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MVC is a ‘free for all’ with fights, long lines as agencies reopen in N.J.

Before the doors even opened this morning hundreds of drivers were lined up waiting to get in to state Motor Vehicle commission agencies for the first time in three months, leading police to shutdown one MVC agency due to crowding and to breakup a fight at another agency.

Police in Lodi said they closed the agency at 7:42 a.m. due to overwhelming demand and told drivers to avoid the area and try a different agency or to come another day.

County sheriff officers also shut down a line at the Oakland agency and told people to go home. A reader reported lines at the Wallington agency were also shut… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: July 7th, 2020 | Author: | Filed under: COVID-19, Motor Vehicle Commission, MVC, New Jersey | Tags: , , , , , | 3 Comments »

Congressman Smith’s Chief of Staff Calls Out Schmid’s Lies About Her Internship

Congressional wannabe Stephanie Schmid

Schmid uses totally false narrative about internship in Rep. Chris Smith’s office 23 years ago

By Mary McDermott Noonan

It’s disappointing—even shocking.

Having been exposed as “dishonest,” by one Democrat opponent and “quite objectionable” and “not forthright” by another in the fourth congressional district Democrat Primary on a myriad of issues, Stephanie Schmid has also used a totally false narrative about an internship in Rep. Chris Smith’s office 23 years ago.

Read the rest of this entry » Posted: July 6th, 2020 | Author: | Filed under: Monmouth County | Tags: , , , , | Comments Off on Congressman Smith’s Chief of Staff Calls Out Schmid’s Lies About Her Internship

Fireworks in CD-4 Dem Debate

Billed as a discussion/forum, the Democrat candidates for Congress in CD-4 ended up in a heated debate during their hour + with New Jersey Globe editor David Wildstein on Sunday night.

Read the rest of this entry » Posted: July 6th, 2020 | Author: | Filed under: 2020 Congressional Races, Monmouth County | Tags: , , , , , | 1 Comment »

Freehold Raceway Mall Receives Two Bomb Threats in Three Days

The Freehold Raceway Mall was subject to two bomb threats over the holiday weekend, according to a News12 report.

On Sunday, the Marlboro Police Department transferred a caller claiming there was a bomb in the mall to Freehold. The Freehold PD and Monmouth County Sheriff’s Officers, including K-9 units responded.

On Friday, another threat was received from a caller who sounded like a child, the report said.

After being closed since March due to the COVID-19 shutdown, most stores in the mall reopened on June 29.

Posted: July 6th, 2020 | Author: | Filed under: Monmouth County | Tags: , , | Comments Off on Freehold Raceway Mall Receives Two Bomb Threats in Three Days

NY Times report: The coronavirus is racist

The New York Times published a report yestersay that argues that the coronavirus is racist. The Fullest Look Yet at the
Racial Inequity of Coronavirus
is the headline.

The Times sued the CDC to get data that “is far from complete. Not only is race and ethnicity information missing from more than half the cases, but so are other epidemiologically important clues — such as how the person might have become infected.”

Read the rest of this entry » Posted: July 6th, 2020 | Author: | Filed under: COVID-19, Race | Tags: , , | Comments Off on NY Times report: The coronavirus is racist

N.J. Health Commissioner offered to quit over leaks to media, secret recordings reveal

The woman who needs no introduction

State Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli offered to resign over leaks to the media from anonymous employees in her office who have criticized her response to the coronavirus outbreak, according to recorded conversations obtained by NJ Advance Media.In two recordings made without her knowledge — one from late May and another about two weeks ago — Persichilli recounted conversations with some of Gov. Phil Murphy’s advisers. They urged her to fire the people in her “inner circle” because they believe these officials are most likely sharing information and recordings with the media, Persichilli … Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: July 5th, 2020 | Author: | Filed under: COVID-19, New Jersey | Tags: , , , , | Comments Off on N.J. Health Commissioner offered to quit over leaks to media, secret recordings reveal

Kanye West Running for President as an Independent

In a Tweet at 7:38 pm on the American national holiday, West announces his candidacy for President of the United Sates of America and sent shock-waves through the Twitterverse.

That Tweet is about to surpass one million retweets and likes. The music icon hinted years ago he would run for the Oval office but it was dismissed as a joke. “No one is laughing now.”

West, the influential and billionaire is about to turn the 2020 presidential race upside down. He instantly appeals to the younger generation and African Americans. Both groups former Vice Preside… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: July 5th, 2020 | Author: | Filed under: 2020 Presidential Politics | Tags: , | 2 Comments »

Musings on Sports Mascots

By Art Gallagher

We have Giants. Why not Midgets?

If we named sports teams after their owners, how long would be it before Joe Buck makes a crack about keeping up with the Joneses? Not until Dallas starts winning.

Read the rest of this entry » Posted: July 4th, 2020 | Author: | Filed under: Opinion, Race | Tags: , , , | 1 Comment »

Hydroxychloroquine lowers COVID-19 death rate, study finds

DETROIT — A Henry Ford Health System study shows the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine helps lower the death rate of COVID-19 patients, the Detroit-based health system said Thursday.

Officials with the Michigan health system said the study found the drug “significantly” decreased the death rate of patients involved in the analysis.

The study analyzed 2,541 patients hospitalized among the system’s six hospitals between March 10 and May 2 and found 13% of those treated with hydroxychloroquine died while 26% of those who did not receive the drug died.Among all the patients in the study, there wa… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: July 3rd, 2020 | Author: | Filed under: COVID-19 | Tags: , | 3 Comments »

CD-4 Democrat Forum on Sunday Night

David Applefield, Christine Conforti and Stephanie Schmid are competing for the Dem nomination in CD-4

The candidates for the Democrat nomination for the House of Representatives in the 4th Congressional District will participate in an online forum on Sunday, July 5 at 9:15 p.m.

New Jersey Globe editor David Wildstein will moderate the discussion and host it on his facebook page.

Read the rest of this entry » Posted: July 3rd, 2020 | Author: | Filed under: 2020 Congressional Races, Monmouth County News, New Jersey | Tags: , , , , , , , | Comments Off on CD-4 Democrat Forum on Sunday Night