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Trenton NJ, according to NJ State Police the man who allegedly tried to abduct a 7-year-old boy from a New Jersey Wawa last week is now in custody.
Continue reading Suspect Arrested in Attempted Child Abduction at Wawa in South Jersey
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Union Beach NJ, Assemblyman Gerry Scharfenberger and Assemblywoman Victoria Flynn have introduced new legislation (A5566) which seeks to regulate the use of acoustic sonar surveying and subsequently pause current testing while a new permitting structure is developed by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) which would offer greater protection of marine life off the Jersey Shore.
Continue reading Marine life Massacre Continues at the Jersey Shore
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Ocean City NJ, Senator Anthony M. Bucco and Senator Declan O’Scanlon said it’s time to undo some mistakes that were made with juvenile criminal justice reforms to help New Jersey stay safe this summer.
Continue reading Drunken Rampaging Teens Mar Memorial Day Weekend at Jersey Shore
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Stone Harbor NJ, on Sunday, May 21st, at approximately 3:00 pm, emergency services in Stone Harbor responded to a 911 call reporting a surfer who had sustained injuries from a possible shark attack while surfing in the waters off the 109th Street beach. The Stone Harbor Police Department, along with the Fire and Rescue Squads, promptly arrived at the scene to provide assistance.
Continue reading Shark Attack at Jersey Shore Sends Pennsylvania Surfer to the Hospital
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Trenton NJ, the New Jersey Division of Travel & Tourism has released the “2022 Economic Impact of Tourism in New Jersey” study at the New Jersey Tourism Industry Association’s (NJTIA) annual Advocacy Day event today, heralding the industry’s near complete recovery with forecasts to break 2019 records in the current year.
Continue reading NEW JERSEY TOURISM DEMONSTRATES STRONG RECOVERY
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Trenton NJ, Senator Anthony M. Bucco issued the following statement in response to Assembly Democrats announcing that they will be holding a hearing to discuss marine mammal deaths in New Jersey:
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Madison NJ, Fairleigh Dickinson University, New Jersey residents narrowly oppose the continued development of off-shore wind farms, with concerns about the recent deaths of whales and dolphins reducing support for the green energy project. According to the latest results from the FDU Poll, 35 percent of New Jersey residents say that the state should continue the development of the wind farms off the coast, with 39 percent saying that development should be halted.
Continue reading New Jersey Wants to Halt Development of Off-Shore Wind Farms
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Long Branch NJ, in an embarrassing act of irony the Sierra Club, New Jersey Chapter joined Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) at a roundtable to highlight legislation to permanently ban offshore oil and gas drilling in the Atlantic Ocean. Last month, Pallone and Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) reintroduced the Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act that prohibits the U.S. Department of Interior from issuing leases for the exploration, development, or production of oil or gas along the Atlantic Coast, including the North, Mid-, and South Atlantic and Straits of Florida planning areas. Booker is an original co-sponsor of the bill.
Continue reading NJ Politicos Push Anti-Drilling Act while Pushing Wind Farms off Jersey Shore
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Long Beach Island NJ, Christine Todd Whitman, who as head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under George W Bush at the time of the 9/11 attacks told the public the air around Ground Zero in New York was safe to breathe, has admitted for the first time she was wrong.
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Trenton NJ, Senator Declan O’Scanlon and Senator Ed Durr have introduced a resolution urging the state and federal governments to place an immediate moratorium on all sonar testing and wind turbine mapping in response to the surge of unexplained marine wildlife deaths along the coast of New Jersey.
Continue reading NJ Senators Introduce Resolution Urging Moratorium on Offshore Wind Projects
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Washington DC, The House of Representatives today passed an amendment offered by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) requiring a comprehensive, independent investigation into the sufficiency of the environmental approval process for 3,400 offshore wind turbines along New Jersey’s coastline during its consideration of the Lower Energy Costs Act (HR 1).
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Neptune City NJ, after months without feasible discussions or fact-based investigations launched by the State of New Jersey and/or Federal Government into the staggering whale and dolphin deaths along the Jersey Coast, borough of Neptune City Council President Brian J. Thomas is demanding immediate action:
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Cape May NJ, Senator Michael Testa, Assemblyman Antwan McClellan, and Assemblyman Erik Simonsen are intensifying calls to suspend offshore wind projects following an unprecedented number of dolphin deaths on a beach in Sea Isle City.
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Continue reading 8 Dolphins Stranded on the Beach in Sea Isle City have Died
