NEWARK–Former labor leader Richard “Buzzy” Dressel, whose embezzlement conviction was reinstated by an appellate court last year after the judge in the case threw out the jury’s verdict, was sentenced Monday by the same judge to four months in prison. Dressel, 66, was also ordered to pay back $37,778 to his union. The one-time business manager… Read the rest of this entry »
TRENTON — For the second time in four days, a Wall Street credit rating agency has painted a dire outlook for Atlantic City. Moody’s Investors Service said in a report Monday that Gov. Chris Christie’s recent rejection of a financial aid package leaves the Jersey Shore gambling resort likely to default on debt services as early… Read the rest of this entry »
BAY HEAD — Bay Head oceanfront homeowners went on the attack on Saturday after Gov. Chris Christie called them “selfish” for r efusing to sign over easements for a protective dune in their town. “If the state dune was in place now, it would be washed out to sea like every other temporary Band-Aid solution and… Read the rest of this entry »
The National Weather Service says Sunday flooding won’t be as bad as Saturday’s
The snow has finally stopped, and New Jerseyans are left to deal with flooding and any lingering impacts the snow could have on their Monday morning commutes. The blizzard of 2016 dropped more than two feet of snow on many parts of New Jersey, but the flakes should stop falling by sunrise. Coastal flooding remains a… Read the rest of this entry »
The blizzard that pounded the Jersey Shore for more than 24 hours on Saturday, brought additional moderate flooding, strong winds winds and yes, even more snow, to coastal Monmouth County during the storm’s second high tide cycle. In Sea Bright, large chunks of snow and ice floated down Ocean Avenue during high tide, as police, state… Read the rest of this entry »
SEA BRIGHT – The forecasters got it right… this time. Coastal Monmouth County residents woke up to blizzard conditions, snowdrifts and flooding concerns on Saturday morning. Road crews were out in force, which had some of the major highways passable but still a treacherous ride in spots due to poor visibility and varying depths of snow.… Read the rest of this entry »
Amanda Marzullo | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com) NEWARK — Gov. Chris Christie has declared a state of emergency as a major winter snow storm approaches New Jersey and the East Coast. The… Read the rest of this entry »
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie has just declared a state of emergency in anticipation of the blizzard due to blanket the state beginning Friday night. As ominous as it sounds, a state of emergency means more for the police, fire and other public safety officials responding to the event than it does for the average person.… Read the rest of this entry »
WASHINGTON — Members of the New Jersey delegation want to ask U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro why their state got just $15 million in disaster preparedness funds under a program funded in the Hurricane Sandy aid bill. U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-4th Dist.), who arranged a meeting last March with Federal Emergency Management… Read the rest of this entry »