Three New Jersey Congressmen have joined 74 other colleagues in asking President Obama to keep an in flight cell phone ban in place. Congressman Frank LoBiondo is among three representatives from New Jersey who want the ban to stick, saying phone calls on flights could lead to arguments and fights. The Congressmen say petty arguments…
There’s some new legislation in Trenton that would allow judges to stay on the bench for a longer period of time. The Assembly Judiciary Committee approved several bills on Monday that could keep Superior Court and Tax Court judges on the bench until the age of 75, instead of the current mandatory retirement age of…
Should those who have valiantly served our country be exempt from paying parking meter fees? Two Assembly democrats have floated a bill in Trenton that would require no parking meter fees to be paid by disabled military veterans, Purple Heart, and Medal of Honor recipients in New Jersey. The program would work with special license…
A teenager from Burlington County was the latest threat to the White House. Authorities say 19 year old Kevin Carr of Shamong was the man who drove up to a White House gate on Saturday and would not follow orders from the Secret Service. Carr was charged with unlawful entry. The incident resulted in a…
It’s time for the Bridgegate investigation to end in New Jersey. Governor Chris Christie on Thursday told reporters that it’s time for the committee to quote “wrap up” their investigation and call it a day. Christie says the committee investigating the intentional closure of the George Washington Bridge has leaked information to the media to…
A new bill has cleared an Assembly committee that would allow New Jersey college students to freeze their tuition payments once they enter college for nine consecutive semesters. The Assembly Higher Education Committee approved the bill on Thursday with unanimous support. Not everyone likes the bill, including some universities who believe colleges will just automatically…
Atlantic City Electric is asking customers to shut off air conditioners and other high energy use items for one hour on Thursday. The utility is conducting a test required by its grid operator and would like the public to shut down high energy uses between 2:00 and 3:00pm today. Customers who are in the Energy…
Two men have been arrested after an indictment was handed up this week charging them with an arson for hire case involving a marina in Tuckerton. Ocean County authorities say both men are from Little Egg Harbor and have been accused with a murder for arson plot that resulted in a 2009 fire at the…
A South Jersey man has been charged with assaulting an 18-month old girl. 33 year old Timothy Montgomery of Manchester was charged before the weekend with child endangerment and aggravated assault. Authorities say Montgomery assaulted an 18-month old girl in his care in early June, and the injuries required the girl to have brain surgery.…
Various honors have been made this week in Jersey City for Police Detective Melvin Santiago who was gunned down earlier this year while responding to a robbery call at a pharmacy. This week Jersey City decided to name its new public safety building as the “Detective Melvin Vincent Santiago Police Facility”. Santiago was also honored…