Everything You Need to Know About Ocean County’s Parks Reopening This Weekend

by Ocean County Government TOMS RIVER, NJ – Ocean County will gradually reopen its parks for passive recreation along with its golf courses starting Saturday, May 2, according to Ocean County Freeholder…

Community News·Ocean County News

Little League Cancels Little League World Series for 2020

WILLIAMSPORT, PA – There will be no field of dreams for Little League All-Stars around the world will not have an opportunity showcase their talents at the international level as Little League…

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Ocean County To Reopen a Just a Few Parks this Weekend, Including Two in Lakewood

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Shortly after Governor Phil Murphy recognized that the closure of parks during the COVID-19 pandemic could open a pandora’s box of alternative mental and physical health issues, Ocean…

Ocean County News

Starbucks Sales Down 10%, Company Says It Will be Stronger Than Before

SEATTLE, WA – Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) today reported financial results for its 13-week fiscal second quarter ended March 29, 2020. GAAP results in fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2019 include items which are excluded…

Business News

Wildwood Allows Boardwalk Restaurants to Open for Takeout

WILDWOOD, NJ – Nothing makes sense about how local governments are responding to Governor Phil Murphy’s especially in seaside towns with boardwalks where restaurants on one side of the road can open…

Business News·Cape May County News·Food & Dining

CDC Issues Social Distancing Guidelines for Pets After Two Cats Contract Coronavirus

Washington, D.C. – The CDC is now warning Americans to practice safe social distancing with pets after two cats in New York City have come down with the COVID-19 coronavirus. The U.S.…

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Murphy Announces All-Star Team of Corporate Executives Tasked With Developing Reopening Strategy

TRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy today signed an executive order creating a commission charged with advising the administration on the timing and preparation for New Jersey’s recovery from the COVID-19 shutdown. The Governor’s Restart and Recovery…

New Jersey News·Ocean County News·Politics

Governor Murphy’s Road Map Forward Looks More Like a Road to Nowhere

TRENTON, NJ – Governor Phil Murphy today released what we are now dubbing his “Road to Nowhere” in front of a pool of press reporters who broke character today and questioned Murphy’s…

Government News

NJ.com Report: Gov.Murphy won’t accept a cabinet post from a Democratic president

Governor Murphy Says “No Property Tax Relief” During COVID-19

BRICK, NJ – via Brick Shore Beat – Brick Township Mayor John Ducey offered his residents a grace period, free of interest penalties for residents of Brick Township, but New Jersey Governor…

Politics

New Executive Order Allows Renters to Use Security Deposit as Rent

TRENTON, NJ – There’s good news for renters during Governor Phil Murphy’s COVID-19 shutdown, renters can work with their landlords to use their security deposit as a rent payment while the state…

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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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McGuckin Calls on Murphy, Haines to Reopen Parks, Introduces Bill to Fine You $10,000 for Using Them

TOMS RIVER-It’s not quite clear where Assemblyman Greg P. McGuckin’s head is these days. Last week, McGuckin introduced a bill to the New Jersey Assembly that would fine residents $10,000 per incident…

Government News·Politics

Department of Defense Extends Travel Ban to June 30th

WASHINGTON, D.C. – If you have friends or family in the military service, you’re now going to have to wait more than two more months to be reunited with them as the…

Travel·US and World News

Mobile Charger Company Donates Thousands of Masks to New Jersey Police Officers, First Responders

Anker Innovations, a global leader in mobile charging and consumer electronics, today announced it has shipped over 1.8 million masks to the United States, Europe, China and other regions around the world. This week, and with…

Police Blotter

If You Applied For COVID-19 Small Business Loan, Your Data May Have Been Exposed

WASHINGTON, DC – VIA CNBC – Most small business owners are irate over their COVID-19 small business loans being passed up for larger corporations who received a bulk of the funding approved…

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NJ Outdoor Alliance Slams McGuckin-Catalano Plan That Would Fine You $10,000 for Going to the Park

TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Outdoor Alliance is calling the McGuckin-Catalano bill that seeks to drastically increase fines for violating Governor Phil Murphy’s executive orders from $1,000 to $10,000 preposterous. The…

Government News·Ocean County News·Politics

Lakewood Mayor: No Weddings to be Held in Lakewood

LAKEWOOD- Lakewood Mayor Ray Coles, one day after it was announced that the leaders of the township had figured a way to host small family weddings said that plan is no more.…

Community News·Police Blotter·Politics

New Jersey comedian tells it like it is when it comes to COVID-19 financial fiasco

Vic DiBitetto, a New Jersey comedian from the state that’s probably one of the worst when it comes to how bad government has handled the COVID-19 crisis sent a clear message to…

Community News·Entertainment News

Harvard Takes $9 MILLION From Small Business Bailout, Now Trump Wants it Back

President Donald J. Trump was furious when he found out Harvard University received a $9 million loan through the COVID-19 small business stimulus package and says he wants the university to give…

Government News·School and Education News

“Apparently Everybody thinks you can shoot the COVID-19 with a bullet,” New Jersey State Police Officer Insults Resident Waiting for Permit

A New Jersey State Police officer under the supervision of Superintendent Patrick J. Callahan’s police reportedly mocked a person waiting out the COVID-19 pandemic to get a gun permit despite huge backlogs…