New Jersey Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno paid a visit to Wildwood on Thursday. Guadagno was in town to address the annual VFW Convention at the Wildwoods Convention Center. Guadagno touched on topics including long term veterans’ health care and the ability by the state to find jobs for veterans once they come home. The 95th…
A new survey found that New Jersey had among the most expensive nursing home costs in the state. The AARP sponsored the study that showed the state came in sixth overall. The costs to be in a nursing home in the state average between $300 and $400 per day.
Wednesday is a day full of goodbyes for National Guard troops from the Garden State. 450 National Guard troops from New Jersey are being deployed to Qatar on Wednesday afternoon. Many of the troops are from Ocean, Monmouth, and Burlington counties. They will fly today to Texas before their deployment.
The new Miss New Jersey has come out of South Jersey. A Galloway Township resident took home the crown this past weekend in Ocean City. Cierra Kaler-Jones won the crown at the Ocean City Music Pier on Saturday night. Kaler-Jones is the second African-American to win the state’s crown. As the winner, Kaler-Jones will represent…
There will be a new New jersey Lottery game launching. It offers the chance to win $1,000 a day for life. The prize money for Cash4Life would be paid in annual installments or the winner could opt for $7 million lump sum payment before taxes. Drawings will be held on Monday and Thursday nights and is…
More people in the state are likely to vote Democrat in the congressional races this November. The new Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind poll says 43 percent of registered voters are likely going to vote for a Democrat, while only 32 percent say they will vote Republican. The GOP had been hoping this is a year they…
Ocean City is the home this week of the Miss New Jersey Pageant. 24 young women will compete for the crown of Miss New Jersey with the ultimate goal of representing the state in the Miss America pageant. The annual boardwalk parade will occur on Wednesday night, with the finals of the competition being held…
A new survey released on Monday shows that high taxes paid by residents of the Garden State are driving senior citizens out of New Jersey. The new Farleigh Dickinson poll shows that 52 percent of non-retirees plan to relocate to another state to retire, while only 32 percent say they plan on staying in New…
A 54 year old firefighter from Union Beach, Monmouth County lost his life while fighting a fire at a commercial building on Sunday. The firefighter have been identified as Robert Meyer, but no additional details are available. Four other firefighters suffered injuries while they fought the four alarm blaze at a company that manufactures hydraulic…
New Jersey residents will have more options when it comes to insurance. Nationwide Insurance will begin writing policies in the state in Aug. This will mean nine out of the top 10 insurance companies for auto will be writing policies in the state, providing more options to drivers here.