Transportation companies across the region prepare for possible NJ ...
If NJ Transit’s rail workers strike next week, Patrick McManus has his plan figured out. A jack of all trades, McManus will cancel his work as a part-time EMT and sometimes computer repairman and focus entirely on driving for the ridesharing service Uber. RECORD FILE PHOTO/CHRIS PEDOTA A Ridgewood-bound NJ Transit train waits to leave the station in Hoboken. “We’re going to have a ton more business,” McManus said. “If a strike happens, a lot of us will dr..>> view originalFatal hit-and-run driver 'remorseful,' lawyer says
WEST NEW YORK — The lawyer for the driver in the West New York hit-and-run that killed a 7-year-old girl said her client was "one of the most remorseful" defendants she had ever represented, with a child of his own the same age as the victim. "Everybody loses right now, both families are broken up," said attorney Brooke Barnett. "All I know is that the person I'm dealing with is one of the most remorseful individuals I have ever dealt with." Pictured, Shaila Pichardo, 7. (Photo courtesy of V..>> view originalFriday's NJSIAA wrestling tournament complete results
21 Share This Story!Let friends in your social network know what you are reading aboutFriday's NJSIAA wrestling tournament complete resultsFriday's NJSIAA wrestling tournament complete resultsSent!A link has been sent to your friend's email address.Posted!A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Friday's NJSIAA wrestling tournament complete results Mary Rispoli, Correspondent 2:08 a.m. EST March 5, 2016Buy PhotoFriday night Pr..>> view originalNutley parade kicks off N.J. St. Paddy's celebrations (PHOTOS)
NUTLEY — St. Patrick's Day celebrations have officially begun in Essex County. The first of the county's three parades stepped off Saturday at the Holy Family Church in Nutley, and continued along Harrison Street, Franklin Avenue, and Chestnut Street. This year, the Nutley Irish American Alliance honored a handful of locals, including 2016 Grand Marshal Mary Ellen Clyne. The Nutley parade is one of three in the county. The others include one in Newark on March 11, and one in West Orange on M..>> view originalWorking to revive Newark's Woodland Cemetery
There have been plenty of attempts to bring Newark's Woodland Cemetery back from the dead. But all of them – for one reason or another – have fizzled.The 1856 burial ground, which holds the graves of Civil War veterans and many others, remains a shambles. Even though the cemetery is open, it looks abandoned, with tall weeds, toppled-over headstones and trash scattered across its 37 acres on Rose Street. Karima Jackson, of Newark, believes she has the template that will now work to get the plac..>> view originalNJSIAA Wrestling: Complete quarterfinal results
Recap Friday's action at the NJSIAA Wrestling Championships with beat writer Steven Falk. iPhone video by Steve Feitl. Refresh the page and scroll to the bottom for the latest results of Saturday's quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA Wrestling Championships at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic CityBuy PhotoThe wrestling mats at Boardwalk Hall during the 2014 NJSIAA Wrestling Championships in Atlantic City.(Photo: PETER ACKERMAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)Buy PhotoResults from the NJSIAA Wrestling Champ..>> view originalNewark police looking for man in connection with series of burglaries
Rashon Hayes, 38, is wanted in connection with a series of burglaries. Newark Police Department NEWARK — City police are looking for a 38-year-old man wanted in connection with a string of burglaries in Newark's North Ward, officials said. Police have issued a warrant for Rashon Hayes with a bail set at $35,000, the Newark Police Department said in a release. Police said Hayes became a suspect this week after finding items in a pawnshop from the February 20 burglaries. Hayes is described a..>> view originalGirls basketball: Sectional semifinal results and links for Sat., March 5
FEATURED GAMES NORTH JERSEY, SECTION 1GROUP 44-Paterson Kennedy 45, 9-Montclair 41 | Recap to come | Photo Gallery to come GROUP 22-Jefferson 40, 6-Westwood 26 | Full Story to come NORTH JERSEY, SECTION 2GROUP 42-East Orange 41 (NO. 17), 3-Piscataway 35 | LOOK BACK AT LIVE UPDATES | Staff Report SOUTH JERSEYGROUP 43-Cherokee (NO. 11) 39, 7-Kingsway 27 | Full Story to come | Photo Gallery to come NON-PUBLIC B7-St. Rose (NO. 6) 57, at 6-Gill St. Bernard's (NO. 8) 45 | Full Story to come COMP..>> view originalState police to hold DUI checkpoint on Turnpike extension tonight
JERSEY CITY -- State police have announced that they will be setting up a sobriety checkpoint between 7 p.m. tonight and 3 a.m. Sunday on the Newark Bay-Hudson County Extension in Jersey City. Police said they are aware that announcing the checkpoint ahead of time could mean "losing the element of surprise" but noted that "people who choose to drive after drinking already know how expensive, life-changing, and deadly such a decision can be." "But they do it anyway in total disregard for their ..>> view originalMenendez slams Trump's call to cut EPA (VIDEO)
NEWARK — Following Donald Trump's repeated call during Thursday night's debate to cut the Environmental Protection Agency to save money, U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez rallied in support of the agency. Menendez (D-N.J.) also condemned the tone of the the most recent Republican presidential debate, and the fact the Governor Chris Christie would support Trump, given his EPA position. The frontrunner for the Republican presidential candidacy, Trump repeated prior calls to end the EPA during Fox's..>> view original
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