Gerald Scharfenberger Archives

Scharfenberger has plan to re-open N.J. businesses

May 7, 2020 2:02 pm

Assemblyman Gerald Scharfenberger (R-Middletown) has proposed his own plan for re-opening New Jersey during the coronavirus pandemic. The freshman Monmouth GOP legislator is advancing a series of protocols that he says exercise “common sense.” “Without a doubt, the impact which...

Murphy administration tells colleges to discuss coronavirus furlough, layoff plans with CWA first

May 1, 2020 5:02 pmMay 2, 2020 5:58 pm

An aide to Gov. Phil Murphy this week ordered higher education officials to talk to the state director of the Communications Workers of America (CWA) before making decisions on layoffs or furloughs related to the coronavirus. “Any discussions regarding reductions...

Doherty bashes ‘King Murphy,’ accuses governor of operating outside State Constitution

April 25, 2020 2:35 pmApril 25, 2020 8:57 pm

State Sen. Michael Doherty (R-Oxford) today slammed Gov. Phil Murphy’s executive order allowing tenants to use their security deposits to pay rent as unconstitutional. “We have a governor, and not a king,” Doherty said, maintaining that the State Constitution specifically...

LD13 Republicans want some contractor restrictions eased

April 22, 2020 5:22 pm

Republican legislators in the 13th district urged Gov. Phil Murphy to allow some small business contractors and construction workers to reopen as long as they adhere to social distancing guidelines set out by health officials. “Look, the majority of residents...

Scharfenberger won’t take Assembly salary until constituents get unemployment checks

April 20, 2020 8:25 amApril 20, 2020 10:57 am

Freshman Assemblyman Gerald Scharfenberger (R-Middletown) won’t take his salary until the state satisfies all unemployment claims related to COVID-19 in his Monmouth County-based legislative district. “My staff and I have been working seven days a week yielding countless phone calls...

Legislators seek halt to toll increases during health crisis

March 28, 2020 1:58 pm

Three Monmouth County legislators want the state to hit the pause button on hearings and plans to hike tolls on the Garden State Parkway and New Jersey Turnpike during the coronavirus crisis. “We are in the midst of an unprecedented...

Perry will be Middletown mayor again in 2020

January 2, 2020 6:48 pm

Tony Perry is expected to get a second year as mayor of Middletown when the township committee reorganizes on Sunday. The 29-year-old Perry, a former chief of staff to State Sen. Joseph Kyrillos (R-Middletown), became the youngest mayor in township...