It’s Sunday, May 4 in Monmouth County.
As usual I am up with the birds and pounding away on my computer.
Not sure what the day will bring.
Will there be rain or will the sun be shining? Either way here are some events that are sure to please.
Joe Schilp
As a Part-Time Lecturer for 5 years at Rutgers University, I was looking forward to attending my first Commencement Ceremony later this month, particularly to hear guest honoree, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. But today, Secretary Rice withdrew from Commencement following a protest at Rutgers featuring 50 students. On a campus that has over 55,000 students, 50 students represents just 0.001% of the student population, and those students were between the ages of 8 and 12 during the Iraq War, about which they were protesting because Rice was a National Security Advisor during the run-up to and beginning of the war.
Clearly, these students have been coached. And clearly, they are misguided. Aside from the fact that Secretary Rice did not “lie” about the presence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq (the internet is littered with quotes from Democrat Party leaders droning on about the presence of WMD’s that were made both before and after Bush was elected president; were they lying, too?), the war resolution passed in Congress listed over a dozen reasons for authorizing war.
Posted: May 4th, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: Rutgers | Tags: Condoleeza Rice, Joe Schilp, Rutgers | 3 Comments »
Table talk could be chilly for Christie at White House correspondents dinner (via NJ.com)
Gov. Chris Christie and his wife Mary Pat look to have some interesting dining companions at Saturday night’s White House Correspondents Association dinner, the annual gathering of the media, political and entertainment elite. According to The Hill’…
Condoleezza Rice pulls out of giving Rutgers commencement speech (via NJ.com)
NEW BRUNSWICK — Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice backed out of giving Rutgers University’s commencement speech today amid growing opposition among the school’s students and faculty. In a statement, Rice said she informed Rutgers President…
County announces paper shredding days
Opportunities to dispose of old documents safely
Monmouth County has scheduled four spring 2014 Paper Shredding events in local communities so that Monmouth County residents have opportunities to get rid of old documents and confidential files safely.
All shredding events will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. as follows:
Saturday, May 3 – Marine Park, West Front Street, Red Bank
Saturday, June 7 – Marlboro Municipal Complex, 1979 Township Dr.
Saturday, June 14 – Upper Freehold Municipal Building, 314 Route 539
Saturday, June 21 – Dow Avenue School, 555 Dow Ave., Ocean Township
“We are happy to offer these events for responsible paper disposal which will help residents reduce the risk of identity theft,” said Freeholder Serena DiMaso. “The County continues to be proactive in removing recyclables from our waste stream and we encourage residents to do their part by making use of these events and all other county services for proper waste disposal.” County residents may bring up to 100 lbs. to be shredded.
The shredding event will stop once the shredding truck is full.
All papers will be shredded on location in the mobile truck. Documents should be free of large binder clips; staples and paper clips may be left on documents.
This is a project of the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders
and partner municipalities. Information about these paper shredding
events, recycling and removing other items from the County’s waste stream
may be obtained from the County’s website at www.visitmonmouth.com
or by calling 732-683-8686, ext. 6721.
Posted: May 2nd, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: BizEturtle, Monmouth County | Tags: Monmouth County, paper, shredding | Comments Off on Paper Shredding Days
NJ debt downgraded for fifth time under Christie (via NJ.com)
TRENTON — A major Wall Street credit-rating agency downgraded New Jersey’s debt again Thursday, unnerved by “both the scale and belatedness” of an $807 million budget gap disclosed this week by Gov. Chris Christie’s administration. The action…
On Friday May 2 from 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
It Is Cool To Be Kind to Animals
Visit with a Dog or Cat Pet Therapist!
Learn about Pet Care, Shelter Programs and Respect and
Compassion for Animals!
At the Long Branch Free Public Library
A Humane Education Program for the Whole Family
Presented by the Monmouth County SPCA
This Program is Free, but A Donation of Dog or Cat items is Requested
Location: 328 Broadway, Long Branch, NJ 07740
Profile: The Woman Who Wants to End NJ’s ‘Multiple Municipal Madness’ (via NJSpotlight)
Who she is: Gina Genovese What she does: Executive Director, Courage to Connect NJ Why you need to know about her: Genovese is the leading proponent of consolidating municipalities, school districts, and other local governments — a topic that Gov.…
By Christina Johnson
The township is taking steps to subdivide the property and investigate its worth. Holmdel officials are exploring how much township-owned land along Roberts Road might fetch on the open market. The approximately 94-acre tract is located at 23 Roberts…
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