Gov. Chris Christie says there won’t be any funding available to Planned Parenthood if he is President. Christie was speaking in South Carolina and he said if he was elected President he would do as he did in New Jersey and defund Planned Parenthood. The governor has veto funding for the group in the last…
The major teacher’s union in the state says they won’t negotiate with Gov. Chris Christie over additional pension reform. Christie said at a recent campaign stop that the only way he would talk about pensions is if the unions were willing to talk about additional givebacks. NJEA President Wendell Steinhauer said those discussions wouldn’t take…
The North Wildwood Police Department is attempting to identify suspects from an incident of third degree theft and criminal mischief that occurred on Morey’s Pier at 25th & Boardwalk on July 11. The three suspects, pictured here from Morey’s Pier surveillance video, are white males and approximately 16-20 years old. Suspect 1 was wearing a…
A new poll looking at the GOP field in Iowa doesn’t look too good for Gov. Chris Christie. Christie doesn’t even make the top 10 of a new Monmouth University Poll. The governor pulled in just 1 percent from the new data. Scott Walker was the top choice at 22 percent, followed by Donald Trump…
On Monday a moist air mass and temperatures in the 90’s drove the heat index well above 100 degrees in many areas of South Jersey. By mid-afternoon the air temperature in Vineland and Millville was 92 degrees, but the heat index was at 100 degrees. The thermometer hit 95 in Chatsworth, Burlington County, as the…
Despite making controversial statements and facing sanctions against his business interests, Donald Trump continues to lead the pack of Republican presidential hopefuls. On Monday, Trump was in first place with 24 percent support among registered voters who lean Republican, in an ABC News/Washington Post poll. Governor Chris Christie was in 10th place, with only 3…
Governor Christie’s administration is being sued by the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation. On Monday a civil-rights action lawsuit was filed in federal court, against acting Attorney General John Hoffman. The lawsuit alleges that the Christie administration has attempted to rescind the state’s recognition of them as an American Indian tribe. The Nanticoke tribe, headquartered in Bridgeton,…
A unique athletic competition was held Saturday and Sunday on the Wildwood beach at Schellenger Avenue. The Morey’s Pier Beach Sports Weekend was billed as the only multi-event track meet in the country held entirely on the beach. The festival attracted sixty-three boys and girls high school lacrosse teams, 25 field hockey teams, and a variety…
It’s four years in prison for a Somers Point woman who stole more than $400,000 from a local car dealership. 53 year old Monica Schaffer will spend time in prison for skimming the funds from Avalon Honda located on Avalon Boulevard in Middle Township. Schaffer pled guilty to a second degree charge of theft back…
Finally, some good financial news for Atlantic City: The city will be able to make its short term debt payments. Moody’s Investment Services reports that debt payments will be made by the gaming resort in August, and if tax payments continue to come in, Atlantic City will continue to pay its bills through November. Moody’s…