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The war of words over who is responsible for the placement of the proposed Lincroft Sports Complex at West Front Street Park has just gone nuclear. This past week, the Middletown Board of Education came under attack and has been made to look like the "bad guy" for its reluctance to allow the installation of two artificial turf fields on Board of Ed property. Last week at the February 1st Townshi...
MiddletownMike - Mon 6:46 p.m.
I found this interview with former Governor Corzine very troublesome. Here's what Corzine said about last year's big scandal: Pointing to the colossal N.J. sting operation in July and the fallout in Hudson, Corzine said that accepting campaign contributions in cash in exchange for favors is highly unacceptable. "None of this is attractive," Corzine said. "The discussion of it undermines...
Blue Jersey - Mon 11:44 a.m. - 2 clicks 
From Star Ledger's editorial this morning calling for voting machines that can produce a paper record of the vote, a physical record which can be checked against the tally of the voting machine's computer. Quoting Rep. Rush Holt: Otherwise, in the words of Rep. Rush Holt (D-12th Dist.), "we have faith-based voting." ...
Blue Jersey - Mon 8:29 a.m. - 3 clicks
It will be a busy day in Trenton today as both the Assembly and Senate will have committees meeting. They will hear testimony, consider legislation and hold confirmation hearings for the new Governor's cabinet members. The Senate Judiciary Committee will consider the nomination of Paula Dow to serve as the State's Attorney General. If confirmed by the Senate, she would be the first Afric...
Blue Jersey - Mon 5:28 a.m. - 3 clicks
Hey Middletown, The latest edition of "It's Your Town Hall" Newsletter is now availible for your reading please. This latest edition is a good one. Read what happened at the February 1st Township Committee Workshop meeting when dozens of residents showed up to voice their opposition to the proposed Lincroft "Sports Complex" at West Front Street Park. That and other news can be fo...
MiddletownMike - Mon 3:18 a.m.
LEGISLATIVE UPDATES: Last week I wrote about our several year sojourn to bring the many "shadow governments" in New Jersey (such as the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission) into the sunlight along with veto power for the Governor. But this past week has been really interesting. I've had the opportunity to try to translate into law these very fashionable words, "transparency and accou...
Blue Jersey - Sat 9:48 p.m.
Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (D 6th) was a guest blogger today for NJ Voices over at NJ.com. His blog post advocates for the continued push to reform the Nations health care system. " We can’t turn away from the job of finishing comprehensive health care reform for all Americans. We need to provide real choice for all Americans and lower premiums, end discrimination based on preexisting ...
MiddletownMike - Fri 4:53 p.m. - 11 clicks
In today's edition of the Asbury Park Press there is the following story that I spoke about in yesterdays blog post having to deal with the expansion and installation of an artificial turf field at the West Front Street Park in the Lincroft area of Middletown. It's interesting to see how fast Gerry Scharfenberger has back-peddled on this seeing how he was one of the people to vote in favor o...
MiddletownMike - Thu 6:21 a.m. - 5 clicks
The following newsletter was issued Monday by the office of Congressman Rush Holt and sent to his many constituents in the 12th Congressional District via email. As usual, it has a lot of good information and show that Holt is on top of a wide array of issues that are of a concern to residents in his district: Ten years ago the Institute of Medicine issued To Err is Human , a ground-break...
MiddletownMike - Wed 4:07 a.m. - 9 clicks
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - (West Windsor, NJ) – Rep. Rush Holt (NJ-12) today responded to the New Jersey Superior Court decision, which failed to require the expeditious deployment of paper ballots voting systems in New Jersey. The ruling found that “[s]ecurity vulnerabilities are present, to some degree, in every voting system. There is simply no such thing as a voting system that is impossible...
MiddletownMike - Tue 9:24 a.m. - 8 clicks
(Question - How would this new proposal be enforced to ensure that towns did not shirk their responsibilities to provide affordabled housing and if RCA's are reinstated how do you ensure that wealthier towns make timely payments to the towns receiving the compensation?) NJ.Com - By Lisa Fleisher/Statehouse Bureau TRENTON -- The state Senate began work today on a bill to transform the w...
MiddletownMike - Feb 1 - 2 clicks
"I'm tired of New Jersey getting its lunch eaten by other states, particularly by Pennsylvania," is a sentiment often expressed by some New Jerseyans when discussing the possibility that New Jersey businesses are moving to Pennsylvania. How true is the rhetoric? Are New Jersey companies and jobs really being lost to Pennsylvania because of the Keystone State's low taxes and more lucrative job s...
MiddletownMike - Feb 1 - 3 clicks
Bob Brown the former Old Bridge cop turned lawyer, who unsuccessfully ran for the State Assembly this past year, is a friend of mine and I like to keep tabs on him to see what he has been up to. Earlier today I was surfing the web looking for something interesting to post on the blog when I stumble upon Paul Mulshine's blog that just so happend to be about Bob and his daughter. Bob's daughter ...
MiddletownMike - Jan 28 - 11 clicks
I am hearing some very positive feedback from the publishers of the "It's Your Town Hall" newsletter, residents seem to be very interested in what's going on down at Middletown's Town Hall but for reasons such as work and family, they have not been able to pay as close attention as they would like to how their local government is run. Many who have subscribed to the newsletter (over 100 s...
MiddletownMike - Jan 27 - 3 clicks
Hamilton, West Windsor Malls go solar Developers Diversified will purchase some of the solar electricity for common area use, and tenants of Developers Diversified will have the opportunity to purchase the electricity generated by the solar power systems. “There were no upfront costs for the developer and they are collecting roof rent,” said Jamie Smith, vice president of sales for SunEdison. ...
The Center of NJ Life - Jan 21 - 7 clicks
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c Dreaded Bliss http://www.thedailyshow.com/ Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Health Care Crisis Yes, we are in the crowd shot, at 3:18. We saw Wyatt Cenac at a distance. This isn't his funniest work, but his point at the end is priceless. ...
The Center of NJ Life - Jan 15 - 8 clicks
With today’s vote in the state Senate, the New Jersey legislature defaulted on its constitutional obligation to provide same-sex couples in New Jersey equal protection, as unanimously mandated by the New Jersey Supreme Court in 2006. Garden State Equality has more here . ...
The Center of NJ Life - Jan 7 - 5 clicks
