State Republicans will have to find a new head for the party. Jay Webber has stepped down from his role as chairman. Webber said that he wanted to focus on his job on the Assembly budget committee and with being the chairman of the redistricting efforts of the GOP. Vice-chair Lynda Pagliughi will serve as…
There is more snow headed for the area, but it will be a lot easier on motorists than the Christmas weekend blizzard. Predictions place the snowfall on Friday for 1 to 2 inches, according to the National Weather Center. Areas around New York City could see up to 10 inches of snow, but much lighter…
Colonel Rick Fuentes, Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police and Director of the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management, is asking residents and visitors of the Garden State to be mindful of a potential winter storm on Friday, January 7, 2011. Colonel Fuentes is advising that all state residents and commuters prepare for Friday’s…
Following through on his pledge to fulfill a top environmental priority, Governor Chris Christie today signed into law three bills to improve the health of Barnegat Bay, as components of his comprehensive plan for the long-term restoration of this 660-square mile ecological gem and his commitment to improving water quality statewide. The bills target nutrient…
Sue DeLanzo stays on as mayor of Middle Township. The reorganization meeting of the Middle Township Committee is taking place Wednesday evening, and the three-member committee decided to keep DeLanzo as mayor. In Middle Township, voters do not directly elect a mayor; that individual is appointed by the township committee. DeLanzo has lived in Middle…
Following through on his pledge to fulfill a top environmental priority, Governor Chris Christie today signed into law three bills to improve the health of Barnegat Bay, as components of his comprehensive plan for the long-term restoration of this 660-square mile ecological gem and his commitment to improving water quality statewide. The bills target…
Congressman Frank A. LoBiondo (NJ-02) was sworn into the 112th Congress today by House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH). Speaker Boehner conducted an individual ceremonial swearing-in for Congressman LoBiondo following the en masse oath of office on the floor of the House of Representatives at noon. First sworn into the U.S. House of Representatives in January…
It’s another three-year term in offfice for current Middle Township Mayor Susan DeLanzo. DeLanzo will be sworn in to another three year term in office during the Middle Township Committee’s reorganization meeting this evening at 6:00pm. The committee is expected to choose who earns the title of mayor for 2011; in Middle Township’s form of…
Representatives from New Jersey’s oyster industry announced their plans yesterday to invest $50,000 in the Delaware Bay Oyster Restoration Project on behalf of the Delaware Bay Section of the Shell Fisheries Council and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. This money will come from a DEP-administered account that the industry pays into for the…
Gov. Chris Christie got rid of seven county superintendent of schools, Cape May County included. Terrence J. Crowley is not being retained after his contract expired on Monday. These people were all holdovers from the Jon Corzine administration. The position pays $120,000. Reports say they were notified on Thursday. A spokesman for Christie said the…