Should the state investigate questionable behavior by local government officials?

Professor Paula A. Franzese, Seton Hall Law.

TRENTON — A Senate committee Thursday voted 5-0 to dissolve local and county ethics boards and turn the responsibility of investigating the questionable behavior of any government official to the State Ethic Commission. The bill scraps local ethics boards that are “a hoge-podge” in many communities because they are not active or do not exist, said… Read the rest of this entry »

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Sonic boom caused by Navy testing

What is a sonic boom? Here’s a look at what causes a sonic boom and other facts about the the thunder-like sound. (Video by Andre Malok | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com) The U.S. Navy is now reporting that flight testing it was conducting Thursday afternoon may have caused the sonic booms that were reported along… Read the rest of this entry »

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Monmouth County Issues Health Alerts

The Monmouth County Health Department announced today that it is monitoring the worldwide spread of the Zika virus and locally, an outbreak of gastrointestinal (GI) illinesses.

The department urges residents to stay home if ill and to be diligent about hand washing especially after using the bathroom and before eating.

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Prosecutor seeks additional victims of Middletown con man

Christopher D. Biello. photo via facebook

The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office is concerned that a Middletown con man may have fleeced far more people than they already have identified.

Christopher D. Biello, 43, of Coe Place in the Port Monmouth section of the township, was arrested last week and charged with 14 crimes including Theft by Deception, Impersonation, Fraudulent Use of a Credit Card, Forgery and Falsifying Records following a year-long investigation.

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Middletown reschedules dog rabies clinic for February 20th

The Middletown Township Health Department has rescheduled the Dog Rabies Clinic that was canceled due to the recent snow storm.

The new date is February 20, 2016. The clinic will be held from 9am to 11am at the Croydon Hall Gym, located at 900 Leonardville Road, Leonardo.

The clinic is for dogs only and is free of charge to both residents and non-residents. All dogs must be on a leash and must be accompanied by an adult 18 years of age or older. Late fees for 2016 dog licenses will not be charged until March 1st to accommodate residents who need the clinic to get a valid rabies vaccination for their pet. Please contact Animal Control at 732-615-2097 if you have any questions.

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Neptune City teen’s vote counts. Special election set for council race

Michaela O’Brien, photo via facebook

Michaela O’Brien’s vote has been counted, 84 days after she cast it, and as a result the Neptune City Council election between Democrat Michael Skudera and Republican Richard Pryor is tied at 602-602.  A special election between the two currently former councilmen will be held on March 22.

O’Brien, an 18 year old Brookdale student voting for the first time on November 3, voted by provisional ballot when her name did not appear in the poll book at the Neptune City First Aid Building.  O’Brien turned 18 in August and registered to vote on or about October 13, according to the election contest complaint file by Jason Sena, Esq on behalf of Pryor.

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Google Takes Next Step in Drone Delivery

Google has been granted a patent for a “delivery receptacle” that uses infrared beacons to securely transport packages via drone. The delivery mechanism is the latest step in Google’s Project Wing drone delivery system, which comes out of the firm’s secretive Google[x] research division. According to the company, Project Wing drone deliveries are expected to begin… Read the rest of this entry »

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Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, January 29-31, 2016

By Greg Kelly

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Friday, January 29

• Indigo Girls at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Substance of Bliss by NJ Repertory Company (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• Lives of Reason at TRT (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Laughter on the 23rd Floor at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
• The Lion King, Jr. (Tinton Falls) – MORE INFO
• Gifts of Rejuvenation at Jersey Shore Arts Center (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
• Meet Artist Dawn DiCicco (Red Bank) – MORE INFO

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Christie announces deal for state to oversee Atlantic City finances

TRENTON — Avoiding possible bankruptcy and hostile state takeover of a once-glittering gambling resort town, top political leaders and the Atlantic City mayor Tuesday announced a compact to repair the city’s finances. The arrangement stops short of the kind of intervention the Democratic state Senate president was seeking and the bankruptcy Mayor Don Guardian threatened to… Read the rest of this entry »

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Christie apologizes to North Wildwood Mayor

During his press conference this afternoon, Governor Chris Christie confirmed published reports that he has personally apologized to North Wildwood Mayor Patrick Rosenello for calling him “crazy” during a Town Hall meeting on the presidential campaign trail in New Hampshire yesterday.

Christie said that the “crazy” remarks were not the first time, and probably won’t be the last, that he got carried away at town hall style event.

He said he felt bad about the remarks when he woke this morning and called Rosenello at 8 or 8:30 a. m.

Christie said that he suspected that the young woman who asked the question that prompted his rant was a plant from an adversary, since the woman would not give the governor the names or phone numbers of her family in New Jersey so that he could call them.

View the interaction that caused the controversy below:

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