Hurry! Your Chance To See Jon Bon Jovi Live!

Video: Dolly Parton Still Lokkin Great At 68!

Dolly Parton performing yesterday at the Glastonbury Rock Festival in England.

Great Summer Baseball Flicks, Just $5 Each!

A League of Their Own, the much loved film based on the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, is just one of the popular films to be shown as part of the National Museum of American Jewish History’s Summer Cinema Series in Philadelphia beginning on July 9th. The series, which will run every Wednesday in July at 7:00 pm, will feature remarks from longtime film critic for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Carrie Rickey.

Summer Cinema Series Films Include:

July 9 The Natural (USA, 1984, 134 minutes)

July 16 Bull Durham (USA, 1988, 108 minutes)

July 23 A League of Their Own (USA, 1992, 128 minutes)

July 30 Field of Dreams (USA, 1989,107 minutes)

All films are $5. Tickets can be purchased online or by phone at 215-923-3811.

Additional baseball classics, documentaries, and family films that examine, commemorate, and celebrate America’s love of the game will be screened in the coming months. To find out about upcoming film programming including the Museum’s DOCtober: Baseball Documentariesseries, please visit our website.

For the Chasing Dreams: Baseball and Becoming American exhibition release, please click here.

For a full schedule of Museum programs and events throughout the year, visit our calendar.

Beck: Dems Making NJ Less Attractive For Business

Senator Jennifer Beck (R-Monmouth) said that the Democrats' elimination of funding in the FY 2015 New Jersey budget for payments approved through the state's Business Employment Incentive Program (BEIP) would serve as a warning to employers who are considering whether the Garden State is a good place to do business.

"Many companies that signed deals with the state under BEIP are dependent on those funds to continue operating, and the state has a contractual obligation to make the payments," said Beck. "With other states aggressively promoting lower taxes, better regulatory structures and their own incentive programs, how can New Jersey afford to break its word?"

According to data provided by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA), 498 BEIP grants have supported the creation of an estimated 83,849 new jobs.

"We have signed deals with pharmaceutical, manufacturing and financial services companies to promote the creation of thousands of jobs in those high paying industries for New Jersey residents," said Beck. "By not funding already signed deals, are Democrats saying that New Jersey doesn't need those jobs?"

Beck noted that just yesterday, New Jersey inked a deal with Citigroup to create 1,000 jobs in the state through incentives offered through the Grow NJ Assistance Program.

"We have to wonder if major businesses like Citigroup that can locate operations anywhere in the world will start to reevaluate the value of signing agreements with the State of New Jersey," added Beck. "Would Citigroup have still pursued this deal to create 1,000 jobs in New Jersey if they were just starting the process of looking for a place to locate a new office today?"

'Rush' Tickets Offered For New Musical, 'Pageant'

Producers of PAGEANT – THE MUSICAL are pleased to announce a general rush policy. A limited number of rush tickets, which are subject to availability, can be purchased at the box office of The Davenport Theatre for the day of the performance on a first-come-first-served basis starting two (2) hours prior to performances. Rush tickets are $29.50 each and limited to two (2) tickets per customer. Cash only.

After a sold-out benefit run for BC/EFA this February, PAGEANT – THE MUSICAL will return in a limited Off-Broadway engagement at The Davenport Theatre (354 West 45th Street) beginning Sunday, June 29, 2014, with an official opening on Monday, July 14, 2014. The cast of tiara-crazed beauties includes Nick Cearley (“The Skivvies”), Nic Cory (Signs of Life), Alex Ringler (West Side Story), Marty Thomas (Wicked, Xanadu),Seth Tucker (Our Kiki), and Curtis Wiley (Motown), with Emmy Award-winner Kevin Meaney (Hairspray, “Uncle Buck”) as the host.

Tickets can be purchased at Telecharge.com, by calling (212) 239-6200, or at the box office of the The Davenport Theatre (354 West 45th Street). The show will play Sundays at 7:30 pm and Mondays at 7 pm and 10 pm through Monday, September 1, 2014.

Like every beauty pageant you've seen before, PAGEANT features contestants desperately vying for a glittering tiara. With swimsuit, talent, and evening gown competitions – the show includes both the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat! Unlike some beauty pageants you've seen before, the female contestants are all played by men. And the audience gets to select the winner each night. Filled with excitement and suspense, but first and foremost, beauty. Let the beauty begin!

PAGEANT has book and lyrics by two-time Tony nominee Bill Russell (Side Show, The Last Smoker in America) and Frank Kelly with music byAlbert Evans and was conceived by Robert Longbottom. Matt Lenz directs, with choreography by Shea Sullivan, music supervision by Mark Hartman, music direction by Micah Young, scenic design by Paul Tate DePoo III, costumes by Stephen Yearick, lighting by Paul Miller & Kirk Fitzgerald, sound by David Sanderson, and casting by Benton Whitley / Duncan Stewart and Company. PAGEANT is produced by SAS Productions, Kitty Potapow, Drew Desky, and Michelle R. Rogers. ABS Productions serves as Executive Producer.

PAGEANT debuted Off-Broadway in 1991 at the Blue Angel in New York where it ran for more than a year before playing successful engagements on the West End and around the world. Pageant was last seen this February in a sold-out five-show special engagement that benefitted Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS at the Red Lacquer Club, which was the first time it had returned to the New York stage in more than twenty years.

Now, Here's Something To Aspire To . . . .

Is Wolf Trying To Distract From PA's Good News?

For someone who claims to care about the people of Pennsylvania, Secretary Tom Wolf is trying his best to deceive the voters to distract from the great news regarding positive job growth in Pennsylvania.  But, let’s pull back the curtain on Wolf’s spin machine and look at the numbers.

• $4.2 billion – The deficit that Governor Tom Corbett inherited from the Rendell Administration
   
• 8.2 percent – The unemployment rate when Governor Tom Corbett was elected.

• 5,078,000 – The current number of private sector jobs in Pennsylvania, the most in state history.
   
• 178,400 - The amount of private sector jobs created since Governor Corbett took office.
   
• 2nd Place– Pennsylvania ranks second in the country in job creation in the most recent jobs report.
   
• 5.6 percent – the current unemployment rate today.

“Instead of spending all of his time trying to throw a wet blanket on the great news regarding Pennsylvania’s rebounding economy, maybe Secretary Tom Wolf should come to terms with the fact Governor Tom Corbett is building a strong Pennsylvania,” stated Corbett-Cawley Communications Director Chris Pack.  “Just because Secretary Tom Wolf may not like the fact that Pennsylvania is much stronger today than it was when former Governor Ed Rendell and Secretary Wolf left office, it doesn't mean he needs to talk down the progress Governor Corbett has made to create policies that have led to more jobs, an increase education funding from $8.6 to $9.8 billion (a historic level) and making Pennsylvania an energy leader in the nation.”
 
For more information on the Corbett-Cawley campaign for A Stronger Pennsylvania, please visit www.tomcorbettforgovernor.com. 

High Court Ruling On Religious Liberty Monday 6/30

Dear CV Friend, 

Monday will be big. 

The Supreme Court is expected to announce their decision in two cases involving the HHS Mandate and religious liberty at approximately 10 AM Eastern Time. 

I wanted to let you know what's at stake in these cases, as well as what CatholicVote.orghas done to fight for our cherished First Amendment freedoms. 

The Supreme Court will decide if business owners can be forced by the federal government to pay for abortion drugs, sterilizations, and harmful birth control medicines in health benefit plans for their employees. 

Lawsuits filed by non-profit groups such as schools and charities remain in the legal pipeline, and Monday’s decision will surely impact what happens next. 
Because of your support, the CatholicVote.org Legal Defense Fund filed the first case in the country on behalf of a for-profit business in March 2012 for O'Brien Industrial Holdings. 

Eight months later, a federal court in Saint Louis (8th Circuit Court of Appeals) granted the company an injunction so they would not have to comply with the HHS mandate for now. 

Other businesses were not so lucky. Our second lawsuit on behalf of John Kennedy and Autocam was denied an injunction by a federal court in Cincinnati (6th Circuit Court of Appeals) in December 2012. 

So we took our appeal on behalf of John Kennedy and Autocam all the way to the Supreme Court. 

Autocam and two other businesses reached the U.S. Supreme Court last fall. The Court decided to hear the two cases involving Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood Company. Our case has been held pending the outcome of these two cases. We expect the Court to send our case back to the lower courts based on their decision on Monday. 

We remain cautiously optimistic that the current Court, which has been strongly supportive of religious liberty over the last 20 years, will make the right decision on Monday. 

In March we launched a national prayer campaign in the run up to the oral argument -- and filed our amicus brief with the court in the two cases that were heard. 

Regardless of what happens, the fight for religious freedom will continue -- and you can count on us to NEVER give up. 

Thank you for all you have done in defense of this fundamental freedom. 

Our prayers this weekend are simple: May Thy will be done. 

We’ve fought hard together. Now we await the verdict. 


Brian 


P.S. The legal challenge to the HHS mandate on behalf of for-profit businesses was argued before the Court on March 25, 2014 -- the Feast of the Annunciation. 

Monday is also the day the Church celebrates the Feast of the First Martyrs in Rome. These martyrs endured brutal persecution for their Faith under the Emperor Nero. May they intercede for us in this historic moment for the Church in America.

Christie Announces Many Nominations, Appointments

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie filed the following nominations with the State Senate. The Governor’s nominations are subject to the advice and consent of the State Senate. Governor Chris Christie also filed the following direct appointments with the Secretary of State's Office.

NOMINATIONS

SUPERIOR COURT

Nominate for appointment Jeffrey B. Beacham (Millburn, Essex)

Nominate for appointment Linda Lordi Cavanaugh (West Orange, Essex)

Nominate for appointment David A. Cohen (Berkeley Heights, Union)

Nominate for appointment Neil N. Jasey (South Orange, Essex)

Nominate for appointment Bahir Kamil (South Orange, Essex)

Nominate for appointment Marysol Rosero (Livingston, Essex)

Nominate for appointment Richard T. Sules (West Orange, Essex)

Nominate for appointment Damon G. Tyner (Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic)

Nominate for appointment Marcella Matos Wilson (West Caldwell, Essex)

PASSAIC VALLEY SEWERAGE COMMISSION

Essex (Contracting Municipality)

Nominate for appointment Thomas Tucci, Jr. (Nutley, Essex)

At-Large Representative

Nominate for appointment Joseph M. Morris, Jr. (Glen Ridge, Essex)

Hudson (Contracting Municipality Representatives)

Nominate for appointment Ulysses Isa, Esq. (Union City, Hudson)

Nominate for appointment Sandra Vasquez (Union City, Hudson)

Passaic (Contracting Municipality)

Nominate for appointment Kenneth John Lucianin (Passaic, Passaic)

Passaic (In County)

Nominate for appointment the Honorable Scott M. Heck (Ringwood, Passaic)

PALISADES INTERSTATE PARK COMMISSION

Public Members

Nominate for appointment the Honorable Sophie Heymann (Closter, Bergen)

Nominate for reappointment S. Lloyd Tulp (Tenafly, Bergen)

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

Public Member

Nominate for appointment David D. Blumenthal, D.C., Ph.D. (Linwood, Atlantic)

FISH AND GAME COUNCIL

Farmer (Central)

Nominate for appointment George G. Conover (Old Bridge, Middlesex)

Farmer (North)

Nominate for reappointment Phillip Brodhecker (Hampton Township, Sussex)

Farmer (South)

Nominate for reappointment Jeffrey Link (Franklinville, Gloucester)

Sportsman (North)

Nominate for appointment James R. De Stephano (West Milford, Passaic)

STATE BOARD OF RESPIRATORY CARE

Respiratory Care Therapists

Nominate for appointment Edwin C. Frost, R.R.T. (West Deptford, Gloucester)

Nominate for appointment Elizabeth Thomason, BA, RRT (Park Ridge, Bergen)

NEW JERSEY OFFICE ON MINORITY AND MULTICULTURAL HEALTH ADVISORY COMMISSION

Health Care Professionals

Nominate for appointment Minnie Campbell, D.N.Sc., RN (Edison, Middlesex)

Nominate for appointment Deborah Williams, M.D., Ph.D. (Bergenfield, Bergen)

Health Care Facility Representative

Nominate for reappointment Denise V. Rodgers, M.D. (Montclair, Essex)

Health Insurance Industry Representative

Nominate for appointment Alison D. Manning (Lumberton, Burlington)

Public Members

Nominate for appointment Tammeisha D. Smith (Knowlton, Warren)

Nominate for appointment Diana L. Zita (Hamilton, Mercer)

NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Public Members

Nominate for reappointment Tung-Lung Steven Chang (Livingston, Essex)

Nominate for reappointment Cynthia Maner Campbell, Esq. (Jersey City, Hudson)

Nominate for appointment Joseph F. Scott, FACHE (Jersey City, Hudson)

Nominate for appointment James A. Jacobson (New York, NY)

Nominate for appointment Edward P. Fowlkes (Jersey City, Hudson)

RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Public Members

Nominate for reappointment Gary Montroy (Mahwah, Bergen)

Nominate for reappointment David G. Schlussel (Teaneck, Bergen)

Nominate for reappointment A.J. Sabath (Moorestown, Burlington)

Nominate for reappointment George Ruotolo, Jr., CFRE (Cliffside Park, Bergen)

Nominate for appointment Susan Anisfield Vallario, Esq. (Upper Saddle River, Bergen)

Nominate for appointment Charles Shotmeyer (Franklin Lakes, Bergen)

Nominate for appointment Bartholomew J. Talamini (Ocean Township, Ocean)

Nominate for appointment Sharlene S. Vichness (Roseland, Essex)

THOMAS A. EDISON STATE COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Public Members

Nominate for reappointment Brian Maloney (Flemington, Hunterdon)

Nominate for appointment Kemi Alli, M.D. (Franklin Park, Somerset)

Nominate for appointment Franklin K. Clyburn (Freehold, Monmouth)

STATE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING COMMISSION

Local Government Representative

Nominate for appointment the Honorable Anthony Ferrera (Hillsborough, Somerset)

Organized Labor/Community Based Organization Representatives

Nominate for appointment Catherine D. Milone (Trenton, Mercer)

Nominate for appointment Pete Ielmini (East Brunswick, Middlesex)

Nominate for appointment John B. Franklin (Morristown, Morris)

State Government Representative

Nominate for appointment the Honorable Allison M. Blake, Ph.D., L.S.W. (Raritan Township, Hunterdon)

Public Member

Nominate for appointment Michael Metzgar (Branchburg, Somerset)

DIRECT APPOINTMENTS

FIRE SAFETY COMMISSION

New Jersey Paid Fire Chiefs' Association Representative

Appoint Chief Michael Postorino (Sparta, Sussex)

STATE BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICAL EXAMINERS

Licensed Veterinarian

Appoint David Croman, VMD (Short Hills, Essex)

Public Members

Reappoint Eileen P. Thornton (Hamilton, Mercer)

Appoint Steven B. Charnick, Ph.D. (Ocean, Monmouth)

NEW JERSEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

Governor Appointments Upon the Recommendation of the Assembly Speaker

Appoint Massiel Medina Ferrara (Weehawken, Hudson)

Appoint Philip B. Alagia (Fairfield, Essex)

Alternate Member Appointed by the Governor Upon the Recommendation of the Assembly Speaker

Appoint William J. Albanese, Sr. (Boonton, Morris)

Governor/Public Members

Appoint Laurence M. Downes (Princeton Junction, Mercer)  

Appoint Joseph A. McNamara (Leonardo, Monmouth)

Appointment by the Governor Upon the Recommendation of the Senate President

Appoint Charles H. Sarlo, Esq. (Washington Township, Bergen)

NEW JERSEY ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE TRUST BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Appointment by the Governor Upon the Recommendation of the Assembly Speaker

Appoint Mark Longo (Bergenfield, Bergen)

NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE AUTHORITY

Appointment by the Governor Upon the Recommendation of the Assembly Speaker

Appoint John Minella (Bayonne, Hudson)

NEW JERSEY TRANSPORTATION TRUST FUND AUTHORITY

Governor Appointment Upon the Recommendation of the Assembly Speaker

Appoint Michael I. Hanley (New Providence, Union)

NEW JERSEY STATE BOARD OF DENTISTRY

Licensed Dentists

Reappoint Emil G. Cappetta, D.M.D., P.A. (New Providence, Union)

Reappoint Nicholas Corrado DeRobertis, DMD (Woodcliff Lake, Bergen)

Appoint Steven Goldstein, D.D.S. (Wyckoff, Bergen)

Appoint Joseph A. Battaglia, MS, DMD (North Haledon, Passaic)

Appoint Peter L. Clemente, DMD (Piscataway, Middlesex)

Appoint Elizabeth A. Clemente, DDS (Skillman, Somerset)

FIRE ALARM, BURGLAR ALARM AND LOCKSMITH ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Persons Working in the Alarm Business and Member of the NJ Burglar and Fire Alarm Assoc.

Reappoint Charles Okun (Franklin Township, Somerset)

Reappoint Robert A. Shoremount (Mansfield, Warren)

Person Working in the Alarm Business and Member of the Automatic Fire Alarm Association of New Jersey

Reappoint Walter G. Wargacki, Jr. (Wallington, Bergen)

Practicing Locksmith and Member of a Professional Locksmith Association

Appoint Chief William D. Fury (Spring Lake Heights, Monmouth)

Representative of the Division of State Police

Appoint Acting Lieutenant Matthew R. Horner (Beverly, Burlington)

Fire Prevention Municipal Officer

Appoint Brian S. Kubiel, MBA (Toms River, Ocean)

Municipal Chief of Police/Member of the NJ Assoc. of Chiefs of Police

Appoint Chief Steven S. Crawford (Hackettstown, Warren)

STATE BOARD OF MORTUARY SCIENCE OF NEW JERSEY

Licensed Mortician

Appoint Garrett Carl Jones (Boonton, Morris)

Aereo Responds To US Supreme Court Decision

A Letter to Our Consumers: Standing Together for Innovation, Progress and Technology - An Update on Aereo

"The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has brought progress." --Charles Kettering, inventor, entrepreneur, innovator & philanthropist

A little over three years ago, our team embarked on a journey to improve the consumer television experience, using technology to create a smart, cloud-based television antenna consumers could use to access live over the air broadcast television.

On Wednesday, the United States Supreme Court reversed a lower court decision in favor of Aereo, dealing a massive setback to consumers.

As a result of that decision, our case has been returned to the lower Court. We have decided to pause our operations temporarily as we consult with the court and map out our next steps. You will be able to access your cloud-based antenna and DVR only until 11:30 a.m. ET today. All of our users will be refunded their last paid month. If you have questions about your account, please email support@aereo.com or tweet us @AereoSupport.

The spectrum that the broadcasters use to transmit over the air programming belongs to the American public and we believe you should have a right to access that live programming whether your antenna sits on the roof of your home, on top of your television or in the cloud.

On behalf of the entire team at Aereo, thank you for the outpouring of support. It has been staggering and we are so grateful for your emails, Tweets and Facebook posts. Keep your voices loud and sign up for updates atProtectMyAntenna.org - our journey is far from done.

Yours truly,
 
Chet Kanojia

Founder & CEO