Gov.-elect Murphy volunteers on Thanksgiving: ‘We need a stronger safety net’

RED BANK — Gov.-elect Phil Murphy says New Jersey needs “a stronger safety net” when it comes to affordable housing and access to food. The governor made his comments after volunteering to help serve a Thanksgiving meal at Lunch Break, a nonprofit organization that provides food and clothing to those in need. Locals sat at tables… Read the rest of this entry »

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A Monmouth millennial romance: He showed her his ‘Gundam’ and a social media love story ensued

It is a love story like you’d find in a Nancy Meyers romantic comedy – if Myers was into social media and anime. Boy matches with girl on Tinder, boy messages girl a picture of his “Gundam,” girl is impressed, boy and girl date and get engaged. That’s the story shared by one Middletown woman whose… Read the rest of this entry »

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Belmar Accountant Stole $1,175,720 From Orthopedic Doctors

Harry Wolfmuller, 70, formerly of Belmar, admitting embezzling $1,175,720 over eight years from the orthopedic medical practice where he was Chief Financial Officer, according to an announcement by Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick.

Wolfmuller pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Claire C. Cecchi in Newark federal court to an information charging him with one count of wire fraud. Read the rest of this entry »

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Greg’s List: Things to Do in Monmouth County This Thanksgiving Weekend, November 24-26, 2017

By Greg Kelly

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Friday, November 24

• Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• “Holiday Model Train Display” Opening at Monmouth Museum (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• The Importance of Being Earnest at TRT (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Ice at the Pier (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• 12 Days of Christmas Holiday Ice Sculpture Display (Tinton Falls) – MORE INFO
• Black Friday Glowga (Howell) – MORE INFO
• Comfort and Caring Day at MMC (Long Branch) – MORE INFO

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Meet Tony Perry, Middletown’s new Township Committee Member

Middletown has a new Township Committeeman. Tony Perry was sworn in last week to fill the vacancy created by Steve Massell’s resignation to become a member of the Monmouth County Tax Board. Read the rest of this entry »

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Coast Guard rescues four boaters near Keansburg

A U.S. Coast Guard heavy weather boatcrew from the Sandy Hook station rescued four men from a boat in the Raritan Bay near Keansburg this afternoon, according to a release from the Guard’s New York Detachment.

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New York received a report around noon by Perth Amboy 911 dispatch of a disabled 22-foot lake pleasure craft in Raritan Bay, New Jersey with four people aboard, and launched the Sandy Hook heavy weather boatcrew.  Read the rest of this entry »

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O’Scanlon’s road map for Gov-elect Murphy’s success

Senator-elect Declan O’Scanlon

By Declan O’Scanlon Republicans must understand our role. It is our job to be skeptical, to challenge, to question, to offer alternatives to Gov.-elect Phil Murphy and his incoming administration. But, it is also our moral obligation to root for the administration’s success. To wish for or foment failure is to wish ill for all New… Read the rest of this entry »

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Monmouth County bar that turned off NFL games to honor vets will continue boycott

FARMINGDALE — The bar that decided to boycott NFL games last weekend in honor of Veterans Day Weekend has decided to extend its blackout until football players stop their protest of police brutality during the national anthem. Woody’s Roadside Tavern in Farmingdale said on its Facebook page it was continuing its protest of the NFL until… Read the rest of this entry »

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Big Parkway exit project scaled back, but expanded Park and Ride lot only weeks away

The state has slimmed down a $60 million plan to reconfigure Garden State Parkway Exit 109 in Middletown in an effort to stretch the project’s budget. However, a project to provide 40 more spaces in a Park and Ride next to the exit will not be affected, said Tom Feeney, spokesman for the New Jersey Turnpike… Read the rest of this entry »

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Hit and Run Child Killer to be Resentenced

UPDATE: Marletta’s resentencing hearing has been rescheduled for 2PM on December 15 in Judge Falcetano’s courtroom.

Toni Ann Marletta, the woman who struck and killed 15 year old Marissa Procopio of Atlantic Highlands on Route 36 in Leonardo on July 7, 2015 and left the scene, will be resentenced for the crimes she pleaded guilty to on December 15.

A two-judge panel of the Court’s Appellate Division vacated Marletta’s 7 year sentence for Leaving the Scene of a Fatal Accident and 4 year sentence for Endangering the Welfare of a Child on October 25, according to a report published by The Monmouth Journal.  The Appellate Court ruled that the Trial Court shall not consider one of the aggravating factors of the case and shall consider two mitigating factors in the resentencing.  The Order did not explain those factors or the reasons for overturning the original sentence because the case is sealed. Read the rest of this entry »

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