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Train Death Reported On Journal Square PATH tracks Train Death Reported On Journal Square PATH tracks
Train Death Reported On Journal Square PATH tracks A woman was struck and killed by a PATH train at Journal Square, authorities said. The person was struck by a westbound train and pronounced dead at the station in Jersey City shortly after midnight Monday, Jan. 22, said Lenis Valens of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The authority's Emergency Services Unit, Jersey City firefighters and an EMS unit were among the responders, Valens said. Power to the tracks was temporarily shut down, she said, adding that train service resumed at 3:04 a.m. It wasn't immediately clear whether it was an accidental or intentional incident, alt…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Images Of 26 More Heroes Added To Port Authority PD Line-Of-Duty Death Memorial Images Of 26 More Heroes Added To Port Authority PD Line-Of-Duty Death Memorial
Images Of 26 More Heroes Added To Port Authority PD Line-Of-Duty Death Memorial The images of 26 Port Authority police officers who died in the line of duty before and after 9/11 were added to a striking memorial on the New Jersey side of the George Washington Bridge. The memorial at Port Authority Police Benevolent Association headquarters off East Palisade Avenue in Englewood Cliffs originally was created to honor the 37 PAPD officers killed in the 9/11 terror attacks on America. They included K9 Sirius, whose handler put him into what was believed to be a safe place at the World Trade Center before the buildings fell. "At that time, we had what we believed to be ei…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Bodies Found In Jersey City Parking Garage: Preliminary Cause Of Death Revealed Bodies Found In Jersey City Parking Garage: Preliminary Cause Of Death Revealed
Bodies Found In Jersey City Parking Garage: Preliminary Cause Of Death Revealed Two bodies were found in a Jersey City parking garage early Thursday, Aug. 24. Police believe that the two males found just after 7:40 a.m. at 270 Magnolia Avenue overdosed, according to city spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione. The garage is located behind the Lowe's Jersey City theater in Journal Square. Two pellet guns and drug paraphernalia were found on both victims, who appeared to be in their late 20s or early 30s, Wallace-Scalcione said. However, the investigation remains ongoing and the official cause of death will be determined by the medical examiner's office.

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by Cecilia Levine
Real Estate
Historic Jersey City Firehouse Transformed Into Modern Living Space (LOOK INSIDE) Historic Jersey City Firehouse Transformed Into Modern Living Space (LOOK INSIDE)
Historic Jersey City Firehouse Transformed Into Modern Living Space (Look Inside) A historic Jersey City firehouse complete with its original hose and fire pole has been converted into a modern living space, and could be yours to lease for $11,995 a month. Built in 1896, the former firehouse at 218 Central Ave., in Jersey City Heights, has been converted into two levels featuring four bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, exposed brick walls, heated floors, a wood-burning fireplace, and more. 218 Central Ave.Downs Group | Lifestyle International Realty 218 Central Ave.Downs Group | Lifestyle International Realty. According to TheClio, the firehouse was active until 2005, and …

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by Cecilia Levine
News
NOT IN SERVICE: Hoboken PATH Station Will Be Closed All Weekend NOT IN SERVICE: Hoboken PATH Station Will Be Closed All Weekend
NOT IN Service: 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…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Bail Reform: Port Authority PD Nabs Diaper Thief Twice In Less Than A Week Bail Reform: Port Authority PD Nabs Diaper Thief Twice In Less Than A Week
Bail Reform: Port Authority PD Nabs Diaper Thief Twice In Less Than A Week The same repeat offender they caught stealing disposable diapers from a Hudson County drug store last week tried it again just days later, Port Authority police said Wednesday. Jose L. Rosario, 31, also was busted in January, after police in Morris County said they caught him stumbling through traffic on Route 46 carrying PCP-laced cigarettes, records show. Last Friday, Port Authority police grabbed Rosario after he swiped three boxes of diapers from the Duane Reade in the PATH Plaza at Journal Square, the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo said. He’d had active warrants out of Jersey City at t…

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by Jerry DeMarco