New data shows an increase in autism across the country and in New Jersey. The Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the state has the highest number of children who show up on the autism spectrum. One in every 45 children in New Jersey show up on the autism spectrum. The report says nationally…
21 people have been arrested and charged with peddling heroin and cocaine in Ocean and Monmouth counties. 13 suspects were rounded up early Thursday morning throughout New Jersey with one ringleader of the drug operation recovered in Asbury Park. U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman says heroin sales has turned into a big problem throughout all sections…
The official document has been released by the lawyers hired by the Christie administration to look into the “Bridgegate” saga. The report put the blame almost entirely on David Wildstein, who worked at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and Bridget Kelly, a key aide in the governor’s office. Randy Mastro, the attorney…
7.1 percent for two months in a row. New Jersey’s jobless rate remained unchanged last month despite 3,700 jobs being cut from the private sector. New revised data released this week shows that the state actually gained over 6,000 jobs in January; the initial report showed a job loss during the first month of the…
Mark Sanchez is a member of the Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles have signed Sanchez to a new contract to compete for the backup quarterback spot on the team behind Nick Foles. Sanchez is the second former USC quarterback on the roster; backup Matt Barkley followed Sanchez at the university. Sanchez cleared a medical exam on…
The Greater Wildwoods Tourism Improvement and Development Authority (GWTIDA) has received a 2014 New Jersey Tourism Excellence Award from the New Jersey Travel Industry Association (NJTIA) for its new website design. The Wildwoods were one of eight recipients of this year’s awards, selected from dozens of entries by a panel of tourism leaders from Maryland,…
The man who runs Revel Casino says interested buyers aren’t interested in shutting down the casino. Scott Kreeger is the president of the casino and said any buyer wants to keep it open. Local unions have been worried and putting pressure on to ensure that the casino wouldn’t close. The most recent casino sale in the…
Arguing over Supreme Court nominees isn’t a winning issue for Gov. Chris Christie. Christie noted this during a town hall meeting this week in Belmar. The governor said polling they have done suggests the average person isn’t in to the issue. The Senate has been blocking his nominees after Christie chose to not reappoint a…
Gov. Chris Christie did nothing wrong in the “Bridgegate” saga, that according to a new report to be released today. The Star-Ledger reports that a report that will be released today clears Christie and other key staffers of any wrongdoing, pinning the blame on Christie’s former deputy chief of staff Bridget Anne Kelly and David Wildstein,…
A new poll by AAA in New Jersey shows that less people support red light cameras than in 2007. The agency says those in favor of them has dropped 21 percent to 56 percent overall, though it is still a majority of people in the state. The state ran a five year pilot program, which…