The special election this week for the U.S. Senate this week could be the lowest voter turnout in history. Final votes are being counted but with 99% of the votes in, the voter turnout is currently at 24 percent, the previous low was 27 percent in 2011. Many were concerned that a split election this…
Michael Vick has ruled himself out for this weekend’s game against the Dallas Cowboys. Vick said he wasn’t healthy enough to return and Nick Foles will start for the second week in a row. Head Coach Chip Kelly hasn’t committed to one quarterback or the other once Vick is healthy enough to play. The winner…
The latest pre-election poll in the race for New Jersey Governor shows Chris Christie not breaking a sweat in this one. A new poll released today by Rutgers University shows Christie with a whopping 26 percentage point lead over Barbara Buono in the race. Christie has 59 support of the public, while Buono carries only…
United States Congressman William Pascrell is asking the Christie administration to re-open the process for New Jersey property owners who may qualify for grant relief following Hurricane Sandy. Pascrell says some property owners in Central Jersey only recently completed assessments on the damage to their properties and now the grant application program is closed. It’s…
Businesses that want to do business at the Cape May Airport in Lower Township may soon enjoy some tax incentives. The Lower Cape Gazette reports that tax abatements at the airport to spur business growth there. The idea was originally pitched last month by a local brewery that set up shop at the airport. Deputy…
No serious injuries resulted from an accident involving a motorcycle on the Garden State Parkway Thursday afternoon. State Police say it happened around 4:30pm on the Garden State Parkway at the intersection of Crest Haven Road on Thursday. The biker suffered a rib injury and was taken to Cape Regional Medical Center in Cape May…
New Jersey State Police continue to investigate allegations made by a female student in the Upper Township School District that she may have been targeted for an abduction. School officials posted on their website that no students were abducted or taken anywhere, and State Police will continue to monitor school grounds. The district encourages parents…
Officials at Wildwood High School confirm that the school’s football team will not be playing Friday night. The Warriors were going to play at Schalick on Friday night, but the game was called off a few weeks ago since Schalick wanted to play a school from Delaware instead. Wildwood has two games left on its…
It’s a green light by the Senate Judiciary Committee for Governor Christie’s selection to serve on the New Jersey Supreme Court. The committee voted 13-0 in favor of the appointment of Faustino Fernandez-Vina to the state’s highest court. Democrats on the committee grilled Fernandez-Vina but approved his appointment anyway.
Municipal clerks throughout New Jersey have been ordered to refuse any marriage licenses from same sex couples until the state supreme court rules on the matter. The New Jersey Health Department ordered all clerks to turn down requests for marriage licenses until the court rules if those weddings can begin Monday per a lower court…