Two bills crafted to help veterans get the transportation they need to get to Veterans Affairs hospitals have passed a committee and are now headed to the full Assembly for a vote. One bill provides $500,000 in state funding to counties and municipalities for transportation services for vets to get to a VA hospital. The second bill…
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has not asked President-elect Trump for a job in his administration. Christie spoke to reporters on Thursday and denied that he has asked for a job, and he also believes the recent Bridgegate scandal will not interrupt his future aspirations. Christie says he will do as promised and help Trump…
A high ranking official with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection could be in the running for a position in President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet. NJ.com reports that Joseph Aiello could be in line to head up the Environmental Protection Agency. That agency has been recently led by another DEP official, Lisa Jackson. Trump has…
A pilot survived an accident involving his small plane in North Jersey on Thursday. A small plane attempting to land at the Blairstown Airport in Warren County struck a small tree and the pilot of the plane was extracted from his aircraft alive, but injured. The plane was leaking fuel following the accident; the Federal…
Five more people have been charged by the State of New Jersey with committing fraud related to Hurricane Sandy. Four New Jersey residents and a fifth from Pennsylvania were charged in the latest sting. To date, New Jersey officials have charged more than 70 individuals with making fraudulent claims following the storm event.
It was announced on Wednesday that New Jersey veterans received 16 percent more loans and over 92 percent more dollars from the U.S. Small Business Administration than they did in 2015. Vets in the Garden State received a total of 43 loans for $17.3 million during fiscal year 2016, compared to the 37 loans for $9…
A 42 year old man who serves as a lieutenant with the Burlington Township Fire Department is accused of robbing a bank in Willingboro. Andrew Baldinger was arrested soon after the robbery of a branch of TD Bank on Friday. Baldinger serves as a volunteer and his fellow firemen say they are completely shocked at…
To no one’s surprise, Hillary Clinton carried New Jersey in Tuesday night’s election. New Jersey was one of the first states to be called moments after the polls closed on Tuesday at 8:00pm. New Jersey has been a blue state since the 1992 election between Bill Clinton, George Bush, and Ross Perot. The victory was…
He changed his mind again and voted for Donald Trump. Congressman Frank LoBiondo had announced that he would write in Mike Pence’s name instead for president, but changed his mind and voted for Trump. A spokesman for LoBiondo says Hillary Clinton is “100 percent unacceptable”.
Favorable weather and a hot presidential election translated into long lines at New Jersey polling places on Tuesday morning. Lines were long at some polling places in Cape May County where contested races are being held in Middle Township, Cape May, and Dennis Township. Voter turnout was heavy throughout the day in various parts of…