So what if they aren’t qualified for the Supreme Court? Gov. Chris Christie says he is going to support Phillip Kwon, 44, of Closter and Bruce Harris, 61, of Chatham Borough for the state Supreme Court no matter what, even if the State Bar Association says the candidates aren’t qualified. Christie was speaking with reporters…
Many people are still struggling to stay in their homes. U.S. Senator Robert Menendez is trying to help by legislation introduced on Thursday. The Preserving American Homeownership Act is specifically aimed at homeowners who owe more than their house is worth (“underwater”), which is currently estimated to be more than 10 million properties and approximately…
New Jersey’s nuclear power plants are operating safely and have effective response plans in place to deal with potential emergency situations. Those results were released according to the final report of the Governor’s Nuclear Review Task Force, which examined lessons learned from the nuclear emergency that occurred in Japan last year in the wake of…
A Senior Citizen Addition in Woodbine is moving forward. The borough received bids and awarded a contract to Joseph Porretta Builders, Inc. of Hammonton, the lowest bidder. The project is being funded under a New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Small Cities Public Facilities grant. The scope of this project is construction of a 600…
Over half the state approves of the country’s highest ranking elected official. President Barack Obama sports a 51 percent approval rating in New Jersey, according to the latest Monmouth University poll. The numbers show a slight uptick since Oct. Meanwhile, Senator Bob Menendez job approval rating stands at 41 percent approve to 26 percent disapprove. …
Good news and bad news for lottery players in New Jersey. One ticket was sold which is worth $1 million prior to taxes, but no one took home the grand prize. The new rollover for the Saturday jackpot is $310 million. Under the new rules for Powerball, which include a $2 ticket buy-in, matching five…
Federal funding is coming to South Jersey. US Senators Robert Menendez and Frank Lautenberg announced on Wednesday that nearly $8.5 million in federal funding is coming our way for beach replenishment projects. Avalon and Stone Harbor will get $300,000, Cape May will get $200,000, and Atlantic City and Brigantine will each receive $3.5 million.
A second suspect was arrested and charged in connection with a shooting in Atlantic City last month. NBC-40 reports that Thomas Belcher, 25, was charged with multiple offenses, in the shooting of Michael Trivisonno, 21, of Egg Harbor Township, at the Tropicana Casino on January 29th. Belcher is being held on $100,000 bail.
If you use the access ramp from Jimmie Leeds Road to the Garden State Parkway service area in Galloway Twp, your days are numbered. The NJ Turnpike Authority has announced it will close the access road to build a $7 million State Police barracks. The Turnpike Authority says that “unofficial” Exit 41 causes congestion and safety…
The days of paying public employees not to be sick could be coming to a close. Senate President Steve Sweeney introduced a bill this week to end sick time payouts for public employees. Sweeney called for a plan that would eliminate the payouts for future employees but allow current employees to keep what they have…