The Sperber family hopes to be ‘Home by Summer’ with the help of Belmar’s fundraising efforts
Belmar Mayor Matt Doherty announced yesterday that the fundraising campaign that he launched two weeks ago to assist the remaining two borough families displaced by Superstorm Sandy move back into their homes by this summer has raised $50,000 of it’s $200,000 goal.
The Keefe and Sperber families sustained significant damage to their homes and have seen the last of the state and federal grant money for Sandy relief programs run out while their home repairs continue to be ongoing and unaffordable.
“The response to this effort has been amazing. Support for these two families has flooded in from all over the country. The initial donations are enough to get contractors back working on these homes and more support is coming in every day. We are building the momentum these families need to get back home by summer.” said Mayor Doherty.
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Posted: February 21st, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Belmar, Hurricane Sandy, Matt Doherty, Superstorm Sandy | Tags: Belmar Mayor Matt Doherty, Home by Summer, Hurricane Sandy, Keefe family, Krista Sperber, Matt Doherty, Sperber family, Superstorm Sandy, Teresa Roberts Keefe | Comments Off on Belmar’s “Home By Summer” Campaign Raises $50K in two weeks
TRENTON, N.J. — Jeb Bush delivered the first foreign policy address of his nascent presidential campaign Wednesday calling for a bigger military and saying the way to handle the Islamic State is to “take them out.” New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, while he considers a presidential future for himself, is visiting key states and sharing, as… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: February 21st, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: 2016 Congressional elections, Chris Christie | Tags: 2016 Presidential politics, Chris Christie | Comments Off on Analysis: Connecting style may help Christie
Says she will introduce legislation bringing New Jersey’s treatment of antique guns in line with federal standards
Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande
Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande (R-Monmouth) said yesterday that the charges gun charges against a 72 retired teacher for transporting a 300 year old antique flintlock pistol are “ludicrous” and that the Cumberland County Prosecutor should dismiss the case.
Gordon Van Gilder, who taught in Millville for 34 years, faces 10 years in prison and the loss of his pension after a traffic stop last November during which he disclosed to the Cumberland Sheriff’s Officer who stopped him that he had the antique gun, unloaded , in his car. Van Gilder’s attorney, Evan Nappen, said that his client was carrying a collectible and is being charged as if he was carrying a loaded .44 magnum.
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Posted: February 20th, 2015 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Assembly Republicans, Caroline Casagrande, Gun Control, Gun Rights, Guns | Tags: Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande, Caroline Casagrande, Cumberland County, Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office, Cumberland County Sheriff's Office, Evan Nappen, Gordon Van Gilder, Gun Rights, Guns | 33 Comments »
WASHINGTON — Gov. Chris Christie drew a fresh line against raising new taxes in a speech tonight to New Jersey’s business community. “As long as I’m here, we’re not going to make the state less affordable,” Christie said in delivering the keynote address at the 78th annual New Jersey Chamber of Commerce congressional dinner, part of… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: February 19th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics, Chris Christie, Christie Administration, Economy, New Jersey, New Jersey State Budget, News | Tags: 2016 Presidential politics, Chris Christie, Mercedes-Benz USA, NJ Chamber of Commerce, NJ Chamber Train to Washington, NJ Economy, Taxes | 3 Comments »
Anthony Tassello, the 55 year old Middletown man reported missing by his family on Monday, was been located alive and well in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida this morning, according to Charles Webster, spokesman for the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office.
The Proscecutor’s Office and the Middletown Police Department cancelled a press conference schedule for 11 a.m. this morning on the Tassello matter upon his location. Detectives with the Middletown PD told MMM that the case is still being investigated and that more information will be forthcoming, perhaps this afternoon.
Tassello’s car was one of five burned in a suspicious fire at Tom’s Ford’s Keyport parking lot on Tuesday morning.
According to his facebook page, Tassello has been employed by Trap Rock Industries, a Princeton, NJ asphalt company owned by the Stavola family, since 1984. Employees at Trap Rock declined to give any information about Tassello.
Posted: February 19th, 2015 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Middletown, Monmouth County | Tags: Anthony Tassello, Middletown, Stavola family, Trap Rock Industries | Comments Off on Middletown Man Found Alive and Well in Florida
A 72-year-old retired teacher faces a 10-year state prison sentence after authorities reportedly found a 300-year-old flintlock pistol in his car during a traffic stop, according to NRA News. Gordon Van Gilder — a teacher for 34 years in Millville — told NRA News that he was stopped by a Cumberland County sheriff’s officer in November… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: February 19th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Gun Rights, Guns, New Jersey | Tags: Antique pistol, Evan Nappen, Flintlock pistol, Gordon Van Gilder, Gun Rights, Guns | 1 Comment »
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) – A federal judge says a strip club did not have its First Amendment rights violated when its brochures were removed from New Jersey highway rest areas. P.R.B.A. Corporation, which runs the Bare Essentials club in Atlantic City sued in 2012 after an employee of HMS Host Toll Roads ordered that its brochures… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: February 19th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Atlantic City | Tags: Atlantic City, Bare Essentials, Bare Exposure, First Amendment, HMS Host Toll Roads | Comments Off on Judge: No violation to remove rest-area strip club brochures
Graphic by Robert Hazelrigg, RobertHazelrigg.com
TRENTON — While traveling in New Hampshire on Monday to test the waters for his possible 2016 presidential run, Gov. Chris Christie said Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan seems more focused on running for higher elected office than taking care of her own state. “The way she’s governing now and what she did in 2012 and 2014… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: February 19th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics | Tags: 2016 Presidential politics, Chris Christie, Gov Maggie Hassan, New Hampshire | 6 Comments »
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Friday, February 20
- Red Bank Restaurant Week – MORE INFO
- The Sing-Off Live Tour at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
- LeLand Gantt in Rhapsody in Black at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
- Taylor Tote EP Release Show at TRT (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
- Flood Insurance Rate Maps Open House (Highlands) – MORE INFO
- It’s a Long Month: Living on a Fixed Income (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
- The Expendables Winter Blackout at The Stone Pony (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
- Friday Nite Films in Highlands – MORE INFO
- NJ Veterans Affairs Out-Reach Booth at Monmouth Mall (Eatontown) – MORE INFO
- Old Time “Drive-In” Movie Night (Colts Neck) – MORE INFO
- New York Sightseeing Cruise via Seastreak Ferry (Highlands) – MORE INFO
- With This Ring at First Avenue Playhouse (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
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Posted: February 19th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Greg Kelly, Greg's List, Things to do in Monmouth County | Tags: Greg Kelly, Greg's List, Things to do in Monmouth County, Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend | Comments Off on Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, February 20-22, 2015
Via the Middletown Police Department
Investigators are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Anthony Tassello, a 55-year-old Middletown man, who was reported missing on Monday by family members. Tassello was last seen around 9:15 a.m. on Monday, February 16, 2015. He is a white male, approximately 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 230 pounds.
The vehicle he was driving, a white 2008 Ford Escape, was one of five vehicles burned during a suspicious fire at the Tom’s Ford dealership on Route 35 in Keyport, on Tuesday morning, February 17, 2015.
Police are concerned for Mr. Tassello’s safety. He was last seen wearing a gray tweed hat, a vest and blue jeans and may possibly be in the New York City area,
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Posted: February 18th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Keyport, Middletown, Monmouth County | Tags: Anthony Tasello, Keyport, Middletown, Missing Middletown resident, Monmouth County, Tom's Ford | 1 Comment »
