On Wednesday night Gov. Chris Christie gave a profanity-filled speech to the New Jersey political press corp at an event that organizers said was “officially off the record ‘. The International Business Times obtained an audio recording of the governor’s speech, a tirade of expletives poking fun at the press during the annual New Jersey Legislative…
Legislation is under consideration in Trenton that would allow some craft breweries to participate in farmer’s markets around the state. The bill wouldn’t let customers drink the beer there and the law wouldn’t supersede any local laws dealing with drinking.
Rock star Jon Bon Jovi will be giving a keynote address on Thursday at the Rutgers-Camden convocation ceremony, to be held at the Susquehanna Bank Center. The graduation ceremony is being held for 293 graduate students who will be receiving their doctorate and masters degrees. Over 1,700 students will be receiving their diplomas at other…
That new agreement between the State and Verizon that we told you about on Monday? Done deal. The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities unanimously approved a new agreement for Verizon that could drive up landline phone rates for rural customers, including those in Cumberland County. A state union rep called the agreement “a back…
If your a renter, you better have a good job to get a decent place to live in New Jersey. A new report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition ranks New Jersey in the top five for most expensive places to rent. The coalition said a renter must earn $52,347 per year to afford…
Finally some good news for the New Jersey budget. The head of the Office of Legislative Services, David Rosen, told lawmakers on Tuesday that the state should beat this year’s revenue projects by $271 million. Rosen also predicts $140 million for the upcoming fiscal year that begins in July, versus what Gov. Chris Christie proposed…
New Jersey Transit held a public meeting Monday night on their proposed 9 percent fare increase. A small group of union representatives and transit riders were present to voice their opposition to the rate hike as the agency collected feedback from the public before a final vote on the amount of the increase. The N.J. Transit…
There is another attempt to get self serve gasoline pumps in the Garden State. Monmouth County Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon has introduced a bill that would allow self serve gas pumps to be installed at fuel stations around the state. Oregon is the only other state that bans self serve gas, but lawmakers there are relenting…
Gasoline prices have inched down ever so slightly in advance of the busy Memorial Day weekend holiday at the Jersey Shore. The average price for a gallon of gas is now $2.51, down a penny from a week ago. Motorists are paying a full dollar per gallon less for fuel than at this same…
A new deal expected to be approved this week could hurt Verizon landline customers in rural sections of the state, including Cumberland County. The deal could result in significant rate hikes for landline customers in these rural areas as much as 36 percent over five years. Some elected officials in rural communities say this is…