School Bus Fire At Middletown High School North

A school bus caught fire at Middletown High School North at about 7:20 this morning.

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Greg’s List: Things to Do in Monmouth County This Weekend, April 12-14, 2019

By Greg Kelly

Friday, April 12

• Monmouth County Spring Job Fair at BCC (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Spring Swap Meet & Auto Show (Englishtown) – MORE INFO
• Mary Poppins in Concert with NJSO at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• “The Wedding Singer” at BCC (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• American Idiot by MU Players at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Club MAC Sing! (Middletown) – MORE INFO

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Congressman Smith suspects a cover-up in the death of Braeden Bradforth

Congressman Chris Smith said that the legalistic stonewalling on the part of Garden City Community College “begs the question of a cover-up” of wrong doing or negligence regarding the death of 19 year old football player Braeden Bradforth.

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The Arnone Report: Made In Monmouth Returns This Weekend

By Freeholder Director Tom Arnone

Hello, everyone!

We have a lot of exciting events and programs in the coming weeks and months. However, I want to take the time this week to write about one of our biggest and most popular events returning this weekend – Made in Monmouth!

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Where’s Pallone when we need him? 

Proposed Rebate Rule Hands a Hefty Payday to Big Pharma Paid for by Patients AND Taxpayers

By Rich Pezzullo

Rich Pezzullo

There is full -fledged crisis that is not on the border – it’s in our families and can no longer be ignored.  One in four Americans cannot afford their medication.

There is a controversial initiative being pushed in Washington called the Rebate Rule, which affects the ability of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) such as Express Scripts, CVS Caremark and OptumRx to negotiate rebates with drug makers for Medicare recipients. We need leaders from both political parties- including Congressman Frank Pallone, to come out and take a more vocal, stronger stand against this.

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Avengers: Endgame Tickets sell on ebay for $15K. Get yours for $8.50

NJ.com is reporting that someone paid $15,000 on ebay for advance tickets to Avengers: Endgame at a theater in West Orange the movie’s “Opening Day” of April 26.

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Robert O’Neill, American Hero To Appear at iPlayAmerica on Thurs, April 11

The Navy Seal who fired the shot that killed Osama bin Laden will be appearing in Monmouth County on Thursday evening, April 11 from 6 p.m. till 9 p.m. The doors open at 5.

Robert O’Neill, formerly of Seal Team 6 and author of The Operator: Firing the shots that killed Osama bin Laden and my years as a Seal Team Warrior, absorbingly relates the 2011 Navy Seal mission that sealed the fate of Osama bin Laden. O’Neill offers a highly anticipated gripping presentation that you’ll never forget, followed by a public Q&A session and professional photo-opportunity with the American Hero.

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Greg’s List: Things to Do in Monmouth County This Weekend, April 5-7, 2019

By Greg Kelly

Friday, April 5

• Engelbert Humperdinck at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• “The Wedding Singer” at BCC (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Godspell by Premier Theatre Company (Middletown) – MORE INFO
• Shakespeare’s Lost Masterpiece by Center Players (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• “The Producers: A Mel Brooks Musical” (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
• Above & Beyond: Medal of Honor Exhibit at NJ Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• Girl Scout Cookies Sale at Monmouth Mall (Eatontown) – MORE INFO

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Alleged Rapist/Probation Officer Charged With Witness Tampering

Henry G. Cirignano of Wall, the probation officer charged with Official Misconduct and 2 counts of second degree Sexual Assault for coercing a women under his supervision into sexual activity in February, was arrested again on Monday, April 1 and charged with multiple offenses including witness tampering and making terroristic threats, according to an announcement by Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Read the rest of this entry »

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Dina Long Will Not Seek Reelection As Sea Bright Mayor

Sea Bright Mayor Dina Long. photo credit:RedBankGreen.com

Sea Bright Mayor Dina Long announced on facebook and twitter this morning that she will not seek a third term leading the borough.

Long has served on the governing body for 16 years, the last 7 as mayor.  She led the rescue and recovery from Superstorm Sandy,which is ongoing.

First elected as a Democrat, Long left the party and became an Independent after Vin Gopal, then Chairman of the Monmouth Democrats, retaliated against her for endorsing Governor Chris Christie’s reelection in 2013.

She was reelected without partisan opposition in 2015.

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