A majority of American’s say they don’t believe Gov. Chris Christie didn’t know anything about lane closures that resulted in “Bridgegate.” According to the USA TODAY/Pew Research Center poll, 58 percent said they don’t believe the governor, compared to 32 percent who do believe Christie. An investigation is on-going to discover if Christie knew more than…
Members of the Chris Christie administration began to fight back Monday against allegations made by Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer that Hurricane Sandy relief funding was tied to approvals for a development project. Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno said the allegations by Zimmer were completely false and totally illogical. Zimmer stands by her statement and has made…
Members of the Avalon emergency management community took their message on the road to the Nature Center of Cape May on Monday. Avalon Mayor Marty Pagliughi spoke to about 85 girl scouts about storms and what to do during an evacuation. Longtime local meteorologist Jim Eberwine also addressed the girls and talked about the types…
Nine people have been left homeless following a fire on Monday in Atlantic City. Fire officials say a blaze on North Carolina Avenue Monday afternoon tore through an apartment building around 4pm Monday. It took fire crews about an hour to bring the blaze under control. There were no injuries.
Some residents of Somers Point won’t be having their Wawa past Wednesday. Wawa announced that it will close its store at the corner of Rhode Island Avenue and New Road on Wednesday and the store will not reopen. The Gazette Leader reports that just last year Wawa celebrated the store’s 45th anniversary. Wawa says the…
The National Weather Service has posted a Winter Storm Warning for the snow storm pushing through the area on Tuesday. The warning will kick in at 10 a.m. The forecast models call for 4 to 9 inches of snow. Wind chills will also be a factor, with values ranging from 10 above to 10 below.…
U.S. Senator Cory Booker is keeping his bank account healthy heading into his reelection bid. New numbers released by his camp show that Booker raised $1.2 million in the fourth quarter last year and puts $1.8 million in his warchest. The former Newark mayor has no formal competition; no Republicans have stepped up to challenge…
A university says that New Jersey is in the worst financial shape in the country. George Mason University listed the Garden State last in their analysis. The state joined Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts and California in the bottom five. While the study noted some positive steps taken by Gov. Chris Christie, still more needed to be…
The Supreme Court officially added a new member on Friday. Justice Faustino J. Fernandez-Vina was officially sworn in by Gov. Chris Christie. Fernandez-Vina was the first Supreme Court nominee to be approved by the Senate after years of disagreement between Christie and Democrats of nominees. The swearing in was ceremonially, Fernandez-Vina actually joined the court…
The question for Republicans is who is going to run for U.S. Senate this year. A pair of Republicans have counted themselves out of running, which only adds to an already long list. State Assemblyman Jon Bramnick and state Sen. Michael Doherty were the latest to say they aren’t going to challenge Cory Booker in…