Domestic Abuse

After reaching 250 local families last year, the Domestic Abuse & Sexual Assault Crisis Center of Warren County's Holiday Shoppe hopes to accommodate 50 additional families for the 2017 holiday season.

I'm sick of players and coaches copping out when asked about the players' violence.

This morning Bill Spadea opened the show by discussing the governor's veto on "Lisa's Law," a bill designed to track domestic violence offenders.

Years ago, violent domestic attacks and sexual assaults were taboo beyond the doors of victims' homes. That's not the case anymore, and New Jersey is working to bring these victims forward -- if not publicly, then to one of several safe havens across the state, where confidentiality and support help give the victims a voice.

The New Jersey Assembly unanimously approved six bills on Monday designed to address the issue of domestic violence and abuse. The sponsors of the measures all said the legislation was drafted long before the high-profile cases involving NFL star running backs Ray Rice and Adrian Peterson came to light.

As Ray Rice begins his two game suspension, the National Football League has made an actual policy on domestic violence.

DENNIS & JUDI

Women sentenced to prison for crimes against their abusers would be aided in making the transition back into the community through a program proposed by Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg. She sponsors a measure to establish the Supervised Community Reentry Program in the New Jersey Department of Corrections (DOC).

H.O.P.E can be spelled a lot of ways, but if you ask students from Northern Monmouth County...they'll give you the best answer I've ever heard.