Fred Tuccillo
Senators Step in and NJ Salt Plot Thickens
New Jersey's two U.S. Senators are urging federal officials to expedite the state's efforts to get 40,000 tons of road salt transported to Port Newark, despite the setback posed by maritime law and the lack of an available American vessel large enough to carry the entire load.
Winter May Be $500M Hit to NJ Economy [AUDIO]
This winter's relentless string of storms may be sticking New Jersey's economy with a half billion dollar tab, according to the head of the state's Department of Transportation.
US Law Blocks Aid as Road Salt Runs Out in NJ
As winter ice puts lives at risk on New Jersey roads, Townsquare Media has learned that a 1920 federal maritime law stranded a shipment of road salt at a Maine seaport while urgent requests for a waiver were denied by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Exclusive: DOT Chief on the Salt Shortage
Jim Simpson, commissioner of New Jersey's Department of Transportation said today's snow and ice storm presents "worse" problems for the state than the post-Christmas storm of 2010, in part because this unusually severe winter is forcing some tough choices in deployment of limited road salt supplies.
Editor Regrets Star-Ledger’s Christie Endorsement
The editorial page editor of the Star-Ledger blogged Sunday that the newspaper's endorsement of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie for re-election last November was "a mistake" that drew taunts from his "liberal friends."
Chris Christie, in Live Interview, Talks Bridgegate
Gov. Chris Christie, addressing the Bridgegate scandal in a live radio interview Monday night, said he wants the people of New Jersey to know, "I had nothing to do with this" and "I'm going to fix it." He also took a swipe at critics he said were engaging in "a game of gotcha."
Once Friendly, Hoboken Mayor and Christie Camp Trade Charges
Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer's weekend switch from Chris Christie booster to Christie accuser has drawn a sharply worded counter-attack from the governor's office. She says his office withheld Sandy aid to extort support for a development project.
Young Chris Christie and This Other Bridge
A 1983 story about fledgling politician Chris Christie has surfaced as what Slate calls "the most ironic student newspaper story of 2014."
Headlined "Bridge to be open for graduation," the yellowed news clipping from the University of Delaware's campus paper quotes student government president Chris Christie's assurances that a pedestrian bridge over a campus road would not be
Christie’s State of the State Text: Bridgegate and Beyond
Gov. Chris Christie Tuesday delivered a 2014 State of the State speech crafted to quickly address and just as quickly move past Bridgegate. He used the word "momentum" to describe his call for the bipartisan cooperation he will need to get the legislature's Democratic majority to act on his agenda, even as it presses the investigation that could bring it to a halt.