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Police & Fire
Massive Jersey City Blaze Finally Under Control (UPDATE) Massive Jersey City Blaze Finally Under Control (UPDATE)
Massive Jersey City Blaze Finally Under Control (Update) The 7-alarm fire in Jersey City blaze that broke out on Tuesday, April 11, was under control as of Wednesday morning, April 12, officials said. Firefighters will remain at the recycling plant at 1 Caven Point Ave., where the fire started, to put out any hotspots, said Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione, the press secretary for the mayor's office. After the fire started at the recycling plant, it extended north toward the Newark Bay-Hudson County Turnpike Extension and Hudson-Bergen Light Rail, and extended as far south as near Liberty State Park, Wallace-Scalcione said. The cause of the …

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Car Struck By Train In Jersey City Car Struck By Train In Jersey City
Car Struck By Train In Jersey City A sedan was struck by a train Tuesday, Nov. 8 in Jersey City. There were no injuries reported in the crash at 1st and Washington Street grade crossing — between Harsmus Cove and Harborside stations — around 3:50 p.m., NJ Transit officials said. Lightrail and car collide in downtown Jersey City pic.twitter.com/XV23P8Lz6Q — HudPost (@hudpost) November 8, 2022 No injuries were reported to the approximately 90 customers on board the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail, nor the operator. HBLR service was briefly suspended between Harborside and Newport stations but has since resumed. New Jersey Trans…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Car, Train Crash Suspends Service To Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Car, Train Crash Suspends Service To Hudson-Bergen Light Rail
Car, Train Crash Suspends Service To Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Service to the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail was suspended after a car struck a train Tuesday evening. The crash occurred around 8:15 p.m. in Jersey City near Harsimus Cove. Service was subject to a 20-minute delay in both directions, NJ Transit said in a Tweet. This is a developing story. Check back for more. Have photos? Email clevine@dailyvoice.com Update: Hudson Bergen Light Rail service is subject to up to a 20-minute delay in both directions due to a motor vehicle strike near Harsimus Cove. — Hudson-Bergen Light Rail (@NJTRANSIT_HBLR) October 14, 2020

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
NJ Transit PD: Serial Sex Offender Assaults Train Passenger Days After Jail Release NJ Transit PD: Serial Sex Offender Assaults Train Passenger Days After Jail Release
NJ Transit PD: Serial Sex Offender Assaults Train Passenger Days After Jail Release A Jersey City man had only been out of jail for a few days when he sexually assaulted a female train passenger earlier this week, NJ Transit officials said. Darrell Jordan, 25 -- who has been arrested 14 times by the NJ Transit police since 2019 -- slapped the buttock of a woman on a northbound Hudson-Bergen Light Rail train near the Port Imperial station in Weehawken then fled the scene Tuesday, NJTPD Police Chief Christopher Trucillo said. NJTPD officers responded and searched the area, and found Jordan shortly after the incident, the chief said. Since January 2019, J…

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by Cecilia Levine
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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