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Prosecutor won’t file charges against Monmouth County tax official

FREEHOLD– An investigation into an anonymous complaint accusing the Monmouth County Tax Administrator with steering businesses to a pair of companies has ended with no charges being filed, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office said Monday. Authorities launched the 18-month investigation into Matthew S. Clark’s activities after receiving a letter claiming Clark channeled work to Realty Appraisal… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: May 3rd, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: Monmouth County News | Tags: , , , , | Comments Off on Prosecutor won’t file charges against Monmouth County tax official

Christie expands public worker fertility insurance coverage to include lesbians

TRENTON — Lesbians and other people who want to use non-conventional means to conceive a child are entitled to insurance coverage for fertility treatments if they work for state government or the public schools, under a measure Gov. Chris Christie signed into law Monday. The law mandating coverage for infertility was defined narrowly, sponsors say, taking… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: May 3rd, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: Chris Christie, Gay Marriage, New Jersey, News | Tags: , , , , | 1 Comment »

O’Scanlon: Trenton Dems to blame for NJ’s credit downgrades

Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon, the Republican Assembly Budget Officers responded to Democrats’ suggestion the New Jersey’s declining credit rating is solely the fault of the Christie Administration by suggesting Democratic leadership look in the mirror.

O’Scanlon cited downgrade reports from Moody’s and S&P:

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Posted: May 3rd, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: Declan O'Scanlon, New Jersey, New Jersey State Budget | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on O’Scanlon: Trenton Dems to blame for NJ’s credit downgrades

Ocean Township Police Announce Drug and Prostitution Arrests

Marina Sviridenko, left, and Krystal Waz. photos via facebook

Three women were arrested in Ocean Township on prostitution and drug charges last month, according to announcements from Det. Lt. Timothy Torchia.

On April 2, Marina Sviridenko, 28 of Toms River, was caught in field stop by Detective Michael Legg and Officer Dean Schoch.  The investigation revealed that Sviridenko was engaged in prostitution, was in possession of cocaine and had an active warrant for her arrest in Tinton Falls. She was issued a summons for future court date and turned over to the Tinton Falls Police.

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Posted: May 3rd, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: Monmouth County | Tags: , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Ocean Township Police Announce Drug and Prostitution Arrests

Piscopo Endorses Guadagno for Governor

Radio talk show host and former Saturday Night Live star Joe Piscopo announced this morning that he will not be an Independent candidate for Governor of New Jersey this year and he endorsed the candidacy of Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno.

In an announcement broadcast live on his radio show and on facebook,  Piscopo said he was “locked and loaded, ready to go” for his own campaign before meeting Guadagno in a “secret summit” at his home last weekend.

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Posted: May 3rd, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: 2017 NJ Gubernatorial Politics, Kim Guadagno, Monmouth County News, NJ GOP | Tags: , , , , , | Comments Off on Piscopo Endorses Guadagno for Governor

Guadagno launches TV ad

Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno is released her first TV ad of her gubernatorial campaign yesterday.  The 30 second spot started running this morning.

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Posted: May 3rd, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: 2017 Elections, 2017 NJ Gubernatorial Politics, New Jersey | Tags: , , , , , | Comments Off on Guadagno launches TV ad

Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, May 5-7, 2017

By Greg Kelly

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Friday, May 5

  • & Juliet by NJ Repertory Company (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
  • Greenhouse Plant Sale at BCC (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
  • “The Butler Did It!” by Spotlight Players (Matawan) – MORE INFO
  • “Hound of the Baskervilles” by South Street Players (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
  • “Murder on the Nile” at Center Playhouse (Freehold) – MORE INFO
  • Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO

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Posted: May 3rd, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: Greg Kelly, Greg's List, Monmouth County, Monmouth County News, Things to do in Monmouth County, Things to do on the Jersey Shore | Tags: , , , , | Comments Off on Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, May 5-7, 2017

More than $100M in taxpayer money spent on public worker lawsuits each year

The legal settlements and jury awards have come rapid-fire, month after month, year after year: $400,000 to the public works employee who claimed a hostile work environment; $2.1 million to the fire inspector whom a jury found had been harassed; $200,000 to the former police dispatcher who said she was improperly fired; $3.65 million to the… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: May 1st, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: News | Tags: , , | 1 Comment »

Female Dragonflies Fake Death to Avoid Sex

photo credit: Wikimedia Commons

In order to avoid males of the species bothering them for sex, female dragonflies fake their own deaths, falling from the sky and lying motionless on the ground until the suitor goes away. A study by Rassim Khelifa, a zoologist from the University of Zurich is the first time scientists have seen odonates feign death as… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: April 29th, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: News | Tags: , , , , , , | 1 Comment »

Middletown Pedophile Gets 46 Years

Gary Wolchesky

Gary Wolchesky, 28 of Middletown was sentenced to 46 years in state prison today for his conviction last November on 21 counts related to the sexual assaults of the boys, including two counts of first degree Aggravated Sexual Assault and four counts of second degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child by Manufacturing Child Pornography, according to a statement by Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni.

The sentence was imposed by Judge Richard W. English who could have sent Wolchesky away for 61 years.

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Posted: April 28th, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: Monmouth County News | Tags: , , , | Comments Off on Middletown Pedophile Gets 46 Years