Columnist for @northjersey / The Record. Author of The Bus on Jaffa Road (2014) Color Lines (1995) + Fresh Jersey (2000) Email: [email protected]
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Mike Kelly retweeted
Paul Casey was asked by @MikeKellyColumn about 9/11 families’ criticism of Saudi LIV Golf: “My heart goes out to all of those who suffered a loss and been impacted by 9/11. I don’t have words to describe the pain and sadness behind that, I’ve gotta go do a photo shoot.”
Mike Kelly retweeted
This lede is so damning I could only fit half:
"The patronage scandal that engulfed the Schools Development Authority two years ago was not an isolated incident of failed leadership, but the result of...."
by @dracioppi
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Mike Kelly retweeted
So excited! Our story on the women who stopped a serial killer won a top prize for reporting from @deadlineclub of New York. With great work by @TheWriteJulia, @bedjack, @TomNobile, @svetashko, @edforbes, @SforzaDan and @anussbaum1. @northjersey
In Reporting by Newspapers Circ. Under 100K the winner is @TheRecordNJ for “He Murdered 3 Women and Was Hunting a Fourth. These Women Outsmarted a Serial Killer” #deadlineawards njersy.co/3y4OkkQ
Mike Kelly retweeted
LIVE NOW: What you need to know about gas prices and congestion pricing with @CommutingLarry. And a look at the week's top news with @johnreitmeyer, @klandergan and @MikeKellyColumn. WATCH Reporters Roundtable with @DavidCruzNJ here: youtu.be/UIywkrrHlDU
Mike Kelly retweeted
I got the COVID-19 vaccine because I want to outlive my public records requests.
Today, we’re launching our Your Voice, Your Shot video contest – calling on you to share why you are getting vaccinated!
The winning video will become a central part of our statewide COVID-19 public health campaign.
Learn more about #YourVoiceYourShotNJ: covid19.nj.gov/YourVoice
Mike Kelly retweeted
Tuesday's verdict was the right one. But it's no secret that there's a lot more work to be done to achieve true justice. Many thanks to @MikeKellyColumn for our discussion on how NJ has become a model for change amid the nationwide push for police reform: njersy.co/2PeLlog
Mike Kelly retweeted
NEW: The NYPD has arrested a man from Ohio who had a semi-automatic rifle in a subway station in New York's Times Square near the A/C/E line around 42nd street.
The rifle was unloaded and the man had ammunition and a gas mask in his backpack. Reported w/ @jonathan4ny
Mike Kelly retweeted
"The largely maskless crowd of about 50 people, seated at tables as they dined from a buffet, cheered and clamored as the congressman took the stage."
Representative Matt Gaetz insisted he was the victim of “the leaks and the lies” of his critics in his first major public appearance since The New York Times reported that investigators were said to be examining whether he broke sex trafficking laws. nyti.ms/3uGHrUs
Mike Kelly retweeted
from our own @MikeKellyColumn: “Proudly casting my vote and remembering the nearly 250 Record colleagues booted out the door by Gannett” #recordguildvotes
Mike Kelly retweeted
“He’s toast,” said Jay Williams, a Georgia-based Republican strategist. “I don’t know that there’s a single elected official who would put their neck out for Brad Raffensperger right now.” politico.com/news/2021/03/28…
Mike Kelly retweeted
BREAKING: The US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has ruled that there is no right to carry - either openly or concealed in public.
Mike Kelly retweeted
John Brennan’s friends and relatives are now trying, on the first anniversary of his death, to rekindle his memory with a tradition as old as death itself. They’re telling stories about him.
@MikeKellyColumn on the 1st man who died of COVID in NJ northjersey.com/story/news/c…
Mike Kelly retweeted
Once again the guy who admitted to devising political revenge at the GWB portrays himself the victim of it.
GETTING PERSONAL: @wildstein weighs in on the mandatory minimum sentences on @TheNJGlobe Power Hour! If you didn't catch the full episode -- listen to it here: wabcradio.com/podcast/new-je…
Mike Kelly retweeted
Watch Reporters Roundtable with @DavidCruzNJ now on @njtv: COVID-19 restrictions, when will NJ reopen? | @declanoscanlon @MichaelHillNJ @karen_yi @MikeKellyColumn
Mike Kelly retweeted
"The @chiefs are gonna win by three touchdowns!" That and other crazy #SuperBowl prognostications from @karen_yi @MichaelHillNJ & @MikeKellyColumn. And @declanoscanlon says "You can't make up for policy that sucks by saying we've been consistent with it."
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Mike Kelly retweeted
STREAMING NOW. Reporters Roundtable. @declanoscanlon on what a difference a 10% indoor capacity increase makes (if any) for the restaurant biz. Plus, @karen_yi @MikeKellyColumn & @MichaelHillNJ dissect the news of the week. (Psst: Hill's last day with us.) youtube.com/watch?v=Ex2MScbU…
Mike Kelly retweeted
Of all the messages I’ve gotten from seniors desperate for COVID vaccine, this one killed me the most.
Because it comes from a friend whose heart, as you can see, is bigger than his body.
Mike Kelly retweeted
I don't usually engage in commentary, but sometimes I just have something to say. youtube.com/watch?v=p4WNmZ2j…
Mike Kelly retweeted
Trump won’t lower flags for the officer who died from injuries he sustained engaging with a mob of Trump supporters. He and Pence haven’t spoken since Wednesday morning. Pence refused to leave the overtaken building despite USSS asking him to. nytimes.com/live/2021/01/09/…
Mike Kelly retweeted
Latest @MikeKellyColumn: "Dear Trump Nation:
Are you happy now? Now that you’ve turned one the most iconic of American symbols into a scene that belongs in a movie about a two-bit banana republic, have you fulfilled your dream to Make America Great?"
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