Thomas Arnone Archives - New Jersey Globe

DEP adds 22 Acres to Monmouth Battlefield State Park

August 28, 2026 2:36 pm

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has acquired 22 acres in Manalapan that soldiers may have used or crossed during the Battle of Monmouth, adding the historically significant property to Monmouth Battlefield State Park. The former strawberry farm, located...

Monmouth County Republicans cruise to re-election

November 5, 2025 2:37 am

Four Republican incumbents in Monmouth County were re-elected to countywide office, dispatching Democratic challengers by comfortable margins. Sheriff Shaun Golden, the GOP county chairman, defeated former Highlands school board member Michael Warren by a 57%-43% margin. Golden became sheriff in...

Republican incumbents hold off conservative challengers in Monmouth County

June 10, 2025 10:21 pm

A quintet of Republican incumbents in Monmouth County has won renomination, fending off a trio of conservative challengers loosely affiliated with Bill Spadea’s campaign for governor, the New Jersey Globe projects, though one renegade Assembly candidate came closer to winning...

A rundown of the contested primaries for county office

June 10, 2025 5:59 amJune 10, 2025 7:44 am

Six counties have contested primaries for countywide office in two weeks, with the premier race in Hudson County, where a five-term incumbent is battling the mayor of Bayonne in the race for the Democratic nomination for sheriff in a contest...

Monmouth County pulls legal notices from Asbury Park Press, denounces offensive caption

March 25, 2021 4:57 pmMarch 25, 2021 5:07 pm

The Asbury Park Press is about to lose a major source of revenue after a misogynistic and anti-Semitic caption caused the Monmouth County Board of Commissioners to pull their legal advertising. “We are not going to continue to give money...

Park closures first issue to draw outcry from array of Republicans

April 8, 2020 3:31 pm

A growing number of Republicans are calling on Gov. Phil Murphy to reverse course on an executive order that shuttered New Jersey’s state and county parks. “We recognize the incredibly difficult challenges you face every day as our beloved State...

Cooperating witness O’Donnell used straw donors, whistleblower said in 2017

December 20, 2019 5:56 pmDecember 21, 2019 1:18 am

An anonymous whistleblower contacted law enforcement in June 2017 about allegations that Morristown attorney Matthew O’Donnell used straw donors to funnel money to local candidates he was pitching for tax appeal work, the New Jersey Globe has learned. O’Donnell was...