JTA – The imam of a New Jersey mosque will be sent for “retraining” after delivering anti-Semitic sermons. Sheikh Aymen Elkasaby, imam of the Islamic Center of Jersey City, in a sermon earlier this month, called Jews “apes and pigs,” and urged his followers to: “Count them one by one, and kill them down to the… Read the rest of this entry »
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 »
Posted: December 17th, 2017 | Author: admin | Filed under: Monmouth County News | Tags: Endangering the Welfare of a Child, Joseph Palermo, Monmouth County News, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni, Sexting | Comments Off on Hazlet Boy Scout Leader Charged With Sexting With Young Boy
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 »
Posted: December 16th, 2017 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Monmouth County News | Tags: Appellate Division of Superior Court, Danielle Procopio, Judge Vincent Falcetanto, Marissa Procopio, Meghan Doyle, Michael Quan, Monmouth County Court, Monmouth County News, Toni Ann Marletta | 1 Comment »
Researchers have found an ancient shark in North Atlantic, believed to be 512 years old, which could be the oldest living vertebrate in the world. While the animal was discovered a few months ago, its potential age was revealed in a study in the Science journal. Marine biologist Julius Nielsen found that an 18-foot Greenland shark… Read the rest of this entry »
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 »
Posted: December 14th, 2017 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Monmouth County News | Tags: Bob Walsh, Chairman Shaun Golden, Gerry Scharfenberger, John Curley, John P. Curley, Michael Whelan, Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders, Monmouth County News, Monmouth GOP, Nick DiRocco, Sue Kiley, Susan Cohen | 10 Comments »By Greg Kelly
Courtesy of Teddy Bears by the Shore
Friday, December 15
Dozens of people–many from Mexico and Central America–were arrested in New Jersey by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement last week, in a five-day operation that officials on Tuesday said was targeted at “criminal aliens” and those charged with immigration violations. ICE said most of those arrested, who ranged in age 20 to 71 years old, had… Read the rest of this entry »
That really short honeymoon is over. Gov. Chris Christie and Gov.-elect Phil Murphy are at odds over the incoming governor’s request that Christie refrain from spending extra money or doing anything to worsen the state’s finances during his final month in office. Murphy’s 14-item request came in the form of a letter sent to Christie’s office… Read the rest of this entry »
A man accused of attempted murder in an exchange of gunfire with a police officer in Asbury Park that left a young girl with a graze wound rejected a plea deal of 15 years in prison Monday and will instead go to trial. Dante Allen, 23, of Asbury Park, faces up to 36 years in a… Read the rest of this entry »
By Greg Kelly
It’s that time of the year when those more fortunate give to those less fortunate. And now more than ever it appears the generosity is needed.
A recent Chronicle of Philanthropy report, How America Gives (which regularly reviews the nation’s charitable ways), shows that only 24% of Americans are now making charitable donations (it was 31% a decade ago).
“Demographic and cultural shifts may also be contributing to the decline,” according to the report. “Millennials have overtaken boomers as the country’s largest generation, and studies widely indicate that they aren’t embracing traditional ideas of giving.” Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: December 11th, 2017 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Greg Kelly, Monmouth County News | Tags: Charity, Greg Kelly, Holiday Giving, Monmouth County News, New Jersey, Season of Charity | Comments Off on The Season for Some Charity© Copyright 2025 | MoreMonmouthMusings | All Rights Reserved