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Fairfax County, VA – Fairfax County Mason District Supervisor Andres Jimenez has been charged with reckless driving after a Virginia State Trooper allegedly clocked his Porsche traveling 104 mph in a 70-mph…
From the Desk of Congressman Chris Smith Marking the opening of the New Jersey National Guard’s new 86,000 sq. ft., state-of-the-art training facility in Sea Girt, N.J., keynote speaker Rep. Chris Smith…
TOMS RIVER – A series of leaked performance reviews and personnel memos authored by Ocean County College officials obtained by Ocean County Politics reveals allegations of mismanagement and incidents involving the usage…
BRICK TOWNSHIP — A bipartisan group of elected officials from the Jersey Shore joined with environmental groups Thursday to denounce proposed cuts to the budget of the federal Environmental Protection Agency, reductions…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump returned to Bedminster Friday for what may be the final weekend of his working vacation away from the White House. Air Force One arrived at Morristown Airport…
JACKSON,NJ-Spurred by complaints over eruvs installed by Orthodox Jewish residents in the township, the township of Jackson, New Jersey has issued a directive to residents to remove all obstructions in the public…
TOMS RIVER — Republican gubernatorial nominee Kim Guadagno’s Democratic rival in this year’s race to succeed Gov. Chris Christie was the primary target of a Monday night speech in GOP-rich Ocean County…
JACKSON – The Board of Education is inviting residents to apply for appointment to a board seat that is available following the resignation of the board president during the July 18 meeting.…
TRENTON — Chris Christie remains America’s most unpopular governor despite an ever-so-slight improvement in his disapproval rating, according to a poll released Tuesday. The Morning Consult poll showed Christie has a 69…
LAKEWOOD – The Democratic opponent of State Senator Bob Singer (R – Island Heights) is taking Singer to task over his silence on the problems facing Lakewood, which range from rampant welfare…
TRENTON — Within 60 days, Gov. Chris Christie intends to transfer the $1.2 billion agency in charge of mental health and addiction services to the Department of Health, in a move he…
TRENTON — The leaders of both houses of the New Jersey Legislature are seeking to secure back pay for the tens of thousands of state workers furloughed during the recent state government…
NEWARK–David Wildstein, a key figure in the Bridgegate scandal, is scheduled to be sentenced this week, two years after pleading guilty to his role in the bizarre scheme of political hardball that…
Governor Chris Christie’s approval rating amongst New Jersey residents appears to have hit bottom at 15%. In a poll conducted between July 6 and 9 by the Monmouth University Polling Institute and…
The shutdown is over, and the only permanent damage will be to the reputation of Gov. Chris Christie, the king of the beach. Christie started all this, and he came away with…
SEASIDE HEIGHTS — While some beachgoers used choice words Tuesday to express anger that Gov. Chris Christie had enjoyed time on a beach that he closed during a state shutdown, a group…
ISLAND BEACH STATE PARK — Colorful umbrellas occupied the sand as far as the eye could see as beachgoers soaked up the sun Tuesday on Island Beach State Park, celebrating what’s left…
The most popular Twitter trend in the United States is “#CNNBlackmail,” after CNN was accused of threatening to reveal the identity of the private citizen who made a video depicting President Trump…
CNN found itself ensnared in yet another ethical quagmire on Wednesday after a young reporter apparently tracked down the creator of a mock video tweeted by President Donald Trump and extracted an…
BERKELEY TOWNSHIP — People hoping to visit Island Beach State Park this holiday weekend were not allowed in because of the state government shutdown Gov. Chris Christie ordered amid the state budget…
by Al Della Fave, OCPO LAKEWOOD-Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato and State Comptroller Philip James Degnan announced today additional ongoing arrests within Lakewood, New Jersey by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office…