92.7 WOBM » njsyndicated http://wobm.com Ocean County's Hometown Station! Thu, 23 May 2013 21:25:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Popular Psychologist Joyce Brothers Dies [VIDEO] http://wobm.com/popular-psychologist-joyce-brothers-dies/ http://wobm.com/popular-psychologist-joyce-brothers-dies/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 07:03:55 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=265736 Popular psychologist, columnist, and television and film personality Joyce Brothers has died. She was 85.

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]]> http://wobm.com/popular-psychologist-joyce-brothers-dies/feed/ 0 Dr. Joyce Brothers (Ron Galella/WireImage/Getty Images) Burial Offers Considered For Boston Bombing Suspect [VIDEO] http://wobm.com/burial-offers-considered-for-boston-bombing-suspect/ http://wobm.com/burial-offers-considered-for-boston-bombing-suspect/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 09:54:24 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=262737 A Massachusetts funeral director says the mother of a Boston Marathon bombing suspect wants the body returned to Russia for burial.

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]]> http://wobm.com/burial-offers-considered-for-boston-bombing-suspect/feed/ 0 Louisville Outlasts Michigan to Capture NCAA Title [VIDEO] http://wobm.com/louisville-outlasts-michigan-to-capture-ncaa-title/ http://wobm.com/louisville-outlasts-michigan-to-capture-ncaa-title/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 08:12:58 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=250603 Luke Hancock made all five of his 3-pointers and led Louisville to its first NCAA men's basketball championship since 1986 with a 82-76 victory over Michigan on Monday night.

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]]> http://wobm.com/louisville-outlasts-michigan-to-capture-ncaa-title/feed/ 0 Andy Lyons, Getty Images Nelson Mandela Discharged From Hospital http://wobm.com/nelson-mandela-discharged-from-hospital/ http://wobm.com/nelson-mandela-discharged-from-hospital/#comments Sat, 06 Apr 2013 13:42:31 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=249819 The South African presidency says former President Nelson Mandela has been discharged from a hospital after an improvement in his condition.

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]]> http://wobm.com/nelson-mandela-discharged-from-hospital/feed/ 0 Rutgers Assistant Coach Resigns Amid Scandal http://wobm.com/rutgers-assistant-coach-resigns-amid-scandal/ http://wobm.com/rutgers-assistant-coach-resigns-amid-scandal/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 23:45:12 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=249256 A Rutgers assistant men's basketball coach has resigned amid a scandal over the way his former boss treated players.

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]]> http://wobm.com/rutgers-assistant-coach-resigns-amid-scandal/feed/ 0 Jimmy Martelli (Photo courtesy of scarletknights.com) Facebook Founder Zuckerberg to Form Political Group? http://wobm.com/facebook-founder-zuckerberg-to-form-political-group/ http://wobm.com/facebook-founder-zuckerberg-to-form-political-group/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 03:34:44 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=245722 A person familiar with Facebook says CEO Mark Zuckerberg is forming a political group to address issues such as education reform, immigration and scientific research.

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]]> http://wobm.com/facebook-founder-zuckerberg-to-form-political-group/feed/ 0 Family Says NJ Overreacted to Boy's Gun Photo [POLL] http://wobm.com/family-says-nj-overreacted-to-boys-gun-photo/ http://wobm.com/family-says-nj-overreacted-to-boys-gun-photo/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:00:42 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=242934 A New Jersey family claims a Facebook photo of their son holding a rifle his father gave him for his upcoming 11th birthday led the state's child welfare agency to their home, demanding to be let inside and inspect their guns.

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]]> http://wobm.com/family-says-nj-overreacted-to-boys-gun-photo/feed/ 0 Photo of 11-year-old Josh Moore holding a rifle outside his Carneys Point home (Facebook) Obama's Middle East Trip Begins in Israel http://wobm.com/obamas-middle-east-trip-begins-in-israel/ http://wobm.com/obamas-middle-east-trip-begins-in-israel/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 08:54:42 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=242956 President Barack Obama is en route to Israel.

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]]> http://wobm.com/obamas-middle-east-trip-begins-in-israel/feed/ 0 Obama, GOP Senators Meet For Dinner, Discussions [VIDEO] http://wobm.com/obama-gop-senators-meet-for-dinner-discussions/ http://wobm.com/obama-gop-senators-meet-for-dinner-discussions/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 09:45:52 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=238283 The White House says President Barack Obama picked up the dinner tab at a tony Washington restaurant where he had dinner with 12 Republican senators.

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]]> http://wobm.com/obama-gop-senators-meet-for-dinner-discussions/feed/ 0 U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) leaves the Jefferson Hotel after having dinner with President Barack Obama and other GOP Senators (Pete Marovich/Getty Images) Republicans Unveil Government Funding Measure http://wobm.com/republicans-unveil-government-funding-measure/ http://wobm.com/republicans-unveil-government-funding-measure/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:49:44 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=237398 Republicans controlling the House are moving to give the Pentagon more money for military readiness. They also want to largely exempt agencies like the FBI and the Border Patrol as well as Western firefighting efforts from the effects of across-the-board spending cuts that are just starting to take effect.

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]]> http://wobm.com/republicans-unveil-government-funding-measure/feed/ 0 Menendez Prostitution Allegations False, Lawyer Says http://wobm.com/menendez-prostitution-allegations-false-lawyer-says/ http://wobm.com/menendez-prostitution-allegations-false-lawyer-says/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 08:30:47 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=237367 A Dominican woman who once said in a video that she had sex with a New Jersey senator for money is now acknowledging that the allegation was false, according to a sworn statement released by a lawyer enmeshed in the scandal.

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]]> http://wobm.com/menendez-prostitution-allegations-false-lawyer-says/feed/ 0 Cardinals Swear Secrecy at Upcoming Papal Conclave http://wobm.com/cardinals-swear-secrecy-at-upcoming-papal-conclave/ http://wobm.com/cardinals-swear-secrecy-at-upcoming-papal-conclave/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 04:34:39 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=237402 Cardinals at the Vatican have sworn an oath of secrecy about their upcoming conclave to elect a new pope.

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]]> http://wobm.com/cardinals-swear-secrecy-at-upcoming-papal-conclave/feed/ 0 Polizia Di Stato/AFP/Getty Images Sequester Cuts to Hit Military School Districts First [VIDEO] http://wobm.com/sequester-cuts-to-hit-military-school-districts-first/ http://wobm.com/sequester-cuts-to-hit-military-school-districts-first/#comments Sat, 02 Mar 2013 16:31:44 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=236713 While public schools everywhere will be affected by the government's automatic budget cuts, few will feel the funding pinch faster than those on and around military bases.

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]]> http://wobm.com/sequester-cuts-to-hit-military-school-districts-first/feed/ 0 NJ Releases School Aid Plan http://wobm.com/nj-releases-school-aid-plan/ http://wobm.com/nj-releases-school-aid-plan/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:34:20 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=236265 New Jersey's Education Department has released its plan for how much state aid each school district would get in Gov. Chris Christie's proposed state budget.

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]]> http://wobm.com/nj-releases-school-aid-plan/feed/ 0 Sequester Cuts Will Be Stretched to Friday Limit http://wobm.com/sequester-cuts-will-be-stretched-to-friday-limit/ http://wobm.com/sequester-cuts-will-be-stretched-to-friday-limit/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 10:03:49 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=236275 The White House says automatic spending reductions set to kick in Friday will be put off until as close to midnight Friday night as possible. Call them the Cinderella cuts.

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]]> http://wobm.com/sequester-cuts-will-be-stretched-to-friday-limit/feed/ 0 Obama Considers Weighing In on Gay Marriage Case http://wobm.com/obama-considers-weighing-in-on-gay-marriage-case/ http://wobm.com/obama-considers-weighing-in-on-gay-marriage-case/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 04:26:02 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=233067 The Obama administration is quietly considering urging the Supreme Court to overturn California's ban on gay marriage, a step that would mark a political victory for advocates of same-sex unions.

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]]> http://wobm.com/obama-considers-weighing-in-on-gay-marriage-case/feed/ 0 President Barack Obama (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images) U.S. Launches Effort to Stem Cyberstealing http://wobm.com/u-s-launches-effort-to-stem-cyberstealing/ http://wobm.com/u-s-launches-effort-to-stem-cyberstealing/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 04:16:49 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=233060 The Obama administration has announced new efforts to fight the growing theft of American trade secrets. It's a broad but relatively restrained response to a rapidly emerging global problem that was brought into sharp focus this week by fresh evidence linking cyberstealing to China's military.

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]]> http://wobm.com/u-s-launches-effort-to-stem-cyberstealing/feed/ 0 Cruise Passengers Return Home, Feds Probe Fire [VIDEO] http://wobm.com/cruise-passengers-return-home-feds-probe-fire/ http://wobm.com/cruise-passengers-return-home-feds-probe-fire/#comments Sat, 16 Feb 2013 15:24:28 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=231440 Passengers of the Carnival Triumph are trying to put the memories of their nightmarish cruise adrift at sea behind them as they return home.

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]]> http://wobm.com/cruise-passengers-return-home-feds-probe-fire/feed/ 0 Former Ocean County Lawmaker's Corruption Conviction Upheld http://wobm.com/former-nj-lawmakers-corruption-conviction-upheld/ http://wobm.com/former-nj-lawmakers-corruption-conviction-upheld/#comments Sat, 16 Feb 2013 13:47:08 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=231410 A federal court has rejected a former New Jersey lawmaker's attempt to have his corruption sentence thrown out.

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]]> http://wobm.com/former-nj-lawmakers-corruption-conviction-upheld/feed/ 0 Daniel Van Pelt (NJ Legislature) Higher Minimum Wage Will Mean Fewer Jobs, Boehner Says [VIDEO] http://wobm.com/higher-minimum-wage-will-mean-fewer-jobs-boehner-says/ http://wobm.com/higher-minimum-wage-will-mean-fewer-jobs-boehner-says/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 05:08:18 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=230433 As President Barack Obama pushes for the minimum wage increase that he called for in his State of the Union address, House Speaker John Boehner is explaining why he thinks it's a bad idea.

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