NEWARK, NJ — Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and NJ Transit Police Chief Christopher Trucillo announced May 22 that John A. Davey, 49, of East Brunswick has been arrested and charged with official misconduct, theft and forgery. The investigation was conducted by the NJ Transit Police Fraud Investigation Unit and the Essex County […]
West Orange TC commits to putting up $3 million for 40 affordable units at Harvard Press site
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Township Council unanimously approved two resolutions endorsing amendments to the township’s affordable housing spending plan and Fair Share Housing Center plan at its April 25 meeting, allowing West Orange to put up $3 million toward subsidizing 40 affordable housing units in the 100-unit residential building that will be […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — This coming Monday and Tuesday, May 8 and 9, the pedestrian walkway along the NJ Transit tracks and the south pedestrian tunnel at the northwest corner of the Village Coffee lot will be closed. Barring bad weather, the new sidewalk will be installed those two days, as well as the plaza at […]
NEWARK, NJ — The NJ Transit Police Department will soon enroll its largest class of police recruits to the Mercer County Police Academy. The 25 new recruits will boost the department’s ranks to conduct additional security and counterterrorism operations throughout the NJ Transit system. The recruits are in the midst of their three-week pre-academy training […]
NEWARK, NJ — NJ Transit will operate extra bus service on selected routes to and from the Port Authority Bus Terminal on Friday, March 17, to accommodate customers traveling to the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in New York City. Trains will operate on a regular weekday schedule. Hudson-Bergen Light Rail, Newark Light Rail and […]
NEWARK, NJ — NJ Transit recently showed off its updated, redesigned look for the mobile app during its monthly board of directors meeting. The new interface will bring additional features and functionality to the home page and all bus customers will be able to use the app to purchase one-way, round-trip and discounted 10-trip tickets, […]
NEW JERSEY — During the Feb. 9 winter storm that dumped nearly a foot of snow in some areas of New Jersey, NJ Transit employees were hard at work removing snow as it accumulated. Some parts of Essex County received approximately 8 inches. Photos Courtesy of NJ TRANSIT
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division is investigating a string of bomb threats at Jewish Community Centers throughout North America in January, including one that forced West Orange’s JCC MetroWest to evacuate Jan. 31. FBI spokeswoman Samantha Tucker Shero told the West Orange Chronicle that the […]
NEWARK, NJ — NJ Transit is prepared to manage the incoming winter storm forecasted to hit New Jersey in the next several hours. NJ Transit’s Emergency Operations Center is open and is monitoring the track of the winter weather and its potential effects on the Tri-State area. Personnel and assets have also been prepositioned, in […]
Towns’ leaders want a MidTown Direct stop at Highland
ORANGE, NJ — West Orange Councilman Victor Cirilo is heading up a renewed effort to get NJ Transit to make improvements to the Highland Avenue Train Station in Orange now that work has started on the Harvard Press development project and the West Orange Township Council has approved the Central Valley Redevelopment Area nearby. Cirilo […]