There were 74 new COVID-19 cases in the May 9 report for Monmouth County, bringing the total to 6,885, according to Freeholder Director Tom Arnone and Deputy Director Sue Kiley.
The NJ Department of Health reports 439 COVID-19 deaths in the County, up from 429 on May 8.
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Monmouth County reported 119 new positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the total in the County to 6,781 since the pandemic broke out, according to an announcement by Freeholder Director Tom Arnone and Deputy Director Sue Kiley.
The New Jersey Department of Health reports that 429 County residents have succumbed to the virus.
Washington (AFP) – The US Justice Department withdrew its case against former White House national security advisor Michael Flynn Thursday, handing President Donald Trump a major political victory.
The department said in a filing Flynn’s December 2017 guilty plea for lying to the FBI in an interview over his Russia contacts was moot because the lies were not significant.
It said the FBI’s original probe of him had no “legitimate investigative basis.
“The decision by the Justice Department, led by Attorney General Bill Barr, came as Flynn was fighting possible imprisonment, and af… Read the rest of this entry »
Tara Reade sat down for her first televised interview Thursday to expand on her disturbing sexual assault accusations against Joe Biden.
Reade, who alleges then-Sen. Biden pinned her against a wall at the U.S. Capitol in 1993 and penetrated her with his fingers, gave the interview to Megyn Kelly, the former Fox News anchor who now runs her own show.
In a tweet announcing the interview, Kelly said Reade’s account was “riveting” and contained “a ton of news.”It wasn’t immediately clear when the interview would air.Biden has vehemently denied Reade’s claims.Last week, the presumptive Democratic pre… Read the rest of this entry »
At least 150 protesters descended on New Jersey’s Statehouse Thursday to blast the restrictions Gov. Phil Murphy has put in place to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus.
With chants of “open New Jersey now” and “freedom over fear” and American flags and Trump banners waving, the protesters demanded Murphy effectively reopen the state.The group, which ignored social-distancing guidelines by congregating and crowding close together, ended the protest outside the Trenton War Memorial, where Murphy holds his daily coronavirus briefings.At Thursday’s briefing, Murphy announced another at least 254… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: May 7th, 2020 | Author:admin | Filed under:COVID-19 | Tags:COVID-19, New Jersey, Protests | Comments Off on Protesters return to Trenton to demand Murphy reopen N.J.
Former NJ Governor said George Washington Bridge lane closure prosecution “changed the course of history”
Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie slammed his successor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Obama Justice Department today in response to the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously overturning the convictions of Bridget Ann Kelly and Bill Baroni for their roles in closing down entrance lanes to the George Washington Bridge in September of 2013.
Christie, who was considered the front runner for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination before the scandal broke open in early 2014, said the prosecution of Kelly and Baroni “changed the course of history.”
The Supreme Court may have thrown out the Bridgegate case, but the man who orchestrated the scheme to close the George Washington Bridge access lanes says what he did was wrong.
David Wildstein, a former Republican operative and Port Authority official, was portrayed in the Bridgegate trial as the architect of the plan to shut down the local toll lanes to the George Washington Bridge to retaliate against the Fort Lee mayor for failing to endorse Gov. Chris Christie for reelection.
Wildstein said the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision Wednesday to throw out the convictions of Bill Baroni and Bridget… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: May 7th, 2020 | Author:Art Gallagher | Filed under:Bridgegate | Tags:Bridgegate, David Wildstein, New Jersey | Comments Off on ‘I fully accept responsibility for my role,’ in Bridgegate scheme, says Wildstein, after Supreme Court throws out case
In a sharp rebuke to prosecutors, the U.S. Supreme Court today threw out the convictions of Bridget Anne Kelly and Bill Baroni — the two former Christie administration officials charged in the bizarre scheme of political retribution that became known as Bridgegate.
“Because the scheme here did not aim to obtain money or property, Baroni and Kelly could not have violated the federal-program fraud or wire fraud laws,” the court ruled.
The unanimous 15-page ruling underscored the skepticism of a court that has repeatedly questioned the government’s “boundless interpretation” of the federal bribery … Read the rest of this entry »
Gov. Phil Murphy has not yet provided a timeline for when he’ll further reopen New Jersey from near-lockdown to fight the coronavirus pandemic, but he gave a window Wednesday night into what might come next.
That, he said, includes guidance for beaches, nonessential construction resuming, and some businesses offering curbside pickup and delivery.
“We’ll continue, as the curves come down and we lay out what the testing and contact tracing look like — you can expect that over the next week or so — we’ll continue to take other what I call baby steps,” Murphy said during his “Ask the Governor” televis… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: May 7th, 2020 | Author:Art Gallagher | Filed under:COVID-19, New Jersey | Tags:COVID-19, New Jersey | Comments Off on Beaches, construction sites, curbside businesses may be next to reopen, Murphy says
