The honeymoon is over, gasoline prices are on the rise in New Jersey. The latest gas price survey shows that gas prices increased by eight cents per gallon last week to an average of $1.65 around the state. However, gas prices still remain below the state average in Cape May County. Gas prices are expected…
Flags around the Garden State will fly at half staff Monday to honor New Jersey State Trooper Sean Cullen. Cullen will be laid to rest on Monday following an on-duty motor vehicle accident that claimed his life last Tuesday. Governor Christie says Cullen made the ultimate sacrifice in behalf of citizens of this State.
New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney is demanding both hospitals and insurance companies provide details about the pure profits they make in our state. Sweeney says it’s time to bring health care costs under control in New Jersey and he wants to see how much money both sides are earning. Insurance companies say they will…
Millions of New Jersey commuters are breathing easy Monday morning..there will be no New Jersey Transit rail strike. Both sides reached a new contract agreement on Friday night, and union spokesman Stephen Burkert says the “crisis has been averted”. Government officials are spending the weekend reviewing details of the new agreement.
The state’s largest university is seeking a new men’s basketball coach. Eddie Jordan was relieved of his duties on Thursday following a three-year stint at Rutgers University. Rutgers finished with a dismal 7-25 record after being knocked out of the Big East Tournament by Nebraska.
As a possible strike by New Jersey Transit looms for midnight Saturday, rail service would come to a halt throughout the state. NJ Transit buses and Light Rail lines will continue to run. The strike will not affect Amtrak trains or private carrier commuter buses. To accommodate Atlantic City rail line riders, the 554 bus route will…
Funeral services have been set for 31 year old New Jersey State Trooper Sean Cullen. Services will be held on Sunday and again on Monday at a church in Cinnaminson. Cullen was killed this week while responding to an accident on Interstate 295.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will take a short vacation this week to celebrate his 30th wedding anniversary with his wife. Christie says he will join the negotiations between New Jersey Transit and its workers, if necessary, to avoid a rail strike this weekend. Both sides say they are closer to an agreement following a…
The U.S. Small Business Administration has given out over $30 million in loans for Superstorm Sandy survivors in the past three months and more money is available. The S.B.A. has given New Jersey residents until December 1st to file for assistance during this second opportunity for financial help. The money is available to businesses, homeowners…
The proposal for casino development in Northern New Jersey continues to move throughout the New Jersey legislature. On Monday the Assembly Judiciary Committee held a second public hearing on a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow regulated gambling at least 72 miles outside of Atlantic City. If the proposed legislation is approved by three-fifths of…