Don’t plan on taking a joyride anytime in the near future. The State Office of Emergency Management has signed a statewide travel ban for non-essential personnel. The travel ban is effective from 11 p.m. on Monday until it is determined that the travel ban is not necessary anymore. Penalties can be imposed under state law…
New Jersey Transit will be shutting down all its train and bus activity at 8 p.m. tonight. Those buses and trains leaving by 8 p.m. will still run but all other routes after that time will be take place until the state determines it is safe for travel.
Gov. Chris Christie has declared a state of emergency ahead of the impending storm. Christie has urged all non-essential personnel to remain off the roads. All state offices are closing early on Monday and will remain closed on Tuesday. The governor believes that state transportation, including NJ Transit buses could be shut down around 10…
Friday was not a good day for the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission. All 39 offices around the state were paralyzed before the weekend due to a computer glitch that made many transactions impossible throughout the day. The computer system was brought down for routine maintenance and failed to restart. State officials admit the system…
A 31 year old New Jersey man is accused of asking for nude photos of an 11 year old girl from Colorado so he could date her. Thomas Piretti of Flemington was arrested just last year on child pornography charges. Authorities say Piretti used a Gameboy gaming device to chat with the girl as the…
Gov. Chris Christie is taking more power in Atlantic City. The resort now has an emergency management team to develop a plan for the city. Kevin Lavin and Kevyn Orr will be the two major players on the team. Lavin has a history of helping troubled companies revive themselves. Orr helped lead Detroit through the biggest municipal bankruptcy…
New unemployment numbers are in and numbers dropped again in New Jersey. The jobless rate in the state was at 6.2 percent in Dec., which is down .2 percent from Nov. A review of unemployment from the end of 2013 to the end of 2014 shows the private sector grew by nearly 30,000 jobs. It…
Gov. Chris Christie’s popularity would not win him a presidential race against Hillary Clinton. A new Quinnipiac University Poll says that the governor would lose 52 to 39 percent based on the current thought process of state voters. Both Clinton and Christie have been talked about for a 2016 presidential run, but neither has said at…
The state’s university has hit its goal in its latest fundraising efforts. Rutgers University announced it has hit $1 billion. The school has upped its fundraising efforts to continue to compete academically with the best universities in the country. A large chunk of the money will go to students and learning, along with upgrading campus…
More than 1,000 people were without a home after a fire in Edgewater. The North Jersey town had a massive fire at their Avalon apartment complex that put the large group of people out on their own. The Red Cross responded to provide temporary facilities for the families. Multiple fire departments responded Wednesday night to the…