92.7 WOBM » newsletter http://wobm.com Ocean County's Hometown Station! Mon, 20 May 2013 17:08:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Unemployed Older Workers Continue to Struggle [AUDIO] http://wobm.com/unemployed-older-workers-continue-to-struggle-audio/ http://wobm.com/unemployed-older-workers-continue-to-struggle-audio/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 10:09:40 +0000 Joe Cutter http://nj1015.com/?p=267852 Stuck in their 50s, older workers in America stay jobless longer and have more trouble rejoining the workforce than their younger counterparts.

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]]> http://wobm.com/unemployed-older-workers-continue-to-struggle-audio/feed/ 0 Sandy Huffaker, Getty Images Going to the Beach Could Cost You [POLL/AUDIO] http://wobm.com/going-to-the-beach-could-cost-you-audio/ http://wobm.com/going-to-the-beach-could-cost-you-audio/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 10:04:19 +0000 Kelly Waldron http://nj1015.com/?p=267552 While most Jersey Shore towns are holding the line this year when it comes to the cost to get on the beach, five of them have been forced to raise badge prices as a result of Sandy.

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]]> http://wobm.com/going-to-the-beach-could-cost-you-audio/feed/ 0 Wildwood Beach (Flickr User Belzie) Amtrak Could Be Suspended For Days As Rail Replacement Begins [VIDEO] http://wobm.com/amtrak-remains-suspended-as-probe-into-conn-train-crash-giving-way-to-cleanup/ http://wobm.com/amtrak-remains-suspended-as-probe-into-conn-train-crash-giving-way-to-cleanup/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 16:57:43 +0000 Dan Alexander http://nj1015.com/?p=268055 Traveling by train through Connecticut looks to be a nightmare this coming week as Metro-North says they have to rebuild 2,000 feet of track, overhead wires and signals damaged in a derailment and crash on Friday in Bridgeport.

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]]> http://wobm.com/amtrak-remains-suspended-as-probe-into-conn-train-crash-giving-way-to-cleanup/feed/ 0 Accident on Metro-North line in Fairfield, Connecticut (WNBC TV) One Winning Powerball Jackpot Ticket Sold In Florida http://wobm.com/powerball-numbers-drawn-for-saturday/ http://wobm.com/powerball-numbers-drawn-for-saturday/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 11:26:44 +0000 Dan Alexander http://nj1015.com/powerball-numbers-drawn-for-saturday/ Lottery luck will not strike New Jersey for a second time in 24 hours as the one winning Powerball ticket was purchased in Florida

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]]> http://wobm.com/powerball-numbers-drawn-for-saturday/feed/ 0 Powerball tickets (Twitter) Winning Mega Millions Ticket Sold in Tinton Falls http://wobm.com/winning-mega-millions-ticket-sold-in-new-jersey/ http://wobm.com/winning-mega-millions-ticket-sold-in-new-jersey/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 22:57:15 +0000 Dan Alexander http://nj1015.com/winning-mega-millions-ticket-sold-in-new-jersey/ As the Powerball jackpot grows to record levels, a winning ticket for Friday night's Mega Millions jackpot with an annuity value of $190 million was sold in Tinton Falls. The other was sold in Virginia.

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]]> http://wobm.com/winning-mega-millions-ticket-sold-in-new-jersey/feed/ 0 Sign displaying lottery jackpots at Stop & Shop in Pennington (Dan Alexander, Townsquare Media NJ) Kai The Hitchhiker Remains In Philly Jail Following Arrest [VIDEO] http://wobm.com/kai-the-hitchhiker-spends-the-night-in-jail-following-arrest-video/ http://wobm.com/kai-the-hitchhiker-spends-the-night-in-jail-following-arrest-video/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 18:05:13 +0000 Dan Alexander http://nj1015.com/?p=267419 Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker remains in a Philadelphia jail awaiting a trip back to Union County to face murder charges.

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]]> http://wobm.com/kai-the-hitchhiker-spends-the-night-in-jail-following-arrest-video/feed/ 0 Caleb Lawrence McGillvary (Union County Prosecutor's Office) Powerball Jackpot Keeps Growing For Saturday http://wobm.com/powerball-jackpot-keeps-growing-for-saturday/ http://wobm.com/powerball-jackpot-keeps-growing-for-saturday/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 17:51:50 +0000 Dan Alexander http://nj1015.com/powerball-jackpot-keeps-growing-for-saturday/ If you can't wait to win Saturday's Powerball jackpot of $600 million there's always Friday night's Mega Millions jackpot of $190 million.

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]]> http://wobm.com/powerball-jackpot-keeps-growing-for-saturday/feed/ 0 Sign displaying lottery jackpots at Stop & Shop in Pennington (Dan Alexander, Townsquare Media NJ) NJ Senator Wants To Raise Cigarette Buying Age To 21 [POLL/AUDIO] http://wobm.com/nj-senator-wants-to-raise-cigarette-buying-age-to-21-audio/ http://wobm.com/nj-senator-wants-to-raise-cigarette-buying-age-to-21-audio/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 09:52:27 +0000 Kevin McArdle http://nj1015.com/?p=267344 Former New Jersey Governor and current State Senator Dick Codey plans to introduce a bill that would raise the minimum age for buying cigarettes in the Garden State from 19 to 21.

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]]> http://wobm.com/nj-senator-wants-to-raise-cigarette-buying-age-to-21-audio/feed/ 0 Flickr user: Valerie Everett Internet Celebrity 'Kai The Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker' Arrested In Philadelphia For NJ Murder http://wobm.com/internet-celebrity-wanted-for-clark-murder/ http://wobm.com/internet-celebrity-wanted-for-clark-murder/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 00:31:45 +0000 Dan Alexander http://nj1015.com/?p=267033 Internet celebrity "Kai The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker," also known as Caleb Lawrence McGillvary, has been arrested  for the murder of a Clark, NJ man.

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]]> http://wobm.com/internet-celebrity-wanted-for-clark-murder/feed/ 0 Caleb Lawrence McGillvar, aka "Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker" (Union County Prosecutor's Office) Infant In Stroller Falls Onto SEPTA Tracks [VIDEO] http://wobm.com/infant-in-stroller-falls-onto-septa-tracks-video/ http://wobm.com/infant-in-stroller-falls-onto-septa-tracks-video/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 09:31:37 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=266865 A stroller carrying a 14-month-old girl rolled off a slanted train station platform and fell onto the tracks Wednesday, but the girl's mother leaped onto the tracks to rescue her with the help other passengers, transit officials said.

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]]> http://wobm.com/infant-in-stroller-falls-onto-septa-tracks-video/feed/ 0 Screen shot of SEPTA video showing stroller falling onto tracks (KYW TV) Should Drunk Driving Rules Be Stricter In New Jersey? [POLL/AUDIO] http://wobm.com/should-drunk-driving-rules-be-stricter-in-new-jersey-audio/ http://wobm.com/should-drunk-driving-rules-be-stricter-in-new-jersey-audio/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 09:30:52 +0000 David Matthau http://nj1015.com/?p=266883 Federal transportation officials are recommending that acceptable blood alcohol levels for drivers be lowered from .08 to .05.

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]]> http://wobm.com/should-drunk-driving-rules-be-stricter-in-new-jersey-audio/feed/ 0 Flickr User bernt rostad More Divorces Due to Economic Recovery? [AUDIO] http://wobm.com/more-divorces-due-to-economic-recovery-audio/ http://wobm.com/more-divorces-due-to-economic-recovery-audio/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 09:19:47 +0000 Dino Flammia http://nj1015.com/?p=266655 The struggling economy may have been responsible for keeping married couples together.

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]]> http://wobm.com/more-divorces-due-to-economic-recovery-audio/feed/ 0 Photo Credit iStockphoto Jet Star Leaving, New Ride Coming [VIDEO/AUDIO] http://wobm.com/jet-star-leaving-new-ride-coming-videoaudio/ http://wobm.com/jet-star-leaving-new-ride-coming-videoaudio/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 09:04:56 +0000 Dino Flammia http://nj1015.com/?p=266177 On the same day workers began removing the Jet Star roller coaster from the Atlantic Ocean, Casino Pier officials in Seaside Heights announced a new amusement for summer 2013.

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]]> http://wobm.com/jet-star-leaving-new-ride-coming-videoaudio/feed/ 0 Maritime contractor Weeks Marine removes the Jet Star roller coaster from the Atlantic Ocean off Seaside Heights (Townsquare Media) Prince Harry Visits Mantoloking, Seaside Heights With Christie [VIDEO] http://wobm.com/prince-harry-gets-gift-from-governor-christie-upon-arrival-in-new-jersey/ http://wobm.com/prince-harry-gets-gift-from-governor-christie-upon-arrival-in-new-jersey/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 16:56:14 +0000 Dan Alexander http://nj1015.com/?p=265881 Gov. Chris Christie welcomed Prince Harry to New Jersey by presenting him with a very special gift before heading to Mantoloking to view damage from Superstorm Sandy and then to Seaside Heights.

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]]> http://wobm.com/prince-harry-gets-gift-from-governor-christie-upon-arrival-in-new-jersey/feed/ 0 Governor Christie presents fleece to Prince Harry (Twitter) State Officials Warn of Black Bear Dangers [AUDIO] http://wobm.com/state-officials-warn-of-black-bear-dangers-audio/ http://wobm.com/state-officials-warn-of-black-bear-dangers-audio/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 13:00:10 +0000 David Matthau http://nj1015.com/?p=265323 Thousands of black bears have come out of hibernation in New Jersey, and they've started roaming the Garden State, looking for food, mates and territories.

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]]> http://wobm.com/state-officials-warn-of-black-bear-dangers-audio/feed/ 0 Flickr User Bods Sandy-Debris a Breeding Ground for Mosquitoes, NJ Officials Warn [AUDIO] http://wobm.com/sandy-remnants-cause-new-worries-audio/ http://wobm.com/sandy-remnants-cause-new-worries-audio/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 09:37:39 +0000 David Matthau http://nj1015.com/?p=265319 State officials are voicing concern that all of the debris left in the wake of Superstorm Sandy more than 6 months ago could provide additional breeding grounds for mosquitoes that carry the West Nile Virus.

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]]> http://wobm.com/sandy-remnants-cause-new-worries-audio/feed/ 0 Justin Sullivan, Getty Images Trenton Hostage Standoff Comes To An End [VIDEO] http://wobm.com/trenton-hostage-standoff-comes-to-an-end/ http://wobm.com/trenton-hostage-standoff-comes-to-an-end/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 15:30:09 +0000 Dan Alexander http://nj1015.com/?p=265186 A standoff with 38-year-old Gerald Tyrone Murphy with multiple hostages inside a Trenton home ended after 37 hours early Sunday morning

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]]> http://wobm.com/trenton-hostage-standoff-comes-to-an-end/feed/ 0 Trenton hostage standoff (Twitter) Powerball Jackpot Grows To $350 Million For Wednesday http://wobm.com/powerball-jackpot-grows-to-350-million-for-wednesday/ http://wobm.com/powerball-jackpot-grows-to-350-million-for-wednesday/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 10:45:45 +0000 Dan Alexander http://nj1015.com/powerball-jackpot-grows-to-350-million-for-wednesday/ There was no winner of the Powerball jackpot on Saturday night meaning the jackpot will have an annuity value of $350 million for Wednesday's drawing.

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]]> http://wobm.com/powerball-jackpot-grows-to-350-million-for-wednesday/feed/ 0 Powerball tickets (Dan Alexander, Townsquare Media NJ) Christie Goes Negative In New Ad http://wobm.com/christie-goes-negative-in-new-ads/ http://wobm.com/christie-goes-negative-in-new-ads/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 13:53:48 +0000 Dan Alexander http://nj1015.com/?p=265034 Governor Chris Christie's next TV commercial will take a more decidedly negative tone in contrast to his first ad which touted New Jersey pride.

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]]> http://wobm.com/christie-goes-negative-in-new-ads/feed/ 0 Screen shot from "Jersey Proud" campaign ad (YouTube) Joint Base Missing Teen Found In Southampton http://wobm.com/joint-base-searches-for-missing-girl/ http://wobm.com/joint-base-searches-for-missing-girl/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 17:33:25 +0000 Dan Alexander http://nj1015.com/?p=263832 A missing 13-year-old girl from the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst has been found safe.

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