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Yahoo
6 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Monmouth County ‘Conservative Republicans' challenge the establishment in GOP primary
FREEHOLD — A pair of self-identified 'Monmouth County Conservative Republicans' are running against the GOP establishment for their party's nominations, to run this year for county clerk and a seat on the Board of Commissioners, in Tuesday's primary election. Monmouth County Commissioners Thomas A. Arnone and Dominick 'Nick' DiRocco, who have the support of the county GOP organization to seek re-election, are being challenged in their bids by Mary Katie Kelliher. Kelliher is hoping to replace one of the the incumbents in the June 10 contest. Arnone is also the director of the board. Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon, who also has the support of the county GOP leadership, is being challenged for the party's nomination to her office by Danielle Bellomo, on the conservative ticket. The incumbents are running on a record that they say has resulted in sound economic stewardship, which includes the county's AAA bond rating and a reduction in the size of the county workforce while expanding services. The challengers argue that the incumbents have lost touch with ordinary Republican voters. They have said they want more fiscal discipline, more transparency in county government and would offer new perspectives and fresh ideas in county government. Hanlon, 57, was a lawyer before she was first elected county clerk in 2015. She is seeking a third, five-year term this year. She, her husband and four children live in Ocean Township. Bellomo, 38, a Marlboro Board of Education member, left a career as a marketing manager to focus full-time on her family, which includes her husband and three children. Arnone, 62, is a vice president with PRC Group in Red Bank, a commercial and residential real estate developer, and property and construction management company. First elected in 2010, he's continuously served as director of the Board of Commissioners since 2018. He and his wife live in Neptune City, where he was mayor from 2004 to 2010. They have one daughter. DiRocco, 50, is seeking a third, three-year term. A vice president at South Jersey Industries, an energy infrastructure holding company headquartered in Folsom, he is a former Wall mayor who served on the Township Committee from 2014 to 2019. A lawyer, he was also a deputy chief of staff to former Gov. Christine Todd Whitman. He and his wife have three daughters. Kelliher, 47, of Freehold Township, has been a local real estate agent for 25 years and is a licensed special/general education teacher. She and her husband have three children. For the first time this June, registered Republican voters in New Jersey will go to the polls in a primary in which there are no so-called county lines. Democratic voters did so for the first time last June. Contact Asbury Park Press reporter Erik Larsen at elarsen@ This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Conservative Republicans challenge establishment in Monmouth County NJ
Los Angeles Times
01-06-2025
- Climate
- Los Angeles Times
Divers search for kayaker on Castaic Lake after two flip over
A search-and-rescue mission is underway on Castaic Lake, where two kayakers flipped over on Sunday afternoon. One of the kayakers, a woman, was rescued with no injuries. The other, a man, is still missing and presumed to have drowned, according to L.A. County Fire Capt. Sheila Kelliher. The incident occurred on the first day of the three-month summer period when officials say drownings in the state spike. The Fire Department arrived shortly before 1 p.m. in answer to a call about a kayaking accident. At the time of publication, divers were still searching the middle of the lake. The identities of the two kayakers aren't currently available. Kelliher could not confirm if either of the kayakers were wearing life jackets, but according to the Santa Clarita Valley Signal, which cited radio dispatch traffic, the rescued kayaker was wearing a life jacket, and the missing kayaker was not. Set among the Sierra Pelona Mountains in northwest L.A. County, Castaic Lake serves as the largest state project reservoir in Southern California. About 400 Californians die of drowning each year, according to the state Water Safety Coalition, with nearly half of all those occurring in the summer months of June, July and August. Parks officials urge the use of life jackets for all those in canoes, kayaks, stand-up paddleboards or any other human-powered vessel.
Scoop
26-05-2025
- Science
- Scoop
Northland Webinar To Give Update On Battle Against Invasive Seaweed Caulerpa
Article – Susan Botting – Local Democracy Reporter Conquer Caulerpa chair Verdon Kelliher said the event aimed to update participants on the regions efforts to fight the invasive superspreader exotic seaweed. More than 300 people are expected to attend New Zealand's first major online caulerpa webinar tomorrow, Tuesday 27 May, evening. The groundbreaking Northland-focused online caulerpa hui had 343 registrations and counting on Monday, May 26, morning in what has become a webinar of significant and increasing size. It has been organised by Northland's Conquer Caulerpa Trust. Conquer Caulerpa chair Verdon Kelliher said the event aimed to update participants on the region's efforts to fight the invasive superspreader exotic seaweed. Biosecurity New Zealand director pest management and the Government's national caulerpa response manager John Walsh will be among those speaking at the hui. He will be there along with Northland Regional Council chair Geoff Crawford, exotic caulerpa national advisory group Tai Tokerau Northland representative Natasha Clarke and Kelliher. Ngāti Kuta trustee Glenys Papuni will speak about the caulerpa fight partnership mahi her Te Rāwhiti hāpu is involved with. Kelliher said topics addressed would include the latest on where caulerpa has been found in Northland. Participants would also be updated on caulerpa elimination efforts. Kelliher said the webinar had been organised to address the most commonly-asked questions about invasive caulerpa and efforts to fight it in Northland. New technologies being developed in Northland and nationally include a large industrial-scale underwater tractor unit, ultra-violet light treatment and a movable underwater chlorine treatment chamber. New Zealand's first commercial rapid response caulerpa dive squad recently started surveying for the seaweed and new elimination efforts. Caulerpa was first confirmed in Northland in 2023 at the major boating anchorage of Omākiwi Cove at Te Rāwhiti. The Omākiwi Cove infestation is New Zealand's only mainland caulerpa infestation. MPI deputy director general Stuart Anderson said at the time of the seaweed's Omākiwi Cove and surrounds find that the Bay of Islands caulerpa infestation was a sizeable problem. as efforts to get on top of the pest continue. 500 tonnes of caulerpa washed up over Easter during ex-Tropical Cyclone Tam. New Zealand has recently been warned invasive caulerpa threatens a $9.4b hit.
Scoop
26-05-2025
- Science
- Scoop
Northland Webinar To Give Update On Battle Against Invasive Seaweed Caulerpa
Article – Susan Botting – Local Democracy Reporter Conquer Caulerpa chair Verdon Kelliher said the event aimed to update participants on the regions efforts to fight the invasive superspreader exotic seaweed. More than 300 people are expected to attend New Zealand's first major online caulerpa webinar tomorrow, Tuesday 27 May, evening. The groundbreaking Northland-focused online caulerpa hui had 343 registrations and counting on Monday, May 26, morning in what has become a webinar of significant and increasing size. It has been organised by Northland's Conquer Caulerpa Trust. Conquer Caulerpa chair Verdon Kelliher said the event aimed to update participants on the region's efforts to fight the invasive superspreader exotic seaweed. Biosecurity New Zealand director pest management and the Government's national caulerpa response manager John Walsh will be among those speaking at the hui. He will be there along with Northland Regional Council chair Geoff Crawford, exotic caulerpa national advisory group Tai Tokerau Northland representative Natasha Clarke and Kelliher. Ngāti Kuta trustee Glenys Papuni will speak about the caulerpa fight partnership mahi her Te Rāwhiti hāpu is involved with. Kelliher said topics addressed would include the latest on where caulerpa has been found in Northland. Participants would also be updated on caulerpa elimination efforts. Kelliher said the webinar had been organised to address the most commonly-asked questions about invasive caulerpa and efforts to fight it in Northland. New technologies being developed in Northland and nationally include a large industrial-scale underwater tractor unit, ultra-violet light treatment and a movable underwater chlorine treatment chamber. New Zealand's first commercial rapid response caulerpa dive squad recently started surveying for the seaweed and new elimination efforts. Caulerpa was first confirmed in Northland in 2023 at the major boating anchorage of Omākiwi Cove at Te Rāwhiti. The Omākiwi Cove infestation is New Zealand's only mainland caulerpa infestation. MPI deputy director general Stuart Anderson said at the time of the seaweed's Omākiwi Cove and surrounds find that the Bay of Islands caulerpa infestation was a sizeable problem. as efforts to get on top of the pest continue. Hundreds of people rushed to clear Omākiwi Cove and adjacent Whiorau Bay beaches after 500 tonnes of caulerpa washed up over Easter during ex-Tropical Cyclone Tam. New Zealand has recently been warned invasive caulerpa threatens a $9.4b hit.
Scoop
26-05-2025
- General
- Scoop
Northland Webinar To Give Update On Battle Against Invasive Seaweed Caulerpa
More than 300 people are expected to attend New Zealand's first major online caulerpa webinar tomorrow, Tuesday 27 May, evening. The groundbreaking Northland-focused online caulerpa hui had 343 registrations and counting on Monday, May 26, morning in what has become a webinar of significant and increasing size. It has been organised by Northland's Conquer Caulerpa Trust. Conquer Caulerpa chair Verdon Kelliher said the event aimed to update participants on the region's efforts to fight the invasive superspreader exotic seaweed. Biosecurity New Zealand director pest management and the Government's national caulerpa response manager John Walsh will be among those speaking at the hui. He will be there along with Northland Regional Council chair Geoff Crawford, exotic caulerpa national advisory group Tai Tokerau Northland representative Natasha Clarke and Kelliher. Ngāti Kuta trustee Glenys Papuni will speak about the caulerpa fight partnership mahi her Te Rāwhiti hāpu is involved with. Kelliher said topics addressed would include the latest on where caulerpa has been found in Northland. Participants would also be updated on caulerpa elimination efforts. Kelliher said the webinar had been organised to address the most commonly-asked questions about invasive caulerpa and efforts to fight it in Northland. New technologies being developed in Northland and nationally include a large industrial-scale underwater tractor unit, ultra-violet light treatment and a movable underwater chlorine treatment chamber. New Zealand's first commercial rapid response caulerpa dive squad recently started surveying for the seaweed and new elimination efforts. Caulerpa was first confirmed in Northland in 2023 at the major boating anchorage of Omākiwi Cove at Te Rāwhiti. The Omākiwi Cove infestation is New Zealand's only mainland caulerpa infestation. MPI deputy director general Stuart Anderson said at the time of the seaweed's Omākiwi Cove and surrounds find that the Bay of Islands caulerpa infestation was a sizeable problem. as efforts to get on top of the pest continue. Hundreds of people rushed to clear Omākiwi Cove and adjacent Whiorau Bay beaches after 500 tonnes of caulerpa washed up over Easter during ex-Tropical Cyclone Tam. New Zealand has recently been warned invasive caulerpa threatens a $9.4b hit.
