A new report says a new access point on the Garden State Parkway will not include tolls. The Press of Atlantic City reports that new Exit 41 at Jimmy Leeds Rd. will not include a toll for people entering the Parkway. The questions sparked up with documents on the Turnpike Authorities website that said there…
Gov. Chris Christie has vetoed the millionaire’s tax before and he might get the chance to veto it again. Assembly Democrats have formulated a plan to introduce the millionaire’s tax with a budget proposal. They say the money would go to the Homestead Rebate program. Christie’s budget proposal has about $500 million in it and…
Unless you bought your ticket in Iowa, you didn’t win the Powerball Lottery. One winning ticket was sold of the jackpot that went over $240 million. New Jersey didn’t even have any $1 million winners, which is given out to players that match all five numbers but miss on the powerball. The new jackpot comes…
Maybe the New Jersey comeback is back on…Gov. Chris Christie held a press conference on Thursday to make note of the most recent job numbers. The state added 17,600 jobs, according to the latest released data. The state’s unemployment rate did go up by .1 percent to 9.2 percent. Christie said more people are looking…
A touching remembrance will take place on Monday for one of the biggest visionaries in Atlantic City’s history. The Tropicana Casino will dedicate The Quarter in honor of the late Dennis Gomes. He was most recently known for buying Resorts Casino, but Gomes was credited with the concept and design of The Quarter during his…
A sexual assault case in Ocean City has two people arrested. Koshion Thomas, 18, and Joshua Jenkins, 23, both of Bristol, Pa, were charged with an incident against a 15-year-old girl. The charges both include first degree aggravated sexual assault. Police say that the alleged attack took place at a vacation home on the 2900…
Assembly Democrats are fighting Gov. Chris Christie over borrowing in the most recent budget proposal. The budget aims to borrow $260 million in the budget for transportation projects. Assembly Democrats say these projects should be paid with cash, as Christie was promising. A new budget must be passed by the end of the month to…
Let the competition begin! This year’s Miss New Jersey contestants proceeded down the Ocean City Boardwalk Wednesday night as the scholarship pageant officially began. Twenty-five women from throughout the state will appear in the preliminary rounds of competition Thursday and Friday nights at 7:30PM. The event is held at the historic Music Pier Auditorium.
Governor Christie had a busy day in South Jersey on Wednesday, beginning with his remarks to the state’s VFW convention. Christie told the delagation of veterans that he has plans to help them with employment and counseling, including a new facility in Lebanon Township in Hunterdon County that will be used as transitional housing for…
“Safe Summer 2012” has been declared for Thursday along the Atlantic City Boardwalk. For the past few weeks, undercover state investigatorshave been scouring the boardwalk, looking for illegal bath salts and synthetic cannabinoids. The Press of Atlantic City reports that some suspected drugs were found for sale off the boardwalk, but shopkeepers along the boards…