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Study : Most Dangerous Roads in New Jersey

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Paramus NJ, with companies looking to bring their employees back into the office, the workforce has many factors to consider. Traffic safety is important to consider as people travel on roads and highways. Surprisingly Route 17 , 208 or 4 did not make the list .

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NJ Transit Police Tag Graffiti Vandal

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Newark NJ, NJ Transit police operation results in apprehensions for extensive vandalism to NJ TRANSIT equipment.

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NY Waterway Adds More Weekend Service

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Hoboken NJ, Starting Friday, February  26th NY Waterway has added additional departures on Friday and Saturday night from Port Imperial/Weehawken & Hoboken 14th St to Midtown/West 39th Street , Hours have been extended to 9:30pm clicking here.

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NJ Transit Says Regular Service Expected To Continue Thursday

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Ridgewood NJ, Winter weather is expected Thursday, Feb. 18th. Regular service is expected to continue to operate at this time. Please monitor njtransit.com, social media and download the mobile app to customize travel alerts for the latest service information. Service may be subject to delays and cancellations. Please allow for extra travel time.

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New Jersey needs to hold Academy Bus accountable for all of the years they were defrauding NJ Transit

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Ridgewood NJ, According to newly available court documents in a whistle-blower lawsuit against Academy Bus, a former employee claims that the private bus company defrauded NJ Transit since 2003. This is nine years earlier than the accusations made by the lawsuit filed against Academy Bus by the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office in November 2020. Academy is a company that was paid to operate seven NJ Transit routes in Hudson County.

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NJ Transit Tests Pilot Program to Speed Up Boardings and Create a Touchless Experience for Mobile App Users at Port Authority Bus Terminal

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New York NY, Beginning Monday, February 1, NJ TRANSIT will start touchless boarding on outbound bus trips for the Route No. 126 Line departing the Port Authority Bus Terminal (PABT) during the weekday evening peak period of 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

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NJ TRANSIT POLICE ARREST SUSPECT WHO PUNCHED SENIOR AT NEWARK PENN STATION IN MARCH

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Newark NJ, New Jersey Transit Police have made an arrest in connection with a brutal unprovoked assault from last year after spotting the alleged suspect at a bus stop over the weekend.

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Amtrak Moves Into the Historic Farley Post Office Building on January 1st

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New York NY, Amtrak is getting a new home,  moving its Penn Station operations across Eighth Avenue to the historic Farley Post Office Building on Jan. 1st.

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Kids Ride Free on NJ TRANSIT from December 18 until January 4th

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Ridgewood NJ, NJ TRANSIT is offering extra service to get you where you’re going this holiday season! Customers will have more travel options and flexibility for attending special events, family gatherings and other festivities with additional service offered on buses, trains and light rail lines.

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NJ TRANSIT Service Restoration for Winter Storm – Thursday, December 17, 2020

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Ridgewood NJ, NJ TRANSIT will resume rail service the morning of Thursday, December 17, operating on a Severe Weather Level 2 service schedule. Also, all bus, light rail and Access Link services will resume operating on a weekday schedule. We continue to urge customers to reserve travel for essential purposes only.

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NJ TRANSIT OUTLINES SERVICE LEVELS FOR BLACK FRIDAY TRAVELERS

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Ridgewood NJ, on Friday, November 27, trains will operate on an enhanced weekend/major holiday schedule (the same schedule as operated on Martin Luther King Jr. and Presidents Days), with extra trains during morning and afternoon/evening peak periods and rail service on the Gladstone Branch. Hudson-Bergen Light Rail will operate on a regular weekday schedule.  Newark Light Rail will operate on a Saturday schedule.  River LINE will operate on a weekday schedule.  Holiday bus schedules vary by route—customers are advised to visit njtransit.com.

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After Several Accidents at Railroad Crossings in Recent Weeks NJ Transit Reminds Drivers of Rail Crossing Safety 

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Ho-Ho-Kus NJ, NJ TRANSIT is reminding customers, drivers and pedestrians of the best ways to stay safe near railroad tracks and to always obey warning devices and signals.

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NJ AG Grewal Files Lawsuit Alleging Academy Bus Defrauded NJ Transit by over $15 Million

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Bayonne NJ,  Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced today that the State has intervened in a whistleblower lawsuit against Academy Bus, LLC (Academy), which advertises itself as the nation’s largest private transportation company, as well as related entities and individuals. The Attorney General’s complaint alleges the defendants defrauded New Jersey Transit (NJT) out of more than $15 million by vastly underreporting the number of scheduled bus trips that the company missed and charging fees for hours and miles driven for bus trips that never happened.

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Essential Things You Need to Know About Car Insurance

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When you first buy a car, you may spend a long time thinking about the model you want to get and the physical features of the vehicle. However, the process does not stop when you buy the car and there are many other things to consider in order to make sure that you are legally allowed to drive your car on the road. Some of these entail undertaking regular maintenance checks, vehicle registration and car insurance.

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PORT AUTHORITY REPORTS DRAMATIC DECLINE IN VOLUMES DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC

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In Third Quarter, Passenger Volumes Down 84 Percent at JFK, Newark Liberty, LaGuardia Airports from 2019 

Third Quarter PATH Ridership Down 81 Percent from 2019; in Third Quarter, Bridges and Tunnels Traffic Decreased 14 Percent from Third Quarter 2019

Weekly Volumes for October 2020 Show Declines Continue into Fourth Quarter

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