More people again have health insurance in New Jersey than the year before. The federal government announced that New Jersey now have 288,573 residents covered via health insurance, which is 34,000 more than the year before. This is the third year of the Affordable Care Act. Part of the reason more people are complying is…
The Freeza-Polooza event held last Saturday raised a record of over $41,000 for the annual beef ‘n’ beer benefit. This year’s event was held to benefit Sue Reich Walden of Wildwood Crest and Nikki Carty of Del Haven, both suffering from brain cancer. Large donations were given by the Cape Classic Motorcycle Club and the…
A new poll looking at New Hampshire shows Gov. Chris Christie took a big hit after the Iowa Caucus heading into the New Hampshire primary. A new CNN/WMUR poll shows that Christie’s support fell to 4 percent from 9 percent before Iowa voters caucused. Marco Rubio saw the biggest increase going from 11 percent to…
Its official, Atlantic City Council members won’t be using city vehicles anymore. Wednesday night, council voted to keep members from using vehicles as the resort continues to struggle with a struggling financial economy. A deal is still being worked on that would have the state increase financial oversight into Atlantic City’s government. Senate President Steve…
Legislation sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg and Senate President Steve Sweeney to close the wage gap between men and women in New Jersey was approved Thursday by the Senate Labor Committee. The senators’ bill (S-992) would make changes to the law to combat pay discrimination by creating greater transparency surrounding compensation and greater…
The massive bridge construction project on the Southbound Garden State Parkway over the Great Egg Harbor Bay is expected to be completed this October. The $130 million project will replace the current southbound span and include pedestrian access and wider lanes. When the new span opens for traffic, the NJ Turnpike Authority will demolish the…
Ocean City Councilwoman Karen Bergman announced her intentions to seek re-election in the spring. Bergman currently holds an at-large seat on Council that was vacated by Michael Allegretto, who took a job in city government. Bergman previously served on Council from 2008 through 2012.
Two to four inches of snow are possible Friday morning. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the Jersey Cape from Friday at 1am until Noon. The changeover from rain to snow will be sooner than expected which slightly bumps up our potential snowfall for our region. Rain will change to…
Acting New Jersey Attorney General John Hoffman has resigned to take a job at Rutgers University. Rutgers announced Thursday afternoon that Hoffman has resigned his job; he had been working as the state’s top law enforcement official since 2013. Hoffman will oversee an office of 18 attorneys at the university.
New Jersey’s minimum wage would increase to $15 an hour if democrats in Trenton have their way. Democratic legislative leaders held a press event on Thursday to announce support for a new bill that would significantly increase the wage. Governor Christie is not expected to support this move.