If you think it’s been too cold for this time of year, you are correct. The National Weather Service says the month of November will finally snap a 21-month streak of above average temperatures in the Garden State. Ever since Hurricane Sandy left, it’s been colder than normal in New Jersey. This month willl also…
If you bought a Powerball lottery ticket Bally’s Casino in Atlantic City, you better check your ticket…it could be worth $1 million. State lottery officials confirmed this morning that one of the eight million dollar Powerball tickets sold in New Jersey was sold at Bally’s; all of the other tickets were sold in northern New…
On Tuesday a Qunnipiac University poll listed Governor Chris Christie’s approval rating at 72 percent, reflecting his strong leadership in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. On Thursday the new Rutgers-Eagleton poll was released and says that 67 percent of voters now have a favorable impression of Governor Christie, one of the highest approval ratings ever recorded for a New Jersey…
The Cumberland County Board of Freeholders voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve the new Department of Law and appoint it’s director. Theodore Baker, of Pittsgrove Township and a partner in a Bridgeton law firm, was chosen as the first director of the county’s new legal department. Baker will be paid $125,000 per year through December…
The National Transportation Safety Board has ruled that pilot error caused a fatal plane crash that occurred last summer at the Hammonton Municipal Airport. David Mitchell, 71, of Vorhees was killed on August 20th, 2011, when his plane collided with a stunt plane piloted by 33 year-old Kirill Barsukov of Jersey City, who sustained critical injuries.…
Don’t toss away those Powerball tickets just yet. New Jersey lottery officials announced this morning that eight people in New Jersey each won $1 million in last night’s big Powerball drawing. No one in New Jersey hit the big jackpot; those two winners were in Arizona and Missouri. Over 450,000 tickets in New Jersey have…
The city of Wildwood has changed and its mind and has rescinded a contract that permitted the lease of the former monster truck building on the city’s boardwalk. The City Commission met on Wednesday and rescinded the ordinance that drew the ire of some residents. The ordinance also allowed for the lease of the beach…
If you bought your ticket for Wednesday’s record $580 million Powerball drawing in New Jersey, you didn’t win the jackpot, but you could have won a smaller prize amount. Lottery officials announced that two winning tickets were sold for the record jackpot, one in Arizona and one in Missouri. There were nearly 9 million other…
Lawmakers in Trenton may approve a major increase in the minimum wage here in New Jersey. The New Jersey Senate could pass a measure that would increase the minimum wage to $8.50 an hour. Democratic lawmakers support the bill; republicans are largely against it. Some business groups also oppose the bill saying now is the…
Some major street and sewerage system work is coming to Wildwood Crest. The Borough Commission met this week and authorized a $13 million bond that will pay for various street and sewerage system work in the southern end of the Crest. Major sanitary sewerage system work will be conducted along New Jersey Avenue south from…