NEWARK — No bomb was found on a flight from London that arrived at Newark Liberty International Airport Thursday afternoon after a bomb threat was called in, police said. “K-9 has swept the cabin of the aircraft, negative results,” Port Authority Police spokesman Joe Pentangelo said in an email. “Passenger luggage has been off loaded and… Read the rest of this entry »
TRENTON — The state Division of Taxation has declared two of the three municipalities forced to undergo property revaluations in violation of that state order, NJ Advance Media has learned. Jersey City and Elizabeth have missed May deadlines to submit plans to comply with the April order that gives them until November 2017 to conduct revaluations,… Read the rest of this entry »
TRENTON — Another poll, another bad sign for Gov. Chris Christie’s standing among New Jersey residents. The governor’s approval rating slipped to another all-time low, according to a new Quinnipiac University Poll released Wednesday. The survey found 64 percent of voters disapprove of the job Christie is doing, compared to only 29 percent who approve. The… Read the rest of this entry »
A federal judge in Newark has ordered the release of the names of individuals who allegedly had knowledge of the scheme to shut down lanes at the George Washington Bridge before the Bridgegate scandal broke. In a ruling sought by a consortium of news organizations, including NJ Advance Media, U.S. District Judge Susan Wigenton said the… Read the rest of this entry »
BERKELEY TOWNSHIP – Authorities were searching for escaped prisoner Arthur Buckel in the area around the Forked River rest area on the Garden State Parkway on Monday morning. Shortly after 11 p.m. on Sunday, the New Jersey State Police notified the Lacey Township and Berkeley Township police departments that they were actively searching for the for… Read the rest of this entry »
TRENTON — When coworkers at the 7-11 told Luis Sandoval that he had sold last week’s $429 million winning Powerball ticket, he didn’t believe it at first. “When they texted me, I thought they were messing with me,” Sandoval, 20, who lives and works in Trenton, said in a phone interview from the Chambers Street convenience… Read the rest of this entry »
The New Jersey lottery announced on Sunday that the sole winning ticket for the $429 million Powerball jackpot was sold by a Mercer County retailer. The exact location will be announced on Monday May 9th after security measures are in place, according to the NJ Lottery statement.
The winning numbers are 5, 25, 26, 44, 66 and the Poweball number is 9.
Posted: May 8th, 2016 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: New Jersey, News, Powerball lottery | Tags: New Jersey, Powerball Lottery, Powerball winner | Comments Off on Winning $429M Powerball ticket sold in New Jersey
TRENTON — Nearly a year after Gov. Chris Christie declared that Common Core academic standards were “simply not working” in New Jersey, the state has adopted a revised and renamed version with few substantial departures from the original. The state Board of Education on Wednesday gave final approval to the New Jersey Student Learning Standards, a… Read the rest of this entry »
The sigh of relief that came from commuters in March at the news that a potential NJ Transit strike has been averted evaporated to a groan this weekend after two rail unions rejected a tentative agreement. What happened and what’s next? Here’s what we know so far. Q: Which rail unions rejected the contract? A: Members… Read the rest of this entry »
In the fall, the federal government will lift the cap on the number of hourly takeoffs and landings at Newark-Liberty International Airport. The reclassification, from a Level 3 airport to a Level 2 facility, will open up Newark to more carriers — potentially low-cost airlines — that were previously kept out by Newark’s flight restrictions. JetBlue… Read the rest of this entry »
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