New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has ordered flags in New Jersey to be flown at half staff again. Christie wants flags lowered to remember the nine victims who’s lives were taken last week by a gunman in Oregon. Christie also recently ordered flags to be flown at half staff in honor of former Yankees legend…
New Jersey is looking for a new transportation commissioner. Jamie Fox submitted his letter of resignation just before the weekend to Governor Chris Christie. Fox had expressed frustration over the state’s failure to finance the Transportation Trust Fund. He has come under fire for being a former lobbyist for United Airlines.
Police in Deptford continue to investigate an apparent murder-suicide that claimed the lives of an elderly couple over the weekend. Police say it happened Saturday morning in an age-restricted community. A man called police, saying that his wife had been shot. When authorities arrive, they found both the man and the woman dead of gunshot…
More government workers are calling it quits, fearing huge changes to their pensions. Nj.com reports that nearly ten percent more government workers retired during the first seven months of this year than in the same period last year. 13,000 government workers retired through July, 2015. Unions believe that fears about pension reform are driving people…
One of the justices on the state supreme court will be out of action for a few months. Justice Faustino Fernandez-Vina, is undergoing eye surgery that will require him to take a few months off the bench in the meantime. He is helping to review some cases for the court but will not be involved…
AtlantiCare will announce later this week that it’s becoming part of the Geisinger Health System. The Press of Atlantic City reports that a formal announcement will come on Thursday. Merger talks began nearly two years ago. AtlantiCare’s 5100 employees are safe, and their jobs will be preserved.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s presidential campaign received a nice boost from the state of Iowa on Tuesday. Christie announced that he received the backing of several wealthy Iowa businessmen including pork and ethanol mogul Bruce Rastetter. Rastetter tried to get Christie to run for president in 2011, but to no avail. Christie calls the…
A New Jersey high school quarterback who died Friday night after a hard hit on the football field died of internal bleeding. Medical examiners say Evan Murray died Friday night from internal bleeding caused by a lacerated spleen. Murray was hit during a game Friday night and died later in the evening. Murray played for…
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie took time from his presidential campaign to address the gas tax issue in his home state. Christie says he will not authorize an increase in the state’s gasoline tax unless democrats in Trenton agree to other tax cuts. Christie made those comments during a business breakfast in Whippany on Monday.…
The 500 year storm could actually happen about once about every quarter century. That’s according to new research released on Monday that notes major storms could happen much more frequently along the East Coast, including New Jersey. Five different institutions, including Rutgers University, joined in the research.