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Ridgewood NJ, Senate Republican Leader Steven Oroho responded to Governor Phil Murphy’s announcement of a legislative package to address New York’s unjust taxation of New Jersey workers more than two years after Republicans first called on him to act.
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Westwood NJ, in a Facebook post Westwood Mayor Ray Arroyo explains progress made with NJ Transit over the vacated Red and Tan bus terminal in Westwood.
Continue reading Westwood and NJ Transit Come to Terms Over Vacated Red and Tan Bus Terminal
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Ridgewood NJ, NJ TRANSIT is kicking off the Labor Day weekend with “early getaway” rail and bus service on Friday, September 2 for the benefit of customers leaving work early for the last long weekend of the summer. To help speed the getaway, customers are encouraged to enjoy the convenience of purchasing tickets through the NJ TRANSIT mobile app.
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Ridgewood NJ, Rail service in and out of Penn Station New York is subject to up to 20-minute delays following earlier Amtrak Portal Bridge being stuck in the open position. NJ TRANSIT rail tickets and passes continue to be cross-honored by NJ TRANSIT bus and private carriers and PATH at Newark Penn, Hoboken and 33rd St-NY.
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Hackensack NJ, according to NJ Transit officials a man was struck and killed by an NJ Transit train Wednesday morning Hackensack.
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“Buy 3 Months, Get One 1 Month Free” Promotion Headlines Variety of Plans Offered with Participating New Jersey Colleges and Universities
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Ridgewood NJ, NJ TRANSIT is welcoming students back to class with the continuation of the popular Student Pass discount program. Students heading back to class this fall semester on NJ TRANSIT’s bus, rail, or light rail systems can enjoy as much as a 60-percent saving on fares.
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Point Pleasant NJ, according to NJ Transit a teen died after being struck by a NJ Transit train in Point Pleasant Beach on Sunday afternoon. NJ Transit says a train that departed Long Branch shortly after 3:45 p.m. that was bound for Bay Head struck the child at the Forman Avenue crossing.
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East Rutherford NJ, Fans attending the upcoming Lady Gaga concert on August 11, the Kenny Chesney concert on August 13, the Red Hot Chili Peppers on August 17, Rammstein on September 6 or the return of NFL pre-season football on August 21, 22 and 28 at MetLife Stadium, can get there safely and conveniently by using NJ TRANSIT’s rail service. Customers can visit njtransit.com/MetLife for complete details. Rail schedules between Secaucus Junction and MetLife Stadium will be posted closer to the event dates.
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East Rutherford NJ, NJ TRANSIT is making it easier to enjoy all that American Dream has to offer every day by resuming weekday express bus service from Midtown Manhattan to the entertainment/retail center. Two weekday departures from the Port Authority Bus Terminal (PABT) provide direct one-seat ride to American Dream, with two return trips in the evenings.
Continue reading NJ TRANSIT RESUMES EXPRESS WEEKDAY BUS SERVICE TO AMERICAN DREAM
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Weehawken NJ, NY Waterway and NJ TRANSIT announced the completion of a major ferry retrofit that dramatically cuts its emissions, with five more ferries to be upgraded in the future. The fully refitted Hoboken has brand new engines and greater passenger capacity, while using 25 percent less fuel and emitting 80 percent less NOx engine exhaust.
Continue reading COMPLETE FERRY RETROFIT TO DRAMATICALLY CUT FUEL USE AND EMISSIONS FOR NY WATERWAY
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Ridgewood NJ, Domestic extremists have targeted and exploited railway transportation systems to harm the public, disrupt operations, and damage infrastructure. New Jersey’s transit system is the nation’s third largest provider of transportation services—such as buses, rail, and light rail transit—for approximately 270 million people annually throughout New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.
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Ho-Ho-Kus NJ, an individual who was allegedly standing on an NJ Transit railroad track and refusing to move, causing at least one (1) passenger train to re-route, was taken into custody by Ho-Ho-Kus Police near the Brookside Avenue railroad crossing on Wednesday afternoon, 07/13. Waldwick Police assisted with the apprehension. Charges, other than defiant trespass, were pending the arrival of NJ Transit Police officers.
Continue reading Man Causes NJ Transit Commuter Train to be Rerouted in Ho-Ho-Kus
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Ridgewood NJ, NJ TRANSIT is celebrating the birth of our nation with “early getaway” rail and bus service on Friday, July 1 to help customers start the celebration early.
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Ridgewood NJ, Due to an illegal job action initiated Friday morning by the locomotive engineers’ union (BLE&T), rail service was terminated early Friday evening and remained temporarily suspended for the remainder of the service day on Friday, June 17th.
