Rob Acampora

December is here, the nip in the air is coming (no rush), holiday shopping is on, and the North Pole is all a buzz with the “Jolly Fat Man” getting ready for his marathon trip on his sleigh.  You don’t Believe?  Maybe "The Playlist" that has Santa songs will make you feel less of a Scrooge.

The holidays get crazy with shopping for gifts, organizing who is coming over this year, and getting all the decorations out of storage and up for all to see.  So when is the right time to do this?

As the baseball world gathered this week in Nashville for Major League Baseball's Winter Meetings, your Philadelphia Phillies will leave there with their new center fielder.  Time to know Ben Revere.

During the Vice Presidential debates back in October Joe Biden reacted to comments made by Paul Ryan, and his one word has been recognized as the Word of the Year.

The lists are coming out to salute the Best and Worst of 2012 - time to see what certain publications are thinking in certain categories.

With a 2nd day in the 60s to get December started, the idea of heavy coats, the holiday chill, and the white stuff seems so far away - just check some of the sights you may have seen in the last day or two.

A recent concert on the Jersey Shore from Daughtry and 3 Door Down turned into a generous donation toward helping "Restore The Shore".

Legislation has been introduced in New Jersey to have any town that accepts state or federal aid for rebuilding its beaches to provide beach and restroom access for free.

Winning the lottery was what we all have dreamed of at some point, and if you should ever get that lucky New Jersey provides some protection from a new bill.

This weekend's game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the San Diego Chargers game gained headlines when one former pop star from a "boy band" found himself thrown out of the stadium.

This holiday season is seeing the return of some of our favorite Christmas characters in a different light - TV commercials.

Imagine if the Powerball had no winner on Wednesday .... the jackpot could have reached toward a Billion dollars, which brings this week's SoJO Word of the Week.