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NJ Transit delays force commuters to make backup plans
Jun 27, 2024 · For North Jersey residents who rely on NJ Transit to get to work, the train system has been anything but reliable to start the summer. The agency has been plagued by delays repeatedly, including all five workdays last week.The problems have been attributed to Amtrak overhead wire issues, disabled trains and even a brush fire near the station in Secaucus.
See our list of NJ track and field athletes competing at 2024 …
Aug 1, 2024 · Track and field, United States. The triple jumper from Mount Olive will be competing in her third Olympics. Already the first American woman to earn a spot in the triple jump final twice, Orji finished fourth at the Rio games in 2016 and seventh three years ago at the COVID-delayed Tokyo Olympics.A 10-time U.S. champion, she has held the American outdoor record (48-11¼) since April 2021.
College basketball 2024-25: 10 reasons for New Jerseyans to watch
4 days ago · Goodbye, Yankees. Hello, hoopers. College basketball season tips off Monday, and New Jerseyans who are disappointed with the Yankees’ World Series flameout, or the Garden State’s floundering pro football teams, have plenty to …
NJPAC reopening cautiously this summer with live events
Apr 16, 2021 · It's not quite an all-clear signal. It's more like a tentative toe in the water. But NJPAC, the state's flagship performing arts center, has announced that it will be inviting live audiences back into its 2,800-seat Prudential Hall, and its 514-seat Victoria Theatre, for the first time since COVID shut the Newark venue — and the rest of the world's live entertainment — down more than a ...
NJ poll workers are changing. A growing number are teens, not …
Oct 23, 2024 · A new generation of New Jersey poll workers has been trained for November's presidential election. The newly trained poll workers are teens still in high school. By contrast, poll workers across the rest of the country are mostly over 60 years old. Historically, poll workers have been retirees who ...
Federal aid cuts cost of Gateway rail tunnel project for NJ, NY
Feb 7, 2024 · In the last year or so, the commission has secured a number of grants or increases in grants that significantly raise the federal cost-sharing of the project, which includes construction of a new two-track rail tunnel under the Hudson River to connect with New York Penn Station, followed by major renovation of the existing two-track tunnel, which dates from 1910 and was seriously damaged by ...
Passaic High School group helps students seek college aid
Jul 8, 2024 · More Than Bootstraps trains college students at different institutions to mentor younger peers. All peers attend Passaic public schools, and the college mentors are all graduates of Passaic public schools who now attend such schools as Dartmouth College and William Paterson University.
North Jersey things to do this weekend: music, sports, more
Jun 27, 2024 · No matter where you are in North Jersey, there's always a lot of things to do! Here are our picks for a weekend of fun, plus the weather forecast.
DOJ report says New Jersey veterans homes still put residents at …
Sep 7, 2023 · Inadequate care at two state-run nursing homes for military veterans in New Jersey left residents at high risk for serious infections and illness during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a scathing report released Thursday by the U.S. Justice Department.. The 43-page report is the first government investigation into the administration of New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and its management of the ...