Thursday is day three of the New Jersey Lottery tour across the state where winners are doing the “Happy” dance. The state lottery is taping winners dancing to Pharrell Williams song “Happy”. The taping on Thursday is in South Jersey, including stops at the Absecon Lighthouse, Lucy The Elephant, and the Ocean City Boardwalk. The…
A real estate research website says the city of Hoboken is the most exciting place to live in New Jersey. Yes, Hoboken. NJ.com reports that Movoto notes that Hoboken is the most exciting place in New Jersey among the 50 most populated areas in the Garden State. Atlantic City placed fourth on the list, and…
Standard & Poor’s says New Jersey’s credit rating could sink even further thanks to Governor Chris Christie’s plan not to fund state pensions. The rating agency announced that New Jersey could take another significant hit to its credit rating in the next two to three months. Right now, New Jersey has a credit rating of…
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has reportedly handed out pay raises to more than two dozen of his staff members. The Star Ledger reports that Christie has given pay hikes to 27 staff members, most of them handle his public appearances and his media work. Spokesman Kevin Roberts got a huge bump up in pay…
Experts do not believe New Jersey will have a busy hurricane season this year. The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration released its hurricane forecast and it calls for hurricane activity to be below normal in 2014. Cooler temperatures along the surface of the Atlantic Ocean is one of the factors keeping the number of hurricanes down…
An unspeakable crime in the central New Jersey community of Brick. Authorities say a 37 year old woman was arrested after beating up her 94 year old grandmother. Police say Katherine Schubert was charged with aggravated assault following the crime. Authorities found her grandmother, identified as Mary Francis Driscoll, in a semi conscious state following…
New Jersey has allowed an Obamacare-related grant totalling $7.6 million to expire. The Star Ledger reports today that the money that was once available to the Garden State has been officially withdrawn. New Jersey could have received the money to carry out a health exchange program, but Governor Chris Christie declined the program and now…
This is a news story confirming what you probably already know. A new report says New Jersey is the third least tax friendly state in the country. Kiplinger did the study and found only Connecticut and California were worse. Seven of the top 10 counties in the country with the highest property tax bill come from New…
For the first time since it became legal, the amount of money placed on internet gaming bets has declined. New figures released today shows that the internet gaming numbers in New Jersey have dropped to $11.4 million, which is a half million dollar drop from earnings one month prior. March had one more gaming day…
Perhaps the most important municipal election in New Jersey on Tuesday will occur in Newark. Two men are seeking the mayor’s spot in Newark this week, Shavar Jeffries and Ras Baraka. Both men have campaigned on issues including public safety, employment, and education. There are also elections for Newark City Council on Tuesday as well.