The flu bug is hitting the United States with a vengence this year, including in the state of New Jersey. New Jersey is among a few dozen states where the flu is considered to be ‘widespread’. New Jersey health officials will release an update on how bad the flu is in the Garden State on…
New Jersey Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno was in Brick on Tuesday to sign a new bill into law that will provide free death certificates for military veterans. The measure received broad bipartisan support in Trenton. Guadagno signed the bill because Governor Chris Christie is out of state attending a gubernatorial inauguration in Florida.
Cory Booker is now a member of the United States Senate for the next six years. The New Jersey Senator took his oath of office from Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday for his first full term in the Senate. Booker says he wants to work with republicans on several issues, including the corporate tax…
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones footed the bill for New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to get to the Cowboys playoff game against the Detroit Lions. The governor’s office announced that a private jet picked up Christie and took him home; Jones paid for the transportation and for the ticket. Christie, his wife, and four children…
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie won’t be spending a lot of time in New Jersey this month. Fresh off his weekend trip to Dallas to watch a football game, Christie has at least a half dozen swearing in ceremonies for governors to attend out of state this month. Christie is expected to travel to seven…
Some construction projects on the Garden State Parkway won’t be wrapped up for another two years, at least. NJ.com reports that a project to put a third lane of traffic between Toms River and Egg Harbor will not finish until 2017. The new southbound Great Egg Harbor Bridge in Upper Township costs $131 million and…
Patrons of the Chick-Fil-A fast food chain may have put their credit card information at risk. The company says there was some unusual activity involving payment cards at several restaurants. No details have been released on which stores or how many customers may have been affected. They are now working with IT security firms to…
Last year was a bad year for traffic fatalities in the Garden State. New figures released by the New Jersey State Police show 563 people killed in traffic accidents last year which is 21 more than the prior year. There were five fatalities over the Thanksgiving break, and nine during the Christmas break.
The new year brings a new minimum wage for the State of New Jersey. The new minimum wage is now $8.38 an hour due to an automatic adjustment. That represents a paltry 13 cent an hour increase for the state’s lowest earners. Each year, the wage will be automatically adjusted on January 1st.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will be headed out of state again on another political junket. Christie will head to Florida next week for the inauguration of Governor Rick Scott, whom Christie campaigned heavily for last year. Christie will be joined at the inauguration by another republican who may run for president, Texas Governor Rick…