Toms River Councilman: Murphy Should Apologize to Toms River Businesses Affected by Route 166 Debacle

by Daniel Rodrick, Councilman, Toms River Township Nearly 25,000 motorists use that intersection each day and to make matters worse, shoppers are avoiding the area. These businesses depend on the weeks between…

Phil Murphy Salts Roads in Anticipation of Fog Across New Jersey

TRENTON-Nobody is sure where Governor Phil Murphy is getting his weather forecasts from these days, but it certainly isn’t NJ’s most entrusted weatherman, Dan Zarrow, of NJ 101.5. Murphy who has essentially…

Murphy Congratulates Himself for Being “Real Governor” After Snowstorm

TRENTON-Governor Phil Murphy shared a Facebook message from a NJ Transit worker he appeared in a photo-op with the day after dropping the ball on New Jersey during the state’s first snowstorm…

NJ Governor Phil Murphy Can’t Even Celebrate Marine Corps Birthday Properly

PRINCETON-Governor Phil Murphy, still reeling from his no-show during last week’s snowstorm that gridlocked most of north and central Jersey for up to 10 hours dropped another ball this past weekend, celebrating…

Governor Murphy Blames Weather Forecasters for Bad Snowjob

TRENTON-On Friday, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy held a post-nor’easter excuse-laden news conference which laid blame on Thursday evening’s rush hour storm madness on weather forecasters, tractor trailers and even commuters. Some…

Dissecting Governor Phil Murphy’s Epic Failure in Season’s First Snowfall

Governor Phil Murphy said November winter storm caught state by surprise, despite ample warning from multiple reliable weather forecasters. TRENTON-Phil Murphy was caught with his pants down on Thursday as millions of…

Democrats Warn: Don’t Let Governor Murphy Steal Your Vote…Here’s How to Avoid It

TOMS RIVER-Political absurdity can’t get any worse when it comes to the Ocean County Democrats. Their inner circle of diehard supporters is getting smaller by the day as key political allies are…

Phil Murphy’s New Ocean County Prosecutor Loses First Battle on the Job

TOMS RIVER-Bradley Billheimer is Governor Phil Murphy’s partisan replacement of Joseph Coronato for the role of Ocean County Prosecutor and we can only hope the former criminal defender can fight crime better…

Murphy Sacks Coronato, Names Criminal Defender as Prosecutor for Ocean County

TRENTON-As reported by Shore News Network several weeks ago, it is now official, Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph Coronato has been replaced. Coronato was forced by the Murphy administration to submit his resignation,…

Local Legislators Oppose Murphy’s New Gas Tax Hike

TRENTON-Senator Christopher J. Connors, Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf and Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove, who vehemently opposed and voted against the 23-cent per gallon increase in the gas tax passed in 2016, released the…

Phil Murphy: Cost of Living in New Jersey So High, $15 Min. Wage a Must

TRENTON-The cost of living in New Jersey, mostly through the state being one of the most taxed states in the nation requires a mandatory $15 minimum wage, according to New Jersey Governor…

Freeholder Little Says Board of Freeholders Will Oppose Murphy Gas Tax Increase

TOMS RIVER-LIKE A BAD PENNY, or in this case two pennies, another hike in the state’s gasoline tax could soon be burdening local motorists, thanks to Trenton lawmakers. “Here we go again,”…

Report: Governor Murphy to Replace Prosecutor with Defense Attorney

TOMS RIVER-To the victor go the spoils. That’s how politics works in New Jersey and for Ocean County, the unfortunate end result of partisan warfare means that one of the state’s most…

Murphy School Security Cut Angers Community that Supported His Campaign for Governor

TRENTON-New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has cut over $500 million from the state legislature’s “Securing Our Children’s Future Bond Act” on Monday. Originally proposed last month as a $1 billion aid package…

Governor Murphy Gets Lukewarm Reception Visiting Flooded Brick Neighborhood

BRICK-It probably wasn’t the reception Democratic Governor Phil Murphy expected in Ocean County’s only “Blue” municipality Friday morning as “feisty” residents grilled the Governor about their recovery process, according to a report…

Governor Phil Murphy to Visit Brick Township After Flooding

BRICK-New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is expected to visit Brick Township on Friday to assess damages caused by this week’s flooding in the Greenbriar development. His visit comes as the township is…

Citing Deplorable Conditions, Phil Murphy’s Pro Women’s Soccer Team Runs Like a Sweat Shop

Fans and former players of the Sky Blue FC women’s professional soccer team wants their majority owner out of the picture, citing horrendous and deplorable living and working conditions. The team is…

Jackson School Board Announces Emergency Meeting to Compensate for Murphy’s $1.35 Million School Aid Cut

JACKSON-The Jackson Township School District is hosting an emergency budget meeting to compensate their 2018-19 budget for the $1.35 million aid slash inflicted by Governor Phil Murphy and New Jersey state Democrats.…

After Supporting Murphy Platform, Toms River, Brick School Democrats Having Buyer’s Remorse

Local Democrats to Blame for School Aid Cuts TOMS RIVER-Despite multimillion dollar shortfalls across school districts in Ocean County, some of which openly supported Governor Phil Murphy’s gubernatorial campaign, the NJEA this…

Even Local Democrats Can’t Support Phil Murphy When it Comes to Schools and Taxes in New Jersey

BRICK-Brick Township is Ocean County’s blue town. The township and the school board are controlled by Trenton backed Democrats, but now, even Mayor John Ducey, who was sworn into office by Governor…

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