Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden announced this afternoon that his Office of Emergency Management division stands ready to assist residents in need during the impending Winter Storm Stella and that officers of the Law Enforcement Division are available to assist municipalities in the event of power outages and with traffic emergencies.
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Posted: March 13th, 2017 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Monmouth County News, Monmouth County Sheriff's Office, Monmouth OEM | Tags: Mike Oppegaard, Monmouth County News, Monmouth County OEM, Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden, OEM Coordinator Mike Oppegaard, Winter Storm Stella | Comments Off on Golden: Sheriff’s Office Is Ready For Stella

Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon
Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon announced this morning that a new property fraud alert system is available to county real estate owners. The system will send an email or voice mail to registered users whenever a document matching an owner’s name is filed with the Recording Division of Hanlon’s office.
“Property fraud is considered a growing trend,” Hanlon said. “The new Property Fraud Alert will enable users in Monmouth County to proactively respond to potentially fraudulent activity involving their property.”
Subscribers will be notified when the name they have submitted to the alert system is used in any recording activities within the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office. Users with common names may receive multiple alerts.
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Posted: March 13th, 2017 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Christine Hanlon, Monmouth County News | Tags: Christie Hanlon, Christine Giordano Hanlon, Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon, Monmouth County News, Property Fraud Alert | Comments Off on Hanlon Announces Property Fraud Alert System
Monmouth County forecast: 8-12 inches. Blizzard Warning in effect at 8PM tonight

Posted: March 13th, 2017 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Monmouth County News, New Jersey, NJ State Police | Tags: Monmouth County News, NJ State Police, Stella, Winter Storm Stella | Comments Off on Here comes Winter Storm Stella: The latest from the NJ State Police
NEW YORK — Joe Piscopo had just gone to a commercial break during his New York City morning radio show when his producer, Frank “Five Boroughs” Morano, interjected with a query. Morano said he spent part of the weekend playing Trivial Pursuit with his parents, only to be stumped by this question: “Which ‘Saturday Night Live’… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: March 12th, 2017 | Author: admin | Filed under: 2017 Elections, 2017 NJ Gubernatorial Politics, New Jersey, News | Tags: 2017 Gubernatorial race, Joe Piscopo, Kim Guadagno, Phil Murphy | Comments Off on Live, from New Jersey … is Joe Piscopo actually going to run for governor?
Doctors issuing mass opioid prescriptions in New Jersey are facing a legal crackdown to combat rampant heroin addiction fueled by painkillers. A record number of doctors in the state were sanctioned in 2016 over their irresponsible prescribing habits, resulting in long-term suspensions, permanent revocation of medical licenses and in some cases criminal charges. George Beecher, a… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: March 12th, 2017 | Author: admin | Filed under: New Jersey, News | Tags: Doctors, George Beecher, New Jersey, news, Opioid Addiction Crisis | 2 Comments »
Monmouth County Republicans have started a social media campaign to raise money GOP State Committeeman John Costigan’s medical care that is not being covered by his insurance and to make some renovations to his home to accommodate his partial paralysis.
Costigan, of Howell and formerly of Hazlet, is a proud and self reliant Marine veteran who remains quiet about his medical condition.
Steve McEnery, former GOP Chairman of Manalapan, started a GoFundMe page to raise money for Costigan’s unpaid medical bills and the renovations to his home. “John is still a proud Marine and would not be looking for a handout, and would be upset with what we are doing; but he needs this support. We can ask for his forgiveness afterwards,” McEnery wrote on the page.
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Posted: March 12th, 2017 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Monmouth County News, Monmouth GOP | Tags: John Costigan, Monmouth County News, Monmouth GOP | 2 Comments »
By Greg Kelly

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Friday, March 10:
- Multiple Family Dwelling by NJ Repertory Company (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
- Red Bank Restaurant Week – MORE INFO
- The Music Man at CBA (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
- The Merry Wives of Windsor at TRT (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
- Peter and the Starcatcher at Jersey Shore Arts Center (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
- Irish Bagpipers Play Downtown (Freehold) – MORE INFO
- An Evening of Improv and Comedy at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
- Betty Buckley at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
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Posted: March 8th, 2017 | Author: admin | Filed under: Greg Kelly, Greg's List, Monmouth County News, Things to do in Monmouth County | Tags: Greg Kelly, Greg's List, Monmouth County News, Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend | Comments Off on Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, March 10-12, 2017

David Samson
David Samson, the former Chairman of the Port Authority of NY/NJ and a former New Jersey Attorney General was sentenced to one year of home confinement, four years probation and fined $100,000 for using his official authority to pressure the parent company of United Airlines Inc to institute a non-stop flight from Newark to South Carolina so that he could visit his second home on weekends.
Samson pleaded guilty to one count of bribery last year. The sentence was imposed today by U.S. District Judge Jose L. Linares in Newark federal court.
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Posted: March 6th, 2017 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Bridgegate, David Samson, New Jersey | Tags: Bribery, Bridgegate, David Samson, Jamie Fox, New Jersey, United Airlines | 2 Comments »

Freeholder Director Lillian G. Burry
The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders have introduced a budget for 2017 that is $24.6 million lower than the 2016 budget and $11.8 million lower than 2006 spending.
The $445,250,000.00 spending plan will be the subject of public hearings on Thursday, March 9 at the Freeholders’ meeting to be held at the Monmouth County Library on Symmes Drive in Manalapan and on Thursday March 23 at the Monmouth County Library Eastern Branch at 1001 Rt. 35 North in Shrewsbury. Both meetings are scheduled for 5 p.m.
The County’s property tax levy is budgeted to be $302,475,000, the same amount it has been for 6 of the last 7 years.
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Posted: March 6th, 2017 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Monmouth County Board of Freeholders, Monmouth County News | Tags: Freeholder Director Lillian Burry, Freeholder Gary Rich, Freeholder John Curley, Freeholder Serena DiMaso, Freeholder Tom Arnone, Monmouth County Boad of Freeholders, Monmouth County Budget, Monmouth County News | 3 Comments »

Michael Whelan, Rob Acerra and Jennifer Beck
Senator Jennifer Beck announced that she has selected Ocean Township Deputy Mayor Rob Acerra and Red Bank Councilman Michael Whelan as the Assembly candidates who will seek to unseat rookie Democrat Assembly members Eric Houghtaling and Joann Downey in the 11th legislative district this November.
Before a crowd of over 600 Republicans at the annual Monmouth GOP Lincoln Day dinner in Freehold Township on Friday night, Beck thanked the many potential candidates who she interviewed for the GOP nominations for Assembly in the 11th legislative district and announce that she, Acerra and Whelan would start their door to door campaign the following morning.
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Posted: March 6th, 2017 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Monmouth County News | Tags: 11th Legislative District, 2017 Legislative election, Eric Houghtaling, Joann Downey, LD 11, Michael Whelan, Monmouth County News, Rob Acerra, Senator Jennifer Beck | 6 Comments »