The Treasury Department reported last week the number of Americans who faced fines because of the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate was significantly higher than the Obama administration expected. For 2014, the IRS projected that roughly 6 million would face fines, but the final total was 1.5 million higher.

It was the first year in which buying health insurance was made mandatory under the ACA, with penalties of $95 or 1 percent of total income – whichever was higher – for people who did not comply.

CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. JULY 29, 2015 — Crew members from Coast Guard Station Chincoteague helped enforced the safety zone Wednesday at the 90th Annual Pony Swim between Assateague and Chincoteague islands off Virginia\’s Eastern Shore.

Thousands of spectators gathered for the event both on shore and on the water.

The Station Chincoteague crews used the 24-foot Special Purpose Craft-Shallow Water boat for the event.

The annual event gained international recognition after Marguerite Henry\’s children\’s novel \”Misty of Chincoteague\” was published in 1947, and the subsequent release of the 1961 film \”Misty,\” based on the book.

photos/press release provided by American Legion Post 401

MOODY FIELD EWING NJ July 30, 2015 (CNBNewsnet)–The American Legion Baseball state championship games were played after an hour and a half rain delay at Moody Field, Ewing, on July 30, 2015, with Flemington squaring off against defending National Champion Brooklawn. NJ State Commander Mike Babli threw out the first pitch strike. Flemington won the first game, forcing a second for the championship. Brooklawn prevailed 9 to 6 shortly after midnight, earning their sixth straight State Championship. Commander Babli and Frank Calandrillo, state baseball chair, presented awards after the game and a bat bag courtesy of Diamond Sports.

Brooklawn\’s Tyler Mondile was named tournament Most Valuable Player. 
 
From left in photo: Frank Calandrillo, state American Legion Baseball chair, Mike Babli, NJ American Legion commander, Dennis Barth, Brooklawn manager.