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Two men die after car collides with tractor-trailer on Route 1 in Linden, police say
LINDEN – Two men were killed early Saturday in a crash with a tractor-trailer on Route 1, police said. The identities of the two men, both passengers, have not been released. Linden police said they were notified around 3 a.m. Oct. 5 about a crash at the intersection of Route 1 and South Stiles...
Settlements in fatal NJ Transit train station crash top $22 million
Eight years after a NJ Transit Train crashed through a concrete barrier at Hoboken Terminal, killing a woman walking in the station and injuring 108 people on board, NJ Transit has settled all the passenger lawsuits and claims for more than $22 million. On Sept. 29, 2016, a Pascack Valley...
See all homes sold in 10308: Great Kills, Sept. 1 to Sept. 30
The following is a listing of all home transfers in 10308: Great Kills reported from Sept. 1 to Sept. 30. There were 11 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,095-square-foot home on Cloverdale Avenue that sold for $700,000. Staten Island.
See all homes sold on Staten Island, Sept. 30 to Oct. 6
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Staten Island reported from Sept. 30 to Oct. 6. There were 24 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,976-square-foot home on Fingerboard Road that sold for $715,000. 19 Lamped Loop,...
New York City Wants To Put Rats On Birth Control
A bill enacted by the New York City Council will put rats on birth control. The bill states that a local rat contraceptive pilot program will start in a small area of the city utilizing ContraPest, an EPD-approved contraceptive for both male and female rats.
Protesters celebrating Oct. 7 horrors across NYC are showing us all their true cause
On the one-year anniversary of the worst slaughter of Jews since the Holocaust, the “pro-Palestinian” movement chose to celebrate, with hundreds of “protesters” hitting Wall Street and thousands gathering in Washington Square Park to march uptown. Their fellow-travelers also formed by the hundreds at campuses such as Columbia and NYU, chanting “From the river to the sea / Palestine will be free” — a call for Israel’s elimination, even if most of them refuse to realize or admit it. Other calls for murder included chants like, “There is only one solution, intifada revolution” and “Long live the intifada.” They vandalized a City College...
Lanternflies be gone . . . please (letter to the editor)
On Arthur Kill Road ,just past Carlyle Green (in Village Greens), there is a tree loaded with lanternflies. It looks like the tree is dying, like the one I had outside of my house (in Chestnut Circle) that died. How do we get rid of them? Besides killing them? They...
NJ hospital workers could lose jobs in one of the biggest layoff plans this year
🔷 Hundreds of NJ hospital staff at risk of layoffs. 🔷 This year, over 30 NJ businesses laid off 100 or more. Roughly 2,600 workers for three North Jersey hospitals have been given notice that layoffs loom before year’s end. In three separate labor notices, CarePoint Health...
This national retailer is raising its minimum wage to $19.25 an hour
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Hobby Lobby, the popular arts-and-crafts retailer that opened its first Staten Island location earlier this year, has announced it will bump its minimum wage to $19.25 an hour -- $3.25 more than the required $16 NYC rate. “A pillar of our success is taking care...
MTA bridge and tunnel officers, NYPD impound 286 vehicles in Sept.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority Bridges and Tunnels and the New York City Police Department announced that last month they impounded over 250 vehicles in their attempt to remove ghost vehicles and crack down on persistent toll violators.
AIDIR Challenge to award $1M in honor of man killed while protecting girlfriend, 2 women on Oct. 7
A woman from New Jersey is striving to put an end to hate -- she is flipping the switch on technology that is often used to promote antisemitism and instead using it to promote peace.Morielle Lotan is remembering her nephew, Addir Mesika."He was the kindest, most humble human being, friend," she said.He was killed last year by Hamas terrorists in the October 7th attack on Israel, murdered while protecting his girlfriend and two other women.He's the inspiration for the ADIR Challenge Foundation.The mission is to innovate the combat of antisemitism and hate.In the same way technology and social media have...
Port Strike Ends, Longshore Workers Win $24 Wage Increase
East Coast Longshore workers with the International Longshoremen’s Association are returning to work, after three raucous days on the picket lines. They received a promise of a $24-an-hour pay raise over six years, bringing top pay from $39 to $63.
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