Friday, May 24, 2013
Entire boardwalk now open as other rebuilding continues
Gov. Christie is expected to be at the Boardwalk Bar and Grill on the Point Beach boardwalk at 12:15 p.m. today. The visit will be one of a number of Jersey Shore stops made this weekend by the governor, First Lady Mary Pat Christie and Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno. The idea is to kick off Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of summer, by reminding the public that the Jersey Shore is open for business and to come and visit. Visitors will find they can now stroll on the Point Beach boardwalk from end to end, now that the sections ripped by Superstorm Sandy have been repaired or replaced. The fencing and railing along the ramp leading from Broadway to the beach needs to be replaced and was being worked on Thursday afternoon. And there is a…
Thursday, May 23, 2013
This will be Obama's first visit to Shore since just after Sandy
President Obama and Gov. Christie will visit the Jersey Shore on Tuesday, according to The Record in Bergen County. Herb Jackson of the Record and northjersey.com reports President Obama will visit the Jersey Shore on Tuesday with Gov. Christie. This will be Obama's first visit to the area since Oct. 31, just after the storm struck. More information can be found here.
Monday, April 29, 2013
What do you think of the governor's statements that are angering conservative critics?
Gov. Christie told MSNBC Monday morning "the President has kept his promises" regarding Sandy relief and that he has "no complaints." Christie, a Republican with likely presidential aspirations, also said on the "Morning Joe" program that he tells his conservative critics that he was just "doing his job" when he worked with Democrat Obama in the grim weeks and months following Superstorm Sandy. Christie continues to get heat from Republicans, especially their conservative members, for his statements about how he was being "responsible" welcoming Obama and working with him when he made his early November, post-Sandy and pre-election visit to the Garden State, as noted by Joe Scarborough, host of "Morning Joe" and a former Republican …
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Governor says clean water is important for state economy as well as environment
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie made an appearance in Manasquan Thursday as part of his recent tour of the Jersey Shore to promote the importance of the state’s summer economy and clean waterways. The governor arrived at the Manasquan Inlet on First Avenue shortly after 3:15 p.m., and after nearly 30 minutes of handshakes and photos with more than 100 of his constituents, Christie touted his administration’s efforts to clean up and replenish New Jersey beaches and protect Barnegat Bay. The governor added he’d be willing to spend more money to keep fully funding beach replenishment. The summer months at the Jersey Shore, Christie said, are an economic engine for the state, and those assets — both natural and economic — must be protected. “We…
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Christie signs bill creating free fishing registry
Anglers will not have to pay to fish in 2011, but they will have to register with the state. A week before New Jersey's striped bass season begins March 1, Gov. Chris Christie signed into law a bill designed to create a free registry of the state's recreational anglers. The bill provides for the state to create a registry system to account for recreational anglers, which brings New Jersey into compliance with federal law. Under the Magnuson-Stevens Act, which regulates fisheries management policies on the federal level, all recreational anglers must be registered with either the federal government or a state agency in order for scientists to keep better records of catch data. States with fishing licenses use their licensing regimes as …
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Acting commissioner outlines reform proposals, including call to base educators' raises on evaluations
The acting education commissioner unveiled a plan on Wednesday afternoon that would revamp tenure for teachers, requiring them to meet a set of performance standards. In a speech at the Lewis Library at Princeton University, Christopher Cerf called for “demonstrated student learning” to be part of the tenure process, along with yearly evaluations and a plan to strip tenure from teachers who are not meeting requirements. Under the proposal, teachers rated effective or highly effective for three consecutive years would be granted tenure. Teachers would lose tenure if they failed to meet requirements for two consecutive years. Tenure is a set of legal protections that can be offered to teachers after three years and one day of service, …
Jose
9:54 am on Saturday, May 25, 2013
It truly is a shame. I hope you did not think our elected officials were going to help you. On top of all this they continue to expect the people and resident to pay for all the clean up and everything else that went wrong with this disaster. Everything will go up and the last straw for some. This has and will continue to push people out of NJ. Especially those who live in the JS area. more ›