A Woodbine man has been indicted on attempted murder charges for allegedly firing a handgun at a crowd during a party at a home in Woodbine last year. Jose Lopez was indicted for attempted murder and aggravated assault for allegedly pointing a handgun at two state troopers. The incident occurred at approximately 12:30 a.m. on…
An attempted veto override regarding a gun bill did not pass on Thursday. Senate President Steve Sweeney when he saw he didn’t have the votes pulled the item from the agenda and vowed to have it voted on again. The legislation would have included police officers in the process of figuring out whether someone could…
Congressman Frank LoBiondo issued the following statement after His Holiness Pope Francis’ remarks before a joint meeting of Congress: “Tina and I were deeply humbled to be in the presence of His Holiness and to have the opportunity to share in his historic visit to the United States and the U.S. Capitol. It is a…
A new poll shows people are warming up some on their opinions of Gov. Chris Christie. A new Quinnipiac University poll showed a big jump in the governor’s favorable/unfavorable rating. The data shows a 10 percentage point jump to 36 percent favorable and 59 percent among Republicans. His unfavorable numbers are at 42 percent, which…
Casino gaming can’t dominate Atlantic County’s economic success. This came from a new report by AngelouEconomics, which is a firm hired by Atlantic County to examine what can be done to fix the economic issues in the county. The report said that casino gaming dominates the economy of the county of the county and there…
New Jersey has been lucky, but not in South Jersey for lottery lately. Two $1 million lottery tickets have been sold in the state in the past week, but both occurring in North Jersey. The latest one was sold in Englewood after one was sold on Friday in Jersey City. Lots of lottery players are…
New polling numbers by Fox News looked more positive than previously for Gov. Chris Christie. The governor came in at 5 percent and in 7th place. This shows a couple of point bump since the last GOP debate. Christie still trails Donald Trump, who clocks in at 26 percent. Some experts believe Scott Walker dropping…
New Jersey’s pension fund didn’t bring in as much as anticipated. The State Investment Council announced a return of 4.16 percent over the past year, which is down from expected 7.9 percent per year. The fund returned double digits in the past couple of years. In total, the pension system lost $2 billion over the…
A 7-year-old Dennis Township boy has been called a hero by his family for saving his mother from a house fire early Tuesday morning in Clermont. The Press of Atlantic City reports that second-grader Bradley Bianchino, woke his mother, Kacey Battersby, after he saw their house on Meadow Creek Drive was on fire. Both Bradley and his…
The federal government could be stepping in to push offshore wind development near the New Jersey coast. The AP was the first to report that the federal government plans on leasing 344,000 acres of the ocean floor off the coast of New Jersey to begin development of offshore wind farms. The leases will be sold…