Gov. Chris Christie got greetings from Asbury Park. The governor roped in $1.3 million during a campaign event on Tuesday. Christie is continuing to raise money to keep up with the leading candidates in a crowded Republican field. Christie is also hoping his participating in the Fox News debate this week will raise his profile…
A technical problem that began on Friday kept up to half of the state’s lottery sellers from being able to sell draw game tickets. There are more than 7,200 lottery retailers across the state. Most service is believed to have been restored by Monday afternoon.
Donald Trump is making waves nationally as he runs for president. A new Monmouth University poll shows him as the clear front runner to be the Republican nominee to run for president. Trump comes in first with 26 percent, compared to Jeb Bush who only garnered 12 percent of support. Gov. Chris Christie continues to…
The reduction in flounder catches next year may be softened a bit. The Press of Atlantic City reports that a proposal to reduce the flounder catch by 43 percent next year may result in a 27 percent reduction with a three-year phase in of the proposed cuts. Some party boats and bait and tackle shop…
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie announced in Iowa over the weekend that he will likely pardon several out of state residents who were recently arrested in our state for carrying firearms. Christie says that all of these individuals have the legal right to carry firearms in their own states and did so in New Jersey.…
A super PAC designed to raise money for the Chris Christie presidential campaign has generated $11 million to date. Some of the companies who donated to the PAC are doing business here in the garden State. Christie is coming under criticism for some of the donations, saying despite being legal, clearly skirt the “pay to…
Two people were charged for allegedly participating in a large-scale conspiracy to steal 94,000 credit and debit cards from customers at approximately 80 Michaels’ Stores in 19 states (including New Jersey) and then use that information to make fraudulent withdrawals from the customers’ bank accounts. Angel Angulo, 25, of Riverside, California, and Crystal Banuelos, 28,…
A municipality in New Jersey has become the first to push to legalize weed in the state. Council there voted to ask the state to make marijuana legal. Gov. Chris Christie has been against legalizing marijuana and it would be unlikely to happen until after he leaves office. New Jersey does have a medical marijuana…
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is not intimidated by Donald Trump in the upcoming republican presidential debates. Christie spoke with Fox News Thursday night and said that he intends to be himself during the debates. Fox News has the first debate next Thursday night, and Christie has to be in the top ten of republican…
The first Triple Crown winner in nearly forty years took his first trot around the track at Monmouth Park at about 7:30 a.m. Thursday morning. American Pharoah arrived at the track on Wednesday with a police escort, after arriving by jet at the Atlantic City International Airport. The colt was taken for a slow one-mile…