Parents could be subject to fines of $100 if they are caught smoking while driving a car that includes passengers under the age of 17. That’s the intent of a new bill being proposed by democratic State Senator Joseph Vitale, who says driving is a privilege and not a right, and smoking in a car…
The first presidential debate scheduled in August should thin out of the field of the potential republican nominees. So says New Jersey Governor Chris Christie who spoke briefly with reporters after casting his vote in the primary election earlier in the day on Tuesday. Christie says he will decide by the end of the month…
Cheerleading should not be recognized as an official sport in the state of New Jersey. So says the new Jersey Cheerleading and Dance Coaches Association which is trying to kill a bill proposed by a democratic lawmaker to make cheerleading a recognized sport in New Jersey. The association is concerned about restrictions on practice time,…
It’s a week of mourning for the New Jersey State Police following the death of one of their own just during the weekend. 24 year old State Trooper Anthony Raspa lost his life in Upper Freehold when his patrol car collided with a deer. The accident occurred on Interstate 195. Raspa had been a state…
Tuesday is primary election day in New Jersey, and voter turnout is expected to be dismal. There are very few contested primaries statewide as the assembly races top the political ticket for the first time in 16 years. Locally, there are no contested primaries on the state level. Upper Township will have a contested republican…
The news for Governor Chris Christie in Iowa, not very good. A poll taken among republicans over the weekend shows six in ten republicans have an unfavorable view of Christie, and Christie polled only four percent of the vote, putting him in ninth place in a crowded republican field. Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin led…
Gov. Chris Christie wants to change the educational standards for students in the state. The governor called for an end to the Common Core on Thursday and ordered the Education Commissioner David Hespe to get a group together of parents and educators to come up with standards for education in the state. Christie isn’t backing…
On Wednesday Gov. Chris Christie said he would be in favor of expanding casinos to North Jersey, as long as the increased tax revenues would help Atlantic City. Christie said the N.J. Legislature may be placing a referendum on the ballot this November asking the voters to decide on casino expansion to North Jersey. Earlier in…
Not a great showing for New Jersey Governor Chris Christie in a Southern Republican Leadership Conference 2016 straw poll held over the holiday weekend. Christie finished fourth in the poll, but ahead of possible GOP front runners like Jeb Bush, Rand Paul, and Marco Rubio. Christie has not announced his candidacy yet, but says the…
New Jersey will be recognized within the United States Navy fleet again. Officials announced that a new submarine is being worked on that will be named the USS New Jersey. According to the Navy, the submarine would be ready for use by 2021. The two parts will be built in Connecticut and Virginia. It will…