Stephanie Schmid, once considered the front runner for the Democrat nomination to run against Congressman Chris Smith in the Fourth Congressional District, announced on facebook that she is sad to see Senator Elizabeth Warren withdraw from the presidential race.
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Posted: March 6th, 2020 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: 2020 Congressional Races, Monmouth County News, New Jersey | Tags: 2020 congressional elections, CD-4, Josh Welle, Monmouth County News, Stephanie Schmid | Comments Off on Schmid laments Warren’s withdrawal from presidential race
Thomas A. Farzan, 30, was charged with Arson and Resisting Arrest after purposely setting his Cherry Tree Farm Lane family’s home on fire, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni.
At approximately 5:42 p.m., on March 4, the Middletown Township Police and Fire Departments responded to a fire at 161 Cherry Tree Lane. Upon arrival, authorities observed smoke billowing from the home. Upon attempting to find an entry point to the home, officials noticed a male standing near the back door. Upon questioning, Farzan attempted to flee police and after a brief struggle, was arrested.
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Posted: March 5th, 2020 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Middletown, Monmouth County News | Tags: Middletown, Monmouth County News, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni, Thomas A. Farzan, Tom Farzan | Comments Off on Middletown Man Charged With Arson
A 32-year-old man from Fort Lee in Bergen County is thefirst person in New Jersey to be diagnosed with coronavirus, the borough’s mayor told NJ Advance Media on Thursday.
The unidentified man was being treated for the illness at Hackensack University Medical Center, where he arrived on Tuesday and was placed in isolation, according to Mayor Mark Sokolich.
“It’s a presumptive-postive test for coronavirus that was performed by the hospital,” Sokolich said, adding that officials are waiting for the Centers for Disease Control to confirm the diagnosis.Sokolich said the man is in stable condition and… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: March 5th, 2020 | Author: admin | Filed under: New Jersey | Tags: Bergen County, coronavirus, Hackensack Meridan Health, New Jersey | Comments Off on N.J. coronavirus update: Fort Lee man, 32, is first to test positive for virus in state.
David Richter
David Richter defeated Kate Gibbs, 68-60, at the Ocean County GOP nominating convention on Wednesday evening, securing a favorable ballot position in the Republican primary for the right to take on Congressman Andy Kim in the Ocean portion of the 3rd Congressional District.
Gibbs won the support of the Burlington GOP at a convention last December. The two will now face off in what could be an ugly primary campaign.
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Posted: March 5th, 2020 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: 2020 Congressional Races, Ocean County | Tags: 2020 congressional elections, CD-3, David Richter, Kate Gibbs, Ocean County GOP | 1 Comment »
The Ocean County Republican nominating convention endorsed Hirsh Singh for the nomination to take on Senator Cory Booker in November.
Singh told MMM that his victory in Ocean would be like former VP Joe Biden’s victory in the South Carolina Democrat primary, and that he would now clear the field and secure the GOP nomination over Rik Mehta.
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Posted: March 5th, 2020 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: 2019 elections, 2020 U.S. Senate Race, New Jersey | Tags: 2020 U.S. Senate Race, New Jersey, Ocean County GOP | 3 Comments »
Christine Marie Conforti
Christine Marie Conforti defeated Stephanie Schmid and David Applefield at the Mercer County Democrat nominating convention last evening.
The holistic business guru and former UN staffer will be the official Party candidate for Congress in the Mercer portion of 4th Congressional District in the June 2 primary.
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Posted: March 5th, 2020 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: 2020 Congressional Races, Monmouth County News | Tags: 2020 congressional elections, CD-4, Christine Conforti, David Applefield, Monmouth County News, Stephanie Schmid | Comments Off on Conforti wins the Mercer County Dem Endorsement in CD-4
Billionaire Mike Bloomberg ended his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday and endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden. It was a stunning collapse for the former New York City mayor, who had his 2020 hopes on the Super Tuesday states and drained more than $500 million of his own fortune into the campaign.
Bloomberg announced his departure from the race after a disappointing finish on Super Tuesday in the slate of states that account for almost one-third of the total delegates available in the Democratic nominating contest. He won only the territory of American Samoa, and p… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: March 4th, 2020 | Author: admin | Filed under: 2020 Presidential Politics | Tags: 2020 Presidential Politics, Joe Biden, Mike Bloomberg | 2 Comments »
By Art Gallagher
Ocean County Republican leaders will convene in Toms River this evening.
Their most important order of business will be to endorse a primary candidate for the nomination to challenge Democrat Congressman Andy Kim in the 3rd District. The candidate they chose will appear on the June 2 primary ballot in the same column as President Donald J. Trump, the Party’s U.S. Senate candidate (likely Rik Mehta), Freeholder Joe Vicari and the local candidates for municipal offices throughout the Ocean portions of the district.
David Richter is the best candidate to take on Congressman Kim in the general election.
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Posted: March 4th, 2020 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: 2020 Congressional Races, Monmouth County | Tags: 2020 congressional elections, Burlington County GOP, CD-3, David Richter, Frank Holman, George Gilmore, Kate Gibbs, New Jersey, Ocean County Politics, Ocean GOP | Comments Off on Why Ocean County Republicans Should Endorse David Richter
The top winner—Best in Show—is recognized at an annual awards ceremony in Washington, D.C., and is displayed for one year at the U.S. Capitol. The 2019 winner of Best in Show from the Fourth Congressional District was “Family Tree,” by Anna Effenberger, of Colts Neck, a 2019 graduate at the Ranney School. Anna’s work remains on display in the Capitol through June 2020.
High school students who live in the Fourth Congressional District of New Jersey (parts of Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean Counties) have until March 13 to enter the 2020 Congressional Art Competition, Congressman Chris Smith announced.
The competition is open to current high school students with artwork recently completed, or works specifically created just for the competition, that meet the originality, suitability, size and other entry guidelines of the national competition. Click here for 2020 rules of entry, entry forms, a list of towns in the Fourth District and other important information.
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Posted: March 3rd, 2020 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Chris Smith, Monmouth County News, New Jersey | Tags: 2020 Congressional Art Competition, Congressman Chris Smith, Monmouth County News, New Jersey | Comments Off on Smith announces student art competition
Gov. Phil Murphy will undergo surgery Wednesday morning to remove a likely cancerous tumor from his kidney.
Murphy, 62, revealed last month he was diagnosed with a 3-centimeter tumor on his left kidney that is 92 percent likely to be malignant. Doctors won’t know until after the surgery.
The governor’s office disclosed the date of the surgery late Tuesday.
Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver will serve as acting governor while Murphy is incapacitated.Murphy has said doctors believe his prognosis is good.“We caught it early,” he told NJ Advance Media in an interview at his Middletown home last month. “We consider… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: March 3rd, 2020 | Author: admin | Filed under: Monmouth County, New Jersey, Phil Murphy | Tags: Governor Phil Murphy, Kidney Cancer, Monmouth County News, New Jersey | 3 Comments »
