The Bayshore Watershed Council and the American Littoral Society are conducting a field training for volunteer oil spill spotters, tomorrow, Tuesday, June 26 at 7PM. The training will be conducted at Bayshore Waterfront Park in the Port Monmouth section of Middletown.
Bayshore Watershed Council Co-Chair Joe Reynolds said, “The Bayshore region is downstream from the Port of NY & NJ, you never know when an oil spill accident will take place. A Spill Spotter volunteer will be the eyes on the water before, during and after an oil spill or other catastrophic pollution event.”
Volunteers will be trained to identify and document coastal wildlife through a biological assessment using serine nets, binoculars and clam rakes. After the workshop, the trainees will adopt a coastal spot near their homes to monitor throughout the year.
Posted: June 25th, 2012 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: American Littoral Society, Bayshore, Bayshore Watershed Council, Joe Reynolds, Oil Spill Spotters, Port of NY/NJ | 1 Comment »
John Bennett
John Bennett is the new Chairman of the Monmouth County Republican Organization.
Update at 11.
Posted: June 12th, 2012 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Uncategorized | 33 Comments »
Swarmy swindler Solomon Dwek told federal investigators in 2006 that Joe Oxley, Joe Kyrillos and Amy Handlin were in his pocket, according to a Star Ledger report posted on NJ.com Monday night.
Dwek’s claims became public in an FBI report prepared in August of 2006 that was recently released after former Hudson County Assemblyman Louis Manzo unsuccessfully sued the U. S Attorney’s office to recover $100,000 in legal fees that resulted from his July 2009 Operation Bid Rig arrest. Manzo had been indicted twice in the Bid Rig III scandal but all charges against him were eventually dismissed, according to Bob Ingle and Michael Symons writing in their just released biography of Chris Christie.
Dwek alleged that Oxley, while Monmouth County Sheriff, tipped him off about upcoming foreclosures two weeks before the information became public, thereby giving Dwek an advantage in purchasing the properties before the foreclosure auctions. The FBI’s subsequent investigation of Oxley found no wrong doing.
Oxley is the Monmouth County GOP Chairman until Tuesday evening. He has been nominated by Governor Chris Christie to be a Superior Court Judge. Christie was U.S. Attorney during the investigation of Oxley.
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Posted: June 12th, 2012 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Amy Handlin, Chris Chrisite, Joe Kyrillos, Joe Oxley, Solomon Dwek | 8 Comments »
U.S. Navy Blimp flying over Middletown
Joseph T. Oxley
Joseph T. Oxley, father of Monmouth County Republican Chairman Joseph W. Oxley, passed away last evening at 10:18 after a long battle with cancer. He was born on July 31, 1930.
Oxley, with his beloved wife of 57 years, Ruth, who passed on February 20th, contributed to the lives of countless Monmouth County children over a 52 year span as the owners of the Monmouth Day Camp in Middletown.
Joseph was an educator. A Long Branch High School graduate, he received his B.S. degree in Education from Lebanon Valley College and his M.Ed from Rutgers. He was a teacher and a coach at Fort Lee High School and at Raritan High School. He started the football program at Raritan and is a member of the school’s Hall of Fame.
He was a graduate of the aquatic school at Camp Mahopac, New York and was a Red Cross instructor in swimming, life saving and first aid.
Joseph was inducted into the Lebanon Valley College Athletics Hall of Fame in 2004. He was also enshrined in the Long Branch High School Hall of Fame.
He is survived by his 5 children, 4 sons and a daughter, their spouses, and 12 grandchildren.
UPDATE
Vistation will be held on Tuesday, May 8, 2PM-4pm, 7PM -9PM and on Weds, May 9, 2PM-4PM and 7PM-9PM at the John F. Pfleger Funeral Home, 115 Tindal Ave, Middletown.
A Funeral Liturgy will be offered on Thursday, May 10, 10:30 am at St. Mary’s Chapel, 26 Leonardville Rd, Middletown. Burial will follow at Mt. Olive Cemetery, Middletown.
Posted: May 5th, 2012 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Joseph T. Oxley, Monmouth Day Camp | 2 Comments »
What would you do if you won?
By Art Gallagher
After calling my lawyer and accountant, I’d pay off the mortgages of those who stepped up for me when I needed them too. Then I’d hire a therapist and spiritual advisor to heal me of the desire to use the rest of it for retribution. After that, there will be plenty of time to figure it out.
What would you do?
Posted: March 30th, 2012 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: $640 million, Mega Millions | 6 Comments »
Brookdale Community College is prosecuting an 18 year old African-American student for stealing a cup of ice.
Matawan-Aberdeen Middle School is a “no hugging zone.”
A Minnesota man was strip searched, jailed and then subject to a month of electronic monitoring for failing to put siding on his house.
After almost a year of fighting, Fair Haven gave a property owner permission to cut down his own tree.
Posted: March 23rd, 2012 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Uncategorized | 15 Comments »
