There was no cap put on the investigation into Bridgegate done by a law firm hired by Gov. Chris Christie. The acting Attorney General John Hoffman told the Senate Budget Committee that no bills have been submitted to the state as of yet either. Democrats have panned the report, saying the law firm failed to…
A day after a poll showed Gov. Chris Christie had a majority approval rating, another poll shows he doesn’t. Quinnipiac University released a poll saying that Christie’s approval rating is 49 percent, compared to 55 percent in the same poll from Jan. 15. Rutgers-Eagleton released a poll on Tuesday saying he had a 55 percent…
Gov. Chris Christie continues to keep the support of the state, despite a hit he has taken in the polls. Christie’s job approval numbers came in at 55 percent, according to a new poll by Rutgers-Eagleton. The numbers show that Christie has come off his high post-Hurrcane Sandy, but still garners a lot of support…
Police in Hamilton Township lanes have been closed Tuesday afternoon as a the result of an overturned dump truck. The truck is on its side on Route 322 West at Liepzig Ave. Left lane of RT 322 west and the turn lanes for Liepzig Ave are closed.
A North Jersey lawmaker has proposed a bill to ensure that drivers are protected if they warn another vehicle of a speed trap by flashing their headlights. Assemblyman Ronald Dancer is sponsoring the measure to keep police from handing out fines to drivers who do so. There was a case in 2012 where a driver was…
An accident in Monmouth County killed the driver. State Police say the incident took place on the Garden State Parkway near milepost 112.5. The vehicle struck the median and then a tree. The identity of the victim hasn’t been released as the next of kin hasn’t been notified. Police are still looking into the cause…
An uncle was taken into custody for aggravated sexual assault against a juvenile. Bridgeton Police say they arrested Pascual Juan-Matias in the incident. The victim claims the incidents took place over the course of two years while she was six to eight-years-old. Juan-Matias was committed to the Cumberland County Jail in default of $750,000 bail. He was…
The former Claridge Hotel in Atlantic City was sold for $12.5 million. Bally’s Atlantic City revealed that information in a filing with state regulators. Initially, neither side would make the sale price public. The hotel will reopen for the summer, but without any gambling. TJM Properties bought the hotel back in Feb.
Two local men have been charged with ripping off televisions from the Kmart in Rio Grande after a video of their heist went viral on the internet. Police have charged 24 year old Vincent DiFillippo of the Villas and 48 year old William Nelson of Cape May Court House and charged them with shoplifting and…
31 year old Efren Carrasco of Vineland found a bad place to take a nap last Saturday around 2am. Vineland Police say Carrasco decided to nap in his SUV while it was in the middle of an intersection at Main and Sharp roads in the city. Carrasco was given a s summons for reckless driving,…