New Jersey will be expanding its effort to treat those with drug or alcohol addiction. Gov. Chris Christie announced the state is adding close to 900 beds for treatment in the state. Much of Christie’s efforts this year has been geared at addiction.
It appears the opening of the former Revel Casino will be pushed back again. The owner of the property will have to apply for a casino license, even if he plans on leasing it out. The ruling was made by the Casino Control Commission on Tuesday. Glenn Straub argued because he planned to lease out…
A woman has been indicted for allegedly biting one and grabbing another first responder’s groin. The Star-Ledger reports that Chelsea Curriden was arrested on Nov. 6 for suspicion of driving under the influence. She became combative with first responders and was indicted on aggravated assault charges, among other offenses. The incident took place in Carney’s…
You’re hired! That is the news eight people heard from the Atlantic County Sheriff’s Office. Residing throughout the county, the officers have completed extensive background investigations as well as mental and physical evaluations prior to beginning the Atlantic County Police Academy on January 27th. All of the officers were officially hired at the Atlantic County…
The Department of Environmental Protection’s Green Acres Program has completed the $620,000 purchase of a wetlands area along Delaware Bay in Cumberland County that will protect habitat for waterfowl and other wildlife. The DEP used $462,000 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program and $158,000 from the Green Acres…
A man was hit with a hammer during a robbery in Bridgeton. Police say the incident took place on Sunday on the 100 block of Bank St. The suspects took $100 and a couple of credit cards from the victim before running away. Bridgeton Police Department is asking anyone with information to come forward by…
The New Jersey State Police is seeking the public’s assistance with identifying a woman suspected of trying to obtain oxycodone with a fraudulent prescription at a CVS in Upper Township. On January 19, the woman is suspected of attempting to use a fraudulent prescription to obtain 120 pills of oxycodone. A suspicious store employee did…
Legislation aimed at more specific rules regarding “Code Blue Alerts” advanced in a Senate committee on Monday. The measure sponsored by Senator Jeff Van Drew would require a county office of emergency management, or another appropriate county agency, to coordinate with municipal emergency management coordinators in municipalities with a documented homeless population of at least…
Three people were found dead inside of a home in North Jersey but there are no clues that authorities have released at this time. Two men and a woman were killed in Maplewood, Essex County over the weekend and were found during a wellness check on Sunday morning. The victims were identified as Michael Davis,…
People still don’t like Gov. Chris Christie. A new poll by Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind Poll shows that Christie only had an 18 percent approval rating. In fact, within his own party there isn’t even a majority of voters that approve of his job (37 percent). To this point Christie has mostly addressed drug addiction…