Home and business owners in Cape May and Atlantic counties have under a week to file with the IRS. President Barack Obama declared those two counties as federal disaster areas from the storms beginning on March 12; and therefore, are among the counties that have been granted an extension until May 11. Also, affected taxpayers in…
Gov. Chris Christie says he believes the Senate must give a hearing to his Supreme Court nominee. Anne Patterson was nominated for the seat that John Wallace was holding. Christie believes that Wallace’s views are the not the right ones needed for the Supreme Court and its the governor’s role to nominate justices. Senate President…
The previously cancelled Delaware River and Bay Authority fireworks for the July 4 weekend are back on, thanks to a mixture of private and township money. Deputy Mayor Kevin Lare took the lead to collect over $20,000 from private donors to keep the fireworks tradition alive in the township. Lare told Coastal Broadcasting that the…
The shot down school budget in North Wildwood was approved by city council on Tuesday with a modest increase to the tax rate. Mayor Bill Henfey tells Coastal Broadcasting that the proposed increase of nine-tenths of a cent was brought down to .45 of a cent. Henfey said that council worked with the school administration…
A new budget agreement by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority will remove 67 positions from the payroll. The $485.3 million budget shows an increase of just under one percent. Those jobs will be cut first by attrition, but will include layoffs if need be. The increase in the budget is attributed to increase costs from…
A new report says the state government is looking at the possibility of privatization for the state parks, according to a report by the Star-Ledger. Funding for parks is stretched very thin as it is, with many fighting to stay open. Specifics of any plan have yet to be released, but the Department of Environmental…
During an exchange with the Assembly Budget Committee, the Lt. Gov. and Secretary of State Kim Guadagno agreed to include additional savings in her budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Under an agreement set by former Gov. Jon Corzine, layoffs could not take place until next year. Chairperson Lou Greenwald said he would like to…
Gov. Chris Christie signed an executive order last week that delays disclosure of financial documents. The Star-Ledger reports that Christie’s 24th executive order will push back a deadline from May to August for when financial documents need to be disclosed by some members of the government. The report says that some new names, like the…
An former Ocean County assemblyman was in court for the opening argument of his corruption trial. Daniel Van Pelt is accused of accepting a $10,000 bribe, in exchange for favors. The defense claims Van Pelt was taking the money as a consultant. They also say he was planning on going into the consulting business. Van…
U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman announced that charges have been placed on a Bridgeton man for distributing porn. An undercover investigation led to Carl Timm being charged with one count of distributing child pornography. The office said a search warrant was executed and child porn was found at Timm’s home. Timm faces the possibility of 20…