Today in History for December 25th (via AP Video)
George Washington crosses the Delaware River; Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev resigns; Ousted Romanian leader Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife are executed; James Brown dies. (Dec. 25)
Raw: Pope Celebrates First Christmas Eve Mass (via AP Video)
Pope Francis has begun celebrating his first Christmas Eve Mass as pontiff by placing a baby Jesus statue in a replica of a manger in St. Peter’s Basilica. (Dec. 24)
Cory Booker, Rand Paul and a Festivus miracle (via NJ.com)
U.S. Sens. Cory Booker and Rand Paul had a Festivus exchange yesterday that could one day lead to drug policy and sentencing reforms. It began with Paul’s “airing of the grievances,” a tradition that is part of Festivus, the fictional Dec. 23 holiday…
Authorities identify 4 men arrested in connection with deadly Short Hills carjacking (via NJ.com)
By Ted Sherman and James Queally/The Star-Ledger NEWARK — Nearly a week after 30-year-old Hoboken lawyer Dustin Friedland was gunned down in a deadly carjacking while returning to his vehicle in an upper level parking deck of the Mall at Short Hills…
BREAKING: Arrests made in connection with fatal carjacking outside Short Hills mall (via NJ.com)
MILLBURN — Four men have been arrested in the fatal shooting of a Hoboken lawyer during a carjacking outside the Mall at Short Hills on Sunday, according to the Essex County Prosecutor’s office. A press conference has been scheduled for 9 a.m. this…
N.J. Assembly approves ban on public release of mugshots before conviction (via NJ.com)
TRENTON — The state Assembly today passed a bill to ban the public release of mugshots of people who have been arrested in New Jersey, but have not yet been convicted. The bill (A3906), fast-tracked during the Legislature’s lame-duck session, passed…
Gov. Christie speaks at drug court ceremony, volunteers at soup kitchen (via NJ.com)
PATERSON — Donning an apron and plastic gloves, Gov. Chris Christie helped serve lunch at a community kitchen today, after speaking at a drug court graduation ceremony. “It’s all interconnected,” Christie said, standing in the cafeteria at Eva…
Really. And it is news! The Star Ledger, Huffington Post and The Philly Inky are reporting it.
The Governor cancelled a breakfast appearance before the Committee of Seventy, a Philadelphia good government group. He was to speak to about 600 people and take questions, but cancelled last night, because he’s “just not feeling well at all,” according Seventy’s press release.
The Ledger and Inky quoted Christie’s spokesperson, Colin Reed as stating, “fighting off a cold and has had to cut back his morning schedule tomorrow.”
So far, Christie is still scheduled to appear at Newark Liberty Airport at 11:30 this morning for an airline service announcement.
Posted: November 14th, 2013 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Chris Christie | Tags: Chris Christie, Cold, Committee of Seventy, news | 4 Comments »
RUMSON: REHAB HOUSE FOCUS OF COMPLAINTS (via redbankgreen)
The Rumson house where a man was found dead of a suspected drug overdose Sunday quietly became an addiction recovery residence in August, neighbors say. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Nestled in a quiet Rumson neighborhood still recovering from…
Feds Strike Down State’s Plan to Use Customer Subsidies For New Power Plants (via NJSpotlight)
A federal court has struck down the state’s efforts to spur development of new power plants, a decision with potentially big implications for what electricity customers will pay on their future energy bills. The ruling, handed down late Friday by…
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