Sweeney Forges Ahead with State Tax Policy Review, No Input from Murphy Team

Senate President Steve Sweeney. file photo by Art Gallagher

Sens. Steve Oroho (R-Sussex), left, and Paul Sarlo (D-Bergen) have been named to the group that will review NJ’s tax and fiscal policies. Major changes to the federal tax code recently enacted in Washington, D.C. may have significant and unexpected impact on the state economy, according to state lawmakers – particularly in a high-cost place like… Read the rest of this entry »

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Greg’s List: Things to Do in Monmouth County This Weekend, February 23-25, 2018

By Greg Kelly

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Friday, February 23

• Wild Horses by NJ Repertory Company (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• “Girlfriends Getaway Weekend” (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
• Bye Bye Birdie at Spring Lake Community House – MORE INFO
• The Bridge of San Luis Rey at Two River Theater (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Pier Village Restaurant Week (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• Jersey Shore Wine Weekend (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
• Irish Film Festival (Middletown) – MORE INFO

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Coast Guard warns boaters and kayakers…the water is COLD!

The U.S. Coast Guard’s Atlantic City detachment issued a cold water warning to mid-Atlantic boaters and kayakers this afternoon:

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Nutley closes all schools Friday due to threat in Instagram video

The Nutley School District has closed all schools on Friday as police investigate a security threat posted to social media. “Because of the nature of the world in which we live, there was no other decision to be made,” Superintendent Julie Glazer said in a statement late Thursday. All evening events planned for Friday have also… Read the rest of this entry »

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Cory Booker just took another step toward a run for president

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, criticized for campaign contributions from Wall Street and the drug industry, has sworn off corporate political action committee donations as he ponders whether to seek a run for the White House. Booker, D-N.J., made the announcement in a Twitter post. He joined three other potential 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, U.S.… Read the rest of this entry »

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Monmouth Sheriff’s Office 9-1-1 Communications Center Receives National Recogintion

Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden and Undersheriff Robert Dawson were in Washington yesterday to accept the the Outstanding 9-1-1 Call Center/Program Award from the NG9-1-1 Institute and the Congressional NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus.   The ceremony took place at the Rayburn House Office Building.

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Russians sentenced to prison in largest hacking prosecution in U.S. history

The numbers were staggering by any measure. More than 160 million credit card numbers were stolen. According to federal prosecutors, the losses were in excess of $311 million. And at least 17 large financial institutions, retailers and other entities that processed credit card transactions were hacked in an audacious and complex operation that operated under the… Read the rest of this entry »

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Greg’s List: Things to Do in Monmouth County This Weekend, February 16-18, 2018

By Greg Kelly

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Friday, February 16

• Bye Bye Birdie at Spring Lake Community House – MORE INFO
• When Shakespeare’s Ladies Meet at BCC (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Lovers & Other Strangers by Center Players (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Hot Latin Nights with the Mambo Kings at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Free Tax-Aide Program (Shrewsbury, Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
• Rare Wildlife Revealed Art Exhibit at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Simulcast Racing at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO

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Murphy fires Scharfenberger for skipping his press conference

Freeholder Gerry Scharfenberger takes the Oath of Office on Feb 3.

Republican Freeholder Gerry Scharfenberger was fired from his job in the Murphy administration this afternoon. PoliticsDW broke the story.

“I paid the price for not attending the press conference,” Scharfenberger said when reached by MMM.  The freeholder was referring to Governor Murphy’s event in Marlboro last week to promote his scheme to convert property taxes into charitable donations as workaround to the new federal tax law which caps the deduction for state and local taxes at $10,000.  Murphy claimed bi-partisan support for the scheme, but only five Democrat mayors from Monmouth County showed up to support the governor.

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Opinion: Two Wrongs Won’t Make It Right

Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff In politics, being seen to do something is almost as important as actually doing it. So it was perhaps inevitable that aggrieved blue-state leaders in California, New York, and now New Jersey would push half-baked ideas for thwarting or working around the recent federal tax bill’s “devilish” limitation on state and local tax (SALT)… Read the rest of this entry »

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