What is a sonic boom? Here’s a look at what causes a sonic boom and other facts about the the thunder-like sound. (Video by Andre Malok | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com) The U.S. Navy is now reporting that flight testing it was conducting Thursday afternoon may have caused the sonic booms that were reported along… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: January 28th, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: Cartoons, New Jersey, News | Tags: Earthquake, Navy, Sonic boom | Comments Off on Sonic boom caused by Navy testing
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 »
Posted: January 26th, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: New Jersey, News | Tags: Embezzlement, IBEW Local 164, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Richard "Buzzy" Dressel, Third Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. Judge William J. Martini | Comments Off on Ex-labor leader gets 4 months for funneling funds to girlfriend
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 »
Posted: January 24th, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: News | Tags: Bay Head, Chris Christie, Dunes, Winter Storm Jonas | Comments Off on Gov. Christie playing politics with dune fight, Bay Head residents charge
Tired of sitting in traffic while riding in an Uber X? The ride-hailing company may eventually offer customers a new vehicle to order that could quickly bypass gridlock — as long as you have a helipad handy. Uber announced this weekend it will team up with the European-based aircraft company Airbus Group for a pilot program… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: January 18th, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: News | Tags: Helicopter on demand, Uber, UberChopter | Comments Off on Uber on-demand helicopters could eventually land in N.J.
In a world where the demand for organ transplants greatly outnumbers the availability of organ donors, a small division of scientists believes they have a solution: growing human organs inside the bodies of farm animals. Despite the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently denouncing such projects, some independent U.S. research centers have decided to go ahead… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: January 14th, 2016 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: News | Tags: National Institutes of Health, NIH, Pig Organs, Pig-Human Organ transplants | 1 Comment »
The holders of three Powerball tickets for the Jan. 13, 2016 drawing will share the largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history. Jackpot winning tickets for the approximately $1.6 billion drawing were sold in California, Florida and Tennessee, according to officials. The winning numbers drawn Wednesday night were: 8, 27, 34, 4, 19. The Powerball was 10… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: January 14th, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: News | Tags: Powerball | 1 Comment »
David Bowie, 1947-2016. Most of the details have not been announced yet, but The Strand Theater in Lakewood will present “A David Bowie Salute,” Jan. 29. According to a press release, “The night of celebration will include films and music videos on The Strand stage, live acoustic performances by local artists paying tribute, a listening party… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: January 12th, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: Art, News | Tags: David Bowie, David Bowie tribute, Lakewood, Strand Theater | Comments Off on Strand Theater to salute David Bowie Jan. 29, with music and film
The state Department of Agriculture has denied a request under New Jersey’s Open Public Records Act for information on the cause of death of a dolphin that swam into a Middlesex County river in August. And the state’s reasons for doing so involve a surprising interpretation of the law. Muckrock.com, a collaborative news site that maintains… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: January 12th, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: New Jersey, News | Tags: Dept of Agriculture, Dolphin privacy, NJ OPRA, Open Public Records Act, Privacy right | 1 Comment »
TRENTON — A controversial proposal aiming to change the way New Jersey redraws its legislative districts will not be voted on Monday as state lawmakers gather for the final votes of the two-year legislative session, according to the measure’s top sponsor in the state Senate. Instead, state Sen. Nicholas Scutari (D-N.J.) said, Democratic lawmakers pushing the… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: January 11th, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: New Jersey, News, NJ Constitution, NJ Democrats, NJ State Legislature | Tags: Fixed elections, Legislative redistricting, NJ State Legislature, Patrick Murray, SCR-188, Sen. Nicolas Scutari | Comments Off on N.J. Dems’ controversial redistricting plan ‘dead for today’
TRENTON — New Jersey’s public labor union leaders say they are intently watching a case before the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday that could strike down compulsory membership dues and threaten how they are funded. The outcome is of major consequence in the Garden State and about 20 other states where public workers are required to… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: January 11th, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: New Jersey, News | Tags: Communications Workers of America, CWA, Hetty Rosenstein, New Jersey, Public Employee Unions, U.S. Supreme Court | Comments Off on N.J. public unions defend mandatory dues challenged in U.S. Supreme Court
