Trump to protesters: Go home in peace

Update: The President’s tweet was deleted

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— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 6, 2021

President Donald J Trump responded to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol this afternoon with a video on twitter urging his supporters at the Capitol to go home in peace.

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Tune into the Tommy G Show this afternoon at 4:05

MMM publisher Art Gallagher will be Tommy G’s guest on this afternoon, 4:05 PM, on the best afternoon drive time radio show in New Jersey.

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Vaccine updates for Monmouth County

Over 700 healthcare workers in Monmouth County received the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine during the holiday break as public health officials scrambled to ramp up their infrastructure to widely administer the shots as they become available.

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2021 Predictions

2021 will be a wild year in New Jersey politics, especially in Monmouth and Ocean Counties this spring. Here are some the probable and improbable things that we think will happen.

Joe Biden will be inaugurated President of the United States.

The US Census Bureau will release reapportionment numbers to the States in January, triggering the redistricting of New Jersey’s legislative districts and delaying Democrat and Republican nominating conventions until after the new district lines are drawn.

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Merry Christmas!

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NJ nursing-home residents won’t start COVID-19 vaccinations before next week

Long-term-care facilities covered by federal program scheduled to begin next week at earliest

By Lilo Stainton, NJSpotlight

Public health officials have repeatedly underscored the importance of protecting vulnerable nursing-home residents from the potentially deadly impacts of the coronavirus, given that nearly half of New Jersey’s confirmed COVID-19 fatalities involve long-term-care residents or staff.

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Tune into the NJ Globe Power Hour on 77 WABC at 5 PM

UPDATE: If you missed the show you can listen to the recording here

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Tune into 77WABC radio this evening at 5PM as Art Gallagher and State Senator Loretta Weinberg, who represents Art’s childhood home of Bergenfield, join host David Wildstein on the New Jersey Globe Power Hour.

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Doctor Traded Oxy Scripts For Sexual Favors

Dr. Joseph Santiamo, 65, a Staten Island doctor with a geriatric practice, pleaded guilty to prescribing oxycodone to patients under 40 in exchange for sexual favors, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.

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Bramnick will not run for Governor

Assembly Minority Leader Jon Bramnick will not seek the Republican nomination for New Jersey Governor in 2021, NewJerseyGlobe reports.

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No votes changed in first day of Howell recount

The recount of the election for a seat on the Howell Township Council started on Monday at the Monmouth County Board of Elections office in Freehold. So far the results are unchanged.

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