92.7 WOBM » Governor Chris Christie http://wobm.com Ocean County's Hometown Station! Fri, 24 May 2013 22:06:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Christie's Post-Sandy Plan Criticized http://wobm.com/christies-post-sandy-plan-criticized/ http://wobm.com/christies-post-sandy-plan-criticized/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:10:03 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=240749 An affordable housing advocacy group said Wednesday that Gov. Chris Christie has done a good job of describing the problems faced by low-income residents -- especially renters -- who were hit hard by Superstorm Sandy, but his plan for first big batch of federal storm relief does not do enough to help them.

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]]> http://wobm.com/christies-post-sandy-plan-criticized/feed/ 0 Christie Visits Paterson on Town Hall Tour http://wobm.com/christie-visits-paterson-on-town-hall-tour/ http://wobm.com/christie-visits-paterson-on-town-hall-tour/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 19:17:48 +0000 Dino Flammia http://nj1015.com/?p=240171 Governor Chris Christie knew he'd have a tough crowd in Paterson today, but that was the site of his 102nd town hall meeting since taking office.

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]]> http://wobm.com/christie-visits-paterson-on-town-hall-tour/feed/ 0 Governor Chris Christie holds his 102nd Town Hall at St. Luke Baptist Church in Paterson, N.J. on Tuesday, March 12, 2013. (Governor's Office/Tim Larsen) Belmar Boardwalk: Halfway from Battered to Bustling http://wobm.com/belmar-boardwalk-halfway-from-battered-to-bustling/ http://wobm.com/belmar-boardwalk-halfway-from-battered-to-bustling/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:04:00 +0000 Tom Mongelli http://wobm.com/?p=194646 Belmar's summer tourism hopes take an upturn with today's driving of the final pilings for its new mile-long boardwalk, just about two months to the day that Mayor Matt Doherty and Governor Christie hammered the first one into the sand.

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]]> http://wobm.com/belmar-boardwalk-halfway-from-battered-to-bustling/feed/ 0 Completed Pilings for New Belmar Boardwalk (Colleen Connolly) Ford Soon Headed Back to the Bench http://wobm.com/ford-soon-headed-back-to-the-bench/ http://wobm.com/ford-soon-headed-back-to-the-bench/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 01:55:40 +0000 Rosetta Key http://wobm.com/?p=191857 Ocean County Prosecutor Marlene Lynch Ford could be headed back to the bench.

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]]> http://wobm.com/ford-soon-headed-back-to-the-bench/feed/ 0 Marlene Lynch Ford (Ocean County Prosecutors Office) Super Bowl XLVIII: Another Power Outage? http://wobm.com/super-bowl-xlviii-another-power-outage/ http://wobm.com/super-bowl-xlviii-another-power-outage/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 10:27:29 +0000 Dino Flammia http://nj1015.com/?p=226663 The crowd remained relatively calm in New Orleans this past weekend when half of the stadium went dark during the Super Bowl. It would be safe to assume the National Football League will not receive the same response from New Jersey/New York fans if the same outage were to occur during next year's game, given the location is a quick car ride from ground zero of the worst terrorist attack in our country's history.

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]]> http://wobm.com/super-bowl-xlviii-another-power-outage/feed/ 0 Getting People Back to Work http://wobm.com/getting-people-back-to-work/ http://wobm.com/getting-people-back-to-work/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:36:06 +0000 Dino Flammia http://nj1015.com/?p=216103 Governor Chris Christie toured a restoration project in Bradley Beach today, where workers were hired through a National Emergency Grant from the federal government.

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]]> http://wobm.com/getting-people-back-to-work/feed/ 0 NJ Department of Labor Commissioner Hal Wirths and Governor Chris Christie announce the progress of a federal grant obtained after the superstorm. (Governor's Office/Tim Larsen) Shore Officials Interpret what the Governor's State of the State Address http://wobm.com/shore-officials-interpret-what-the-governors-state-of-the-state-address/ http://wobm.com/shore-officials-interpret-what-the-governors-state-of-the-state-address/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 05:23:34 +0000 Rosetta Key http://wobm.com/?p=170671 State and local public officials that represent the Jersey Shore are expressing appreciation to the Governor for prioritizing Superstorm Sandy recovery during his State of the State Address in Trenton Tuesday.

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]]> http://wobm.com/shore-officials-interpret-what-the-governors-state-of-the-state-address/feed/ 0 Governor Chris Christie gives the State of the State Address in the Assembly Chambers at the Statehouse in Trenton (Governor's Office/Tim Larsen) Christie Seeks 100% Reimbursement for Sandy Costs http://wobm.com/christie-seeks-100-reimbursement-for-sandy-costs/ http://wobm.com/christie-seeks-100-reimbursement-for-sandy-costs/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:48:06 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=201263 New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is asking for full federal reimbursement for some superstorm-related costs.

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]]> http://wobm.com/christie-seeks-100-reimbursement-for-sandy-costs/feed/ 0 Governor's Office Governor's Lakewood Private School Visit Draws Fire http://wobm.com/governors-lakewood-private-school-visit-draws-fire/ http://wobm.com/governors-lakewood-private-school-visit-draws-fire/#comments Sat, 28 Jul 2012 04:00:57 +0000 Rosetta Key http://wobm.com/?p=109895 Governor Chris Christie is drawing fire from local education activist for his visit to a privately run school for developmentally disabled children in Lakewood.

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]]> http://wobm.com/governor-coming-to-ocean-county/feed/ 0 Governor's Office/Tim Larsen Ocean-Monmouth County towns get $11.4 million in aid http://wobm.com/ocean-monmouth-county-towns-get-11-4-million-in-aid/ http://wobm.com/ocean-monmouth-county-towns-get-11-4-million-in-aid/#comments Sat, 24 Mar 2012 11:48:27 +0000 Christopher Tamas http://wobm.com/?p=67044 The Christie Administration is handing out $11.4 million in local aid funding to help municipalities in Ocean and Monmouth counties.

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]]> http://wobm.com/ocean-monmouth-county-towns-get-11-4-million-in-aid/feed/ 0 Shore Senators Urged to Support RGGI http://wobm.com/shore-senators-urged-to-support-rggi/ http://wobm.com/shore-senators-urged-to-support-rggi/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 09:42:17 +0000 Rosetta Key http://wobm.com/?p=61094 Governor Chris Christie's decision to pull New Jersey out of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative prompts Environment New Jersey members to deliver over 1000 protest petitions and handwritten letters to shore State Senators Robert Singer, Jim Holzapfel and Jennifer Beck, urging their support.

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]]> http://wobm.com/weekend-briefs-from-wobm-news-8/feed/ 0 Governor's Office/Tim Larsen Governor Signs Two Bills To Help NJ Horse Racing Industry http://wobm.com/governor-signs-two-bills-to-help-nj-horse-racing-industry/ http://wobm.com/governor-signs-two-bills-to-help-nj-horse-racing-industry/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:44:29 +0000 Rosetta Key http://wobm.com/?p=44481 Monmouth County Republican State Senator Jennifer Beck is applauding Governor Chris Christie for signing two bills aimed at giving New Jersey's Horse Racing industry a much needed boost.

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]]> http://wobm.com/governor-signs-two-bills-to-help-nj-horse-racing-industry/feed/ 0 Flickr user A. M. A. Campbell Friday Briefs From WOBM News http://wobm.com/friday-briefs-from-wobm-news-6/ http://wobm.com/friday-briefs-from-wobm-news-6/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 12:11:15 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://wobm.com/?p=19619 News from Ocean & Monmouth counties and around New Jersey.

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