SPOTSWOOD – Barbara Buono said she doesn’t take President Barack Obama’s scheduled boardwalk jaunt with Gov. Chris Christie as a slight.

“I would be very disappointed if the President didn’t come to New Jersey,” she said. “…We are on the path to rebuilding. But let me say, when all the ribbons are cut, Barbara Buono will be there standing up for the guy who can’t pay for the gas to go to the Jersey Shore.”

Buono said she is having ongoing discussions regarding the President's visit to New Jersey but insisted, “I’m not disappointed.”

Senator Jim Whelan (D-2) announced that he had a pacemaker put in yesterday at University of Pennsylvania Hospital for an irregular heart beat.

"Two years ago, I had a medical procedure known as an ablation to deal with this problem," Whelan said. "While that worked for a while, recently the problem returned and the doctors recommended a pacemaker to keep my heart in rhythm. I am grateful to my doctors, Dr. John Welsh, Dr. Jacob Levin, Dr. John Bullinga, and the staff at Penn for the excellent care I received."

Senator Whelan was discharged today and is not expected to miss any upcoming Senate sessions.

The state’s presumptive Democratic gubernatorial nominee snagged the endorsement of a New Jersey Republican mayor Friday, Sen. Barbara Buono’s campaign announced.

Spotswood Mayor Nick Poliseno issued a statement saying he’s giving Buono his support as the state prepares for the New Jersey primary election in less than two weeks.

The GOP official referred to incumbent Republican Gov. Chris Christie’s record with property taxes as “appalling,” saying new leadership is needed in the state to rein in the rising cost to live in the Garden State.