Legislation is working is way through the Assembly that could increase fines against those who don’t keep right. Lawmakers are trying to target one of the areas that creates road rage, a slow driver that won’t keep to the right lane. A proposal advanced this week that would place fines between $100 and $300. The…
Pilots asked for it, and lawmakers are responding. A bill passed the Assembly to help combat the serious and increasing problem of laser pointers being pointed at aircrafts. Assemblyman Nelson Albano sponsored a bill that would prohibit the sale of laser pointers that exceed one milliwatt in output power. Laser incident reports have increased steadily…
Efforts to improve water safety and quality following Hurricane Sandy passed the Assembly on Monday. One of the bills would provide short-term funding for environmental infrastructure projects to repair damage incurred during Hurricane Sandy or to mitigate risk of damage from future storms. Senator Jim Whelan has sponsored the measures on the Senate side. With…
During this past weekend, the transfer of prisoners from the Gloucester County Jail into the Cumberland County jail began. Prison guards transferred 73 prisoners from the Gloucester County facility without incident, with another 25 to be moved at a later date. Cumberland County officials say the move will raise $3 million per year, which should…
Two otters were found dead at the Cape May County Zoo a day apart. The Cape May County Herald reports that the pair of otters died on June 21 and June 22 and no cause of death was discovered in necropsies. Zoo officials said that three otters, were placed in a temporary holding pen on…
On Monday the New Jersey Hall of Fame Class of 2013 was announced at a press conference, held at Liberty State Park in Jersey City. The list of 16 new members includes singers Whitney Houston, Dionne Warwick and Celia Cruz, actors Alan Alda and Joe Piscopo, and former New York Giants head coach Bill Parcels.…
On Sunday night a 16 year-old male was shot in the leg by an unknown assailant while sitting on his porch. The teen was shot at about 9 p.m. while sitting on the porch of his home on North Indiana Avenue, as a man walked towards him and started shooting. The victim was treated at…
Charges are pending in a vicious pit bull attack that sent an Absecon man to the hospital and resulted in the death of his pet golden retriever. At about 1 p.m. Saturday, two pit bulls attacked the retriever and bit his owner, 73 year-old Louis Nell, on the hand as he tried to separate the…
North Wildwood physician Dr. John Costino is now completely off the hook. A jury has round that Costino is not guilty of charges that he violated a judge’s orders. You may remember that Costino had been arrested several years ago and charged with healthcare claims fraud. Every case was either dismissed or resulted in a…
If your bus brings tourists to Atlantic City, the toll charges are on the state, comped. A new bill cleared the New Jersey Senate today that would waive all tolls for tour busses who regularly bring patrons to Atlantic City casinos. Tolls would be waived on the Expressway, Parkway, and Turnpike for tour busses bound…