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Long Branch, NJ, Recently three more deceased right Whales came to rest on area beaches. Two in NY waters and one on the beach in Long Branch, NJ. Bringing the total to 14 whales since January of
this year in our area. The total in all 2022 was 10 according to the Marine Mammal Stranding Center which keeps track of such occurrences.
Continue reading Death Toll Continues to Rise: 3 More Whales Wash Ashore in the Tristate Area
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Hamilton Township ( Mercer County) NJ, the New Jersey State Police have charged Dandre L. McDaniels Jr., 23, of Trenton, N.J., with murder and other offences for allegedly killing a woman in a New Jersey Turnpike Service Area employee parking lot in Hamilton Township, Mercer County.
Continue reading Trenton Man Charged in Stabbing Death of Women at NJ Turnpike Rest Stop
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Atlantic City NJ, sonar mapping associated with building offshore wind turbines may have led to an unprecedented number of dead whales landing on local beaches in recent months. While the Murphy administration refuses to investigate and denies the connection.
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Atlantic City NJ, according to two Rutgers University studies offshore wind farms are expected to reduce clam fishery revenue and New Jersey, losses could be as high as 25 percent for fishing vessels based in Atlantic City. Projected annual revenue losses could approach 15 percent industry-wide .
Continue reading Rutgers Study: Offshore Wind Farms Expected to Reduce Clam Fishery Revenue
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Atlantic City NJ, “The Save Right Whales Coalition appreciates the hundreds of New Jerseyans who came together yesterday in Atlantic City for Hands Across the Sky, an initiative opposing rushed and irresponsible Offshore Wind development along the Jersey Shore, and in its concern over the impact that such development will have on our marine life including the critically endangered North Atlantic Right Whale.
Continue reading HUNDREDS OF NEW JERSEYANS PARTICIPATE IN HANDS ACROSS THE SKY IN ATLANTIC CITY
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Trenton NJ, Republican Senate Leader, Senator Anthony M. Bucco blasted Democrats for approving a $1 billion bailout of foreign wind developer, Orsted, after a press release from the company indicated strong first half profits in their offshore wind business.
Continue reading All Eyes On Trenton Democrats After Orsted $1 billion NJ Taxpayer Bailout
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Atlantic City NJ, , Denmark’s Orsted (ORSTED.CO), the world’s No. 1 offshore wind farm developer, on Thursday reported second-quarter operating profit below expectations and confirmed its full-year guidance. Second-quarter earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) excluding new partnerships fell 8% from a year earlier to 3.32 billion Danish crowns ($489.56 million), compared with the 3.85 billion expected by analysts in a Refinitiv poll. Orsted kept its 2023 forecast for EBITDA excluding new partnerships unchanged at between 20 billion and 23 billion crowns.”However, compared to the guidance provided in our annual report for 2022, we now expect higher earnings in Offshore than initially announced,” Chief Executive Mads Nipper said in a statement. ($1 = 6.7816 Danish crowns)
Continue reading New Jersey’s Offshore Wind Farm Developer Misses Earnings Expectations
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Long branch NJ, this weekends two more dead whales washed ashore late last week in the tristate, reigniting a politically charged debate whether wind farm sonar mapping could be responsible for the growing number of marine mammal deaths.
photo courtesy of Portraits of the Jersey Shore Facebook Group
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Long Branch NJ, this beautiful weekend several dead whales washed up on NJ beaches.
Continue reading Dead Whales Mar Beautiful Weekend at the Jersey Shore
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Ridgewood NJ, as the wedding bells start ringing across the country, the euphoria of newlywed bliss is closely shadowed by the daunting expenses that weddings and honeymoons entail. Living the high life in 2023 isn’t exactly a cakewalk, with that pesky thing we call inflation still sticking around and most couples starting their wedded adventure with a ‘something borrowed’ bank balance. Given that the average honeymoon cost in the U.S. hovers around $4,500, it’s no surprise that the astute couples of today want to make every cent count, without compromising on an unforgettable experience.
by Lisa Fabrizio. Linden and Patricia Quattrocchi, Clark Candidates, NJ General Assembly LG 22
Trenton NJ, in 2020 Gov. Phil Murphy declared, “Offshore wind is a once in-a-generation opportunity to not only protect our environment, but also greatly expand our state economy in a way that has
immediate impacts and paves the way for long-term growth. “Source: nj.gov ‘’ This remains to be seen.
Continue reading Governor Murphy Trying to Turn Our Ocean into an Industrial Power Plant at Any Cost
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Ridgewood NJ, with the election just around the corner, Senate President Nick Scutari and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin are now questioning “the costs and impacts of offshore wind projects”, breaking with Governor Murphy who is moving full speed ahead to implement his extreme energy plan in the Garden State.
Continue reading Election Year Pushes Democrats in Trenton to Pretend Concern for Marine Wildlife
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Mays Landing NJ, an Atlantic County, man was charged today with possessing destructive devices, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
Continue reading 911 Call Leads To Discovery of “Destructive Devices” in Mays Landing
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Trenton NJ, Senate President Nicholas Scutari and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin issued the following statement upon reports that four bids were received by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities in response to its third solicitation for the development of offshore wind projects off the coast of New Jersey:
photos courtesy of the Protect Our Coast – NJ Community Group
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On Saturday July 15th New Jerseyans up and down the coast protested the heavily subsidized wind projects being built up and down the Jersey shore. Protestors joined hands on beaches from Lavallette, Asbury Park, Long Beach Island, Ocean City all the way down to Cape May in a demonstration against off shore wind projects.
Continue reading New Jersey Hands Across the Beaches Protests Hits Jersey Shore
