If you think New Jersey’s bridges are in terrible shape..you’re right. A new report issued by NJ.com shows that more than one third of all bridges in the Garden State are structurally deficient. 2,343 bridges throughout New Jersey need repairs and some of them have been closed for over a year waiting for funding to…
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and the state’s largest teachers union may have a deal struck regarding the state’s huge pension debt. Chrisitie is expected to announce today what he calls ‘groundbreaking’ progress on a pension fix with the New Jersey Education Association. Currently the state’s pension system has nearly $40 billion in unfunded liabilities.
Early this morning an Amber Alert was expanded to New Jersey for a child abducted from her home in New Castle, Delaware on Monday morning. Police say that the girl is in “imminent danger” after being abducted by her father, Michael Trotta, who could now be taking her to New York City. The suspect fled the…
A pair of local teams advanced in the Cape Atlantic League playoffs. Wildwood Catholic boys beat Middle Township 50-48 in a game that came down to the final possession. Lower Cape May Regional girls won 50-44 over Absegami, with star Lauren Holden scoring half her team’s points. Meanwhile, Middle Township girls lost in overtime to…
Atlantic County democrats have announced their two candidates for Assembly seats up for grabs in the November election. Democrats have announced that incumbent Vince Mazzeo will run for with former Atlantic County freeholder Colin Bell for the two Assembly seats. So far republicans have not formally announced who will run with Assemblyman Chris Brown on…
Cape May city officials have decided to use some more surplus to lower a proposed tax increase to an even penny. The Press of Atlantic City reports that more funding is being used from surplus to eliminate a portion of a proposed tax hike this year. Councilman Jerry Inderweis Jr. voted against the revised budget…
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is hopping mad with a judge’s decision that requires the state to put $1.6 billion back into the state’s troubled pension system. Christie called the ruling made by Judge Mary Jacobson as “liberal judicial activism”. A Christie spokesman says the Governor will continue to work on practical solutions to the…
Gov. Chris Christie will deliver the second of his two big addresses on Tuesday. The governor will present his budget message during a joint meeting of the legislature. One of the biggest questions is what Christie will have to say about the Transportation Trust Fund, which will run out of money at the end of…
Robert Marshall, the subject of New Jersey’s famous “Blind Faith” killing, has died in prison at the age of 75. Marshall died behind bars just weeks before his first parole hearing was scheduled. You may remember Marshall was the man convicted of killing his wife at a rest stop on the Garden State Parkway so he could…
Sea Isle City Mayor Len Desiderio will present his annual State of the City address on Tuesday morning. Desiderio will speak before City Council during a meeting scheduled for 10am on Tuesday. At that time, Mayor Desiderio will also present his municipal budget for 2015. The meeting will be held at City Hall.