Gov. Christie: Seaside Heights Opening 'An Incredible Day for New Jersey'

Gov. Christie appeared at Seaside Heights boardwalk Friday to promote the Jersey Shore

The Jersey Shore is officially open for summer, Gov. Chris Christie said as he spent Friday morning in Seaside Heights promoting tourism in New Jersey.  Early Friday, Christie appeared on NBC's Today Show, which broadcast its morning news program live from Seaside Heights. The governor later cut a ceremonial ribbon—a Guinness World Record at over five miles long—to officially declare the shore open.  "It's an incredible day for New Jersey," Christie said in remarks. "I'm so thrilled that this morning we're here with the whole country welcoming the Jersey Shore back." After being battered by Superstorm Sandy, many businesses on the boardwalk are open and welcoming customers, though others continue to make repairs. Despite some grey skies, …

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'Jersey Proud' Ad Highlights Christie Re-election Campaign

The $1.2 million ad buy shows road to New Jerseyans' optimism in their state.

In Gov. Chris Christie's first television ad of his 2013 re-election campaign, the governor's leadership style is credited for renewing New Jersey residents' pride in their state after years of overtaxation and too much government spending. "Jersey Proud" shows how bipartisan reforms have helped "to strengthen New Jersey's future," according to the Christie campaign.

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Gov. Christie Offered Spot at MTV's 'Fat Camp'

Chris Christie invited to spend the day at Camp Pocono trails in exchange for five camperships for New Jersey youths.

Governor Holds Breakfast Meeting to Discuss Special Needs, Autism

Parents and professionals working with special needs children—including Warren resident Carolann Garafola—attend meeting.

Gov. Chris Christie invited 60 professionals and parents to Drumthwacket, the Governor's Mansion in Princeton, April 11, for a breakfast meeting to discuss issues surrounding the needs of children and adults with special needs, particularly Autism.  April is Autism Awareness Month and the Drumthwacket residence is bathed in blue lights for the entire month to heighten people's awareness of Autism.  Carolann Garafola, executive director of Mt. Bethel Village, was invited to participate in this event. During the breakfast, one parent discussed the need for fairly distributed school funding for every town, especially for special education needs.  Governor Christie indicated that $20 billion in school funding went from the taxpayers, through …

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Christie: Teachers Not the Problem... 'Unions Are'

Governor discusses middle-class reform agenda in town hall meeting at Raritan Valley Community College.

Gov. Chris Christie said there is an "extraordinary divide" between teachers and the unions that represent them during a stop Thursday at Raritan Valley Community College. The governor, on the campaign trail seeking re-election, conducted his 105th town hall meeting to discuss what his staff billed as his middle-class reform agenda, including pension and benefits reform, private sector job growth and his take on teachers' unions. Alexa Offenhauer, a part-time English professor at RVCC, said she had entered teaching with the understanding that her pay would be lower, but that the trade-off would be job security and good benefits. Offenhauer asked the governor when rhetoric had changed to make "teachers part of the problem." 'Unions are the …

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Christie Town Hall Thursday at RVCC

RSVP for afternoon session with governor in Branchburg.

Gov. Chris Christie will be holding a town hall meeting Thursday at the Raritan Valley Community College in Branchburg. The town hall meeting is open to the public and will be held in the physical education building of the college on Lamington Road. Doors will open at 2:30 p.m., and the meeting will begin at 3:15 p.m. Seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis, though the meeting is open to the public. Parking is available in lots 1, 2 and 3 at the college. Click here to RSVP to attend the town hall meeting. What kinds of questions would you like to ask the governor?

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Christie Pushes Middle-Class Reform at Morris County Town Hall Meeting

Governor answers questions from Montville residents regarding Susquehanna-Roseland project, sequestration.

Gov. Chris Christie addressed a room of more than 800 people at the Pine Brook Jewish Center in Montville Wednesday, speaking largely about local issues in the context of his Middle-Class Reform Agenda. Christie began by telling the audience that he was pleased to be hosting his 101st town hall meeting, the first he's done in six weeks, in his home county of Morris. He said he even got to sleep in as his wife, Mary Pat, asked why he wasn't getting up. "My first bit of business is in Montville at 10:30. Amen," Christie said he told his wife. While the bulk of Christie's remarks regarded reform he would like to see throughout the state, including an end to sick time payouts, a strict adherence of municipalities to 2 percent spending caps and…

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Chris Christie: The New Boss?

Governor hailed as hero following Sandy, says he's 'more ready' to consider presidential run.

Gov. Chris Christie has been considered by some legislators and constituents to be somewhat of a hero for his response and leadership following Superstorm Sandy. But now that the storm has passed, the governor is looking toward the future and a potential run for presidency, according to a Time magazine article, "The Boss," about the state's leader. As Republicans look to place a strong candidate in the 2016 presidential election, Christie may be their choice. But state Democratic leaders said there is much the governor has still not delivered on during his tenure. Despite rumors that he was planning to run for president in 2012, Christie publicly announced several times over that he did not have intentions to run. Now months later, after …

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Christie State of the State Focuses on Sandy, Bipartisan Politics

Governor delivered his third State of the State address Tuesday in Trenton.

It’s been a consistent refrain from Gov. Chris Christie’s office following Hurricane Sandy’s landing on New Jersey’s shores. Make no mistake about it, he told the assembled crowd of lawmakers at the Statehouse Tuesday afternoon, New Jersey will be back. As expected, much of Christie’s State of the State address focused on Sandy’s impact on New Jersey and the ongoing effort to see those areas most devastated by the storm restored as quickly as possible. During the approximately 45-minute speech, one that was marked by several standing ovations—many of them for Christie, some for residents who performed heroically during and after Sandy—the governor appealed for bipartisanship in politics at both the state and national level as New Jersey …

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Tabitha's Law Requires Parents to Report Absences

Law also mandates school officials to contact parents if a student is absent without prior notification.

Gov. Chris Christie signed legislation into law on Friday requiring parents to notify officials when their child will be absent from school. The law also stipulates that school officials must contact a parent if a student is absent without prior notification to the school. “Community leaders and parents will now be required to take immediate, personal responsibility for the children they must care for and protect,” state Senator Kevin O’Toole, who initiated the new law, said in a press release. “Just a few seconds of accountability can be enough to save lives and solve abductions.” The bill, known as Tabitha’s Law, is named for a Tennessee teenager, Tabitha Tudor, who has been missing since 2003. Tudor's parents were not aware she did not …

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