Halloween would be a great day top top off your car’s gas tank, as New Jersey’s 23 cents per gallon gas tax takes effect on Tuesday. You won’t get any extra time by visiting the Sunoco gas stations on the state’s toll roads. Those stations typically adjust their rates only once a week, on Fridays.…
Bridgegate is nearly over. Attorneys argued in court on Friday during closing arguments. An attorney for one of the defendants, Bill Baroni, claimed that all roads in the scandal ran through David Wildstein who came up with the plan to shut down the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee for political retaliation. A verdict is…
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was heckled just before the weekend when he addressed a crowd in Seaside Heights regarding the recovery following Hurricane Sandy. Christie was shouted down by protestors who say nearly two thousand homes damaged by Sandy still are not repaired. Christie said some of his staff would contact these homeowners over…
Closing arguments in the Bridgegate case were postponed on Thursday. A judge hearing the case announced that legal issues have come up, and it’s possible the closing arguments may be held on Friday instead. Two individuals are charged in connection with an intentional traffic jam in Fort Lee near the George Washington Bridge for political…
The head of the New Jersey State Police want parents to make sure they know where sex offenders live in their neighborhoods, and to keep their kids away from these houses on Halloween. State Police Colonel Rick Fuentes says 3,800 sex offenders are listed in the official online registry kept by the State.
On Wednesday officials from Atlantic City met with the state Assembly Judiciary Committee in Trenton to present their fiscal recovery plan and answer questions from lawmakers. Assembly Majority Leader Louis Greenwald, D-Camden, expressed concern that the proposed sale of Bader Field to the city’s MUA may not be legal. Another controversial part of the plan…
On Thursday a rally will be held in Atlantic City by the No North Jersey Casinos Coalition to encourage residents to vote no on ballot question No. 1, to expand casino gambling to two North Jersey counties. The rally was scheduled to be held outdoors at Kennedy Plaza, but has been moved inside Boardwalk Hall…
Two Hammonton residents have been arrested for vandalizing the Apple Pie Hill Fire Tower in the Wharton State Forest. State Police arrested 49 year-old Robert Lloyd and 46 year-old Donna Campanella after investigating several reports of vandalism at the tower. Officials said vandals had thrown TV sets off the 60-foot tower, scribbled graffiti and damaged…
Monthly health insurance premiums for New Jersey residents are expected to rise in 2017 according to a report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. If you are covered under the Affordable Care Act, you can expect your monthly premiums to increase by an average of 25 percent starting in January. Experts say…
If the congressional election were held today, republican Frank LoBiondo would win easily. A new Stockton University poll puts LoBiondo ahead of challenger David Cole by nearly 26 points. Three out of every five people polled said they didn’t know much about Cole.