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SATURDAY 06.27.15

SAME-SEX
MARRIAGE LEGAL
IN ALL 50 STATES

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SUPREME COURT RULES 5-4 THAT MARRIAGE

RIGHTS CANT BE DENIED TO GAY COUPLES
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Above: Balloons spell out the word "love" over the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., Friday. Below: Jody Barna
of Asbury Park and Florida, Niko Alberto of Asbury Park and Rai Guerra-Nelson of Asbury Park, seen in Asbury Park
Friday, say they are thrilled that same-sex marriage bans were struck down.

Celebrating love and

justice at the Shore

Lobster lovers unite

in Bradley Beach
Theres more lobster than ever to be enjoyed at this years
Lobsterfest and plenty of other seafood this weekend too.

NICQUEL TERRY @NTERRYAPP

Inside
For complete coverage of the decision and its impacts,
SEE PAGE 1B

A Supreme Court decision to legalize same-sex

marriage across the nation was celebrated by
Shore area gay men and women Friday.
The justices ruled 5-4 that states cannot deny
gay men and lesbians the same marriage rights
enjoyed for thousands of years by opposite-sex
couples. Within days, if not hours, the decision
was expected to trigger same-sex marriages in
states that still ban the practice.
New Jersey has recognized same-sex marriages since October 2013. However, gay couples
that wed in the Garden State still faced hurdles
when traveling to places where same-sex marriages were illegal.
I think it says that we are on the right side of
history with this issue, said Asbury Park Deputy
Mayor Amy Quinn, who was among the first to
wed in New Jersey when the state legalized sameSee MARRIAGE, Page 5A

Fireworks, Show your

rides in
patriotism
Manchester at Allaire
Join the fun as the town
marks its 150th anniversary
with a party by the lake.

Turn back time and

celebrate July 4 like they
did in the 1830s.

All this and more inside! 2A

Sitter gets 15 years in babys death

KATHLEEN HOPKINS @KHOPKINSAPP
FREEHOLD Despite being depicted as a monster deserving of hell by the parents of the toddler she was
convicted of killing, a Toms River babysitter maintained her innocence and her love for the dead boy Friday before she was sentenced to 15 years in prison for
the childs death.
Superior Court Judge Francis J. Vernoia imposed
the prison term on Michelle Heale, 46, a mother of
young twins, in a courtroom packed with her relatives

and friends along with those of Mason Hess, the 14month-old boy she was convicted of killing.
Heale was convicted of aggravated manslaughter
and child endangerment April 17 after a trial at which
prosecutors argued she violently shook young Mason,
causing him spinal and head injuries from which he
would never recover.
Some of the family and friends of Mason wore
green ribbons in the courtroom on Friday, signifying
See SENTENCE, Page 5A

Christie nixes tax hikes, inks budget

MICHAEL SYMONS @MICHAELSYMONS_
TRENTON Gov. Chris Christie asked lawmakers to
boost a tax credit for the working poor that he cut five
years ago, as he vetoed tax hikes on the wealthy and corporations while trimming more than $1.6 billion from
the new 2016 state budget Friday.
In addition to pension funding, more than $66 million
in other money that had been added to the budget by

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Democratic lawmakers was erased by Christie

through his line-item veto authority. Included in that
was $20 million intended to help build Seton Hall Universitys new medical school, $10 million for Rowan
University and $10 million for Montclair State University.
Christie vetoed a 10.75 percent tax rate on income
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Happy Hour
The Wine Loft, Long Branch: 4 to 8 p.m.,
half-price glasses of wine; $5 Devotion
Vodka; $7 Ketel One cocktails; and
$6 food specials
The Old Causeway, Manahawkin: 3
to 6 p.m., $1 oysters, $0.75 clams, $0.50
wings, $2.50 Coors Light
Watermark, Asbury Park: 2 to 5 p.m.
$7-$8 specialty cocktails; $9 premium
martinis; $5 glasses and $15 bottles of
wine; $3 select drafts; $7 grilled cheese