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Jersey Schools Get 20 Percent of Anti-Bullying Money

In March, Governor Chris Christie’s administration announced a $1 million fund to back Jersey’s Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights because a state panel ruled that the […]

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Jersey Fines Casinos for Using Unshuffled Cards and Other Violations

Gaming officials in New Jersey have fined Bally’s and Trump Taj Mahal $200,000 for multiple violations. Bally’s Atlantic City was ordered to pay $105,000 for […]

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Chris Christie Calls a Reporter an Idiot

Chris Christie took questions from reporters following a Saturday press conference about the collapsed water mains in Monmouth County, New Jersey. The reporters were briefed […]

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Hooray Beer! New Jersey Passes Legislation That Makes (Most) People Happy

New Jersey’s craft beer drinkers are toasting state lawmakers this week for passing legislation that expands the ability of brewery and brewpub owners to offer […]

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If You Can Read This Sentence, You’re Having a Better Morning Than 30,000 PECO Customers

Early morning storms have left many people in the region without power. Approximately 30,000 PECO customers—mostly in Chester County—lost power, as did 15,291 Atlantic City […]

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El Wingador Wants to Keep Teenagers Out of Jail, or Something

Out on bail, local wing-eating personality El Wingador has issued a message to his friends, family and fans following his recent arrest for cocaine possession […]

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The Archdiocese of Philadelphia Is Selling Its 19-Room Ventnor Villa, So Who Wants to Let Us Borrow $6.2 Million?

Amid a sexual abuse scandal, 45 job cuts, school closings and consolidations, and the end of its monthly publication, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia is in […]

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Does Chris Christie Have Too Much Swagger to Be Vice President?

As Mitt Romney’s announcement of a GOP vice presidential candidate looms nearer and nearer, many in Washington—and elsewhere—are speculating as to the potential influence New […]

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It’s Illegal to Wear Bathing Suits on the Boardwalk?

Thou shall not peruse the vast selection neon, plastic hermit crab habitats or play skee-ball whilst donning swimming trunks. That’s basically what a little-known local […]

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A South Jersey Town Has a Wild Turkey Problem

Apparently wild turkeys are a legitimate problem plaguing a South Jersey town. Last year, about a dozen or so wild turkeys made themselves right at […]

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Water Temperatures Down the Shore Are Unusually High

Scientists have noticed that the Atlantic Ocean temperatures along the coast of New Jersey have been uncharacteristically warm for this time of year.  The early […]

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Bill and Hillary Clinton Attend Birthday Party in Ventnor

The Clintons were in Ventnor over the weekend to celebrate the 70th birthday of retired television journalist—and Chelsea Clinton’s mother-in-law—Marjorie Margolies Mezvinsky. Secretary of State […]

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NJ Assembly to Vote on Decriminalization of Marijuana

The New Jersey state Assembly is set to vote on a bill that would decriminalize possession of less than 15 grams of marijuana. Instead of […]

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Flying Swastika Draws Attention Down the Shore

Over the weekend, the International Raelian Movement—a religious cult that believes that a Creator reveals itself via UFOs—had banners featuring swastikas flown over Los Angeles, […]

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Jon Runyan Wants Wants to Know Who’s Been Trashing the Beach

Former Eagle and current U.S. Congressman Jon Runyan is really peeved about the medical waste that turned up at LBI to start the summer. So […]