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Enforcement Starts For REAL ID Nationwide: Here's What To Know Enforcement Starts For REAL ID Nationwide: Here's What To Know
Enforcement Starts For Real ID Nationwide: Here's What To Know Travelers will need a REAL ID-compliant driver's license — or another approved form of identification — to board commercial flights and access federal facilities under updated security requirements starting this week. Enforcement begins Wednesday, May 7. Passed in 2005 in response to 9/11 Commission recommendations, the REAL ID Act established tougher security standards for state-issued licenses and ID cards. REAL ID credentials will be essential for domestic air travel, entering federal buildings, and accessing certain restricted facilities. REAL ID-compliant licenses are available in al…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Need A REAL ID Fast? Here’s Who Qualifies For NJ’s Emergency Appointment Program Need A REAL ID Fast? Here’s Who Qualifies For NJ’s Emergency Appointment Program
Need A Real ID Fast? Here’s Who Qualifies For NJ’s Emergency Appointment Program The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (NJMVC) is rolling out an emergency REAL ID program for travelers facing urgent or life-or-death situations just weeks before federal enforcement begins, officials announced on Monday, April 21. The move comes ahead of the May 7, TSA deadline requiring REAL ID-compliant identification for domestic air travel. “Anticipating the recent increase in demand... we have made many additional accommodations to service as many customers with REAL ID as possible,” Acting NJMVC Chief Administrator Latrecia Littles-Floyd said. The program is only for customers wh…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Foot Found Near River ID'd As Missing PA Woman Thanks To NJ College Students Foot Found Near River ID'd As Missing PA Woman Thanks To NJ College Students
Foot Found Near River ID'd As Missing PA Woman Thanks To NJ College Students A foot found along the Delaware River in 2017 has finally been identified, thanks to student researchers at a New Jersey college. The remains belonged to Maria Quinones Garcia, who was 54 years old when she went missing from her home in Allentown, PA, in 2014, according to a release from the Ramapo College Investigative Genetic Genealogy (IGG) Center in Mahwah.  The students used a DNA profile created from bone remains found in Warren County, NJ, and traced the mystery back to Garcia using genetic genealogy. The foot — still in a sock and shoe — was discovered by a local resident…

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by Cecilia Levine