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The other day a friend of mine forwarded me a photo of the governor sitting at a bar in Point Pleasant Beach just after Hurricane Irene in 2011. The reason …
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FORKED RIVER – Elected officials in all-Republican Lacey Township just quietly voted themselves a salary increase in excess of 40%, public records obtained this week revealed. According to documents provided …
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First mounds of sand pumped ashore to start massive beach replenishment project
ORTLEY BEACH — The first mounds of sand for one of New Jersey’s largest beach replenishment projects started being pumped onto Ortley Beach this week as Shore towns on the …
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LAKEWOOD-This week Rabbi Yisroel Schenkolewksi, of the Lakewood Vaad sent out a robocall to Lakewood Orthodox Jewish voters urging them to vote in Tuesday’s primary elections to secure the power of …
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Rullo: Guadagno "Sold Her Soul"; Secures Powerful Lakewood Orthodox Bloc Vote
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonLAKEWOOD-The influential political power brokers of Lakewood Township, the Lakewood Vaad, have announced Kim Guadagno as their candidate of choice for governor of New Jersey in Tuesday’s Republican primary election. In …
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TOMS RIVER-A campaign of mudslinging and personal assaults has been ongoing against Justin Lamb, a Lavallette police officer who is challenging Jersey Shore pizza magnate Maria Maruca for her seat …
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Reagan's 11th Commandment All But Forgotten in Toms River GOP Primary
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonTOMS RIVER-Republicans in Toms River have long adhered to the 11th commandment, an often spoken, unspoken rule that is cherished by many party loyalists. It was created by GOP’s most revered …
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Voters on Saturday voted in a special election to build a $14,000,000 firehouse in Downtown Toms River. The effort was touted by Toms River Fire District 1 Administrator, Brian Kubiel, …
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Consistent with Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ tough-on-crime approach, the Justice Department has issued new guidance to federal prosecutors that rescinds “inconsistent” Obama-era charging and sentencing policies and requires that defendants …
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Guadagno: Christie would make a good FBI director
NEWARK — Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno may be distancing herself from Gov. Chris Christie as she runs for the Republican nomination to succeed him, but she didn’t scoff Wednesday at …
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Agudath Israel Files Lawsuit Against Jackson Township for Religious Discrimination
JACKSON-A series of laws and ordinances enacted by the township of Jackson in recent months has led to Agudath Israel of America filing a religious discrimination lawsuit against the town. …
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Suspected Point Pleasant Aspiring ISIS Terrorist Stabbed Mom's Dog Because it was "unclean"
A Point Pleasant man who was accused by the FBI of providing material support for ISIS was caught after police were called on a report that he had stabbed his mother’s …
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How Lakewood became a worldwide destination for Orthodox Jews | Di Ionno
It is Friday in Lakewood. A few thousand young men in black suits and wide-brimmed black hats are rushing toward Beth Medrash Govoha (BMG), the world’s largest yeshiva outside of …
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NJ Governor Christie Vetoes Dem Bill that Sought to Block President Trump from Being on 2020 Ballot
TRENTON-A bill approved by the legislature in the blue state of New Jersey that could have kept President Donald Trump off the ballot in the Garden State in 2020 if …
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The first state-sponsored debates for Democrats and Republicans running for New Jersey governor will be held May 9. Leading up to that, NJ Advance Media is profiling the four Democrats …
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump returned to New Jersey late Thursday for the first time since becoming the nation’s 45th president After joining Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at the …
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TRENTON — Phil Murphy, the Democratic front-runner for New Jersey governor, on Thursday unveiled his plan to overhaul problem-plagued NJ Transit — and he didn’t rule out instituting a new …
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TRENTON-A new Quinnipiac University poll released this week shows that 51% of New Jersey’s Republican voters don’t know who they are going to vote for on June 6th as their party’s …
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Guadagno: Never Underestimate a Woman with a Gun
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonTOMS RIVER-Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno is under fire this week over a comment she made back in March at the Ocean County GOP Governor’s forum at the Days Hotel in …
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Joe Rullo Challenges New Jersey's Assault on Gun Rights in Jackson Township
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonJACKSON-New Jersey candidate for Governor and Ocean County resident Joseph Rullo spoke Wednesday night in front of a standing room only crowd at the Jackson Township based Central Jersey Rifle …
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LAKEWOOD-The besieged Lakewood school district suffered another blow this week after 140 public teachers and faculty members received a Rice notice regarding their future employment in the district. The story was …
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PELICAN ISLAND-This weekend, Joe Rullo, an anti-establishment Republican candidate running for Governor of New Jersey in the June 6th Republican primary election endorsed political newcomer Justin Lamb for Toms River’s …
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Establishment Republicans in Toms River Launch Attack Against Primary Challenger Lamb
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonTOMS RIVER-A press release issued by the Toms River Republican Club, the political powerbrokers of the community, criticized fellow Republican opponent Justin Lamb, just days after Lamb thanked the town …
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President Donald Trump started taking heat for his first 100 days performance several weeks before the symbolic deadline even approached. It seems to matter little to pundits that no one …
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Rozzi: With Drone Ban Ordinance, Toms River Council Flies to Unconstitutional Heights
Tonight, the Toms River Township Council will consider an ill-advised and legally questionable ordinance that would severely limit the ability of citizens to operate drones in accordance with federal law …