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The state-of-the-art Veterans Affairs clinic begins serving veterans from all over Ocean County and the area this week. Karen Wall, Patch Staff Posted Mon, Oct 21, 2024 TOMS RIVER, NJ — When ground was broken in May 2022 for the new Veterans Affairs clinic in Toms River, there was a pledge made to try to name the…

House Speaker Mike Johnson was in Lakewood for a fundraiser at Dr. Richard Roberts’ home By David Wildstein, October 01 2024 Rep. Christopher Smith (R-Manchester) added over $500,000 to boost House Republican coffers this morning at a Lakewood fundraiser headlined by House Speaker Mike Johnson. The breakfast was held at the home of Dr. Richard Roberts, a…

Smith’s Autism CARES Act passed in House Congressman has shepherded autism legislation through Congress for decades By Joey Fox, September 18 2024 3:45 pm Every five years for nearly three decades, Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) has gotten Congress to pass a new version of his massive bill authorizing and reauthorizing federal programs for autism education and research. Today,…

Massive sandbar forms along Jersey Shore inlet. Local officials are concerned. August 6, 2024 Local officials have growing concern over a large sandbar, also known as a shoal, that has formed in the Manasquan Inlet. Video and photos show the sandbar is on the Point Pleasant Beach side of the waterway and it appears to…

While Rep. Pallone thanked Biden, Rep. Smith said his withdrawal “underscores questions about who has been running the administration.” Carly Baldwin,Patch Staff Posted Mon, Jul 22, 2024 MIDDLETOWN, NJ — Middletown is represented by two Congressmen in Washington, D.C.: North Middletown and the area along the Raritan Bay (Keansburg, Leonardo, Belford, Port Monmouth) is represented by…

Incumbent Chris Smith had more than 5 times the votes that were cast for David Schmidt in the Republican primary, unofficial results show. Karen Wall, Patch Staff Posted Tue, Jun 4, 2024 OCEAN and MONMOUTH COUNTIES, NJ — Incumbent Chris Smith holds a commanding lead in the race for the Republican nomination for New Jersey’s…

May 24, 2024 By Rep. Chris Smith Thirty years ago, today—May 26, 1994—America lost China. For that was the day when President Bill Clinton infamously delinked the requirement that China make serious and sustained progress in protecting the fundamental human rights of its citizens or lose the coveted Most Favored Nation (MFN) trade status that…

Event highlights local and federal efforts to combat one of the largest and most profitable criminal enterprises in the world   TAP into Middletown By Jeanne Wall Published May 22, 2024 Last Updated May 25, 2024    “It will take each and every one of us to end the scourge of modern-day slavery,” Smith said….