Monmouth County News

New Jersey Gov.-elect Chris Christie spent much of the last year speaking about why his approach would be best for businesses in the state.

Acode of ethics is a basic but necessary document needed as a foundation at every level of government.

Immigrant rights organizations were alarmed by the election of Kim Guadagno as lieutenant governor of New Jersey because she has supported the implementation of 287 , which allows local law enforcement to enforce federal immigration laws, reports El Diario/La Prensa.

Share + Nov 5, 2009 2:57 pm US/Eastern MANALAPAN, N.J. Authorities have released the name of a worker who was killed Wednesday by a falling tree in a state park in Monmouth County.

A sleeping giant awoke Tuesday when the Monmouth County Republican organization scored a dynasty-era margin of victory in the race for a freeholder seat, a sign that the party - after internal turmoil - has revitalized under the leadership of Joseph W. Oxley.

Monmouth County has run out of the H1N1 influenza vaccine, but officials today said it's a temporary situation and that they plan to schedule clinics to administer doses when more vaccine becomes available.

" Republican Chris Christie bested Gov. Jon Corzine in yesterday's election despite being outspent by the unpopular Democratic incumbent.

A state park maintenance worker was killed this morning when a tree fell on him at a park in Monmouth County.

After a one year of Democratic rule, Monmouth County Republicans have rebounded to take control of county government, with John P. Curley cruising to victory over Democrat Sean Byrnes and independent Stan Rosenthal in Tuesday's election.

A 41-year-old Freehold man stabbed the mother of his child, critically injuring the woman, authorities said.

New Jersey's candidates for governor are darting through the state Monday, in a final push for votes in a race that's too close to call.

If you missed any of our endorsements over the past two weeks and want to catch up in the 11th hour, here are our preferences: GOVERNOR Chris Christie After four more years of out-of-control taxes and excessive spending in Trenton, it's time for a new governor.

Itchy House Films in conjunction with Gruntled Entertainment, will shoot its latest project, Change, in Asbury Park and Neptune on Saturday, October 31 and Sunday, November 1. The short film, directed and produced by award-winning cinematographer Jay Rodriguez, takes place in Monmouth County.

By George MattarStaff writergmattar@phillyBurbs.com609-871-8036The New Jersey attorney general has announced $3.2 million in grants for state and county prisoner re-entry programs to help them return to productive lives in their neighborhoods.Anne Milgram made the announcement Friday and said the grants are backed by federal economic recovery funds ...

Just about any way you slice it, New Jersey still tops the nation in property taxes.

A judge voiced concerns during a hearing Thursday that a former medical doctor, who was found not guilty by reason of insanity of killing her parents in Chatham in 2000, has not seen her psychiatrist face-to-face in a while and refuses to let social workers monitor her medication intake.

Shielding his face from the lens of a photographer, a man who admitted being at an alleged hit-and-run attempted murder of a Red Bank lawyer testified Wednesday he didn't know that was the purpose of the ride he took with an associate.

Stevie Wonder is an American singer, song-writer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. Stevie has been blind since birth, but it is clear to see that he hasn’t let that personal trauma hold him back from achieving his goals.

Wonder began his career at a young age and by the time he was thirteen he already had a major hit song titled “Fingertips” which featured the popular musician Marvin Gaye. In the 1970’s, Stevie Wonder came out with one of his most famous albums, “Talking Book,” which featured two of Stevie’s number one songs including “Superstition” and “You Are The Sunshine Of My Life.”

Stevie Wonder has also been awarded for some of the most prestigious titles in the music and entertainment industry including; Life Time Achievement Award, twenty-two Grammy Awards, an Academy Award for Best Song and remains an icon to many famous artists and musicians of our time: Mariah Carey, Justin Timberlake, Beyonce Knowles , Prince and many more as well.

Stevie Wonder will be at the Borgata Casino on Friday October 30th through Saturday October 31st. The best selection of tickets is on sale now through ACTickets.com

I have never met an elected official of any party like Sean Byrnes of Middletown.

Red Bank’s famed Brew Pub and Italian Grill, Basil T’s, has been voted “the best" micro brewery in Monmouth County in the 2009 Asbury Park Press Reader's Choice Awards.

Basil’s famous micro brewery features a minimum of 6 hand crafted ales each season, all brewed by brew master Gretchen Schmidhausler. Schmidhausler has been brewing beers for over 10 years and is a graduate of the American Brewers Guild's Craftbrewers Apprenticeship Program, in Woodland, CA. She is only the second Head Brewer in Basil's history, taking over for Bob Hettmansperger in September of 2000.