Wednesday, May 16, 2012
NJ’s governor and Cory Booker channel Seinfeld in video parody for correspondents show.
Just because they're the state's two most prominent politicians doesn't mean they don't have a sense of humor. The office of Gov. Chris Christie yesterday released a lighthearted video co-starring Newark Mayor Cory Booker as a peripatetic go-to guy, riffing off his now national-scale image as a man of action following his rescue of a neighbor from a burning building several weeks ago. As the Democratic mayor of the state's largest city is depicted doing everything from coming up with a spare guitar for Bruce Springsteen to catching a falling baby, a faux-frustrated Christie hisses "Booker!" The video was produced for the New Jersey Press Association's Legislative Correspondents Club show.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Jimmy Tovar of Perth Amboy served as a 'runner' for Central Jersey Chiropractic and Rehabilitation Centres, the AG's office said.
A Perth Amboy man was sentenced to state prison today for illegally soliciting patients for a local chiropractic center, the Office of the NJ Attorney General said. Jimmy Tovar, 36, of Perth Amboy, was sentenced to three years in state prison by Superior Court Judge Bradley J. Ferencz in Middlesex County for trying to scoop up patients for Central Jersey Chiropractic and Rehabilitation Centres, with offices in Perth Amboy, New Brunswick, and Trenton. Tovar’s sentence was based on his March 16 guilty plea to an accusation which charged him with conspiracy to commit running activity, acting as a runner, and failure to file a tax return, all third degree charges. Tovar admitted in court that he conspired to procure clients, patients, or …
Today's the last day to sign up if you want your vote counted in the June primaries.
Want to vote? Today's your last chance if you're planning on voting in the primary in Woodbridge on June 5. To register, go to the Middlesex County Board of Elections in New Brunswick. Their number is 732-745-3471. In order to register, you will need to enter a driver’s license number or the last four digits of your Social Security number on the New Jersey Voter Registration form. In a rush? Save some time by downloading a copy of the New Jersey Voter Registration form, filling it out beforehand and taking it with you when you register. The form can be found on the Middlesex County Board of Elections webpage. All U.S. citizens who are at least 18 years old by day of the primary, and who aren't incarcerated, on probation or parole, are …
Monday, May 14, 2012
State Senator Joseph Vitale (D-19) doesn't think the governor's veto of health insurance exchange legislation is a sign he wants to prove himself to the Republican rightwing.
A Democratic state senator who sponsored the health insurance exchange legislation that Gov. Chris Christie vetoed last week has no hard feelings towards the governor. "I expected him to veto it," said Senator Joseph Vitale (D-19), who represents Woodbridge and who has no hard feelings toward Christie for stopping the health care exchange that would've been the first step towards implementing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - otherwise known as 'Obamacare' - in the state. "We needed to make a statement that we think it's best for New Jersey," Vitale said about the NJ Senate's approval of the exchange legislation. "[Christie] has a different opinion. He wants to see it done differently." Vitale's Assembly counterpart, …
Clinics are being held tonight and Wednesday at the Health Department.
Woodbridge is offering a free rabies clinic tonight, May 14, and Wednesday, May 16, from 6 to 8 pm at the Woodbridge Health Department, the building next to the Main Library. Residents of Woodbridge, Carteret, South Amboy, and Roselle Park with dogs and cats (over five months of age) are invited to bring their pets for their shots. Pets owned by Woodbridge residents must be licensed, and pet owners have to bring proof of licensing, evidence of a prior rabies vaccine, and a spay or neuter certificate to receive the rabies vaccine. Animals brought in by residents of other towns who do not have proof of licensing will be charged $10. All pets have to be accompanied by an adult, with dogs leashed and cats crated in order to be served. …
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Friday, May 11, 2012
The mayor wants you to go fly a kite at a kite-flying in Sewaren on May 12.
Mayor John McCormac is telling Woodbridge residents to 'go fly a kite' - on Saturday, May 12. That's when the Recreation Department will be holding 'rite of spring' kite flying at Alvin Williams Memorial Park in Sewaren from 9 am to 12 noon. There is no age limiting on the kite flying competition. Prizes will be awarded for the best homemade and store bought kites; the smallest, largest, and most unusual; and the kite that stays in the air the longest. Certificates will also be granted for all the kite flying fun. For more information, call the Recreation Department at 732-596-4048.
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The congressman says uniformity in regulations would help create jobs.
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Friday, May 11
Congressman Leonard Lance (NJ-07) visited L'Oreal USA in Clark this week to announce he has authored H.R. 4395, the “Cosmetic Safety Amendments Act of 2012.” The 7th District lawmaker, who serves on the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee, said his bill would help spur innovation and industry growth by updating current federal regulations for the cosmetics and personal care industry. Lance explained that the new legislation would make the following key improvements to current laws: it would create a new FDA ingredient review process, provide mandatory FDA regulation, provide new FDA oversight over ingredient review expert panel findings, provide FDA issued good manufacturing practices and – most importantly – create a national…
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Conservatives are pleased, but one Democratic critic think the veto is just to "burnish his conservative credentials" for a possible VP run with Mitt Romney
After months of mulling his options, Gov. Chris Christie vetoed state legislation Thursday that would have established a health insurance exchange in New Jersey, a fundamental step in implementing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act—known coloquially as "Obamacare"—in the state. Christie had until Thursday, May 10, to make a decision on Assembly Bill #2171, passed by the state Legislature in March, or the bill would have become law, with or without his signature. Christie said that because the U.S. Supreme Court [SCOTUS] decided to take on Obamacare in March, just 10 days after the New Jersey Assembly passed the health exchange bill, the Affordable Care Act "might not survive [legal] scrutiny." "Because it is not known whether …
The independent NJ Comptroller's Office, which 'targets waste, fraud, and abuse', settled into the fire house for six weeks to go over the books
The Woodbridge Fire Department is being audited by the NJ Office of the State Comptroller, and the fire commissioners say they have "no idea" why the state suddenly swooped down upon them. "We received word in early March that they were coming," said Todd Howell, president of the five member fire commissioner board for District 1, which covers Woodbridge Proper and Sewaren. "I don't know what it's all about. They didn't tell us what they were looking for." Howell said as many as four state auditors descended on the School Street firehouse and went over 'everything' for six weeks. "They called ahead of time and said they'd be here. We supplied them with whatever documentation they are looking for," Howell said. That encompassed "paperwork …
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About half of those polled approve of the job Obama is doing.
Our Republican governor gets good marks from the Garden State, but so does our Democratic president, according to the latest poll from Fairleigh Dickinson University's PublicMind. Barack Obama also has a solid lead over Mitt Romney in New Jersey, according to the poll — especially among women. Tell us what you think! According the latest poll by Fairleigh Dickinson University’s PublicMind™, 50 percent of New Jersey voters say they approve of the way the president is handling his job, while 42 percent disapprove. These numbers mirror the support expressed by New Jerseyans for their Republican governor, Chris Christie, as reported yesterday: 56 percent approve of the job Christie is doing, compared to 33 percent who disapprove. “What’s …
Ric
9:48 am on Friday, May 18, 2012
Jack Wagon, you forgot to praise Dubya for: -Go from paying down our national debt to borrowing massive amounts of money -Losing the Afghanistan War because he stupidly invaded Iraq at the same time. -I did not realize Bush got Bin laden. Are you sure about that? -Creating the financial mess we are not stuck in, and caused the current unemployment mess. -But I do have to give credit to Dubya for … more ›