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Tractor Trailer Fire Delays Traffic Along NJ Turnpike
A tractor trailer fire caused congestion along the NJ Turnpike Sunday evening, April 14. According to the DOT website, the incident happened on the southbound side of the outer roadway, north of Interchange 12 to Carteret-Rahway. Traffic cameras captured smoke still billowing at the scene as of 6 p.m. This is a developing story. Check back for details.
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$200 Million Healthcare Center Breaks Ground At NJ Transit Station
A new $200 million health and wellness center is hours away from breaking ground at none other than a NJ Transit station. The Hackensack Meridian Health facility will break ground Friday, March 8 at the New Jersey Transit Metropark Station in Iselin. The first of its kind, the center is expected to be completed by 2025. Gov. Phil Murphy is expected to join hospital, transportation and other elected officials as well as developers at an 11 a.m. ceremony, according to a hospital press statement. It's billed as the first accessible health and wellness center at a major transit hub nation…
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Intruder Claiming To Be NJ
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CEO Steals Agency Garb, Starts Bus Fire, Authorities Say
A Bergen County man with the same name as NJ TRANSIT's top executive claimed to be him after he was caught stealing uniforms from the agency's garage in Fairview and igniting a fire on one of its buses, authorities charged. Kevin J. Corbett, an unemployed 42-year-old Hillsdale resident, entered the facility off Anderson Avenue in street clothes before dawn Saturday, March 11, a complaint on file in Superior Court in Hackensack says. He then stole an NJ Transit raincoat, an agency uniform shirt and a roll of receipt paper, it says. Transit police responded to a call from employees who grab…
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Student Struck By Car In Hawaii Will Return Home To NJ In Medical Chopper
A college student from Burlington County who was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash in Hawaii was cleared to make his big return home via medical chopper on Monday, Feb. 27. Christian DeCola, 19, of Maple Shade, was riding a moped for a food service delivery company when he was hit the night of Feb. 12, his mom, Valerie, tells 6abc. The vehicle backed over her son before fleeing, she said. Christian was unconscious in the Intensive Care Unit when his parents got word of the accident the following day, writes Michele Liberton on a GoFundMe page she launched for the DeCola family. Chri…
Lifestyle
New Jersey Ranks Among The Best States To Own Electric Vehicles, Website Says
The US government plans to ban the sale of gas-powered cars in 2035, which might have you wondering when you should make the switch to an electric vehicle. Bumper, an app for car owners, just released its second iteration of Best and Worst States to Own Electric Cars. The company's study ranks states on eleven metrics relating to both EV infrastructure and incentives—including the cost to recharge an EV, the number of public charging stations, and the current transaction sale price of new EVs to determine which states are the best to own an EV, you can read more about the method…
Real Estate
Shuttered Lord & Taylor Store Could Become Bustling Downtown For This North Jersey Town
The shuttered Lord & Taylor store in one North Jersey township is in the process of being transformed into a vibrant and bustling downtown area. The department store's owner, HBC, along with Streetworks Development, presented their plan for the 730,000-square-foot space and municipal lots known as "One Westfield Place" at the Westfield council meeting Tuesday, Sept. 20. Mayor Shelley Brindle said the project could be historic, and is the culmination of more than three years of collaboration and community input. Brindle noted an increased urgency to revitalize the downtown afte…
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Woman Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Wayne
A woman was struck and killed by a commuter train Thursday morning in Wayne, authorities confirmed. The unidentified woman was struck shortly after 7:30 a.m. just west of Main Street and Dewey Avenue, NJ Transit Chief Communications Officer Nancy Snyder said. Agency officials initially believed the incident occurred in Little Falls because that's where the train stopped. Another look determined that it occurred on the Wayne side of the border. No injuries were reported among the 52 customers and crew members on the Hoboken-bound train, which Snyder said left Lake Hopatcong at 6:40 a.m. Se…
Schools
Here Are The Rules: NJ Schools To Reopen With Social Distancing, Face Masks
Going back to school in September will look much different for New Jersey students, who have been remotely learning since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic mid-March. The New Jersey Department of Education on Friday released guidance for reopening of schools for the 2020-21 school year. The guidelines strongly encourage face masks for students, who are required to stay six feet apart in classrooms and buses. Lunch times will be staggered and teachers are required to wear face masks. The guidelines are part of the state's "Road Back" restart and recovery plan, and were compiled…
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Update
: Tree Downs Wires, Burns Route 17 Pavement
UPDATE: Southbound Route 17 remained closed temporarily after a transformer fire downed wires and burned a portion of the roadway Wednesday night in Waldwick. Police initially closed the highway north at Allendale Road and south at Cameron Road around 9:15 p.m. Several area power outages were reported. Police, firefighters and the state Department of Transportation responded. The northbound side was reopened shortly before 10:30 p.m., but the southbound side remained closed while things cooled off and a hole could be patched. Grove Street in Waldwick.DAILY VOICE
Police & Fire
Rig Filled With Chick-Fil-A Fries, Hash Browns Tips At 'Tanker Turn' Link To Route 80
UPDATE: A driver hauling Chick-fil-A waffle fries and hash browns was hospitalized after his tractor-trailer tipped at North Jersey's infamous "tanker turn" in Teaneck late Wednesday, authorities said. Heavy-duty wreckers were summoned to right the rig after it toppled around 9:30 p.m. on the northbound Route 95 connector to westbound Route 80. The driver sustained an ankle injury, responders said. Access to the westbound local lanes on Route 80 from 95 was blocked while the 'tater treats were offloaded to another truck and the wreckage was removed. State Police created access to the expr…
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Jersey City's New Bus Service Offering Rides Cheap As $1
A new bus service in Jersey City is offering rides to passengers for as little as $1. Via, considered to be a leader in on-demand public mobility development, is offering rides in its central zone for just $1 through March 21, Hudson County View reports. The service, which is intended to work in tandem with the existing public transit system, designates areas based on a “central zone” and an “outer zone.” Using Via’s app or a dedicated phone line, passengers can select pickup and drop-off locations: rides in the central zone are $1 through the 21st, while rides in the outer zone cost at le…
Lifestyle
Jersey City Dad Launches Kid-Friendly Ride Share Service
Toward the end of the 2019 school year, Jersey City father Norbert Sygdziak got a phone call from his son’s school district about an “unnerving event” that would require new bus arrangements. The call prompted Sygdziak to think seriously about school bus safety. He ultimately left his 19-year career in the legal industry to launch and take on a CEO role at RideAlong -- a child-oriented ride-share service with Jersey City native, Fateen Reid. "Despite all the advantages we have as a society, most parents are still forced to place their children on yellow school buses with little to no info…
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: Hoboken PATH Station Will Be Closed All Weekend
Hoboken's PATH station will be closed all weekend long. Beginning 12:01 a.m. Friday through 5 a.m. Monday, the station will be closed for "necessary signal equipment maintenance." The Journal Square line will be running, although overcrowding is possible. Here's what PATH riders should know: NJ Transit will cross honor PATH riders on the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail around-the-clock when Hoboken station is closed. Service will operate direct between JSQ-33 and will not stop at Hoboken. World Trade Center Station will be open. Service on the NWK-WTC line will be operating a normal weekend sch…
News
Company Wants To Try Out Flying Car In Jersey City: Report
Ferries, tunnels, a bridge, helicopters, kayaks, jet skis, swimming, walking (when it's been cold enough) -- all have been used to cross the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey. And now a California startup wants to add a retro-futurist option to the commuter menu: flying cars. Jersey Digs reports that Kitty Hawk Corp. has sought permission to erect a test hangar and a dock somewhere along Hudson Street in Jersey City for its Flyer, a small fan-driven craft that zips along at a height of about 10 feet. The company submitted an application with the state Departmen…
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NJ Transit Announces Bus Service To American Dream Mall
NJ Transit will introduce bus service to the American Dream mall in East Rutherford, the agency said. Bus service will begin on a pilot basis this weekend to the mall, which is slated for completion Oct. 25 after nearly two decades of delays and setbacks. The massive entertainment-retail complex will include a miniature golf course, a Legoland Discovery Center, an aquarium, a movie theater and a water park, among other amenities. Dolce &Gabbana, Saks Fifth Avenue and Zara are among the many retailers who will have a presence at the facility, located in the Meadowlands near R…
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Effort To Overhaul Kingsland Ave. Bridge In Nutley Gets A Boost
The Army Corps of Engineers has issued a permit that will allow officials to seek final approval for a plan to repair or replace entirely the 114-year-old Kingsland Avenue bridge connecting Nutley and Lyndhurst, the office of Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-9) said Friday. A project must now be approved by the U.S. Coast Guard. “A decaying two-lane road beset by traffic bottlenecks and drawbridge jams is no longer acceptable for the 21,000 vehicles crossing this bridge every day to go to work, take kids to the doctor, and run to the market,” Pascrell said in a statement Our federal, state, cou…
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Lyft Offering Free Rides To Cooling Centers In Newark, Other Cities
Ride-share company Lyft is offering free transportation to cooling centers in a number of cities through Sunday during a weekend heat wave when temperatures may hit 100 degrees or more combined with high humidity. In New Jersey, anyone wishing to access the free rides can use code NJCOOL19. Codes are valid for two rides, up to $15 each, from now until Sunday at 11:59 p.m. The company is providing transport to a number of designated cooling centers, including: County Administration Building: 1 Bergen County Plaza, Hackensack The H.E.L.P. Center: 224 Sussex Ave., Newark S…
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Port Authority May Raise Tolls On GWB, Other Bridges And Tunnels: Report
The Port Authority is considering raising tolls on the George Washington Bridge, the Lincoln Tunnel and other crossings into New York by $1, The New York Times reported Monday. Tolls for the George Washington Bridge, the Lincoln and Holland tunnels, the Outerbridge and the Goethals Bridge are all $10.50 off-peak, and $12.50 during peak times. In addition, the fare for AirTrans -- the transport system linking airports to mass transit -- would jump from $2 to $7.75 under the proposal. The agency also wants to impose a new, $4 on taxi trips to Newark Liberty and the other Po…
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Officials Hosting Public Meeting In Montclair On Summer Train Changes
Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-11) and NJ Transit are holding an information session Wednesday in Montclair to discuss changes to train service as a result of track work at New York Penn Station. The work begins next month and is expected to take all summer. The session will be held 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Buzz Aldrin Middle School, 173 Bellevue Ave. Members of the public will have the chance to speak directly to NJ Transit management. The agency announced service changes on weekdays between Monday, June 17 and Friday, Sept. 6. NJ Transit will be temporarily diverting select Midtown Direct ra…
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Outerbridge Crossing Rolling Out Cashless Tolls April 24
The Outerbridge Crossing connecting Staten Island to Perth Amboy will introduce cashless tolls beginning April 24, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced Tuesday. The new tolls will allow those with EZ Pass accounts to pay tolls without stopping their vehicles. Automatic cameras will take photos of license plates for vehicles not registered with EZ Pass and a bill will be sent to the motorist's home. In 2017, the Bayonne Bridge became the first Port Authority crossing to employ cashless tolls. “Cashless tolling has become the new national standard for tol…
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