TOMS RIVER-That’s right 3rd U.S. Congressional District, you voted for him.  He came to us as a devout radical leftist intent on overthrowing the U.S. Government from within through organized violent resistance.

That is until Shore News Network called him out on it along with Congressman Tom MacArthur.    Kim later said, “[Just kidding!]”   He promptly shut down his “Rise Stronger” left-wing call-to-arms and went mainstream on us.    He said of Rise Stronger, “[Ya, that was just something I was doing, it wasn’t serious or anything.]”

He went from promoting books by domestic leftist terrorists and cop killers to talking points such as veterans affairs, joint bases, income equality and whatever else he can bring up at town halls to get his constituents looking in the other direction.

But, like his pal Cory Booker, Andy went and did it.

He went full liberal.

Everyone knows you don’t go full liberal in Ocean County.

“In [American] white nationalist terrorism, we face a national security emergency on par with the Islamic State threat,” Comrade Kim said.  “It’s time for this country to come together and commit to action.”

If you couldn’t go more “full liberal”, Kim went on to compare America to wartorn Afghanistan while he served there as a civilian aide and note-taker, appointed by the Obama administration.

“Terrorism, in all its forms, must be condemned, rooted out and defeated. I worked with General Allen and Brett McGurk to fight back against terror in Afghanistan and while at the White House,” Kim muttered on Facebook.

Kim stopped short of going Cory Booker liberal and as far as I know has yet to try to raise campaign money on the backs of the dead in two recent horrific mass shootings.

 

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DAYTON, OH-President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump traveled yesterday to both Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas, meeting with survivors, victims’ families, medical workers, and first responders in the wake of last weekend’s sickening violence.

“My time spent in Dayton and El Paso with some of the greatest people on earth,” President Trump tweeted after visiting local hospitals and a law enforcement emergency operations center in Texas. “Thank you for a job well done!”

“Their communities are strong and unbreakable,” the First Lady wrote on Twitter.

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BRICK-At about 1:00 today one of our officers was struck by a white male driving an ATV. Details follow. If you know who the suspect is, please reach out to the department at 732-262-1100.

Quad style ATV – approx. 125cc
White male driver, medium height, stocky build, wearing a helmet at the time. Last seen in area of 19th Ave., around Branch Blvd. and Lindbergh Dr.

Suspect was with another male subject who is described as tall and thin with a dark-colored hair tied in a ponytail. That second male was riding a two-wheel dirtbike, approx. 60-80cc.

If you see these subjects or know who they are, please do not attempt to take any action other than notifying police. We have plenty of police officers in the area who can respond quickly. At this time we have no reason to believe there is a danger to the public. We’re just looking for a little help in identifying these subjects.

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Have a heart and help us identify a man accused of stealing an AED (Automated External Defibrillator).

Surveillance footage showed the suspect taking the defibrillator out of the emergency box near the Raymond Bus Lane exit at Newark Penn Station. The theft took place on Tuesday 8/6/19 at approximately 2:30 p.m. The suspect then fled from the station with the AED in his possession.

The suspect is described as a black male wearing a navy-blue Adidas top with white stripes, black Nike sweatpants and black sneakers.

Anyone with information, please contact NJTPD District 2 at (973) 491-8832 or Central Communications at (800) 242-0236. Anonymous tips are welcome.

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Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine at Seton Hall University and Monmouth University are offering a six-session ‘Mini Medical School’ for high school students on Monday’s beginning September 16 to October 28, 7:30 to 9 p.m., at Monmouth University, 400 Cedar Ave., West Long Branch, N.J.

Co-Directors David S. Kountz, M.D., MBA, associate dean, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine at Seton Hall University and vice president, Academic Affairs at Hackensack Meridian Health Jersey Shore University Medical Center and Bernadette Dunphy, PT, DPT, specialist professor, Pre-Health advising director, Monmouth University, clinicians from the medical center and Monmouth University faculty will provide sessions educating attendees about an array of medical opportunities, including how to gain acceptance into a medical school.

The first session, ‘How to Get into Medical School,’ is also open to parents, teachers, counselors and school administrators, in addition to students. Other session topics include; ‘What the heck is Pediatric Endocrinology?,’ Hands-on Lab Experience: How we teach future health care professionals in 2019,’ and a day in the life of a Neurosurgeon and as a member of a Trauma team. Attendees will receive a graduation certificate upon completion of the program. Students must commit to all six sessions to obtain the certificate.

Students must pre-register for ‘Mini Medical School’ by visiting https://www.monmouth.edu/MiniMedSchool/. For more information, email Dr. Kountz at [email protected]. There will not be a session held October 7.

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Hackensack Meridian Health Jersey Shore University Medical Center is holding a registered nurse recruitment event Thursday, August 22, 6 to 8 p.m., in the JKL Amphitheater, 10th floor, HOPE Tower, 1945 Route 33, Neptune, N.J.

Registered nurses who attend will learn about Jersey Shore University Medical Center’s award-winning team and explore nursing opportunities available at the medical center. Hackensack Meridian Health has developed a suite of team member advantages, a “Total Rewards” Program, which includes market competitive salaries, variety of benefits and plans, a collaborative work environment, work/life balance and a wide range of free courses and workshops for professional development.

An education session will also be provided; Abuse, Addiction & Alternatives: How Nurses Can Navigate the Opioid Crisis in their Communities. Nurses will be eligible for one contact hour by attending.

RSVP is requested by Wednesday, August 21, to register visit
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rn-recruitment-event-registration-67788367833.

To view positions, visit https://jobs.hackensackmeridianhealth.org/ and search for Jersey Shore University Medical Center’s open positions. Hackensack Meridian Health is an equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V.

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NEW YORK CITY (via MLB / Anthony Castrovince)–  Twenty years ago they built it.   Now, they are coming.

The New York Yankees will be playing the Chicago White Sox next season in the Dyersville Farm baseball field made popular in the 1989 movie Field of Dreams.

“Field of Dreams” will become a big-league reality on Aug. 13, 2020, when the beloved 1989 baseball movie will spring to life in the Iowa cornfields. As announced Thursday, the White Sox and Yankees will stage the first-ever Major League game in the Hawkeye State, in a temporary 8,000-seat ballpark constructed in the corn on the Dyersville farm site where the classic film was shot, Major League Baseball said.

“As a sport that is proud of its history linking generations, Major League Baseball is excited to bring a regular season game to the site of Field of Dreams,” Commissioner Rob Manfred said. “We look forward to celebrating the movie’s enduring message of how baseball brings people together at this special cornfield in Iowa.”

If the Yankees can continue winning and don’t add more players to their two-tiered disabled list, perhaps they will be playing the game as defending World Series Champions.

MLB said in a statement today:

A project of this nature for a single MLB game is not without precedent. In 2016, a 12,500-seat facility was built on an unused golf course on the grounds of Fort Bragg for a game between the Marlins and Braves that celebrated the military. But the Dyersville facility will not be the smallest-capacity stadium to house an MLB game. That honor belongs to BB&T Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field, home of the Little League Classic, which has a capacity of 2,366 and will host the 2019 Little League Classic between the Cubs and Pirates on Sunday, Aug. 18.

The design of the ballpark in Dyersville, including the shape of the outfield and the bullpens beyond the center-field fence, will pay homage to Comiskey Park, which was home of the White Sox from 1910-90. The right-field wall will include windows to show the cornfields beyond the ballpark, which will overlook the movie set.

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BARNEGAT-As New Jersey prepares to embark on a new curriculum to educate students on LGBT history, Barnegat MayorAlfonso Cirulli said that directive from Governor Phil Murphy’s administration is “an affront to Almighty God”.

Cirruli said that residents of his township should work together to fight the Murphy administration’s new public educational requirement.

Barnegat Police Chief  Keith Germain criticized Cirulli saying his department is an agency does not agree.

“I have personally been approached by members of the community with concerns and questions regarding statements made at yesterday’s Township Committee meeting. The Barnegat Police Department is an agency committed to our core values which include fairness, empathy, and respect,” Germain said. “The members of this agency go out every day with the conscious intent and conviction to protect the constitutional rights of all of the people with whom we come into contact and to instill in them the confidence that we will be there to help them when they need us.”

 

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TOMS RIVER-Toms River Police announced today that a woman has been found dying at a Toms River office park on Route 37  overnight.  This morning,  the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office has declared the death a homicide.

“Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Toms River Police Chief Mitch Little announced that on Wednesday, August 7, 2019, at approximately 8:42 p.m. Toms River Township Police were dispatched to 150 Route 37 West, Deer Chase Professional Park, for reports of an assault,” the Prosecutor’s Office said. “Police arrived to find an unresponsive female. After lifesaving efforts by first responders, the victim was pronounced dead at Community Medical Center and the investigation became a homicide.”

This joint investigation between the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, Toms River Township Police Department and Ocean County Sheriff’s Department Crime Scene Investigation Unit is ongoing and no further information will be released at this time.

There is no danger to the public at this time, the office said but has not released information about the apprehension of a suspect.

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NEWARK-U.S. Senator Cory Booker, a Democrat running both for the office of President and U.S. Senator in 2020 is capitalizing on the mass murders this week across America. Tonight, Booker was soliciting funds through Act Blue, a progressive grassroots campaign website.  After a report by Shore News Network and statement made by his Republican opponent, Hirsh Singh, Booker’s campaign quickly removed that fundraising message.

“White nationalist killed 22 people in El Paso, TX. The next day, nine people were killed in a mass shooting in Dayton, OH. Seven people were killed from gun violence in Chicago,” Booker’s campaign message read.  “Between mass shootings, the gunfire does not stop. America, we’re in a crisis. Donate to groups who are working tirelessly to combat white supremacy and gun violence.”

Hirsh Singh, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in New Jersey running against Cory Booker.

Booker’s political campaign is raising funds for the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Community Justice Action Fund, and the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Today, Singh said Booker’s backstepping on the campaign was the right thing for the embattled Democrat to do.

“The fact that Cory Booker attempted to raise money off the blood and misery of innocent Americans alone disqualifies him for public office,” Singh said. “This is disgusting, shame on him. Taking guns away from law-abiding Americans is not the answer.”

 

Of the money Booker raised, 3.95% will be donated to Act Blue, a liberal, progressive campaign fundraising service that has raised “billions” of dollars for progressive liberals since 2004.   Act Blue was popularized when Bernie Sanders used it for his 2017 presidential campaign.

ActBlue’s founders Matt Debergalis and Ben Rahn also run the ActBlue political action committee which boasts itself as the “online clearinghouse for Democratic Action”.

“As always, many are insisting that we give up our inherent right to self-defense when instead it should be affirmed more strongly than ever,” Singh said. “​​I am an unwavering advocate for the right to self-defense, and I will oppose anyone who attempts to suppress it. My heart goes out to the victims and their families, as well as my deepest thanks to the men and women of law enforcement and every law-abiding American choosing strength and unity over fear”

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PERTH AMBOY-Firefighters here went into action to remove two men trapped with their car after a torrential downpour caused widespread flooding in many areas of the state.

“Members of the fire department safely removed two trapped occupants from the top of a floating vehicle due to a flash flood that came by early this evening. Other rescues also took place around the city along with multiple calls for smoke conditions, alarm activations and hazardous conditions,” the fire department said. “All within an hour or so.”

 

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Hackensack Meridian Health K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital recently welcomed Harpreet Pall, M.D., MBA, CPE, as its new chair of Pediatrics. Dr. Pall is board certified in Pediatric Gastroenterology and plans to elevate pediatric services throughout the region working with Judy Aschner, M.D., clinical director of Hackensack Meridian Health Children’s Care Transformation Service, Marvin I. Gottlieb chair of Pediatrics and physician-in-chief at the Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital in Hackensack, NJ.

“From enhancing quality to increasing access to care, Dr. Pall will focus on providing our patients and families with the best possible outcomes and experience,” said Kim Carpenter, M.D., chief medical officer, Jersey Shore University Medical Center/K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital. “This includes helping launch new programs and services, recruitment of the most talented pediatric care providers, and ground-breaking research and education for the next generation of providers.”

K. Hovnanian, located at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, N.J., is the first and most comprehensive provider of pediatric care in the region. The hospital is supported by over 130 pediatric sub-specialists who work together with community pediatricians to deliver complete and coordinated care. It includes a 24-hour pediatric emergency department, a Level II Pediatric Trauma Center, and intensive and acute care units.

U.S. News & World Report recently ranked the combined cancer program at Hackensack Meridian Health’s two children’s hospitals – K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital and Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital in Hackensack, NJ, #44 in the U.S. and the only cancer program in New Jersey to be ranked among the top 50 in the nation.

For more information, visit www.khovnanianchildrenshospital.com or for a physician referral, call 800-560-9990.

Dr. Pall most recently served as Professor and Interim Chair of Pediatrics at Drexel University College of Medicine and Pediatrician-in-Chief at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, PA. His previous roles have also included Executive Vice-Chair of Pediatrics and Chief of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition. His research has focused on efficiency, health literacy, patient experience, and health disparities related to pediatric endoscopy.

Dr. Pall received his medical degree from McGill University and completed his pediatric residency at Memorial University in Canada. He completed his fellowship in gastroenterology at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He plans on providing clinical care in pediatric gastroenterology, and he has special interests in liver disease, inflammatory bowel disease, celiac disease and endoscopy.

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Neptune, NJ – August 7, 2019 – Hackensack Meridian Health Jersey Shore University Medical Center Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of Phil Scaduto to the Jersey Shore University Medical Center Foundation Board of Trustees.

“The board of trustees is excited to welcome Phil Scaduto to the Jersey Shore University Medical Center Foundation,” says Joseph Stampe, president and chief development officer, Meridian Health Foundation. “Phil has a long history of philanthropy, previously serving on the Hackensack Meridian Health Bayshore Medical Center Foundation board, helping to fund the launch of the Pediatric Palliative Care program at Hackensack Meridian Health K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital and partnering with his company to raise funds for the children’s hospital. He is a successful local executive and we look forward to his expertise on the Jersey Shore University Medical Center Foundation board as we work to meet the needs of our community.”

Scaduto is executive vice president of Food Circus Supermarkets, a family-owned regional grocery store chain operating seven supermarkets in Monmouth and Ocean counties. Throughout the years, Food Circus Supermarkets has donated nearly $200,000 to Jersey Shore University Medical Center Foundation. Phil has also supported K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital annually through an icon sales promotion at his Food Circus locations, raising more than $60,000 for Pediatric Palliative Care. Food Circus Supermarkets has also committed $100,000 to the hospital’s pediatric cancer research and treatment program.

“I am excited to give back to my community by serving on the board of the Jersey Shore University Medical Center Foundation,” says Scaduto. “My granddaughter received great care at K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital in 2016. I want to be part of the team helping to ensure that all pediatric and adult patients have the same great experience while spending time in these two medical centers.”

The addition of influential community members to the medical center boards is paramount as Meridian Health Foundation embarks on its capital campaign to raise $150 million for eight Hackensack Meridian Health hospitals within Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean counties, including: Jersey Shore University Medical Center, K. Hovnanian Children’s Center, Bayshore Medical Center, Ocean Medical Center, Raritan Bay Medical Center – Old Bridge, Raritan Bay Medical Center – Perth Amboy, Riverview Medical Center and Southern Ocean Medical Center. Called Giving Heals, the campaign supports four important initiatives: strengthening oncology services, improving clinical outcomes, enhancing the patient experience and broadening clinical research and academic programs. To date, more than $95 million has been raised by individual donors, corporations and public grants.

To learn more about how you can support Jersey Shore University Medical Center Foundation, or the Giving Heals campaign, please contact Paul Huegel, senior executive director, at 732-751-5117 or [email protected], or visit hackensackmeridianhealth.org/GivingHeals.

ABOUT THE GIVING HEALS CAMPAIGN
Giving Heals is a $150 million regional comprehensive campaign to raise funds for strengthening oncology services, improving clinical outcomes, enhancing the patient experience and broadening clinical research and academic programs. Publicly announced at the Meridian Health Foundation Gala on November 17, 2018, the campaign will run through 2020. Over $90 million dollars has been raised to date to support following Hackensack Meridian Health medical centers: Jersey Shore University Medical Center, K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital, Bayshore Medical Center, Ocean Medical Center, Raritan Bay Medical Center in Old Bridge, Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy, Riverview Medical Center and Southern Ocean Medical Center.

ABOUT HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH JERSEY SHORE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
Located in Neptune, New Jersey, Hackensack Meridian Health Jersey Shore University Medical Center is a not-for-profit teaching hospital and the only Level II Trauma and Level II Pediatric Trauma Center in Monmouth and Ocean counties. It is home to K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital – the first children’s hospital in Monmouth and Ocean counties. With more than 1,200 physicians and dental staff in 60 specialty areas, Jersey Shore University Medical Center’s team provides quality care in a patient-centered, environmentally-friendly setting.

The team’s commitment to excellence has earned Jersey Shore University Medical Center numerous accolades, including being named the #4 hospital in New Jersey by U.S. News & World Report for 2018-2019. The medical center’s clinical research program and longstanding commitment to medical education is evident through an affiliation with Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine at Seton Hall University and a new affiliation with St. George’s University School of Medicine. Jersey Shore University Medical Center serves as an academic center dedicated to advancing medical knowledge, training future physicians and providing the community with access to promising medical breakthroughs.

Jersey Shore University Medical Center’s programs and services have received numerous national recognition, including designation as high-performing in cardiac, stroke, surgical and oncology services.

Jersey Shore University Medical Center’s HOPE Tower – a $265 million 10-story medical office building provides a new healing outpatient experience. Guided by a patient-centered approach towards care, and informed by the latest medical breakthroughs, HOPE Tower includes advanced imaging services, a clinical academic center, innovative stimulation laboratory, state-of-the-art amphitheater, specialty physician offices, a nine-level parking garage, and a 58,000 square foot cancer facility. The cancer facility features a range of comprehensive treatment options, including surgical specialties, medical oncology, and the most advanced radiation therapy and minimally invasive interventional therapies. Nurse navigators guide patients through every step and provide an extra layer of support and coordination.

ABOUT HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH
Hackensack Meridian Health is a leading not-for-profit health care organization that is the largest, most comprehensive and truly integrated health care network in New Jersey, offering a complete range of medical services, innovative research and life-enhancing care.

Hackensack Meridian Health comprises 17 hospitals from Bergen to Ocean counties, which includes three academic medical centers – Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack, Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, JFK Medical Center in Edison; two children’s hospitals – Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital in Hackensack, K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital in Neptune; nine community hospitals – Bayshore Medical Center in Holmdel, Mountainside Medical Center in Montclair, Ocean Medical Center in Brick, Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen, Pascack Valley Medical Center in Westwood, Raritan Bay Medical Center in Old Bridge, Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy, Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank, and Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin; a behavioral health hospital – Carrier Clinic in Belle Mead; and two rehabilitation hospitals – JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute in Edison and Shore Rehabilitation Institute in Brick.

Additionally, the network has more than 500 patient care locations throughout the state which include ambulatory care centers, surgery centers, home health services, long-term care and assisted living communities, ambulance services, lifesaving air medical transportation, fitness and wellness centers, rehabilitation centers, urgent care centers and physician practice locations. Hackensack Meridian Health has more than 34,100 team members, and 6,500 physicians and is a distinguished leader in health care philanthropy, committed to the health and well-being of the communities it serves.

The network’s notable distinctions include having four hospitals among the top 10 in New Jersey by U.S. News and World Report. Other honors include consistently achieving Magnet® recognition for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center and being named to Becker’s Health care’s “150 Top Places to Work in Health care/2018” list.

The Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine at Seton Hall University, the first private medical school in New Jersey in more than 50 years, welcomed its first class of students in 2018 to its On3 campus in Nutley and Clifton. Additionally, the network partnered with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center to find more cures for cancer faster while ensuring that patients have access to the highest quality, most individualized cancer care when and where they need it.

Hackensack Meridian Health is a member of AllSpire Health Partners, an interstate consortium of leading health systems, to focus on the sharing of best practices in clinical care and achieving efficiencies.

For additional information, please visit www.HackensackMeridianHealth.org.

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BERKELEY-On August 1st, residents of Berkeley Township were without water for nearly a full day due to a water main break in the system operated by Aqua America.   Mayor Carmen Amato said due to the inconvenience, customers who were affected should be granted a credit on their next bill.

“We had a water main break on 8-1,” Amato said. “People were inconvenienced for almost a day. So I’m asking Aqua for a credit for those people that were affected. It is the least they can do!”

The break occurred in the area of Mill Creek and resulted in a loss of water pressure in the affected area.

File Photo: Big Stock Photos

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Berkeley Mayor Amato Announces its Eighth Annual “Night Out Against Crime”

National Night Out is in conjunction with the Sounds of Summer Concert Series

 

BERKELEY – Mayor Carmen F. Amato, Jr., is proud to announce that this Wednesday, August 28th , beginning at 5:30pm, will be Berkeley’s Eighth Annual “Night Out Against Crime.”  Mayor Amato stated, “The Berkeley Township Police Department will be on hand along with our Township First Aid Squads, Township Fire Departments and other public safety agencies to greet residents and show the different types of equipment that they utilize. All of these public safety agencies will have their vehicles and equipment on display, as well.  It’s been a tremendous success since Chief DiMichele and I started this 7 years ago. It allows the public to interact with our public safety agencies. Our award winning DARE Program will also be on hand with games and prizes for the children to enjoy.”

 

After National Night Out, The group performing at 7:30pm is The Infernos Band, America’s #1 Show Band and the area’s premier live performance group singing four decades of music.

 

“We encourage the entire family to come on out for a great evening of interaction and entertainment and don’t forget to bring a chair! Refreshments are always provided by our local non-profit groups and organizations that use these concerts as their fundraisers. We hope to see you everyone on August 28th Mayor Amato said.

 

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A daylong mural painting will be taking place this Friday, 8/9 at Drifting Sands Hotel in Ship Bottom. Evan Lovett, a muralist from Philly-based nonprofit Visual Urban Renewal & Transformation (VURT), will be painting an osprey and its surrounding environment on the first and second stories of the Hotel’s north efficiency wall.

Lovett’s efforts will be filmed for a documentary, potentially airing on Animal Planet, highlighting local osprey conservation efforts.

The painting will start at 10:00am at 119 East 9th Street in Ship Bottom, NJ, and should wrap up around 8pm that evening.

I’ve included a full advisory with details below. Please let me know if you can make it, thanks!

Best,
Steve

MEDIA ADVISORY
Muralist to Complete One-Day Installation at Drifting Sands Hotel to Benefit Local Osprey Conservation Efforts

SHIP BOTTOM, NJ (August 7, 2019) – Drifting Sands Hotel will host muralist Evan Lovett, from Philadelphia-based nonprofit Visual Urban Renewal & Transformation (VURT), for a daylong mural painting on August 9, 2019. Lovett will paint a two-story osprey scene on the north efficiency wall of the hotel as part of an osprey conservation documentary. The public is encouraged to stop by to watch the scene come to life.

WHEN: Friday, August 9th from 10am-8pm

WHERE: Drifting Sands Hotel, 119 East 9th Street, Ship Bottom, NJ 08008

WHO:
Evan Lovett, VURT (artist)
Mary McGill, Director of Sales and Marketing, Drifting Sands Hotel
Bonnie Shearin, General Manager, Drifting Sands Hotel

WHY: Lovett’s work will be filmed as part of a documentary, proposed to air on Animal Planet, on ospreys and environmentalists’ efforts to reestablish them locally.

Contact: Kim Wootteon at 410.302.6822, [email protected]

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NEWARK-U.S. Senator Cory Booker, a Democrat running both for the office of President and U.S. Senator in 2020 is capitalizing on the mass murders this week across America. Tonight, Booker is soliciting funds through Act Blue, a progressive grassroots campaign website.

“White nationalist killed 22 people in El Paso, TX. The next day, nine people were killed in a mass shooting in Dayton, OH. Seven people were killed from gun violence in Chicago,” Booker sad.  “Between mass shootings, the gunfire does not stop. America, we’re in a crisis. Donate to groups who are working tirelessly to combat white supremacy and gun violence.”

Booker’s political campaign is raising funds for the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Community Justice Action Fund and the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Of the proceeds raised through Booker’s fundraising, 3.95% will be donated to Act Blue, a liberal, progressive campaign fundraising service that has raised “billions” of dollars for progressive liberals since 2004.   Act Blue was popularized when Bernie Sanders used it for his 2017 presidential campaign.

ActBlue’s founders Matt Debergalis and Ben Rahn also run the ActBlue political action committee which boasts itself as the “online clearing house for Democratic Action”.

Hirsh Singh, the Republican party’s opposition candidate to Booker did not comment directly about Booker’s attempt to capitalize financially on the brutal mass murders and gangland violence plaguing Chicago, but offered his condolences to the victims of those brutal tragedies and was disappointed in the Democrat party’s rush to capitalize on those tragedies.

“In the wake of the recent violent tragedies that have impacted our nation, my staff and I stand firmly with the innocent victims and their families, saddened but with newfound resolve. ​​
​​Every American, regardless of race, religion or background, deserves to live in peace, free from fear of disturbed individuals that would take such despicable actions,” Singh said.  “​​
​​Time has shown us that mental illness plays a key role in every mass attack of this nature. However, politicians looking for an easy answer, a quick publicity hit, or a leg up on an opponent, salivate at the opportunity to take advantage of the good will of the American people.”

Singh also added that taking away guns from honest Americans is not the answer.

“As always, many are insisting that we give up our inherent right to self-defense when instead it should be affirmed more strongly than ever,” Singh said. “​​I am an unwavering advocate for the right to self-defense, and I will oppose anyone who attempts to suppress it. My heart goes out to the victims and their families, as well as my deepest thanks to the men and women of law enforcement and every law-abiding American choosing strength and unity over fear”

 

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TRENTON – Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Catherine R. McCabe announced today that the State has taken action to force the closure of an unauthorized solid waste dumping operation in Ocean County.

In a lawsuit filed today in New Jersey Superior Court, the DEP alleges that Sam S. Russo and two companies under his control are operating an illegal solid waste disposal facility on a 94-acre property Russo owns in Plumsted Township. The complaint alleges that in one year alone – from April 2018 through April 2019 – Russo illegally accepted thousands of tons of woodchips, asphalt millings, crushed concrete and other materials onto his property in exchange for more than $300,000 in disposal fees. But Russo and his companies did so without the legally required solid waste and water pollution discharge permits, and in violation of a prior DEP order.

The complaint alleges that the unpermitted solid waste facility threatens the local environment. Among other things, contaminated runoff from the dump site poses a risk to nearby ground and surface waters. The complaint details the basis for DEP’s suspicion that pollutants from Russo’s illegal operation were discharged into a stream on the property and killed hundreds of local fish and aquatic plants in a downstream pond on two separate occasions in 2018.

 

 

 

“In running this unpermitted dumping operation, the defendants put profits over the rule of law,” said Attorney General Grewal. “And in the process, they put the state’s precious natural resources at risk, which is why we’re taking action today to shut down this operation. We’re dropping the hammer on this site and others just like it – not only requiring the operators to fully clean up their mess, but also seeking all available penalties in court. We have zero tolerance for such lawbreaking.”

“Mr. Russo has been willfully profiting at the expense of his neighbors and New Jersey’s environment. I am pleased to join with the Attorney General in taking action to stop his illegal activity,” said New Jersey DEP Commissioner Catherine R. McCabe. “Preventing unpermitted dumping of waste is an important part of cleaner, safer environments and requires a team effort between communities and local and state agencies. I am glad that, together, we can bring this harmful profiteering to a halt.

The complaint alleges that in May 2017, DEP entered a final order directing Russo to obtain pollution discharge permits for his disposal activities.  Later that year, Russo also signed a settlement agreement with DEP in which he agreed to apply for a pollution discharge permit.

Despite Russo’s prior promises, the complaint goes on, he never obtained the proper permits. Yet he continued with his disposal operation anyway: In the one-year period spanning April 2018 through April 2019, at least 1,719 dump truck loads of dirt totaling between 34,000 and 42,000 tons; 234 loads of food waste totaling between 1,100 and 1,600 tons; 300 dump truck loads of asphalt millings; 444 loads of grass clippings; 302 loads of leaves; 229 loads of woodchips and 25 loads of concrete were all dumped at his property.

Based on this alleged conduct, the lawsuit filed today alleges violations of New Jersey’s Water Pollution Control and Solid Waste Management Acts, as well as violations of the 2017 DEP Final Order directing Russo to obtain required pollution discharge permits and the settlement Russo entered into with the State agreeing to apply for such discharge permits.

The State’s complaint seeks injunctions blocking further dumping of dirt and soil, asphalt millings, grass clippings, leaves, woodchips, food waste, and crushed concrete on the Russo property. The State is also seeking preliminary relief to immediately prevent further dumping while the case remains ongoing. In addition, the State seeks a court order requiring that Russo and his companies remove all the buried and stockpiled solid waste and recyclable materials from where they are improperly kept on the property to an approved solid waste facility.

At the same time, the complaint seeks an order requiring Russo to pay statutory and stipulated penalties, disgorgement of any economic benefits he has accrued through his illegal activities, and reimbursement of the State’s investigative costs. The complaint also seeks authority for DEP to enter the property to conduct further site inspections, and to require that Russo produce all relevant records regarding his operation.

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NEWARK-Phil Murphy’s Sky Blue FC women’s soccer team will be moving its August 18th game against Reign FC to Red Bull Arena.  It will be the first time the women’s soccer team owned by the Governor will play at the area.

The move was made after a fan poll to accommodate Rapinoe who now plays for Reign FC.

Tickets will go on sale today for the event at the 25,000 seat stadium.

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TOMS RIVER-Hours after a meeting between Scott Gartner and Toms River Councilman Maurice “Mo” Hill, a new building permit was on file to allow for work to continue at a home owned by Rabbi Moshe Rotberg.  Rotberg paid a $75 building permit fee to continue work at the site.

Hill sounded the alarm on illegal construction at the rabbi’s home last Monday.

“There is a permit posted for HVAC work and interior alternations. Yet there is obvious work being done to alter the exterior of the home and expand the foundation. There is no dumpster or port-a-john on the property,” Hill said.

Hill then called for a work stoppage at the home.

Related: Toms River officials tour high-density project similar to one being proposed downtown.

Later than evening, Hill visited the posh North Dover home of Gartner, where the two “had a[n] iced tea”.    The next morning, the township issued a permit update for Rotberg allowing construction to continue.  The township would not comment on the incident nor say whether or not fines were issued for the “illegal construction”.

Councilman Maurice “Mo” Hill visited the spacious home of influential Orthodox Jewish campaign donor Scott Gartner after releasing a press release condemning construction at the home of Rabbi Moshe Rotberg.

In June, Rotberg was given a permit at the residence to work on the air conditioning and furnace, interior alterations and to build a new, small addition.   Plans for those additions and interior changes are on file with the township.

Last Tuesday, the township updated Rotberg’s permit to include a revision to plan beam sizes.   According to the township records, no other work was being performed illegally and today, construction continued despite the call by Hill.

“Work should be stopped at the property until the proper permits are issued, and the contractor’s license is verified,” Hill said. “Citations should be issued for any violations and the Zoning Officer should review the plans to determine if any use variances are required.”

On Tuesday, workers continued activities at a home owned by Rabbi Moshe Rotberg.

The township would not reveal whether or not citations were issued.

Hill’s relationship with Gartner has been criticized by residents in Toms River after Gartner threatened to sue the township if the town did not change an ordinance to allow a synagogue to be built on less than 10 acres.  Township officials have since noted that they will revisit the ordinance, but it is unlikely to be presented to the council prior to this year’s election.   Gartner has donated thousands of dollars to Hill’s election campaign.

In the past year, Toms River Township has issued 6,100 building permits, more than Lakewood.  According to Hill’s campaign, the majority of those permits were for home renovations and passed the buck on the out of control development in North Dover to the state.

“The new construction in the northern part of Toms River is a result of the Court Ordered settlement with Fair Share Housing. These mandated used to be known as COAH,” Hill said on his campaign website. “Fair Share Housing sought up to 2400 affordable units in the litigation.”

“So in Toms River with 39,000-plus residential units, 120 were really for single-family homes and that represents a growth rate of .3 percent,” Hill wrote in an email. “I would argue that is not overdevelopment.”

 

 

Photo shows front side addition being construction on the home. Photo by Maurice “Mo” Hill.

 

 

Photo by Mo Hill shows basement access being added to Rotberg’s home.

Rotberg-Updated township building permit by Phil Stilton on Scribd

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Its season 37 for the Atlantic City Ballet and the dancing continues with monthly performances at Caesars Circus Maximus Theater starting in September. The company will open the season with an encore performance of Cinderella at Caesars. The Fall/Winter Season will include fan favorite, Dracula and the yearly holiday traditions of It’s A Shore Holiday and The Nutcracker. The Spring Season will see Papa & Sinatra returning to the repertory after a long absence along with Midsummer Night’s Dream and Romeo and Juliet. The company will also be on the road with stops at The Strand Theater, Stockton PAC and Stafford Township Arts Center (STAC).
To celebrate the 37 year tradition of the ballet, a Gala Opening Brunch will take place September 22, 2019 at Nero’s and Betty’s Backroom at Caesars. The Cinderella themed event will feature a complimentary cocktail, gourmet experience and a ticket to the season opener, Cinderella. Tickets can be purchased online or by mail. “37 years is a big accomplishment for any arts organization but for a ballet company it’s a great achievement. This is our 5th year being back in the city and the support from the Atlantic City community has been wonderful. Our audiences have increased with every year and our national exposure has spread all the way to the west coast” stated Founding Artistic Director, Phyllis Papa. Once again this year, AC residents will have the opportunity to see any performance for $15 and as part of the company’s Everyday Dance Initiative, the company is also offering schools a student group price of $5 with groups of 10 or more. Free tickets to educators are also available when they accompany their students.

Founded in 1982, by International Ballerina, Phyllis Papa, the Atlantic City Ballet is comprised of professional dancers from around the world and have earned national acclaim for their technical expertise and exuberant stage presence. Although their home base is in Historic Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, the Ballet has performed in theaters all along the east coast and across the country. Their repertoire of original works includes such classics as A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake but Ms. Papa is most known for her innovative works such as Dracula, Caught Up In The Swing and her full length Carmen. Since its inception, the Atlantic City Ballet has served as one of the cultural treasures of New Jersey and continues a tradition of dance excellence for future generations of ballet audiences

Circus Maximus Theater-Caesars Hotel & Casino-Atlantic City, NJ
Sun. September 22nd -4pm Cinderella
Sat. October 26th -7pm Dracula
Sun. November 24th-4pm It’s A Shore Holiday
Sun. December. 15th-4pm & Sun. December 22nd-4pm-The Nutcracker
Sat. March 28th-7pm Papa & Sinatra: Their Way
Sun. April 19th-4pm –Midsummer Night’s Dream
Sun. May 17th-4pm-Romeo and Juliet

The Strand Theater Lakewood, NJ TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Sat September 28th -7pm Cinderella
Sun October 27th -4pm Dracula
Sat December 21st-7pm Nutcracker with The Garden State Philharmonic

Stockton PAC-Galloway, NJ TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Fri December 13th The Nutcracker
Sat. December 14th The Nutcracker

Stafford Township Arts Center (STAC)
Manahawkin NJ
Sunday September 29th-3pm-Cinderella
Sunday December 1stt-3pm-It’s A Shore Holiday

Tickets for All Performances can be purchased by going to www.acballet.org

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BEACHWOOD-Toms River School Board Member and U.S. Army war veteran Daniel Leonard is receiving a slew of death threats against himself and his family since criticizing U.S. Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib’s threat of a hunger strike over U.S. immigration policy.   Leonard stated that if the congresswoman died of hunger, he wouldn’t care.

Shortly afterward, the Muslim group CAIR lashed out at Leonard, declaring a social media jihad, and calling for Leonard’s resignation.  Leonard did not resign, but said he will not seek re-election and today opened up about the death threats he and his family have received in light of CAIR’s campaign against him.

“As you can clearly see from this sample of Screenshots – It is quite evident what the real motivation was for trying to take me out,” Leonard said. ” look at every one of these! These are the people that have forced me to abandon my Re-election hopes so that both my family and the district will not be compromised. These are the people that have “won” ….. as under informed citizens in Facebook chat rooms continue to judge me based on what they heard online or saw in a headline?”

Leonard also criticized the Toms River School District officials who made statements to the media without consulting him first.

Leonard, a retired U.S. Army paratrooper and veteran of America’s War Against Terrorism said he is upset with the lack of due process provided to him by the Toms River School Board and the New Jersey School Board Association for which he also serves.

” I served 23 years protecting the very rights that were just STOLEN from me when I needed them most! These are the people that have intimidated the District into putting out a press release that tarnished my Character & Reputation! It hurts …… having never lied to the people and when I needed them most …… These are the people that won,” Leonard said.

Some criticized Leonard, while others wished death upon his wife and child.  Some posted Leonard’s personal home address in an attempt to threaten and intimidate him.  In one instance, a man even said he will “find little alexa too”, referring to Leonard’s daughter.  Others called for the rape of Leonard’s wife and daughter.

 

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FREEHOLD –- Two men are in custody after two other men were shot while sitting inside a vehicle after another vehicle pulled up alongside them and began firing, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni.

Asbury Park and Neptune Township police responded to multiple 911 calls around 11:05 a.m. on Friday reporting shots fired in the area of Monroe Avenue at the intersection of Ridge Avenue.

A joint investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and the Asbury Park and Neptune Township Police Departments, with assistance from the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit resulted in the arrest of two men: Gary Brooks Jr., 27, and Jonathan Marvine, 25, both of Neptune Township Both men were each charged with two counts of first degree Attempted Murder, second degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, second degree Possession of a Weapon for Unlawful Purpose and first degree Conspiracy. Additionally, Brooks is charged with second degree Certain Persons Not to Have Weapons.

Related: Crime not the only thing growing under the rule of Sheriff Golden, but also Democrat control of communities.

“We know that this is the second broad daylight shooting in this local Asbury Park/Neptune Township area in the past few days. Based upon the circumstances of the shooting, law enforcement authorities believe the victims clearly were targeted and this was not an isolated incident. Our Office, and the Asbury Park and Neptune Township Police Departments are doing everything we can to ensure the safety of the residents and also ensure that these brazen acts are prosecuted aggressively,” said Gramiccioni.

The investigation revealed the men were stopped on Monroe Avenue at the intersection with Ridge Avenue when a vehicle turned onto Monroe and stopped at their vehicle and began firing. The victims transported themselves to the hospital.

The victims, a 28-year-old Neptune Township man and an 18-year-old Asbury Park man, were both shot while inside a vehicle on Monroe Avenue at the intersection of Ridge Avenue. Both men were admitted to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Wayne Raynor of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office at 1-800-533-7443, or Detective Darius Davis of the Asbury Park Police Department at 732-774-1300.

Anyone who feels the need to remain anonymous but has information about a crime can contact Monmouth County Crime Stoppers confidential telephone tip-line by calling 1-800-671-4400; can text “MONMOUTH” plus their tip to 274637; or, they can email a tip via the website at www.monmouthcountycrimestoppers.com.  Monmouth County Crime Stoppers will pay up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of criminals and fugitives.

The case is assigned to Monmouth County Assistant Prosecutor Michael Luciano.

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TOMS RIVER-Toms River officials went on a field exercise to see first hand the type of high-density construction projects built previously by Capodagli Property Company, LLC, but we do not know which officials or which site they visited and we’ve been told it’s none of our business.

“That was a private tour that our members of the Governing Body attended and no information was released to the public,” said Toms River press secretary Stacey Proebstle after we inquired about the tour.

According to its website, Capodagli has built massive apartment buildings in the cities of Linden, Bound Brook, South Orange, Roselle Park, Hackensack, Rahway, North Arlington, West New York, and Hackensack

“At this time, it is proposed that the park and riverwalk will be developed at a higher elevation than the current adjacent parking lot. Public access to the Toms River for launching of rooftop boats will be maintained,” Proebstle said. “Capodagli Property Company, LLC has been approved as the interim developer of the lower Iron Street parking lot (adjacent to the Red Roof Inn Lot along the Toms River) and has proposed to construct Meridia Waterside at Toms River.”

According to Proebstle, the massive building is a proposal and may be subject to change.

 

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TOMS RIVER-If you shoplift in Toms River, your mug shot and a detailed crime report will be blasted to the media for publication.  If you are a well-connected rabbi doing illegal work on your home without permits, as Councilman Maurice “Mo” Hill claims, you are shielded from prying eyes by township officials.

That’s the case in Toms River again as township officials rejected a request to update the media after Hill sounded the alarm at a home being renovated by Toms River Rabbi Moshe Rotberg. When asked for an update on the case, a routine exercise between the media and a municipality, township officials slammed the door on transparency.

“You must submit an OPRA request,” said township press secretary Stacey Proebstle.  “All further questions should be sent to Mr. Hill’s campaign for comment as this was not an official press release from the Township.”

After slamming Rabbi Rotberg , claiming he is breaking the law, Hill met later that night with Scott Gartner, an Orthodox Jewish community leader in the township who donated thousands of dollars to Hill’s primary election campaign this spring.   Gartner confirmed the meeting, saying only, “We had a[n] iced tea.”  Shore News Network reached out to Gartner after the evening meeting and Gartner initially rejected that he met with Councilman Hill at his home.  After being shown photos taken by a neighbor and sent to Shore News Network, Gartner conceded and only spoke about refreshments served that night to Admiral Hill at his spacious North Dover home.

Hill clamored for a work stoppage at the site, nearly a week later, construction continues.

It turns out, Gartner is the same person who threatened to sue Toms River if they did not approve the construction of a Synagogue and Rotberg is the rabbi of that congregation that has settled in North Dover.  Hill and the council are now considering lowering the minimum acreage for houses of worship, but insiders say the council is waiting until after the November election to discuss the matter.

While home improvement violations are typically not newsworthy, it was Hill’s campaign who sounded the alarm with a press release on this particular case, drawing attention to the rabbi’s alleged illegal construction.   Without the township providing a response, the concerned residents of Toms River will be left in the dark until Hill’s campaign releases a follow-up press release, apparently.  We did not reach out to Hill’s campaign secretary for comment because it is SNN’s policy to not accept statements from political campaign managers.  Mo Hill has not reached out to Shore News Network on this matter.

Gartner and Rotberg are pushing to build a 5,000 square foot building on two to five acres of land to serve up to 200 Orthodox Jewish families within a two-mile walking distance from their homes, according to a feature in the Jewish Voice.

 

 

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