
PHILADELPHIA — Well this isn’t going to help Gov. Chris Christie win any votes in the Garden State. Christie was seen sitting with Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones during the Eagles’ game on Sunday night, a move will not go over well with Eagles fans. Here is the photo of Christie taking in the game with…
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Posted: December 15th, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics, Chris Christie | Tags: 2016 Presidential politics, Chris Christie, Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles | 5 Comments »

NEW YORK (AP) — When Superstorm Sandy left Denise Erickson’s home with a collapsed foundation, a loan from the Small Business Administration looked like the best deal in town. She got more than $150,000 from the SBA to help fix her family’s Bellmore home, but the loan has left her with a $651 monthly payment and…
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Posted: December 15th, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: FEMA, Hurricane Sandy, Monmouth County, Superstorm Sandy | Tags: FEMA, HUD, Hurricane Sandy, NFIP, RREM, RREM grants, Superstorm Sandy | 1 Comment »

This time, the Obamacare deadlines actually mean something. New and returning enrollees have until late Monday to sign up for health insurance on the federal online exchange and be covered by Jan. 1 – a hard deadline and stark turnaround from last year, when glitches on HealthCare.gov blurred pre-Christmas deadlines. Instead of fretting over a website,…
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Posted: December 15th, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: Health Care, ObamaCare | Tags: Healthcare.gov, Heathcare.gov, ObamaCare | Comments Off on Obamacare enrollment deadline looms
Happy Holidays

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Posted: December 14th, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: BizEturtle, Monmouth County | Tags: arts, bizeturtle, holidays, Monmouth County, Monthly, Resources | Comments Off on The holidays are around the corner

U.S. Senator Mike Lee, R-Utah, walks to the Senate floor during a long series of votes, many on procedural matters or to confirm members of the Obama administration, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington Dec. 13, 2014.Reuters/Jonathan Ernst
UPDATE 10:10 p.m. EST: The U.S. Senate Saturday voted 56-40 to approve a $1.1 trillion “cromnibus” spending bill that funds the federal government through September. The measure now goes to President Obama for his signature. The vote came after Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, tried to force a procedural vote on the president’s executive order on immigration… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: December 14th, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: Congress, U.S. Senate | Tags: Barack Obama, Cromnibus spending bill, Harry Reid, Mike Lee, Mitch McConnell, Ted Cruz, Washington | Comments Off on Government Averts Shutdown; $1.1T Spending Bill OK’d

Crazy Christmas Light Show 2013 Portions of the over-the-top annual Christmas Light Show that attracts thousands of visitors to a quiet Wall Township neighborhood each year. WALL TOWNSHIP – An over-the-top holiday tradition, complete with rocking music, strobe lighting and 20-foot-high flames, is scheduled to begin its 2014 show schedule this weekend. The annual Christmas Light…
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Posted: December 14th, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: Monmouth County, Wall Township | Tags: Challenged Youth Sports, Christmas, Christmas Light Show, Wall, Wall Township | Comments Off on Crazy Christmas Light Show returns to Jersey Shore neighborhood this weekend

LAKEHURST — When President Obama visits Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst on Monday to thank American service members, U.S. Rep. Chris Smith wants the Commander in Chief to use the time to also reconsider plans phase out certain refueling aircraft. In a letter sent Friday to Obama, Smith (R-4th Dist.) said the “misguided proposal” of phasing out KC-10…
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Posted: December 14th, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: Barack Obama, Chris Smith | Tags: Congressman Chris Smith, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, KC-10, KC-10 aircraft, Lakehurst, President Obama | 2 Comments »
Superstorm Sandy ripped houses from their foundations, reshaped the Jersey Shore and shuttered countless businesses in October 2012, but now researchers at Rutgers University tell of another devastating consequence: It increased the rate of heart attacks and stroke among people grappling with the disaster, leading to many additional deaths. In one of the first studies of…
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Posted: December 13th, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: Health Care, Hurricane Sandy, Monmouth County, Superstorm Sandy | Tags: Heart Attack, Hurricane Sandy, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers, Stroke, Superstorm Sandy | Comments Off on Study finds dramatic jump in heart attacks after Superstorm Sandy struck

TRENTON — President Obama is scheduled to visit New Jersey Monday with an appearance at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst to thank military service members and Department of Defense civilians for their service, the White House confirmed today. The base in amalgam of the United States Air Force’s McGuire Air Force Base, the United States Army’s Fort Dix…
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Posted: December 13th, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: Barack Obama, New York, News | Tags: Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, President Barack Obama | 8 Comments »

State Treasurer Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff testifies before Assembly Budget Committee on Governor Christie’s announcement yesterday to grab $2.43 billion meant for the pension system to balance the state budget. Trenton, NJ 5/21/14 (Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-Ledger)
TRENTON — New Jersey’s revenue, which last month was on track to meet Gov. Chris Christie’s forecasts, has fallen behind the 5.2 percent growth rate built into this year’s budget, according to a new report released today. After November tax collections fell behind the governor’s expectations in a number of areas, the growth rate through the… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: December 12th, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: Chick-fil-A, Christie Administration, Economy, New Jersey State Budget | Tags: Christie Administration, NJ Economy, NJ State Budget, Tax Revenue | Comments Off on N.J. revenue growth lags behind Christie projections