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Newark NJ, United Airlines is soaring to new heights in 2024, setting records for passenger numbers during every major holiday travel period this year. With Christmas and New Year’s just around the corner, the airline is bracing for another impressive milestone.
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Newark NJ, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced today that more than 8.7 million travelers are expected to use its airports and vehicular crossings during the peak Thanksgiving travel period from Monday, Nov. 25 to Monday, Dec. 2. This would be a record for the Thanksgiving travel period.
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Newark NJ, the Archdiocese of Newark will gather to celebrate and honor the dedication and sacrifices of New Jersey’s law enforcement personnel during the 31st Annual Blue Mass on Thursday, Nov. 7, at 10 a.m. at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark. This event, led by Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., Archbishop of Newark, invites officers, families, and community members of all faiths to reflect on the service and bravery of police officers across federal, state, county, and municipal levels.
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Newark NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ), and the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) today announced the indictment of an ex-caseworker for the New Jersey Department of Children and Family Services’ Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCPP), for his alleged sexual abuse of two children.
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Newark NJ, a U.S. Air Marshal admitted selling “Law Enforcement Family Member” cards that were embossed with the insignia of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and making a false statement to a federal officer who was investigating an individual who possessed one of the cards, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
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Newark NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) announced today that a state grand jury has indicted six women and two companies who were allegedly engaged in a decade-long conspiracy to defraud the taxpayer-funded New Jersey Traumatic Brain Injury Fund (TBI Fund) of over $700,000.
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Newark NJ, The Archdiocese of Newark will celebrate its annual Black History Month Mass on Sunday, February 25, at 2:30 p.m. in Newark’s Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart. This year’s liturgy will feature guest celebrant Father Anthony Bozeman, SSJ, a prolific evangelist who also serves as the academic dean of St. Joseph Seminary in Washington, D.C.; assistant vocations director for the Society of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart; and administrator of Our Lady of Grace Church in Reserve, La.
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Newark NJ, Police officials are searching for a gunman who fatally shot an imam outside his mosque in Newark, New Jersey, on Wednesday.
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Newark NJ, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey today announced that the agency’s airports saw their busiest November on record, bolstered by a record-breaking Thanksgiving travel period. Port Authority airports remain on pace for their busiest year ever. Additionally, the PATH commuter railroad recorded its highest monthly total as a percentage compared to 2019 passenger levels, traffic at the bridges and tunnels continued to achieve pre-pandemic levels, and the Port of New York and New Jersey continued outpacing its 2019 cargo activity, closing 2023 as the nation’s second busiest port for loaded containers.
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Continue reading NJ Transit Police Throw a little More Bull on the Bull Story at Newark Penn Station
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Newark NJ, Rutgers University is now under the federal government’s scrutiny due to allegations of antisemitic incidents during October and November 2023, a period marked by the Israel-Hamas war. This investigation is part of a broader initiative, with 29 U.S. universities and school districts facing civil rights inquiries since the onset of the conflict. The heightened focus on these institutions revolves around concerns regarding the handling of free speech and incidents of bullying amidst student protests linked to the Israel-Hamas war.
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photos courtesy of NJ State Police 2022 Blue Mass
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Newark NJ, the Archdiocese of Newark will celebrate the 30th Annual Blue Mass honoring the dedication and sacrifices of New Jersey law enforcement personnel on Thursday, November 2, at 10 a.m. in Newark’s Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart.
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Newark NJ, New Jersey Transit Police Outreach Officers met a stranded family with a baby. The family was far from home in a time of need. Their destination was 2,000+ miles away; and they were at Newark Penn Station. Lacking shelter, funds for travel and food, the family was in a rough spot.
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Newark NJ, The Archdiocese of Newark’s Hispanic Ministry will celebrate its annual Hispanic Heritage Mass in Spanish on Friday, September 8, at 8 p.m. inside Newark’s Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart.
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Trenton NJ, Senator Anthony M. Bucco issued the following statement in response to the lack of transparency displayed by the Murphy Administration and NJ Transit over their recent deal with Onyx/Gateway to lease a costly new headquarters in Newark.
