The state’s unemployment rate is at 9.4 percent, down .2 percent compared to one month ago. The news does not reflect what is going on in the job market. Overall, about 20,000 jobs were lost over the past month. The public and private sector lost about 10,000 jobs each.
A huge lottery drawing will take place on Friday. The Mega Millions will draw at $101 million. The last winning ticket was sold over one month ago and the jackpot has been steadily rising ever since. The Mega Millions is a multi-state lottery of which New Jersey is apart.
“Telephone scam artists are preying on state residents, and the New Jersey Lottery and New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs are warning everyone to be wary of any caller who claims he or she represents the Lottery. New Jerseyans are getting calls saying they will receive a big jackpot if they only pay small “processing…
The IRS is warning taxpayers about a new phishing scam. Phishing, a word play on “fishing” for information, is a scam in which Internet fraudsters send seemingly legitimate e-mail messages to trick unsuspecting victims into revealing personal and financial information. Alternately, the purpose of an e-mail scam may be to download malware, or malicious code,…
Stockton College will not be moving into Ponderlodge. Coastal Broadcasting has learned that Stockton College has informed the state’s Department of Environmental Protection that they will no longer be pursuing the Ponderlodge property for environmental studies. Richard Boornazian, who works in the DEP, said that the buildings would be demolished and the area would be…
Assembly Speaker Sheila Y. Oliver (D-Essex/Passaic) released the following statement on Wednesday on the passing of W. Cary Edwards: “Cary Edwards was without question one of New Jersey’s finest public servants. “Whether it was serving in the General Assembly, in the governor’s office, as attorney general or as chairman of the State Commission of…
An audit done of the New Jersey Turnpike Authority turned up huge financial waste. State Comptroller Matthew Boxer found $43 million in waste during a recent review of the authority’s finances. The waste included tax dollars paying for an employee bowling league, bonuses for working on your birthday, and free E-Z Pass transpoder use going…
A new study says that state residents believe they are in worse financial position than one year ago. The poll done by Fairleigh Dickinson University shows that 56 percent of households hold that opinion now, compared to 46 percent in April. The polling data shows there was optimism heading into the summer, but households feel…
Vineland Police arrested two people for illegal possession of a handgun. Nesbit J. Singletary, 35, of Norristown, Pa., and Willie Johnson Sr., 21, of South 5th Street, Millville, were charged in the incident. A Kel-Tec 9mm handgun and a Beretta .32-caliber handgun were both recovered by police. Both were placed in the Cumberland County Jail.…
Having a Republican governor has paid off for the party as a whole. New fundraising numbers show that Republicans are outgaining Democrats in political contributions. The numbers reflect the top six committees and the GOP outgained by a $834,300 to $623,487 margin. The numbers reflect the quarter that ended on Sept. 30. It had been…