U.S. Congressman Frank A. LoBiondo (NJ-02) tonight issued the following statement after President Obama delivered his State of the Union Address to the nation. “Once again, we hear from President Obama that jobs and the economy are the most critical issues facing our nation and his number one focus. While agreeing with that assessment, the…
An application has been made for $53 million in federal aid from the Christmas weekend blizzard the state received. Gov. Chris Christie sent that in to FEMA. Officials came to New Jersey to assess the storm and look at clean up costs. The application is a combination of state and county costs. Some parts of…
A Cape May County man was charged and served with a summons for one count of second-degree use of personal identifying information of another for allegedly using identification to obtain a license in his brother’s name, Atlantic County Prosecutor Ted Housel stated. It is alleged that on July 6, 2010, Thomas Rodier, 30, of Ocean…
An Atlantic County jury convicted an Atlantic City man of a 2010 armed robbery that was inside a Pacific Avenue apartment complex in the city. The defendant could face life in prison when he is sentenced in April, Atlantic County Prosecutor Ted Housel stated. Louis Urgent, 30, was convicted after 40 minutes of deliberations of…
The state is not interested in forking over $271 million to the federal government over the ARC Tunnel project. Gov. Chris Christie said during a radio interview that he planned to appeal and that the state will not pay the money back. The Federal Transit Administration may try to charge the state interest. An plan…
The Freeholder race in Cape May County currently has two people. As Coastal Broadcasting first reported, Upper Township’s Kristine Gabor and Lower Township’s Glenn Douglass are going to run for Freeholder and told Coastal Broadcasting on Sunday. Upper Township’s Curtis Corson Jr. had initially announced his intentions to run, but decided on Monday to drop…
A new study says a local town is the best for a retailer to set up shop in. The Indie City Index studied 363 Metropolitan Areas of the nation. Higher scores indicate relatively healthier independent retail sectors as indicated by the relatively lower concentration of major chain stores. Index scores are presented in three groups:…
Fees are going up to call an ambulance in Upper Township. Committee there voted to adjust their fee schedule to be more in line with surrounding towns. An ambulance call will cost $600 with a $10 per mile surcharge. Township officials say much of the cost will be taken care of by an insurance company,…
On the 38th anniversary of Roe V. Wade, Gov. Chris Christie said he is an “ally” of the anti-abortion movement. Christie said the birth of his child was when he became anti-abortion. The only step that Christie has taken against abortion is cutting funding Planned Parenthood, which funds abortions.
A bill changing affordable housing in the state has been conditionally vetoed by Gov. Chris Christie. The Governor supported a version of the bill that was passed through the Senate last summer, but the Assembly passed their own bill that was amended with the Senate version and sent to Christie for his signature. Christie sent a…