A tentative agreement is in place for the purchase of the former Showboat Casino. Developer Bart Blatstein is going to pay $23 million for the property and purchase it on Jan. 15. The purchase price includes an additional $1 to delay the sale a couple of months. Blatstein’s company, Tower Investments, can use the delay…
A version of a federal transportation bill would eliminate $50 million annually for New Jersey Transit. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the measure that would nix the funding as apart of its funding for transportation projects. The U.S. Senate version of the bill did have the money in there. The two sides will conference…
A hearing will be held to decide if weed should be legal in New Jersey. The Senate Judiciary Committee will take testimony from the public on the possibility of legalizing the drug. Gov. Chris Christie has said he would veto any bill that attempts to legalize marijuana. New Jersey only allows marijuana use medically, which…
A North Carolina man set fire to his Gloucester County hotel room. Gibbstown Fire Company was called to the scene as did local police. Authorities say Wayne Cunningham, set fire to the bed sheets and jumped out of the first floor window. He would be apprehended after a brief chase. The fire company said there…
A bill that would have made it more difficult for those convicted of domestic violence to get a gun was conditionally vetoed by Gov. Chris Christie. The bill was supported by former U.S. Rep Gabby Giffords. The measure would have banned domestic violence offenders and those subject to a domestic violence restraining order from having…
Most New Jersey voters believe Gov. Chris Christie should ditch his presidential bid. A new Quinnipiac University poll says that 61 percent of voters believe it is time for Christie to drop out of the GOP primary process. Only 53 percent of New Jersey Republicans support Christie staying in the race.
Lower Township’s Thomas Cannuli has been eliminated from the World Series of Poker. Cannuli went all in with a pair of aces but lost to a hand that ended up with three 10’s. Cannuli comes in sixth place overall and gets to take home $1.46 million for his efforts. Max Steinberg is the player who…
Comedians will have a field day with this one: Beastiality is now illegal in New Jersey. Governor Christie signed a bill on Monday that closes a loophole in state law and outlaws the practice of any human being having sexual contact with an animal. This law stemmed from a case in Moorestown three years ago…
Dog 1, intruder 0. Millville Police say a man’s dog chased an intruder out of a home on Sunday night. The man walked into the house on Buck Street, fired four shots, before his dog leaped into action and chased the robber out of the house. The dog suffered an eye injury but is expected…
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie does not want to give you the ability to sit at home and have lottery tickets brought to you. Christie has vetoed a bill that would have permitted the operation of lottery courier services in the Garden State. Christie says there is no demand for this service and no guarantee…