Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Bill sponsored by Sen. Robert Singer
A law requiring all K-12 public and non-public schools with students to have an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) on school grounds was signed into law by Gov. Chris Christie. The law, known as Janet's Law was sponsored by State Sen. Robert Singer who said he was glad to see four years worth of work brought to fruition. "This action by the legislature and administration is long overdue to prevent tragic student-athlete deaths due to unexpected cardiac arrests," he said. "I am proud that after several years, we finally achieved this law in Janet Zillinski's memory, assuring her heartbreaking passing wasn't in vain." Sen. Singer said that having the devices in the schools will go a long way without bringing a heavy price tag along with …
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Event to be held at old Southard School
On Wednesday afternoon Gov. Chris Christie will be holding a Town Hall meeting at the old Southard School, which is now the home to the Howell Police Athletic League. At the meeting, Christie will take questions from local residents with doors opening at 2:15 p.m. and the meeting is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. Seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis and, according to a press release from the governor's office, those in attendance are encouraged to bring their family, friends, and neighbors to the forum. Township Manager Helene Schlegel said she was looking forward to the governor coming to town. "We are excited and honored that he has chosen Howell to do one of his town hall meetings giving the residents an opportunity to interact …
Monday, July 16, 2012
The governor accuses statehouse Democrats of holding his tax cut plan 'hostage' during a stop in Manasquan.
Gov. Chris Christie said today he does not expect to be former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's pick for vice president. "Hopefully (Romney) picks a smart, well-qualified person who's ready to be president and ready to support him as president," Christie said Monday in Manasquan. "Who that's going to be? I don't know. I assume we're going to hear relatively soon what his decision is." The governor, who is set to head across the U.S. this week to campaign for Romney, kicked off his tour of the Jersey Shore at the Manasquan Pavillion, where he touted the tax cut plan that he said statehouse Democrats are "holding hostage." Christie, fresh off what he described as much-needed vacation after getting into a verbal scuffle with a passerby on the…
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
New Jersey governor discussed his priorities in annual State of the State address.
Governor Christie called for a 10 percent cut in state income taxes and mapped out a comprehensive education and pension reform plan in his second annual State of the State Address Tuesday. Making several references to a "New Jersey Comeback," the Republican governor claimed the state has turned a corner from the "dark days of 2010" and touted some of his accomplishments: capping property tax increases, lowering the unemployment rate and scaling back benefits for public workers. "I will not permit anyone to re-impose the tax raising, overspending, irresponsible ways of our past which led to our dark decade of joblessness in New Jersey," Christie told the senate and assembly members gathered in the Statehouse. "Stand strong with me and I …
New Jersey's governor is giving his State of the State address, outlining his goals for 2012.
Governor Chris Christie delivered his "State of the State Address" to the 215th Session of the Legislature and New Jersey residents at 3 p.m. Tuesday. In his address, Christie outlined his goals for the coming year and what he has accomplished his first two years in office. In his speech, he touched on hot button issues of education and pension reform and called for a 10 percent state income tax cut. For more details on Christie's speech, read our wrap-up article here. Patch live blogged the speech from 2:30 to about 5 p.m. You can read the minute-by-minute updates with commentary from Huffington Post Political Reporter John Celock in the attached blog. If you missed the live chat and want to leave a comment, please do in the comment …
Al Bobanya
10:21 am on Thursday, July 26, 2012
For seven years I worked with law enforcement officers to get illegal guns off the street, prosecute gang members, thwart terrorist plots at Newark Airport and Fort Dix and throw corrupt politicians in jail. I know how hard your work, and you deserve a governor who will stand with you. While I have put forward proposals to cut taxes and cut spending so we can bring change to New Jersey to make it… more ›