25 year old Zachary Schmidt of New Jersey thought it would be a good idea to pretend to be a New Jersey Trooper and pull over vehicles..that is, until Smith pulled over an actual state trooper. Schmidt has been charged with impersonating a public servant after he targeted a real trooper during a traffic stop…
Walter Timpone will be confirmed by the New Jersey Senate as the next Supreme Court justice in New Jersey. Timpone was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee for the job on Thursday, which means a full endorsement by the Senate on Monday is a virtual lock. Timpone is a democrat and was nominated by republican…
The Council on Local Mandates ruled on Wednesday that a New Jersey law requiring dashboard cameras on new police vehicles was unconstitutional. The ruling stated that the $25 surcharge for DWI convictions allowed by the law was not sufficient to cover the cost of mandatory installation of dashboard video cameras. The N.J. Council on Local Mandates…
An elevated risk of fire danger exists on Thursday as the spring wildfire season is underway. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service says most fires are the result of human activity and urges the public to be extra cautious outdoors in order to reduce the risk of fires. Ninety-nine percent of wildfires are caused by people,…
Governor Christie’s nominee to the New Jersey Supreme Court will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday. Walter Timpone will be considered by the Committee; if he’s approved, the full Senate will likely approve Timpone’s nomination come Monday. Timpone met Wednesday with republican State Senator Tom Kean Jr.
On Wednesday morning New Jersey schools were forced to postpone PARCC testing for grades 3 to 11 due to a technical error. N.J. Education Commissioner David Hespe said the malfunction would not allow students to log on to the computerized tests. Pearson, the company who created the PARCC exams, said the glitch affected only students…
A nun from New Jersey was convicted by a judge on a charge of driving while under the influence. Sister Kimberly Miller was in court on Wednesday and convicted of a DUI charge. She alleges that she experienced effects of the sleeping aid Ambien; police say she was two times over the legal limit for…
If you are headed to Delaware in the next few days, you may want to reconsider using the Delaware Memorial Bridge. All but one lane of traffic heading to the bridge from South Jersey is closed as construction crews have to perform emergency work on three suspension ropes affixed to the bridge. Traffic Wednesday morning…
Food stamps may be possible for thousands of New Jersey residents who are unemployed and live in cities with high jobless rates. Christie announced a compromise between he and the state legislature that will provide benefits for about 11,000 New Jerseyans. Under the agreement, the human services commissioner must examine county and city jobless data.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is challenging democrats in Trenton to figure out how to fund the Transportation Trust Fund that finances essential road and bridge projects in the state. Christie alleges that the democrats have put forth no plan and suggest it’s the Governor’s problem to deal with. Christie says quote “The legislature must…