CHRISTIE ANNOUNCES PAYROLL TAX CUT

Governor Chris Christie announced a $190 million payroll tax cut that will directly benefit working New Jersey families in 2012. Most workers in New Jersey will experience a savings of $87 per year, resulting from changes to the Temporary Disability Insurance fund payroll taxes signed into law by the Governor. The change will put an estimated…

DEADLINE LOOMING TO SUBMIT FEMA APPLICATION

New Jersey residents who sustained damage from Hurricane Irene have only two more weeks to register for assistance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The deadline is Oct. 31, 2011. The deadline to submit loan applications to the Small Business Administration (SBA) is also Oct. 31. Completing and returning the SBA application is an…

GAMBLING BEING ADDED TO TROPICANA

Shopping, dining, and gambling. That is the recipe the Tropicana is trying to use at the Quarter. The shopping and dining district is soon going to include gambling. Casino officials are beginning a pilot program to add some slot machines, with the hopes of expanding to over 100 machines and some table games.

OBAMA’S JOB APPROVAL ON DECLINE IN NEW JERSEY

President Barack Obama’s job rating from New Jersey residents took another dip in the latest Monmouth University Poll.  New Jerseyans are split on whether he deserves re-election, with many feeling his policies have ignored the needs of middle class families while benefiting Wall Street.  There is some hope, though, that the president’s proposed jobs bill…

MAN CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT

An arrest was made on Thursday regarding a sexual assault. Ronnie Peterson is alleged to have sexually assaulted a girl in 2009 to 2011. According to police, the 15-year-old victim, has been assaulted from 2003. Peterson was charged with aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, and endangering the welfare of a child. The Hammonton native was…