rumson) – MORE INFO
• Memoirs of a Forgotten Man by NJ Repertory Company (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• Canoe Cruise on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
• Stephen Barnwell “Capital Offenses” Art Exhibit (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Jersey Shore Ghost Tours (Red Bank) – MORE INFO

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Meet Michael Amoroso, candidate for Assembly in LD 11

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Sheriff Golden warns swimmers of the dangers of riptides

Labor Day weekend is projected to be beautiful. However, Jersey Shore beaches have been experiencing dangerous riptides recently.  This trend is expected to continue through the weekend.

Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden recorded this video earlier this summer with Chief Lifeguard Tim  Harmon of Sea Girt to warn of the dangers of riptides and how to avoid a tragedy in the ocean.

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Zombie whale afloat off Sandy Hook

American Conservation Society photo

The humpback whale found buried on the nude beach at Sandy Hook last week was seen floating off the coast this morning, according to a report at app.com

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Greg’s List: Things to Do in Monmouth County This Weekend, August 23-25, 2019

By Greg Kelly

Friday, August 23

• Wings of Freedom Tour ’19 (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
• WFAN/Mike Francesa “Summer Send-Off” (Lake Como) – MORE INFO
• Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair – MORE INFO
• Pier Village Sidewalk Sale (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• Fair Haven Sidewalk Sale – MORE INFO
• Memoirs of a Forgotten Man by NJ Repertory Company (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• Matilda (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
• “Woodstock at 50: Summer of Love” Exhibit (Lincroft) – MORE INFO

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Arnone Report: Freeholders’ Smart Investments Produce Big Savings

By Monmouth County Freeholder Director Tom Arnone

Freeholder Director Tom Arnone

I hope everyone is having a great summer! I cannot believe we’re just a few weeks away from Labor Day!

The Monmouth County Department of Public Works and Engineering has been extremely busy this summer working on numerous projects throughout the County. As liaison to this department, I am happy to report on the status of several of these projects.

At our August 7^th Freeholder Meeting, the Board awarded a $9.2 million contract to Hall Building Corp. to complete interior renovations to the Seaview Building, a former commercial building the County owns next to the Seaview Square Mall. This $9.2 million award is a $2.3 million savings to the County and 22% less than we anticipated.  Read the rest of this entry »

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Keady won’t shut up, Wants to sit down with Christie

Monmouth County Democratic Socialism activist Jim Keady wants former Governor Chris Christie to give him another fifteen minutes of fame.

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Greg’s List: Things to Do in Monmouth County This Weekend, August 16-18, 2019

By Greg Kelly

Friday, August 16

• Memoirs of a Forgotten Man by NJ Repertory Company (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• Matilda (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
• Train, Goo Goo Dolls & Allen Stone at PNC Bank Arts Center (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• A Chorus Line at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
• Hi-Tide Summer Holiday (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• “Real Women Have Curves” at Center Playhouse (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• “Woodstock at 50: Summer of Love” Exhibit (Lincroft) – MORE INFO

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Working Together, We Can End Hunger in Our Community

By Kim Guadagno

Kim Guadagno

Tonight in New Jersey, children will go to bed hungry. Contrary to popular notions about hunger in America, most are not homeless. In fact, most New Jersey families that struggle to put food on the table live in households that have at least one working adult.

In Monmouth County, where I live, and in neighboring Ocean County, one in ten residents don’t know where their next meal will come from, let alone whether if it will be nutritious. One in seven of those ten are children. The anxiety and fear of not knowing is what social services agencies call “food insecurity.”

That is why I am beginning a new chapter in my life this week: leading the effort to end hunger in our community as Chief Executive Officer of Fulfill, formerly the Food Bank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties. Fulfill aims to not only help our neighbors experiencing food insecurity today, but to provide them with the resources to become self-sufficient for tomorrow. I am excited join a team of 50 employees and 1,400 volunteers whose mission is to “shorten the line” of those in our communities who are hungry.

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