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Arnone to Murphy: Let restaurants and gyms open or at least give them your plan

Monmouth County Freeholder Director Tom Arnone

Monmouth County Freeholder Director Tom Arnone issued the following statement regarding Governor Phil Murphy’s job and business crushing policies that are keeping New Jersey’s gyms and restaurants closed:

On behalf of the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders, I am asking Governor Murphy to either permit restaurants to host indoor dining or, at least, put together a staged plan with dates on when this next phase will begin. I also ask the same for gyms and any other industry that has yet to reopen due to the State’s shutdown orders.

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Rep Smith: Manalapan Fire Co. Gets FEMA Grant To Recruit Members

The Gordons Corner Fire Company in Manalapan, an all volunteer company, is receiving a SAFER grant from FEMA, Congressman Chris Smith announced today.

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Stonewalling

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Former Ocean Twp Police Officer Charged With Theft and Forgery


Cory R. Cole

Cory R. Cole, 49, of Brielle, a former Ocean Township Police Officer, was charged with multiple counts of Theft by Deception and Forgery, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced this morning.

Cole previously, in January, charged with Theft by Failure to Make Required Disposition of Property Received and two counts of fourth-degree Forgery. He resigned from the OTPD after the initial charges were filed against him.

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Monmouth County’s Last Freeholder

Nick DiRocco and Ross Licitra social distancing in February, before that was a thing. Photo by Rhoda

Nick DiRocco of Wall Township will go down in history as the last person sworn in as a Monmouth County Freeholder.

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Kellyanne Conway Leaving The White House

Kellyanne Conway, a senior advisor to President Donald J. Trump and his final campaign manager in 2016, announced yesterday that she is leaving The White House at the end of the month to homeschool her children.

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Trump announces FDA authorization of COVID-19 treatment

President Donald J. Trump announced this evening that the FDA has authorized the use of Convalescent plasma to treat patients suffering from COVID-19.

From the FDA:

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Down the Middle …

Old Orchard Country Club

“Golf is a game that is played on a five-inch course: the distance between your ears.”—Bobby Jones

By Greg Kelly

Regrettably, the coronavirus pandemic has put my “Greg’s List: Things to Do in Monmouth County this Weekend” column into a literary coma. If only for a while, hopefully. Monmouth County is too fun not to bounce back.

For nearly 8 years I never missed posting a weekend list. To keep the idea active, I’ve decided to focus on single events or activities for locals to consider. These being some of my personal favorites.

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Lakewood man charged in shooting of 4 year old Asbury Park girl

AsburyParkSun photo

Sciaire N. Jackson, 27, of Lakewood, has been arrested and charged with Attempted Murder for the shooting of a 4 year old girl in Asbury Park on Tuesday.

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Murphy to deliver budget address at Rutgers’ stadium

Governor Phil Murphy announced that he will delivered his revised FY 2021 State Budget Address at SHI Stadium at Rutgers University in Piscataway at noon on Tuesday, August 25.

The home team is expected to lose, as usual.

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