Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, July 14-16, 2017

By Greg Kelly

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Friday, July 14

• West Side Story at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• A Midsummer Night’s Dream on BCC Great Lawn (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Incubus at PNC Bank Arts Center (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• “Halftime with Don” by NJ Repertory Company (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• “Footloose” by Premier Theatre Company (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Freedom Fest State Fair (Allentown) – MORE INFO
• Annie at Spring Lake Community Theatre – MORE INFO

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Colts Neck Marine among 16 killed in Mississippi military plane crash

Dan Baldassare, 20, of Colts Neck was one of the 16 U.S. servicemen killed on Monday when a KC-130 refueling plane crashed in a Mississippi cornfield.  15 U.S Marines and a Navy sailor perished in the accident.

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Long Branch couple wins $1M Mega Millions jackpot after being hit by tragedy

LONG BRANCH — A New Jersey couple who recently experienced a family tragedy received a much-needed bit of good fortune when they won a $1 million Mega Millions prize earlier this year. Identified by lottery officials by only their first names, Rande and Jackie of Long Branch matched five numbers but not the Mega Ball for… Read the rest of this entry »

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How Trump administration ended great Jersey fish fight

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration sided with New Jersey Tuesday in a dispute over catch limits for summer flounder that threatened to shut down the entire fishing season. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross approved the state’s Marine Fisheries Council proposal for 24 fewer fishing days but a larger minimum size for fish, rather than the limits… Read the rest of this entry »

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State Candidates on Notice

By Patrick Short

Patrick Short , former Middletown Township Committeeman

The races for State offices this year are going to be exciting and I can’t wait for the truths, half-truths, or no truths be told.  Who knows how one will vote this year.  The water is very rough. One side remains angry. The other side who hung too close to Christie’s coat tail is very vulnerable.

To get my vote:

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Asbury Park Man Pleads Guilty to Heroin Distribution

Robert True Britt. photo via facebook

Robert “True” Britt, 45, of Asbury Park pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiracy to distribute heroin in Ocean and Monmouth Counties today. U.S. District Judge Peter G. Sheridan accepted the plea during a hearing in U.S. District Court in Trenton, according to an announcement by Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick.

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Aberdeen family says mayor is forcing them to remove slain son’s memorial

ABERDEEN — After a bitter fight where it seemed the sides had reached a truce, a family says they are now being forced by the town mayor to dismantle a memorial honoring their slain son. Aberdeen Mayor Fred Tagliarini originally agreed to allow the memorial to William Karecki, 22, who was shot dead in 2015, to… Read the rest of this entry »

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Art G Joins Tommy G on the radio this afternoon

MMM publisher Art Gallagher will be on the air with Tommy G this afternoon during the 4 o’clock hour.

The Tommy G Show is broadcast in Central New Jersey on 1450 AM WCTC, on the Internet by clicking this link and via the TuneIn app on your smartphone.

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Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, July 7-9, 2017

By Greg Kelly

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Friday, July 7

• Zac Brown Band at PNC Bank Arts Center (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• “Halftime with Don” by NJ Repertory Company (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• Fireworks on the Beach (Belmar) – MORE INFO
• Annie at Spring Lake Community Theatre – MORE INFO
• Blood Drive at Monmouth Mall (Eatontown) – MORE INFO
• Atlantic Highlands Fireman’s Fair – MORE INFO
• Happy Day Farm (Manalapan) – MORE INFO
• “Sometimes I’m OK” at Center Playhouse (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Atlantic Highlands Fireworks – MORE INFO

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Anti-Semitic incidents jolt New Jersey town buffeted by welfare scam

Holocaust memorial vandalized, anti-Jewish flyers placed on cars in Lakewood, as incidents seen tied to recent arrest of Jewish couples; authorities offer reward, call vandalism ‘sickening’ By Times of Israel staff An anti-Semitic banner draped over a Holocaust memorial in Lakewood, New Jersey, July 2, 2017. Courtesy ADL) A Holocaust memorial outside a synagogue in Lakewood,… Read the rest of this entry »

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