A New Jersey Transit train with 180 passengers on board derailed at Penn Station on Thursday night. The accident happened at 9:10p.m, when train number 3276 on the North Jersey Coast Line derailed in the Hudson River tunnel into Penn Station. Only one car left the tracks, in what Amtrak called “a slow-speed derailment.” No injuries… Read the rest of this entry »
(Editor’s note: This story was reported and written by Matt Arco, Brent Johnson, and Susan K. Livio of NJ Advance Media for NJ.com.) TRENTON — When Gov. Chris Christie signed the final state budget of his career shortly before 3 a.m. Tuesday, it ended the most contentious political drama New Jersey has seen in more than… Read the rest of this entry »
MMM publisher Art Gallagher will be on the air with Tommy G this afternoon during the 4 o’clock hour.
The Tommy G Show is broadcast in Central New Jersey on 1450 AM WCTC, on the Internet by clicking this link and via the TuneIn app on your smartphone.
Posted: July 6th, 2017 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Monmouth County News, New Jersey | Tags: Art Gallagher, Beachgate, Chris Christie, Kim Guadagno, Monmouth County News, Phil Murphy, Tommy G Show | 1 Comment »By Greg Kelly
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On President Donald Trump’s first Independence Day as president he tweeted out a song written just for him, one that celebrates his administration. Last weekend the First Baptist Church in Dallas performed a new song penned in honor of the president at the “Celebrate Freedom Rally” at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. The piece is… Read the rest of this entry »
Governor Christie signs the budget. Photo by Tim Larsen
Both houses of the New Jersey Legislature passed a budget last night which Governor Chris Christie signed, ending the three day shutdown of non-essential government services.
New Jersey state parks and beaches will be open today, the 4th of July. Courts, MVC offices and all other state operations will return to their normal operating hours tomorrow.
At at 10pm press conference announcing a deal on legislation to change the State’s oversight of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, Senate President Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto said that would ask Christie to support their desire to pay state employees for their forced day off on July 3.
Posted: July 4th, 2017 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: New Jersey, New Jersey State Budget | Tags: Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto, Governor Chris Christie, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, New Jersey, NJ Government Shutdown, NJ Legislature, NJ Shutdown, NJ State Budget | 7 Comments »
Holocaust memorial vandalized, anti-Jewish flyers placed on cars in Lakewood, as incidents seen tied to recent arrest of Jewish couples; authorities offer reward, call vandalism ‘sickening’ By Times of Israel staff An anti-Semitic banner draped over a Holocaust memorial in Lakewood, New Jersey, July 2, 2017. Courtesy ADL) A Holocaust memorial outside a synagogue in Lakewood,… Read the rest of this entry »
Kim Guadagno meets with busnesses owners at Bum Rogers Tavern, which is at the entrance to Island Beach State Park
Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno, the GOP nominee to be the next summer tenant at Island Beach State Park, met with business owners impacted by the New Jersey government shutdown today blasting Governor Chris Christie, Senate President Steve Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto.
“If I were governor, I sure wouldn’t be sitting on the beach if taxpayers didn’t have access to state beaches. It’s beyond words,” Guadagno said on facebook and twitter.
Posted: July 3rd, 2017 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Kim Guadagno, New Jersey | Tags: Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto, Governor Chris Christie, Kim Guadagno, New Jersey, NJ Government Shutdown, Senate President Steve Sweeney | 8 Comments »
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Governor Chris Christie’s snappy appearance on the beach yesterday brings back unfortunate memories of his 2015 appearance in a charity softball game at Yankee Stadium.
Posted: July 3rd, 2017 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Chris Christie, Government Shutdown, New Jersey | Tags: Cameltoe, Chris Christie Camel Toe Video, Christie Cameltoe, Governor Camel Toe, Governor Camel Toe Part Deux, Governor Chris Christie, Island Beach State Park, New Jersey | 4 Comments »
Lt Governor Kim Guadagno. Photo credit: Tim Larsen/Governor’s office
Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno today called on Governor Chris Christie, Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto and Senate President Steve Sweeney to set aside the Horizon bill that is causing the deadlock in Trenton and instead take up a bill sponsored by Assembly Members Declan O’Scanlon and Nancy Muñoz that freezes existing government employee unused sick time payouts at the amounts already accumulated while eliminatinating the practice of lump sum payouts for unused sick time for new employees.
Posted: July 2nd, 2017 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: New Jersey, NJ State Legislature | Tags: Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto, Assemblywoman Nancy Muñoz, Declan O'Scanlon, Governor Chris Christie, Kim Guadagno, New Jersey, NJ Government Shutdown, NJ State Budget, Seante President Steve Sweeney | 3 Comments »© Copyright 2025 | MoreMonmouthMusings | All Rights Reserved