Tom Mongelli

NYC Commuter Tax Proposal Draws Fire From Monmouth

If you’re pinching pennies just to afford a daily commute from New Jersey to a job in New York City, there may be more trouble on the way.

Manhattan Borough Council President Scott Stringer has proposed a “commuter tax” in an effort to shore up the city’s finances

NJ Supreme Court To Rule On Ocean County Deportation Claim

A sex crime felon deported to Mexico after his 2005 conviction in Ocean County is the subject of a ruling expected Tuesday by the New Jersey Supreme Court.

Juan Pablo Santos was deported in 2008 in the aftermath of relations with a 14-year-old girl

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Runyan, Shinseki Tour Joint Base Clinic

Teeming numbers of veterans using the Community Based Outpatient Clinic at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst – and exponential distances they’re forced to travel for in-depth care – prompt a visit by US Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki

Gartland Admits Bilking Perth Amboy Schools

The Maryland insurance broker who last week admitted giving the former Toms River schools superintendent about $1,000,000 in bribes to keep his contracts today admitted skimming more than $2,600,000 from the Perth Amboy school district.

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Ocean County Official Predicts Record 2012 Tourism

Ocean County’s tourism dollars are nearing unprecedented heights – nearly $4,000,000,000 in 2011, according to state figures obtained by county Freeholder Joe Vicari. That’s third in the state, behind Atlantic City and Cape May

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Ritacco Co-Defendant Pleads Guilty

The onetime insurance broker for the Toms River Regional School district today admitted his role in a bribery scheme that funneled millions of dollars to former Superintendent Michael Ritacco.

Controlled Burn In Monmouth’s Ocean Township Today

If you see smoke behind the Board of Education building in Monmouth County’s Ocean Township today, no cause for alarm. It’s scheduled.

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New Round Of DWI Checkpoints In Ocean County

Warmer temperatures signal higher shore traffic volume. Ocean County law enforcement aims to see that everyone behind the wheel is sober.

Toms River Township Administrator Paul Shives (L) and Mayor Thomas Kelaher present their proposed 2012 budget. (Tom Mongelli, Townsquare Media NJ) Toms River Township Administrator Paul Shives (L) and Mayor Thomas Kelaher present their proposed 2012 budget. (Tom Mongelli, Townsquare Media NJ)

Toms River Tax Rate Up In Proposed Budget

They’ve got a rope around spending, and they’ve shrunk the size of government. But Toms River officials are asking homeowners to pay about $78.86 more per year under the municipal budget introduced Tuesday.

The public h

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Kyrillos To Challenge Menendez In Twitter Town Hall

U.S. Senator Robert Menendez will likely meet his potential election rival in cyberspace today.