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New Jersey Won't Let You Smile in Your Driver's License Photo

Donald Deane — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 16:00:13 +0000

Hoping to liven up your driver's license photo with a toothy grin? Not in New Jersey, you don't. In fact, the state's Motor Vehicle Commission has recently begun a crackdown on people who flash their pearly whites while being photographed.

NJ Couple Flees Haunted House, Sues Landlord for Security Deposit

Don Deane — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:00:49 +0000

A couple in New Jersey are suing a landlord for their security deposit after fleeing a rental home they say is haunted. The landlord, meanwhile, alleges that the couple is simply trying to break their lease. Who do you believe? video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Michele Callan and fiance Josue Chinchilla moved into a home [...]

'Jersey Shore' Costs New Jersey Taxpayers $420,000

Shauna Wright — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:00:54 +0000

‘Jersey Shore’ doesn’t just rot brains — it drains tax coffers, too.

MTV’s hit reality show, which depicts the exploits of a group of raisin-tanned 20-somethings as they live and party along the New Jersey coastline, has just had $420,000 of its 2009 production costs covered by the state’s Economic Development Authority.

Four-Year-Old Jersey Boy Cries His Way Into Political Office [VIDEO]

K Bear — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 13:09:00 +0000

Move over, Chris Christie: There's a new Governor in town -- and he's only 4 years old.

Yep, just a few days after a YouTube video went viral, in which little Jesse Koczon was filmed crying because he was "too small" to be Governor of New Jersey, Christie signed a proclamation yesterday declaring Koczon an honorary governor.

Even better: the Koczon family reportedly received a special tour of the governor's office.