Congressman Chris Smith with Ethipian-American leaders, July, 2017, after the House Foreign Affairs Committee passed a resolution condemning human rights abuses by the now former Ethiopian government
Congressman Chris Smith is in Ethiopia today, leading a bipartisan Congressional delegation to encourage continued political reforms, reinforce human rights issues, and press for freedom for Menashe Levy, an Israeli citizen who has been brutally imprisoned since July of 2015 and beaten in Ethiopia with no access to due process rights.
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Posted: August 23rd, 2018 | Author: admin | Filed under: Chris Smith, Monmouth County News, New Jersey, News | Tags: CD-4, Congressman Chris Smith, Ethiopia, Human Rights, Menashe Levy, National Advocacy for the Amhara Association of America, NJ, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Tewodrose Tirfe, Workineh Gebeyehu | Comments Off on Smith Leads Congressional Delegation To Ethiopia To Push For More Reforms, Release Of Political Prisoners
Middletown Township has been named the safest town in New Jersey and the 5th safest in the nation to raise a child, according to Safewise, a security and safety website, in their recent The 30 Safest Cities to Raise a Child-2016 report.
“Our ranking as one of the top five places in the United States to raise a child once again affirms our assertion that Middletown is a great place to live,” said Mayor Gerard P. Scharfenberger. “The accolade is concrete evidence that the township’s police department and its school district continue to be among the absolute best in the nation.”
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Posted: July 13th, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: Gerry Scharfenberger, Middletown, Monmouth County News | Tags: Chief R. Craig Weber, Mayor Gerry Scharfenberger, Middletown, Monmouth County News, NJ, Safewise | 4 Comments »
Nearly half of the homes sold in New Jersey in May went to buyers who paid all cash, according to a new report, giving the state the largest share of those types of purchases in the country. The report released on Thursday morning by the Irvine, Calif-based housing research firm RealtyTrac shows 48 percent of single-family… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: July 2nd, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Economy, New Jersey | Tags: Cash, Economy, New Jersey, NJ, Real Estate | 2 Comments »
Only one post office in New Jersey will keep its doors open late for those last-minute filers on Wednesday’s IRS holiday. After a decade of decline in paper returns and the ride of electronic filing, only 112 locations across the country will offer extended hours on Tax Day, according to the United State Post Office. Bellmawr… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: April 14th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: IRS, Taxes | Tags: Income taxes, IRS, NJ, Post Office | Comments Off on Tax Day 2015: Only one post office in N.J. will stay open late
New Jersey residents are fleeing the state in droves, but the loss is primarily being offset by a continued influx of immigrants from other countries, without which the state’s population would be declining precipitously. Between 2013 and 2014, an estimated 55,000 state residents left New Jersey for other states, the continuation of a trend that’s been… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: March 27th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: New Jersey | Tags: Demographic shift, Immigrants, New Jersey, NJ, Urbanization | 1 Comment »
WASHINGTON — The lawyer representing 800 Hurricane Sandy victims in New Jersey and New York today said any settlement with the Federal Emergency Management Agency needs to include homeowners who never pursued allegations of fraud after their claims were denied, as well as those who have yet to file. Steve Mostyn, a Houston-based trial lawyer, said… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: March 3rd, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: FEMA, Monmouth County | Tags: FEMA, FEMA fraud, Flood Insurance, Hurricane Sandy, Insurance, NJ, NY, Superstorm Sandy | Comments Off on Lawyer for Sandy victims says settlement needs to include all homeowners
Governor Chris Christie is delivered his State of the State Address this afternoon.
Watch a recording here, including responses from the Democratic Legislative Leadership towards to end.
Posted: January 13th, 2015 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Chris Christie, New Jersey | Tags: Chris Christie, New Jersey, NJ, State of the State | Comments Off on Governor Chris Christie’s 2015 State of the State Address
Expectations were modest going into the first day of New Jersey’s bear-hunting season due to a combination of factors including a dramatic cold snap and an overall decline in New Jersey’s population of bruins. There was an uptick, however, in the number of bears killed in the first day. A total of 124 bruins were shot,…
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By Chris Fotache
On November 13th I had the pleasure of attending for the first time the NJ Hall of Fame induction ceremony. The Class of 2014 was inducted at the Asbury Park Convention Hall, and it was a very fun night out. I was there as a member of the press, and covered both the red carpet arrivals and the show itself. I have to thank NJ Discover for taking me with them, since the organizers don’t accept simply bloggers, just accredited organizations.
The most popular red carpet guests were cast members from the Sopranos. Vince Curatola (Johnny Sacks) arrived first and was very friendly with the media. Then Aida Turturro (Janice Soprano) spent a lot of time really loving the attention and talking to everybody. Vincent Pastore (Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero) was also cool and not in a rush to leave his media friends. The FBI Agent Guy slipped unnoticed since nobody knew who he was. Tony Sirico (Paulie Walnuts) was last to arrive and while friendly as well, he seemed to be still in character.
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Posted: November 15th, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: Asbury Park, Monmouth County, New Jersey | Tags: Alice Waters, Asbury Park, Brian Williiams, Chris Fotache, Dizzy Gillespe, Dorothy Parker, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Gov Jim Florio, Harlan Coben, James Gandolfini, Johnny Sacks, Maud Dahme, Max Weinberg, New Jersey, NJ, NJ Discover, NJ Halls of Fame, Patrick Ewing, Peter McGuire, The Shirelles, Vince Curatola | 1 Comment »
Zoom in and move the map to see facilities in areas where a number are close together or search by municipality. More than half of New Jersey’s hospitals aced the safety report card issued twice a year by a healthcare watchdog organization, but that doesn’t mean patients are completely safe from preventable errors. Earlier this week,…
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