Politically Connected Ocean County Pay to Play Law Firm Received $1.1 Million in Public Contracts in 2019

TOMS RIVER, NJ – A politically connected law firm in Toms River received $1,168,375.79 in public contracts across Ocean County in 2019 according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission’s Pay…

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Rodrick: Pay to Play Politics Is Destroying Toms River, I cannot Sit idly By and Watch

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Pay to play politics in New Jersey, Ocean County and even in Toms River is nothing new, but in 2019 when a political regime shift occurred within the…

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Hundreds of Boaters Travel the Barnegat Bay in Trump, Law Enforcement Support Boat Parade

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Several hundred boats today participated in the President Donald J. Trump boat parade, filling the Barnegat Bay from Toms River north to Mantoloking. The entire bay was a…

New Jersey News

Freeholder Joseph Vicari Calls For More Local Control of Reopening Businesses During COVID-19

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Ocean County Freeholder Joseph Vicari said he agreed with a plan presented by former New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Joseph Rullo to reopen shore businesses. Rullo called into Wednesday’s…

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Three More Ocean County Parks Reopening on Thursday

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Ocean County Freeholder Virginia Haines’ plan to get herself in the newspapers by spacing out park openings to get the best media bang for the buck, which is…

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NJ Globe Reports Jackson Councilman Who Called for National Guard Deployment in Lakewood is now Resigning

JACKSON, NJ – David Wildstein, editor of the New Jersey Globe reported today that tonight’s special council meeting in Jackson is to announce the resignation of Trump appointee Barry Calogero. Wildstein, a…

Politics

Murphy Just Reopened Parks in New Jersey

TRENTON, NJ – Governor Murphy just announced the reopening of all state parks, golf course and county parks as of May 2nd. Although his authority will automatically open the state park facilities,…

Government News

With All Parks Closed in Ocean County Kids Now Playing in Parking Lots and Streets

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Last month, Ocean County Freeholder Virginia Haines, 83, unilaterally made the decision to close Ocean County’s huge public park system because Orthodox Jews were reported visiting the county’s…

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Want Parks Open? Don’t Just Blame Phil Murphy…Blame Your Mayor and County Freeholders and Do-Nothing Assemblymen

OCEAN COUNTY, NJ – There is a call, mostly among Republicans and conservatives in and around the Jersey Shore to reopen parks. The shore is home to many spacious state parks, but…

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Governor Murphy Reason on Park Closures Due to Religious Gatherings

OCEAN COUNTY-Several weeks ago, Ocean County Freeholder Virginia Haines, 89, closed all of Ocean County’s parks because of large gatherings of religious Orthodox Jews visiting a bayside park in Brick Township. Publicly,…

New Jersey News·Politics

McGuckin Flip Flops on COVID-19 Park Closures

TOMS RIVER- New Jersey Assemblyman Gregory P. McGuckin yesterday joined his fellow Republicans in the New Jersey Assembly to overturn Governor Phil Murphy’s closure of state parks. McGuckin and Republicans, who are…

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New Jersey Democrats Back Murphy, Vote to Keep State Parks Closed

TRENTON, NJ – The fight to keep New Jersey’s State Parks open during the COVID-19 epidemic has gone straight down the party line. New Jersey Assembly Democrats defeated Republicans 52-27, signaling the…

Ocean County News·Politics

Governor Murphy Shuts Down All State and County Parks

TRENTON-Governor Phil Murphy today announced the immediate closure of all of New Jersey’s state and county parks. Earlier this week, Ocean County Freeholder Virginia Haines, 78, ordered Ocean County parks closed. A…

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Freeholders Approve $2.5 Million Plan for Prospect Street Construction in Lakewood

LAKEWOOD-If you haven’t driven down Prospect Street in Lakewood in a while, you may not recognize it today. The road used to be a quaint tree-lined road on the south side with…

Government News·Ocean County News

Out of Work with Nothing to Do? Ocean County Parks Offering Social Media Programming

Coming live from the Nature Center at Cattus Island County Park in Toms River will be Nikki Vernachio, senior park naturalist, who will talk about the Box Turtle. “We encourage everyone to…

Government News

Jackson Mayor Healing Party Wounds Through Public Contracts

JACKSON-It hasn’t even been one year since Lacey resident Frank B. Holman, III, not to be confused with Frank B. Holman, Jr., took control of the Ocean County Republican party, but scars…

Government News·Ocean County News·Politics

Organized Crime Evolved? Public Jobs, Contracts are the New Brown Envelopes of Ocean County’s Organized, Legalized Political “Crime”

NEW JERSEY-They treat the business no differently than an organized crime syndicate, but in New Jersey, it’s completely legal. Gone are the days when politicians take brown envelopes under the table filled…

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Politically Connected Ocean County Pay to Play Law Firm Received $1.1 Million in Public Contracts in 2019

Rodrick: Pay to Play Politics Is Destroying Toms River, I cannot Sit idly By and Watch

Hundreds of Boaters Travel the Barnegat Bay in Trump, Law Enforcement Support Boat Parade

Freeholder Joseph Vicari Calls For More Local Control of Reopening Businesses During COVID-19

Three More Ocean County Parks Reopening on Thursday

NJ Globe Reports Jackson Councilman Who Called for National Guard Deployment in Lakewood is now Resigning

Murphy Just Reopened Parks in New Jersey

With All Parks Closed in Ocean County Kids Now Playing in Parking Lots and Streets

Want Parks Open? Don’t Just Blame Phil Murphy…Blame Your Mayor and County Freeholders and Do-Nothing Assemblymen

Governor Murphy Reason on Park Closures Due to Religious Gatherings

McGuckin Flip Flops on COVID-19 Park Closures

New Jersey Democrats Back Murphy, Vote to Keep State Parks Closed

Governor Murphy Shuts Down All State and County Parks

Freeholders Approve $2.5 Million Plan for Prospect Street Construction in Lakewood

Out of Work with Nothing to Do? Ocean County Parks Offering Social Media Programming

Jackson Mayor Healing Party Wounds Through Public Contracts

Organized Crime Evolved? Public Jobs, Contracts are the New Brown Envelopes of Ocean County’s Organized, Legalized Political “Crime”

Ocean County Republican Chairman No-Show at County Swear-In Service

Rise Up Ocean County Shut Down by Facebook?

2020 Ocean County Political Predictions

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