A proposal made by United States Senator Cory Booker that would prevent seismic testing off the coast of New Jersey has been approved by the Senate during a voice vote. The testing would have been conducted to test for methane hydrate, a form of natural gas. Booker calls any attempt to conduct seismic testing off…
A man who works in building maintenance tried to hand New Jersey Governor Chris Christie a mop in New Hampshire on Thursday. Ken Dennis tried to hand Christie a mop following his comments to a crowd earlier that suggested that perhaps he should head to Cape May County to mop up after the January coastal…
Is the end nearing for Governor Chris Christie’s gubernatorial campaign? New poll numbers released before the weekend show Christie’s New Hampshire poll numbers shrinking to just four percent, which puts him in sixth place in the GOP field. One month ago, Christie was tied for second in New Hampshire. Christie’s numbers in the Iowa caucuses…
A sad week for the Absecon community. Veteran Absecon Councilman Dan Camp passed away on Wednesday. Camp suffered a medical incident while walking his dog. The Absecon Council paused and reflected on Camp’s long career in public service during its meeting on Thursday. Republicans in Absecon have 15 days to select a replacement for Camp.
A slippery morning commute in Cape May County today as forecasters accurately predicted a snowfall for Cape May County. As of mid-morning, about two inches of snow was on the ground throughout our region with a slushy mess on the roadways. Skies will clear later today and some snow will melt over the weekend. However,…
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…