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Rullo Calls Guadagno, Ciattarelli Career Politicians, BS Artists in Facebook Live Message

by Phil Stilton
By: Phil Stilton

The battle for New Jersey’s Republican nomination for Governor got hot this week after Ocean County candidate Joseph Rullo called his opponents “bullshit artists” and “career politicians” in a Facebook live message.

Rullo used the 40 minute session to call for an end to career politicking in New Jersey and played his Trump card again with his supporters.

While his opponents Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno and Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli continue to fight over establishment GOP support across New Jersey, Rullo doubled down on the everyday New Jersey resident who isn’t vying for political appointments or contracts in the event of a November win.

https://www.facebook.com/Rullo2017/videos/1322138681154810/

Rullo reiterated his support for conceal carry legislation, tougher stances on illegal immigration and out of control taxes in the Garden State.

He also told his supporters that when his opponents were turning on Trump, he has stood behind the President from beginning to present.

In the video, Rullo again expressed his displeasure of the state being last in many important categories, including among the highest gas prices in the nation, highest property taxes, highest exit rate and highest cost per mile of road in the country.

Rullo has won 10 out of 10 online polls this year, including a poll conducted by the Asbury Park Press.

 

 

 

 

 

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North Korea tries and fails to launch a missile

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North Korea tried and failed to launch a test missile on Sunday, hours after showing off its latest military hardware at a Pyongyang parade. Leader Kim Jong-un was widely expected to attempt a launch around Saturday’s anniversary of the birth of the state’s founder. Pyongyang has conducted several missile and nuclear tests, despite UN sanctions, and…

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Report: Anti-Trumper "Loser" Lonegan Ready to Choose Between Guadagno and Ciattarelli

by Breaking Local News Report
By: Breaking Local News Report

 

Nearly a year ago, President Donald Trump had no loving or kind words for New Jersey’s perennial political loudmouth, Steve Lonegan.  At the time, Lonegan was an outspoken “Never Trump” provocateur, campaigning viciously against the President during his campaign, even going as far as being a political commentator on the liberal news network, MSNBC.

Lonegan used the MSNBC spotlight to take shots at Trump whenever he could and is now on the long list of “Never Trumpers” backing the party’s establishment candidates for governor in New Jersey.

Lonegan has a long history of being on the wrong side of political races in New Jersey and at the Presidential level.

“The only kamikaze effort,” Lonegan said of Trump in a Philly Magazine interview last summer, “is going to happen in November, when Donald Trump takes the Republican Party down to a resounding defeat.”

He was of course wrong, and Trump dismissed Lonegan as a perennial loser.

“He’s always lost,” Trump said of Lonegan in a Star Ledger interview. “He’s a loser. … Always been a nasty guy. He loses. He’s a loser.”

Trump said he knows Steve Lonegan well.

“You have a guy named Lonegan,” Trump said. “I’ve known Lonegan for 25 years in New Jersey. The guy’s a loud-mouth guy.”

Today, InsiderNJ announced “Loser Lonegan” is ready to pick a candidate to endorse in New Jersey’s Republican primary election for Governor and it appears he’s going to back one of the two establishment candidates, Kim Guadagno or Jack Ciattarelli.

In a strange twist of political fate, it appears the self proclaimed outsider may be looking to get back on in the inside after his multiple failed political campaigns over the years.

The Lonegan endorsement could also be a blessing in disguise for pro Trump candidates Joe Rullo of Ocean County and Steve Rogers of Nutley, both working hard to win over the non-establishment Republican voters in New Jersey.

 

 

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McDonalds Employees Assaulted, Stabbed Over Drive Through Order Complaint

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BERKELEY TWP-On Sunday, April 9th, two McDonalds employees were assaulted, one slashed with a knife after a drive through window order escalated into violence.

Berkeley police officers were dispatched after they received a call from an employee at McDonalds advising that two males were complaining about their food and then assaulted his manager.

According to the police report:

Ptl. Heffernan, Ptl. Kappock, Ptl. Wahl and Sgt. Allison Wray responded to the scene. Upon arrival, the manager, Victim#1 (19 yrs old) advised that the two males walked up to the drive through window, after ordering their food, and began to bang on the window. Victim #1 further advised that he spoke with them and they were complaining their order was incorrect. Victim #1 then states that he asked the males if they could return the next day, since they were now closed, and he would credit them. At this point, the one male threw his bag of food in his face and grabbed him. Victim #1 advised that he was punched in the face during the altercation and while trying to close the drive thru window, his hand got slammed in the window and he could not move it.

Furthermore, a second McDonalds employee, Victim #2 (21 yrs old), advised that he ran out of the side door to the store, near where the subjects were parked, in order to confront them. When approaching one of the males, the subject pulled out a knife and a struggle ensued. As a result, Victim #2 sustained a wrist laceration.

Both subjects were transported to Community Medical Center for treatment. Victim #1 sustained a possible broken wrist and Victim #2 received stitches.

Today police said as a result of an intense follow up by the Berkeley Township Detective Bureau, an arrest was made regarding the assault and alleged stabbing.

Arrested was a Kwasi Mayweather 31 of Belmont Ave in Bayville.  Mayweather was charged with one count of disorderly conduct for the physical altercation. It was determined through the course of the investigation that no evidence existed regarding the other occupant of the vehicle having committed a crime.

Further, details involving the alleged stabbing and injuries sustained as a result of this incident and are still under investigation as evidence is being processed. More charges are possible as the investigation continues.

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Toms River Republicans Face Primary Challenge from Police Officer

by Breaking Local News Report
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TOMS RIVER-Justin Lamb, a Lavallette police officer, is challenging the Republican establishment in Toms River, taking on incumbent Republican Maria Maruca in June’s Ward 1 primary election.

“I can no longer sit on the sidelines and watch our community continue to suffer from the current administration’s inaction and lack of vision,” Lamb said in a campaign statement.  “While I am not a professional local politician, I have served in the public eye as a police officer for 15 years.”

Lamb said during his career as a police officer, he has successfully navigated governmental procedures and challenges at the local, county, and state level.

“In addition, my experience as a police officer and past experience managing a small construction company allows me to recognize the need to form strong relationships with the citizens and the local businesses of our community,” he said.  “These experiences, along with my legal education from Rutgers University, ensure that I am the effective advocate that our community needs.”

Lamb described himself as a lifelong Republican and has lived in Toms River for 8 years.

“The rising property tax burden on Ward 1 residents, especially those residing in our beach communities and along the waterfront is unacceptable and needs to be challenged,” he said. “The layers of bureaucracy that exist in Toms River need to be reduced and streamlined.”
Also running against Maruca and Lamb is political newcomer Chris Grimes.
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HS Baseball: Manchester tops Liberty 4-3

by Phil Stilton
By: Phil Stilton

MANCHESTER-Joe Felipe struck out 10 batters and pitched 6 innings, giving up just one run but didn’t earn the win for the Manchester Hawks in a 1-1 nail biter that broke openin the 7th inning.

Matt Piro pitched 3 innings for the Lions, giving up 1 run.  Rich Dordas pitched 3.1 innings a struck out 3.

 

Jackson Liberty took a 3-1 lead in the top of the 7th inning, but gave up 3 runs to lose the game at the bottom of the inning.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Jackson Liberty
 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 4 4
Manchester Township
 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 7 3
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HS Girls Lacrosse: Southern Beats Jackson Memorial

by Phil Stilton
By: Phil Stilton

MANAHAWKIN-Laura Flynn scored 4 goals and had 1 assist to lead the Rams to a 12-9 win against Jackson Memorial on Wednesday.  Mildred Timley saved 10, but 12 got through.  On the other side of the field, Clare McCarthy stopped 8 shots on goal for the win in the close game.

Heather Devaney scored 3 goals for the Jags, Sabrina Chandler and Emily Lasko each scored 2.

For the Rams, Crystina Blaney, Shannon Lytle and Alexis Maul each scored 2 goals.

Team 1 2 Final
Jackson Memorial
 4 5 9
Southern
 10 2 12
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Boys Volleyball: Swanton Leads Mariners Past Jags

by Phil Stilton
By: Phil Stilton

JACKSON-Joseph Swanson had 6 aces, 10 service points, 2 kills and 13 blocks to shut down the Jackson Memorial Jaguars on the road Wednesday.

Erik Wrightson had 8 aces, 10 service points, 5 kills and 8 blocks.  Robert Kauffman had 8 digs for the Mariners.

On the other side of the net, Brendon Hudak had 2 aces, 7 service points, 13 assists and 5 digs.  Justin Bienick had 3 pts, 9 kills and 5 digs.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 Final
Toms River North
 25 25 0 2
Jackson Memorial
 19 20 0 0

 

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Jackson MUA Approves Up To $15,000 Pine Snake Survey for Six Flags Water Plant

by Phil Stilton
By: Phil Stilton

JACKSON-At the February 23rd meeting of the Jackson Municipal Utilities Authority Commissioners, MUA Director David Harpell reported that a more involved pine snake survey at the proposed Six Flags Water Treatment Plant will be required before the authority can bid the project out.

“Mr. Harpell stated that the Authority heard from our environmental consultant this week and they identified mammalian burrows which could be an overwintering habitat for the pine snake. Mr. Harpell stated that the Authority will have to do an RFP for this additional survey and we will plan on awarding this project in March,” the MUA said.  “The survey can be done early April to see if pine snakes are present. If no pine snakes are identified, we should be able to go out to bid on the project. Mrs. Blake questioned if there is anything that can be put into the holes to see what is in it and Mr. Harpell stated that the normal routine is to put silt fence around the hole and wait to see what comes out. Chairman Allmann stated that if the Authority should need any approvals on this survey prior to the award at the next public meeting, please notify the Board.”

On Tuesday, the authority issued a public notice awarding the contract to DuBois Environmental Consultants, LLC in an amount not to exceed $15,000.

 

 

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Domed Sports Facility Planned Near Six Flags Great Adventure

by Phil Stilton
By: Phil Stilton

JACKSON-It’s being called Jackson Crossing 2 and includes a domed multipurpose sports facility.  The project as submitted by Cardinale Enterprises of Jackson Township, developer of Jackson Crossing, consists of an indoor soccer dome, and multipurpose turf fields that include one full baseball field, 3 soccer fields and 4 baseball/softball diamonds.

A hearing at the township zoning board will be heard on April 19th at 7pm.  A variance is needed to build the 50.5 ft high dome in a zone where there is a 35.5 foot limit.

The proposed facility will be built at the southeast corner of the exit 16 interchange of Route 195, just north of Six Flags Great Adventure.

According to tax records, the the property was purchased on March 29, 2016 for $1.15 million.

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Private Beach Debate Boils Over as Proposed Parking Fees Could Aide Off-Limits Beach Clean Up

by Phil Stilton
By: Phil Stilton

DEAL-A plan by the borough council is under fire by the New Jersey Chapter of the Surfrider Organization.  The organization is claiming that beaches aren’t the only thing here that need cleaning, but so does a new ordinance that could allocate public funds to beaches that are off limits to the general public.

According to Andrew L. Chambarry, Esq., representing the public, “The Borough of Deal has proposed their most sinister parking plan to date. They want to charge the public for parking passes which would fund the purchase of a beach sweeping machine. The machine will be used to clean beaches that you can’t access.”

At a public meeting on April 5, 2017, the Borough of Deal introduced Ordinance #1143 which would require permit parking during the summer months on five streets (Monmouth Terrace, Monmouth Drive, Hathaway, Sydney and Neptune Ave) with two vital beach access points for a cost of $100 for the summer or $50 per month.

“Mayor Cohen also said, and this is a direct quote from the public hearing, that this ordinance is the lesser of two evils,” said Harry Chambarry.  “So he admits that the ordinance is evil.”

A release by the organization read:

At the meeting, Mayor Cohen said it best, “If you want easier public access, you’re going to have to pay!” The Borough wants the public to pay $100 for a parking permit that won’t guarantee a space. They won’t restrict beachfront residents from purchasing permits and parking on the street to keep you away. They won’t admit that restricting parking is restricting access. They have no plan for ADA access or handicapped parking. They have no plan for increased traffic west of Ocean Ave. They want to push Ordinance #1143 through.

Worst of all is the Borough’s reasoning behind the Ordinance. They plan to purchase a $100,000 “beach sweep” machine to clean the beaches. Sounds great right? Wrong. Deal has notoriously horrible public access. Many of the street ends lead to dead-ends where access points should be. These street ends were vacated by the Borough in the 1980’s and early 1990’s to benefit adjacent homeowners and create private beaches. In essence, the Borough wants to charge you for a permit to fund beach cleaning equipment for beaches that you can’t enjoy.

The borough tried to pass similar ordinances in October 2015 and June 2016 restricting access. Those ordinances were tabled after they were met with fierce opposition. Ordinance #1143 is another slap in the face to local taxpayers, given that Deal’s beaches were recently the benefactor of a $40 million taxpayer-funded beach restoration project by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

It’s clear to everyone that the Borough intends to keep surfers, fisherman and the general public away from what they consider to be “their” private beaches. We have a right to access and enjoy the shoreline under New Jersey law. We can’t allow the Borough of Deal to restrict access to beaches that we all paid for.

 

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Republicans Choose Incumbents in Toms River for 2017 Council Election

by Breaking Local News Report
By: Breaking Local News Report

Press Release by Toms River Republican Club

The Toms River Regular Republican Club (TRRRC) Trustees announced today that incumbents Maria Maruca, Kevin Geoghegan, Jeff Carr and Dr. Al Manforti received organizational backing to run for Toms River Township Council, the party announced.
The process included a screening committee endorsing the ticket and forwarding those recommendations to the TRRRC Trustees, who unanimously approved the slate. The ticket was then put in front of the full membership for approval and received no opposition.
“We are honored and humbled to receive the unanimous endorsement of the TRRRC to run as a ticket for Township Council again this year,” said Councilmembers Maria Maruca (Ward 1), Kevin Geoghegan (Ward 2), Jeff Carr (Ward 3), and Dr. Al Manforti (Ward 4) in a joint statement.
“We look forward to running on both our individual and collective efforts to rebuild and grow our local economy, keep property taxes stable and under the statemandated cap, advocate for school funding reform, and continue to battle against unfair and onerous affordable housing mandates that rob towns like Toms River over the freedom to responsibly plan and develop our community as we see fit,” the group added.
“Republican leadership has helped to make Toms River a great community in which to live, work, build a business and retire,” said Bob DiBiase President of the Toms River Regular Republican Club. “This is an exceptional slate of solutions-oriented, conservative-minded candidates that we are confident can both win in November and govern our town effectively over the next four years.”

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Ocean County Says It Is NOT a Sanctuary County

by Phil Stilton
By: Phil Stilton

TOMS RIVER-Ocean County officials are trying to set the record straight, it is not a sanctuary county, despite it once being identified as such by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Division of Homeland Security (ICE).

As of August 2014, Ocean County was officially designated as a sanctuary county.

According to ICE, Ocean County previously stated it would not honor ICE detainers unless an individual committed an indictable offenses such as being a danger to the community, offenses against property, offenses against others or offenses against public order, health and decency.

Ocean County also honored ICE detainers for offenses such as escape and eluding police officers.

Now, the county wants to let the world know it should no longer be called a sanctuary county.

“We are not a sanctuary county, nor has Ocean County ever had an interest in being a sanctuary county,” said Ocean County Freeholder John P. Kelly, Director of Law and Public Safety.”

We have been actively working to correct the record and have Ocean County’s name removed from whatever lists are out there calling us a sanctuary county.

“ICE has taken steps to memorialize this information (March 31) by removing Ocean County’s name from its declined detainer outcome report list of sanctuary counties and cities,” Kelly added.

The change officially took effect in 2015, when Sandra Mueller took office to replace longtime jail warden Theodore Hutler and rescinded a previous policy that placed restrictions on when suspects would be reported to ICE.

In an email sent to Ocean County Jail Warden Sandra Mueller on March 30, an ICE official wrote: “I want to thank you again for the continued cooperation between the Ocean County Department of Corrections and ICE… I have submitted your updated policy regarding Immigration Detainers dated July 28, 2015 to the department responsible for Declined Detainer Outcome Report and have explained that Ocean County works very closely and cooperatively with ICE.”

Shortly after the email, Ocean County’s name was no longer listed on the ICE declined detainer outcome report, but was listed in prior reports.

Ocean County’s 48 Hour Immigration Detainer Policy was crafted on July 28, 2015 by Jail Warden Mueller. This was done to cooperate with the intention of detainer requests by ICE under the Priority Enforcement Program (PEP). This policy was jointly developed with ICE. Under the policy Ocean County would maintain custody, not to exceed 48 hours, of a removable alien who has been identified as an immigration enforcement priority under the Priority Enforcement Program and that probable cause existed that these individuals are removable aliens. Earlier detainment procedures were not this specific and had not been created in partnership with ICE which appears to have resulted in the county being viewed as a sanctuary county.

Now, the county must hope the change filters through many resources on the internet that continue to list it as a sanctuary county as the federal government begins to take aim at sanctuary cities and counties with the threat of reduced federal funding.

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Brick Township Creates Safe Zone to Complete Online Transactions

by Breaking Local News Report
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BRICK-The Township of Brick and the Brick Township Police Department have created a Safe Exchange Zone at the Municipal Building to provide residents with a place to complete online transactions and custody exchange. The Safe Exchange Zone is located in the rear of the Brick Township Municipal Building to the west of the entrance to the Police Department. The Zone will be under surveillance 24 hours a day.

“We are excited to provide this invaluable service to the resident of Brick Township. There has been a sharp increase in people using social media and the internet to sell and buy goods. The Safe Exchange Zone was created to provide anyone who is tentative or concerned about buying or selling goods with a safe place to complete their transactions,” said Mayor Ducey. “We certainly encourage anyone who has concerns to err on the side of caution and safety and use the Safe Exchange Zone.”

The Safe Exchange Zone consists of two clearly marked parking spots. The area is well-lit and under 24-hour a day surveillance. The Zone is free for anyone to use.

The Brick Township Police Department offers the following tips for anyone planning on using the Safe Exchange Zone:

• Let a friend or family member know about the exchange meeting
• Know who you are dealing with: Look into the seller’s background, either through a consumer protection agency such as the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, or through online feedback if you are shopping on a website like Ebay or Amazon. Get a phone number and physical mailing address.
• Try to complete all transactions during daylight hours (if possible)
• Never invite strangers to your home or agree to meet at their home
• Do not agree to a transaction if the other party refuses to complete the exchange in the designated “Safe Exchange Zone”
• Police Department or Township employees will not act as a witness or be part of these transactions.
• Remember to bring a cell phone in case of an emergency.
“The Safe Exchange Zone is another example of Chief Riccio and our Police Department keeping their fingers on the pulse of the community. As more people sell things on the internet, there will be more opportunities for people looking to take advantage. This Zone will reduce that risk,” said Mayor Ducey.

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Decoding Steve Bannon's ouster from the NSC

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We sleep less as we age because our brains don’t think we're tired

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US Secretary of State Tillerson blames Assad forces for Syria gas deaths

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This refugee camp in Jordan has turned into a frontier town for Syrians escaping war

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Mob kills Muslim man transporting cows in India

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Barry Manilow opens up about his decision to keep his decades-long relationship a secret from fans

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