TOMS RIVER — Republican nominee for New Jersey governor Kim Guadagno told a group of military veterans Saturday morning that while the U.S. constitution gives people the right to kneel in protest during the National Anthem, that doesn’t mean it’s the right thing to do. “As governor, I would have to set an example,” Guadagno, the… Read the rest of this entry »
Dr. William George and Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon
Dr. William George III, Ed. D., the Middletown Township Superintendent of Schools, today thanked Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon for his successful efforts in getting all of the $1,179,200 in state funding to Middletown schools that had been cut from the budget proposed by the Democrat majority in the legislature last spring.
George sent O’Scanlon the following email earlier today: Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: November 2nd, 2017 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Declan O'Scanlon, Education, Middletown, Monmouth County News, New Jersey | Tags: Assemblyman Declan O'Scanlon, Dr. William George, Education Funding, Keansburg Schools, Marlboro Schools, Middletown, Middletown Schools, Monmouth County News, New Jersey | 3 Comments »
MIDDLETOWN — Republican gubernatorial candidate Kim Guadagno Wednesday returned to a campaign theme of slamming “sanctuary cities and states” when asked about Tuesday’s terror attack in New York, though that issue does not apply to what happened. The Republican also said she would “not jump to any conclusions” about a “diversity lottery system” for immigration that… Read the rest of this entry »
PASSAIC — The investigation into Sayfullo Saipov, the alleged terrorist accused of killing 8 people Tuesday in a Manhattan truck attack, turned to Passaic County. As of late Tuesday evening, authorities had surrounded a block in Paterson and a parking lot at a Home Depot in Passaic. On Tuesday night, police had surrounded a mosque and… Read the rest of this entry »
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The man taken into custody by the New York Police Department after Tuesday’s terror attack that killed at least eight is 29-year-old Sayfullo Saipov of Tampa, Florida, according to an ABC News report. Police stopped Saipov in Mount Holly Springs Borough, Pennsylvania, just south of Carlisle, in March 2015 and he gave police a Paterson, New… Read the rest of this entry »
TRENTON — State and federal law classified marijuana as one of the most dangerous drugs more than 45 years ago, citing its “high potential for abuse” and a lack of medical value. But a groundbreaking decision by a state appeals court on Tuesday said the Christie administration must revisit marijuana’s legal standing under state law because… Read the rest of this entry »
Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon
TRENTON, N.J. – A month after releasing his report of the Arbitration Award Task Force that recommends permanently extending the cap, Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon (R-Monmouth) proposed a comprehensive plan to ensure the policies continue to keep property taxes from rapidly increasing. He released the following statement:
“If we’re going to be honest, as effective policy makers it’s incumbent upon us to do the hard work, master the facts and policy nuances before us, and present cogent proposals to the public and the legislature. This list of policy proposals is me doing my job.
“The inescapable logic of permanently tying the arbitration award cap to the property tax cap isn’t hard to grasp. It is fourth-grade math. Any candidate or legislator who claims he needs ‘more information’ or that ‘all the facts aren’t in’ is feigning, in most cases, stupidity to avoid responsibility. Parents try to teach their children to reject such self-demoralizing choices. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: October 31st, 2017 | Author: admin | Filed under: Declan O'Scanlon, Monmouth County News, New Jersey State Budget, Property Taxes | Tags: 2% Property tax cap, Arbitration Award Task Force, Assemblyman Declan O'Scanlon, Declan O'Scanlon, Monmouth County News, New Jersey, NJ Property Taxes, Police and Firemen Salaries, Property Taxes | Comments Off on O’Scanlon releases detailed plan to cap property tax hikes and save cops and firefighters jobs
Interim Superintendent Renae LaPrete. Mayor Sue Kiley and Board of Education President William Kolibas Jr with Isla Newton. Isla’s mother Dori is in the background.
The Hazlet Board of Education honored Isla Newton, the 8 year old daughter of Dori and Jim Newton and a student at Raritan Valley Elementary School, on Monday evening at a crowded BOE meeting at the Beers Street School.
Isla is featured in a national campaign by the National Down Syndrome Society‘, to combat “Law Syndrome” ….antiquated laws and regulations that limit the life options of individuals with disabilities.
Board President William Kolibas Jr announced that he learned about Isla’s role in NDSS’s campaign during a meeting with Mayor Sue Kiley over last weekend and felt compelled to recognize her and her family.
Kolbias presented Isla with a proclamation that reads as follows: Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: October 31st, 2017 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Hazlet, Monmouth County, Monmouth County News | Tags: Dori Newton, Hazlet Board of Education, Isla Newton, Jim Newton, Law Syndrome, Monmouth County News, National Down Syndrome Society, National Downs Sydrome Society, New Jersey, William Kolibas Jr | Comments Off on Hazlet Board of Education honors 8 year old Down Syndrome Student© Copyright 2025 | MoreMonmouthMusings | All Rights Reserved