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Shell-Shocked! TSA Finds Live Turtle In Man’s Pants At Newark Airport Shell-Shocked! TSA Finds Live Turtle In Man’s Pants At Newark Airport
Shell-Shocked! TSA Finds Live Turtle In Man’s Pants At Newark Airport A Pennsylvania man was caught with a turtle concealed in his pants when a Transportation Security Administration body scanner triggered an alarm near his groin on Friday, March 7 at Newark Liberty International Airport, the TSA said in a release. A pat down by an officer revealed there was something concealed in the man’s groin, the TSA said. When asked if there was something hidden in his pants, the man, a resident of East Stroudsburg, ,reached down the front of his pants and pulled out a live turtle that was wrapped in a small blue towel. The turtle was estimated to be about 5-inches in le…
$1 Billion+ Contract Awarded To Replace AirTrain System At Newark Airport $1 Billion+ Contract Awarded To Replace AirTrain System At Newark Airport
$1 Billion+ Contract Awarded To Replace AirTrain System At Newark Airport The Port Authority announce it had awarded a $1.184 billion design-build contract for a new elevated rail structure and three new stations to replace the existing AirTrain system at Newark Liberty International Airport. The contract was awarded to Tutor Perini/O&G. The agency has now completed 80% of the procurement process needed to deliver a new modern, reliable AirTrain to replace the current one, which the Port Authority called "outmoded."  The existing AirTrain Newark opened for service in 1996 and has become outdated and unable to accommodate growing air travel demand at…
Hoboken PATH Station Closing In February For Repairs: Port Authoit Hoboken PATH Station Closing In February For Repairs: Port Authoit
Hoboken PATH Station Closing In February For Repairs: Port Authoit As part of a repair project, the Port Authority announced the PATH Hoboken station will be closed from Thursday, Jan. 30 to Tuesday, Feb. 25. The move comes as part of the agency's two-year $430 million PATH Forward program. During the closure, the Port Authority will carry out critical safety repairs and improvements across several elements of the 116-year-old system. The Port Authority said the full station closure enables it to complete track and station work on an expedited basis that would otherwise necessitate severe schedule reductions and service suspensions repetitively over a prol…