tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151951472024-03-13T00:34:25.533-05:00Bayshore JournalistaNews, politics and semi-coherent writing about the Bayshore region in Monmouth County, New Jersey.Jackie Corleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10799045473562227573noreply@blogger.comBlogger226125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15195147.post-26997912878890882092008-10-26T19:35:00.004-05:002008-10-26T19:58:42.968-05:00My book's out now<img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 117px; height: 189px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4bmvvVrQZHSF9q_S-vFh1xjh2SLxfbGqEfg1hbl6tikhYDSt95EJu9uOnFo9bGaHHgpNoGbxTKjcmsnGC-n5yzvHjCJCcuUSZcLJhyR1gTpDoakmQjzv4VMnJ44HwajxFCBDV/s320/suburban.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261629960273562642" border="0" /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0977815153/">You can now order my book on Amazon.</a></span><br /><br />In the next month or so there will be copies available in area Barnes & Noble stores and Foodtowns. (How awesome is it to get a book into grocery stores? So totally freakin' badass and awesome.)<br /><br />I've done a good amount of readings in NYC lately and I'm hoping to arrange a few in Jersey soon. For event information and to learn more about the book, <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://jackiecorley.wordriot.org/">visit my writing site</a></span>.Jackie Corleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10799045473562227573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15195147.post-47305807884363726722008-06-01T09:47:00.003-05:002008-06-01T10:08:01.524-05:00Why pick on all of Keansburg?The APP ran the following story today about the Keanburg Board of Ed meeting following the revelation of the Barbara Trzeszkowski buy-out fiasco:<br /><br /><a href=http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080601/NEWS/806010421>Despite furor, no crowd at school board meeting</a><br /><br />I call shenanigans. <br /><br />Once you get into the story, you realize that there was indeed a packed house at the board meeting. Folks just didn't wait 2 1/2 hours for the board to get out of executive session and many left. Of course, the APP reporters had to stay there the entire time to get a story. (Though, not surprisingly, Courier reporters had no problem getting the school board prez's statement on <a href="http://simplysable.blogspot.com/2008/05/keansburg-school-board-president.html">a YouTube video</a> <em>before</em> the meeting even began.)<br /><br />I'm sure the APP reporters were none too pleased to sit around an auditorium all night waiting to get a story. However, that's their problem, not Keansburg's. <br /><br />Any reporter worth his or her salt would have had enough contacts built up in the Bayshore and thus had an idea what was going to happen that night before it did. There is no reason to insinuate that the <em>entire town</em> doesn't give a damn what happens in their school system by publishing a tantrum-like response to a wasted few hours. <br /><br />Based on my experience covering the Bayhore, I'd say the typical Keansburg resident is <em>more</em> involved and <em>more</em> knowledgeable than wealthier folks in bedroom communities. <br /><br />The APP owes Keansburg an apology.Jackie Corleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10799045473562227573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15195147.post-34831044527122225502008-05-28T13:02:00.005-05:002008-05-28T13:17:30.723-05:00Buy my book<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://sonewpublishing.com/stacks/corley/"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 295px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg_KEvC0SToR9UKfBNS3iJB8ZJt_6eIiyLE2di4chB1zn-MY6YSw7RedZqGBnWs_f83t5CuZV6EcanDqCgWFnssh04n8u4HYpuXwKrMEnVHg09hroY90eZLRjszWQ_p_X3DUSb/s320/Swindle+Cover8a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205491601787207506" border="0" /></a>I deliberately try to avoid mixing my literary endeavors with my Monmouth ramblings, but I have a book coming out and I owe my publisher some half-way decent local promotion.<br /><br />My short story collection, The Suburban Swindle, is now <a href="http://sonewpublishing.com/stacks/corley/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">available for pre-order direct from my publisher</span></a>. The official publication date will be in the fall but copies ordered from the publisher should start shipping in a couple months.<br /><br />Here are blurbs about the book:<br /><br />"Sharp, bold, and deeply affecting, Jackie Corley's stories are like poetry made from the gritty stuff of hard-scrabble life. Dead garden snakes and forgotten video games, gravestone statues that seem to dance in the night: in Corley's able hands, the mundane, even the ugly, are transformed. The young men and women who struggle through her slim, piercing collection, stay with you long after you've finished reading; tough-talking and scarred, tattooed and tender, they search Corley's dirty, sparkling New Jersey streets for something always just out of reach.<br /><br />"A fiercely original debut. Corley is a talent to watch."<br />-<a href="http://www.voodooheart.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Scott Snyder</span></a>, author of <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385338422"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Voodoo Heart</span></a></span><br /><br />"Finally a 20-something author who is neither precious nor coddled. Finally a young writer who writes about life as it actually is instead of some trust fund prick's fantasy of America. Jackie Corley is almost completely alone among the new set of writers in that she is actually telling stories about real humans. And she is telling them well, with the kind of immediacy that most young writers have had beaten out of them in MFA factories. Corley is original and unforgiving. I cannot say enough about Jackie Corley. She doesn't flinch. Read this book."<br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.ianspiegelman.com/">Ian Spiegelman</a></span>, author <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1401360262"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Welcome to Yesterday</span></span></a> and <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1400060567">Everyone's Burning</a></span></span><br /><br />"I am tempted to compare Jackie Corley's writing to a strong cup of coffee. It wakes you up, it gets you addicted, and sometimes it's burning hot. Or I could say it's like whiskey--it's strong, it blurs your vision, and gives you the guts to face the hard truths and bitter pains of life. But forget about those liquid comparisons, because Corley's work is solid! The Suburban Swindle unleashes a new, bold, American voice that you'd be foolish to ignore."<br />-<a href="http://www.futuretensebooks.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kevin Sampsell</span></a>, author of <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0981502733">Creamy Bullets</a></span></span>Jackie Corleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10799045473562227573noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15195147.post-72151980237467690812008-02-13T15:35:00.005-05:002008-02-13T15:48:51.833-05:00NY Times takes Chris Christie down a notch or two<a href=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/13/nyregion/13christie.html?_r=3&ref=nyregion target=new>Check out today's New York Times article</a>.<br /><br />Here are some choice excerpts:<blockquote>In 2002, when Mr. Christie’s office won an indictment against the Essex County executive, James Treffinger, a popular Republican, he was not permitted to surrender like most elected officials who find themselves in similar circumstances. Instead, Mr. Treffinger, who was about to begin a campaign for the United States Senate, was arrested at gunpoint and spent more than six hours in handcuffs and leg shackles. ...<br /><br />But politicians and lawyers involved in the corruption case say that they knew that an informant had <b>secretly recorded Mr. Treffinger making a vulgar derogatory comment about Mr. Christie’s hulking frame</b>, and some <b>former Treffinger aides contend that his harsh treatment was a payback</b>.</blockquote>Okay, the guy apparently doesn't like people picking on his weight. Got it.<blockquote>Mr. Christie’s critics say he well knows the political damage a candidate can suffer from even the specter of an investigation. When he ran for freeholder in the mid-1990s, he was sued for defamation for falsely accusing a political opponent of being the target of a criminal inquiry. Mr. Christie ultimately offered a public apology as part of a settlement.</blockquote><a href="http://bayshorenews.blogspot.com/2006/07/old-unpublished-article.html" target=new>Remind me again</a> how a lawyer with little criminal law or trial experience who had to settle a defamation case winds up Jersey's U.S. attorney? <br /><br />This isn't a knock on the fact that Christie has locked up dozens upon dozens of angry pols. I'd just never heard the defamation case part of the story before, which I think is somewhat, like, important since he's someone who is supposed to be upholding the law in the middle of a highly politicized environment.Jackie Corleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10799045473562227573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15195147.post-41690462799166126872008-02-12T13:02:00.000-05:002008-02-12T13:28:30.647-05:00DWI legislatorThe Star-Ledger has a <a href="http://blog.nj.com/njv_editorial_page/2008/02/an_undeserved_honor.html">solid editorial</a> lambasting the Statehouse and Gov. Corzine for approving a measure to rename Route 23 for former Congressman Robert Roe.<br /><br />Roe, who ironically served on the House Transportation Committee, caused a drunk driving accident in 1993 shortly after retiring from Congress.<br /><br />You'd think this one would be a no-brainer.Jackie Corleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10799045473562227573noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15195147.post-90029565438884149602008-02-12T08:44:00.000-05:002008-02-12T08:50:03.687-05:00Should Kyrillos run for Senate?<a href="http://www.politickernj.com/should-joe-kyrillos-run-us-senate-16327" target=new>PolitickerNJ.com posted a poll</a> and 38% of those who took it said they wanted to see <a href="http://bayshorenews.blogspot.com/search/label/Joe%20Kyrillos" target=new>Joe Kyrillos</a> run for U.S. Senate.<br /><br />I can't wait to see him go for it.Jackie Corleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10799045473562227573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15195147.post-12921611115277432212008-02-11T03:45:00.000-05:002008-02-11T04:34:06.732-05:00Comment to AbeI wrote this comment on <a href=http://gop-of-mc.blogspot.com/2008/02/puharic-pushes-kyrillos-for-u-s-senate.html target=new>Honest Abe's blog</a>, but I thought it was worth reposting:<blockquote><i>William A. Newell said...<br />This might have something to do with that thing about getting Romney delegates on the June primary ballot.</i><br /><br />I think that issue is over with unless Romney un-suspends his campaign, which isn't going to happen.<br /><br />I wouldn't mind seeing Kyrillos enter the Senate race, just for the public scrutiny factor.<br /><br />Keep in mind, I was barely 22 years old and two months on the job as a reporter when I dug up that info on the Matawan-Aberdeen Train Station project.<br /><br />What do you think a seasoned opposition researcher is going to find?<br /><br />IMHO, the APP has been relatively gentle with Kyrillos over the years. Understandably so: they're unwilling to go after Republicans in the Statehouse unless absolutely necessary, since Statehouse Dems have shown no means of being able to restrain themselves from spending.<br /><br />But if any serious ethical questions or conflicts of interest are brought up during the course of a statewide campaign, I think the APP will be the ones to jump up and cut him down. They like to tend to their own backyard.</blockquote>Jackie Corleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10799045473562227573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15195147.post-16213516360545611892008-02-07T14:38:00.000-05:002008-02-07T14:46:28.537-05:00It's not going awayLess than an hour after Mitt Romney suspended his campaign, PolitickerNJ.com reported that <a href="http://www.politickernj.com/gop-leader-wants-kyrillos-enter-senate-race-16255" target=new>Adam Puharic wants Joe Kyrillos to run for U.S. Senate</a>.<br /><br />Just a reminder, please enjoy your <a href="http://bayshorenews.blogspot.com/search/label/Joe%20Kyrillos">Joe Kyrillos</a> literature. Read it now, read it in November. It'll still be here.Jackie Corleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10799045473562227573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15195147.post-83868918359486532212007-11-07T17:29:00.001-05:002007-11-07T17:37:47.505-05:00R's can thank an anonymous bloggerNot all anonymous Republican bloggers are of the Rasta variety.<br /><br />One of the best untold stories of this election season, IMHO, is that the 'Farmer Karcher' item originally came from anonymous blogger <a href="http://rankandfilemonmouthrepublican.blogspot.com/2007/04/down-on-farm-with-ellen-and-john.html">Sen. Barry Goldwater</a> way back in April.<br /><br />Of course, it's very likely that Beck's team knew about Karcher's farming tax break for some time.<br /><br />But it's also possible that Republicans owe a great big thanks to the proprietor of <a href=http://rankandfilemonmouthrepublican.blogspot.com>http://rankandfilemonmouthrepublican.blogspot.com</a>.<br /><br />Somewhere, a mysterious blogger is smiling.Jackie Corleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10799045473562227573noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15195147.post-47410626955763680862007-10-26T11:57:00.000-05:002007-10-26T12:02:20.733-05:00CMR has a new post<span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href=http://concernedmonmouthrepublican.blogspot.com/2007/10/connections-connections-connections.html>Concerned Monmouth Republican</a></span> asks the following:<blockquote>Q: Who has been involved in getting Alan Moretti his last three Employment Opportunities? (<a href="http://theinsideclamdigger.blogspot.com/2007/10/rastaman-connection-found-with-romney.html">hint</a>) (Please post the answers)<br /><br />Q: Who has been involved in getting Mr. Puharic* his last three Employment Opportunities? (Please post the answers)<br /><br />Q: Who has been involved in getting Scott Broschart* his last three Employment Opportunities? (<a href=http://middleroadhazlet.blogspot.com/2005/09/broschart-ii.html>hint</a>) (Please post the answers)</blockquote>Jackie Corleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10799045473562227573noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15195147.post-5515073018853663482007-10-24T19:29:00.001-05:002007-10-24T19:36:16.915-05:00From THE SLAMMER<span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href=http://theslammernj.blogspot.com>Scott Shanley</a></span> has a <span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href=http://theslammernj.blogspot.com/2007/10/fun-with-rasta.html>good post</a></span> on the <a href=http://moremonmouthmusings.blogspot.com/2007/10/meet-rasta-man-at-least-one-of-them.html>Alan Moretti</a> / <a href=http://monmouthrastaman.blogspot.com/>Rastaman</a> connection:<blockquote>It appears to me that this Alan Moretti character was nothing more than a political hack hired to carry out certain deeds. But who does he work for and how soon is he going to spill this information to save himself?<br /><br />The 27-year-old Rumson native's resume suggests that he had quite the political background and very well could have had a promising career ahead of him.<br /><br />So much for all of that...</blockquote>Jackie Corleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10799045473562227573noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15195147.post-43526764661393322652007-10-23T14:21:00.000-05:002007-10-23T14:35:35.191-05:00All things Monmouth RastamanAlan Moretti, Rumson, has been identified as having a connection to the Monmouth Rastman blog (<a href="http://monmouthrastaman.blogspot.com" target=new>monmouthrastaman.blogspot.com</a>).<br /><br />Here are links to what's been blogged about Alan Moretti and the Rasta blog recently:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://moremonmouthmusings.blogspot.com/">More Monmouth Musings</a></span><br />1. <a href="http://moremonmouthmusings.blogspot.com/2007/10/meet-rasta-man-at-least-one-of-them.html" target=new>Meet the Rasta Man, at least one of them</a> (the scoop)<br />2. <a href="http://moremonmouthmusings.blogspot.com/2007/10/its-certainly-fitting.html" target=new>It's certainly fitting.....</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://gop-of-mc.blogspot.com/">Honest Abe</a></span><br />1. <a href="http://gop-of-mc.blogspot.com/2007/10/monmouth-bustedman.html">MONMOUTH BUSTEDMAN</a> (the history of Rastaman)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://theinsideclamdigger.blogspot.com/">The Inside Clamdigger</a></span><br />1. <a href="http://theinsideclamdigger.blogspot.com/2007/10/moretti-is-connected-to-rastaman.html" target=new>Moretti is connected to "Rastaman"</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://monmouth-bull-moose.blogspot.com" target=new>Teddy Roosevelt</a></span><br />1. <a href="http://monmouth-bull-moose.blogspot.com/2007/10/rasta-revealed-nice-scoop-by-art.html" target=new>RASTA REVEALED</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://theslammernj.blogspot.com">The Slammer</a></span><br />1. <a href="http://theslammernj.blogspot.com/2007/10/it-was-only-matter-of-time.html" target=new>It was only a matter of time...</a>Jackie Corleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10799045473562227573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15195147.post-46277499567613889522007-06-10T14:04:00.000-05:002007-06-10T14:12:30.935-05:00Who didn't see this article coming?Asbury Park Press: <b><a href=http://app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070610/NEWS/706100412 target=new>Did freeholder get ally a job?</a></b><br /><br />Art Gallagher has his own take on the Tobia appointment controversy: <b><a href=http://moremonmouthmusings.blogspot.com/2007/06/favoritism-retributioncourage-and.html target=new> Favoritism, Retribution,Courage and Corruption</a></b>Jackie Corleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10799045473562227573noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15195147.post-12587521278151436512007-06-04T13:02:00.000-05:002007-06-04T13:07:32.279-05:00Will Seward outs himself<a href=http://app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070604/NEWS/70604026>Yep, folks -- it's Art Gallagher.</a> Not Geri Popkin. Not Jim Purcell. Not Mary Fran Lane. <b>Highlands Republican Art Gallagher.</b><br /><br />I think Art is owed a hearty congratulations for all the anonymous work he put in as Will Seward. I imagine he'll keep truckin' now that the cat is out of the bag and running around Monmouth County.<br /><br /><a href=http://moremonmouthmusings.blogspot.com/2007/06/instructions-for-write-in-voting.html>The info on the Anna Little write-in vote is here.</a>Jackie Corleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10799045473562227573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15195147.post-86730481659174921242007-03-28T23:05:00.000-05:002007-03-29T09:58:39.474-05:00Blue Jersey on Chris Christie<a href=http://www.bluejersey.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=4391 target=new>BlueJersey.com</a> posted the following:<blockquote><b>Of the 150 people we found who have been investigated, indicted or convicted [by Christie] only 33 are Republicans and 112 are Democrats.</b></blockquote>So much for non-partisanship.<br /><br /><a href=http://bayshorenews.blogspot.com/search/label/Chris%20Christie>Not that I've ever been very convinced of Chris Christie's superpowers</a>.<br /><br />(Thanks to Blue Jersey for linking up to an earlier post. Also, thanks to <a href=http://onourradar.blogspot.com/2007/03/todd-christie-and-goldman-sachs.html>On Our Radar</a> for citing some of my info.)Jackie Corleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10799045473562227573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15195147.post-71735954485552281762007-03-03T15:09:00.001-05:002007-03-03T19:04:16.608-05:00Ronald Reagan's breaking news<a href=http://monmouthrepublicans.blogspot.com/2007/03/shocking-news-in-monmouth.html>Monmouth Republican blogger Ronald Reagan is reporting that Sheriff Joe Oxley will not run for re-election</a>.<br /><br />UPDATE<br /><br />The APP has confirmed the news first reported by blogger Ronald Reagan.Jackie Corleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10799045473562227573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15195147.post-65898980993778630932007-02-23T05:05:00.000-05:002007-02-23T05:18:41.159-05:00More wrangling in FreeholdFrom today's APP: <a href=http://app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070223/NEWS/702230396>Barham, Little tangle at meeting</a><br /><br />and the editorial: <a href=http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070223/OPINION/702230412/1029>A medal for mettle</a><br /><br />I'll refrain from my usual flip snarkiness. It's total unnecessary at this point. The tempers in Monmouth County have boiled to a level I didn't think possible. There's no need for my little blog to fan any flames. <br /><br />Everyone breathe.Jackie Corleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10799045473562227573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15195147.post-82262111821442970582007-02-15T13:45:00.000-05:002007-02-15T13:48:43.998-05:00Fun with ELECIt's been a long time since I've fiddled around with my trusty highlighter and ELEC documents. So I figured now was as good a time as ever to embark on some early spring cleaning. <br /><br />I'll be diving into the reports of Monmouth's ruling Republican Party and publishing what I find. Do contractors still contribute in spite of pay-to-play regulations? Are PACs and municipal organizations being used by the county GOP to navigate around pay-to-play regulations?<br /><br />Let's start with the easy stuff.<br /><br /><b>Middletown</b><br /><br />The Middletown Republican Committee received <b>$7,200 from T&M Associates on October 2, 2006</b>.<br /><br />How this is not a blatant violation of the state's Pay-to-Play law is beyond me. <a href=http://www.elec.state.nj.us/pdffiles/PayToPlay/PayToPlay_Charts.pdf target=new>This nifty little chart from ELEC tells me</a>: "At the county-munic level, <b>contributions of over $300</b> made to candidates holding office at the time of the awarding of the contract and to the political party committee to which such a candidate belongs <b>in the year preceding the award of a contract are illegal</b>."<br /><br />T&M is once again Middletown engineering firm in 2007.<br /><br /><br /><b>Aberdeen</b><br /><br />I have to thank an anonymous tipster for pointing out the following information, which all bore true in the reports.<br /><br />The Aberdeen Republican Committee received <b>$7,200 from T&M Associates on October 23, 2006</b>. (It is <b>completely legal</b> for the Aberdeen GOP to receive money from T&M since there are no Republicans currently serving on the Aberdeen Township Council and therefore couldn't vote on an engineering appointment for the town.)<br /><br />Curiously, the Aberdeen GOP contributed <b>$5,000 to the Monmouth GOP on October 24, 2006</b>. That's right - the day after T&M contributed over $7K, $5K was wheeled over the county. <br /><br />I say "wheeled" because T&M is an engineering firm for the county. They could not legally contribute to the Monmouth GOP (even though that didn't seem to stop the firm when it came to doing business in Middletown). Sending the money through the Aberdeen GOP's account essentially cleans the money, allowing T&M and the county GOP to violate the spirit of the pay-to-play regulations, though not the law.<br /><br />Also of note is a contribution of <b>$2,000 by Gibbons, Del Deo, Griffinger & Vecchione on November 11, 2006</b>. (Gibbons, Del Deo is the county's bond counsel. Aberdeen Republicans can legally take money from Gibbons, Del Deo, but the county GOP cannot.)<br /><br />Why might Gibbons, Del Deo be contributing to the losing Aberdeen GOP <b>after</b> the Nov. 7, 2006 elections, you might ask? I'd be curious to know that as well. What we do know is that the Aberdeen GOP was generous enough to put down a <b>$3,000 deposit on December 23, 2006 for the county GOP's 2007 Lincoln Day dinner</b> at the Addison (formerly the Garden Manor). <br /><br />Interestingly enough, the contributions by Gibbons, Del Deo and T&M were the only major contributions received by the Aberdeen GOP last quarter. And, aside from $1,000 for what appears to be a municipal event, the only major expenses by the Aberdeen GOP were the Lincoln Day deposit and the contribution to the Monmouth County GOP.Jackie Corleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10799045473562227573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15195147.post-1171491337006699672007-02-14T17:14:00.000-05:002007-02-14T17:15:37.023-05:00Monmouth Photo BlogThis blog has been around for awhile, but I just stumbled on it the other day. <br /><br />It's got some great photos of Monmouth County: <a href=http://monmouthdailyphoto.wordpress.com>http://monmouthdailyphoto.wordpress.com</a>Jackie Corleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10799045473562227573noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15195147.post-1171231625273810842007-02-11T17:04:00.000-05:002007-02-11T18:01:20.023-05:00Here a blog, there a blog, everywhere a Monmouth GOP blogRonald Reagan is posting again here: <a href=http://monmouthrepublicans.blogspot.com/ target=new>http://monmouthrepublicans.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br />And there are two new bloggers:<br /><a href=http://datruthsquad.blogspot.com/ target=new>http://datruthsquad.blogspot.com/</a><br /><a href=http://concernedmonmouthrepublican.blogspot.com/ target=new>http://concernedmonmouthrepublican.blogspot.com/</a>Jackie Corleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10799045473562227573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15195147.post-1169747985944587392007-01-25T12:58:00.000-05:002007-01-25T12:59:45.946-05:00In case you missed it...Former county reporter Nina Rizzo is <a href=http://search.app.com/sp?aff=100&keywords=nina+rizzo&submit=Go target=new>back in action over at the APP</a>.Jackie Corleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10799045473562227573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15195147.post-1169622078099175512007-01-24T01:53:00.000-05:002007-01-25T12:12:21.956-05:00So is Monmouth Mitt Romney central or something?A lot of familiar Monmouth faces and sides of faces in this video (via <a href=http://www.tvjersey.com target=new>TVJersey.com</a>:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OvmxFx_iZ1Y"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OvmxFx_iZ1Y" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />So what does it say about Mitt Romney's presidential campaign if his base is the rapidly imploding Monmouth GOP?<br /><br />It doesn't seem likely that Romney will win the nomination (or even make much of a dent in Jersey where even Republicans veer pretty left) so what's with the joined-to-the-Monmouth-hip phenomenon? <br /><br />Will we see some interesting New England campaign contributions flowing into Monmouth coffers in the near future?Jackie Corleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10799045473562227573noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15195147.post-1169482921253837492007-01-22T11:12:00.000-05:002007-02-01T19:47:07.096-05:00Merla articleThe APP has an <a href=http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070122/NEWS/701220327/1004/NEWS01>excellent article about convicted ex-Keyport Mayor John Merla</a>. Very well written article. Really captures Merla's personality.<br /><br />Certainly, John Merla made the mistake of a lifetime, but I can't help but feel a tremendous sadness for Keyport and for Merla's two children (who are really thoughtful, well-mannered kids).Jackie Corleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10799045473562227573noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15195147.post-1168286725297173412007-01-08T15:01:00.000-05:002007-01-08T15:05:25.323-05:00Former Brick mayor pleads guilty<a href=http://app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070108/NEWS/70108020>Read the APP article</a>.<br /><br />According to the charges, former Brick Mayor Joseph C. Scarpelli accepted at least $5,000 from an unnamed developer who was seeking approval for a project in the township between 1998 and 2003.<br /><br />Anybody have and idea who the developer is (comments will not be made public)? Will the unknown developer be held accountable for bribing a public official?Jackie Corleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10799045473562227573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15195147.post-1167955535540386902007-01-04T18:56:00.000-05:002007-02-02T16:42:59.796-05:00As the Monmouth GOP continues to implode...I came across <a href=http://www.nj.com/forums/monmouth/index.ssf?artid=14303>an interesting forum string at NJ.com posted by what seems to be party insiders</a>. <br /><br />One poster suggests that the recent attacks on Freeholder Little come from the highest ranks of the party and that there's a movement to boot Little off the ticket and put Andrew Lucas on.<br /><br />On the other side, a supporter of Adam Puharic's posted the following:<blockquote>"Adam hasn't taken a moment off since the election and is doing everything he can to ensure that the party gets back to where it should be. <b>Seeing problems before they happen and taking necessary action requires a man of integrity and a willingness to do what is right.</b>" [emphasis mine]</blockquote><br />What in this wacky madcapped world of Monmouth politics will happen next?<br /><br />-The ex-Courier aristocratJackie Corleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10799045473562227573noreply@blogger.com5