The biggest non-surprise of the week will happen Tuesday when Chris Christie enters a crowded republican field to run for president. His new presidential campaign issued a statement over the weekend, announcing a ‘special announcement event’ for Tuesday at Livingston High School. The slogan for the campaign? “Telling It Like It Is”. Christie’s new campaign…
There are still some Atlantic City Electric customers who have no power following thunderstorms..on Tuesday night. The utility announced that all customers were expected to have power by midnight Sunday following a big line of storms that knocked out power to 288,000 customers. As of Saturday, about 34,000 customers still had no power. Gloucester and…
A kayaker who was lost in the Raritan Bay on Saturday has lost his life. Police in Keansburg say Jario Esquivel-Prendas of Summit was pulled from the bay after authorities had searched for him, for hours. The search began Saturday morning when police received reports that a kayaker was waving for some help. He was…
Still no power for about 88,000 customers of Atlantic City Electric. The utility announced Friday afternoon that more than a quarter of all of the customers who lost power during a Tuesday night thunderstorm still have no energy. About 280,000 people lost power during the powerful storms on Tuesday night. Most of the customers should…
Legislation sponsored by Senator Jeff Van Drew and Senator Jim Whelan that would promote economic activity in the state’s shore regions by imposing a limit to the state sales and use tax on non-commercial boats was approved Thursday by the Senate. The bill would provide a maximum limit of $20,000 on the amount of sales or…
A new survey shows that Governor Chris Christie has plenty of work to do in New Hampshire. A new survey of likely republican votes puts Christie in seventh place in a crowded GOP field with only five percent of the vote. Jeb Bush leads the pack at 16 percent, while Donald Trump places second at…
Governor Chris Christie says he has made no final decision on a run for the White House..but not many people are buying it. Christie announced Thursday night that there has been “absolutely of final decision made by me” on a potential run for president. Many news outlets report that Christie will make his formal announcement…
Some officials from South Jersey are very upset over the response from Atlantic City Electric over the thunderstorms that rocked our region on Tuesday night. East Greenwich Mayor Dale Archer is calling the utility’s response “deplorable”. Atlantic City Electric still has customers without power; the utility says more customers lost power in this storm than…
Chris Christie is running for President. ABC News announced that the New Jersey governor will announce his bid for the White House on Tuesday, June 30th, someplace in New Jersey. Christie will join an already crowded republican field of presidential hopefuls. There will be more developments on this story throughout the day.
A budget proposal that Gov. Chris Christie is likely to veto will be passed through both houses on Thursday. Democrats pushed through the proposal in committee on Tuesday, without a single Republican vote. The budget calls for tax increases to pay for a full $3.1 billion pension payment. Gov. Chris Christie only wanted to put…