Governor Murphy launches transgender website using part of $40 million American Rescue Plan funding

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Ocean County lawmakers are upset after Governor Phil Murphy continues to cut funding to schoolchildren but allocated a large amount of money to build a transgender hub using…

Ocean County Legislators Blast Murphy’s Funding of Transgender Website with Pandemic Relief Funds

Ocean County lawmakers questioned Gov. Phil Murphy's use of pandemic relief funds to develop a 'Transgender Information Hub' website while other critical needs that could have been funded have been ignored.…

Jackson Republicans claim seat at political table in Ocean County

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Ocean County GOP chairman George Gilmore is known as a fighter who knows how to win elections, especially when it comes to elections under his purview. Gilmore has…

GOP convention election results show clear winners in District 10 race

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Point Pleasant Beach Mayor Paul Kanitra went home from Wednesday night’s Ocean County GOP convention the clear winner across the board after he secured the party’s nomination to…

Gilmore suffers multiple defeats at contested Ocean County GOP convention

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Ocean County GOP Chairman George Gilmore suffered multiple defeats at Wednesday night’s political convention in Toms River. Gilmore sought to decertify the Republicans of Toms River last night,…

After meeting with OC GOP Chairman on school taxes, Murphy slashes school funding in Ocean County

TOMS RIVER, NJ – A secret meeting held in Red Bank between New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, New Jersey State Senator Vin Gopal and Ocean County GOP Chairman George Gilmore was alleged…

“The Chairman is targeting me” Gove announces she will fight back against Gilmore

TOMS RIVER, NJ – According to a report today, New Jersey Assemblywoman Diane Gove said Ocean County GOP Chairman George Gilmore is targeting her. Gove says Gilmore, in a coordinated scorched earth…

All out civil war declared in Ocean County GOP after rival elected officials ousted

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Ocean County GOP Chairman George Gilmore has officially declared an all-out civil war within the Ocean County GOP after a controversial meeting of a handpicked screening committee that…

Photo of dead whale that washed ashore in Brigantine. Photo by MMSC

Officials worried over latest whale death in New Jersey

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Something is killing off humpback whales at the Jersey Shore, and while New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy insists there’s no there, there, 10th District legislators disagree. Murphy has…

10th District Legislators Urge Murphy Administration to Halt Offshore Wind Projects

In response to reports of a ninth dead whale washing up along the Jersey shore, Senator Holzapfel and Assemblymen McGuckin and Catalano have called on the Murphy Administration to halt all offshore…

10th District Legislators Introduce Toll Relief Program Legislation for E-ZPass Commuters

To provide some financial relief for commuters, Senator Holzapfel and Assemblymen McGuckin and Catalano have introduced a bill to appropriate $250 million to the NJTA and SJTA in the form of a toll…

Ocean County GOP Chairman suffers setback in ill-conceived power play for state seats

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Ocean County GOP Chairman George Gilmore suffered a setback in his quest to unseat incumbent assemblyman Greg McGuckin and to replace John Catalano with his own picks. Gilmore’s…

Day after Toms River GOP endorses Mo Hill for Mayor, Catalano, candidate drops out of race

TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Toms River “Republicans for Toms River” political club has endorsed Mo Hill for mayor along with his running mates Councilman Matt Lotano, Josh Kopp, and Kevin Geoghegan.…

Catalano to not seek re-election to New Jersey assembly amid Ocean County GOP power shuffle

BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – Deals are being made left and right across Ocean County as GOP Chairman George Gilmore continues to purge political opposition countywide. Rumors swirled over the winter that both…

Toms River Councilman Dan Rodrick (L) and Toms River Regular Republican Club Chairwoman Geri Ambrosio.

Toms River councilman threatened after termination of politically connected township worker

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Nepotism, and patronage jobs are nothing new in Toms River. For years, elected officials have openly admitted that many jobs in town hall are given to people who…

10th District Lawmakers Introduce Bill Mandating State Board of Education to Meet in Person

District 10 lawmakers introduced legislation requiring members of the New Jersey State Board of Education to attend Board meetings in person while giving parents the ability to access these meetings both publicly…

Jackson mayor vetoes ordinance that would fine residents for improper tree care

JACKSON, NJ – Jackson Township Mayor Michael Reina said that an ordinance proposed by Council President Martin Flemming and approved during the 2022 council session was an example of government overreach. He…

Officials irate over state plan to turn deadly Toms River toxic site into park and future development

TOMS RIVER, NJ – It turns out local officials in Ocean County and Toms River were not consulted by state officials when they agreed to a settlement with BASF, the current owners…

Arace appears to have won the Manchester mayoral election

MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ – Days after mailing a campaign newspaper to residents, Donald Trump supporting candidate Robert Arace appears to have defeated incumbent Republican Mayor Robert Hudak. The Arace vs. Hudak campaign…

“Phil Murphy is delusional” shore legislators say as governor says New Jersey prepared for immigrant buses

TOMS RIVER, NJ – New Jersey governor Phil Murphy is delusional. That’s the sentiment today from Ocean County legislators representing New Jersey’s 10th District after the governor said New Jersey is prepared…

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