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N.J. gets $250M grant to add electric truck charging stations along I-95
The state Department of Environmental Protection on Monday received a $250 million federal grant to put toward a multi-state electric truck charging project along I-95. The grant will provide funding for the Clean Corridor Coalition, a initiative that aims to install charging stations for commercial and medium to heavy duty electric trucks along the interstate highway in New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware and Maryland.
47-year-old man dies in Warwick barn fire
WARWICK – A 47-year-old Pine Island man was killed in a barn fire on Amity Road in Warwick on Tuesday. The fire was reported at about 11:34 a.m. and when first responders arrived at the scene, the barn was fully engulfed in flames. The unidentified victim was severely burned and pronounced dead at the scene. The Pine Island Fire Department extinguished the fire with the assistance of the Slate Hill, Vernon, N.J., Florida, Warwick, and Unionville Fire Departments.
Drunk Driver Causes Fatal Crash In Newburgh After Leaving Bar: Here's Her Sentence
A 45-year-old woman will spend several years in prison after causing a fatal crash in the Hudson Valley while driving at twice the legal limit on her way from a bar in the region. Oklahoma resident Nicholle Hoke of Shawnee, age 45, was sentenced on Tuesday, July 23 to four...
Driver killed after police chase in East Orange, New Jersey
An investigation is underway after a police pursuit of a vehicle ended with one person killed in East Orange, New Jersey.The incident unfolded around 1 p.m. on Tuesday, beginning as a police pursuit that started in Bloomfield.Mailman Anthony Gordon was out delivering just a few blocks away when he saw the cops chasing after someone."Four law enforcement cars - they came down with sirens on. High speed," he said.The chase eventually ended in East Orange on Park Avenue between Washington Street and Glenwood Avenue in the Marin Park area.The car being chased crashed into a civilian vehicle before careening into...
Wayne Schools Political Avatar Issue to be Resolved
WAYNE, NJ – During the November 2, 2023 Wayne Board of Education meeting, less than a month after the October 7 attacks in Israel, resident Kim Woodhour spoke up, asking for the board to consider changing their policy on the avatars used as a student’s profile picture on their school webpages. She said that allowing students to use politically-charged icons as their profile pictures, needs to change. The board agreed and said that something would be done. She just didn't realize it would take so long. Seven months later, Ms. Woodhour finally received an answer to...
Rare Fungus That Kills Tens of thousand Of Trees Now In New York
A fungus that was first found in Wisconsin is now threatening trees in New York State. The New York State DEC wants New Yorkers to check on oak trees. "Be on the lookout for oak wilt throughout NYS! Have you checked your oak trees recently? Now is a great time to look for signs of oak wilt, a non-native fungus," the DEC stated on social media.
Former Newark educators rehired to consult on career and technical education programs, facilities
Sign up for Chalkbeat Newark’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system.The Newark Board of Education rehired two consultants to review its buildings and help implement new career and technical education programs as district officials work to address their aging facilities.Former Newark educators, Mary Bennett and Raymond Lindgren, were hired to help audit district buildings, consult on new career and technical education programs, and support ongoing school construction projects. The school board approved the $192,000 contract during its June meeting. The contract also tasks the consultants with providing support to finish construction at the Newark School...
3 men sentenced to prison, 2 for over 40 years, for 2018 fatal Jersey City shooting
Three men were sentenced to state prison, two for over 40 years, for a 2018 fatal Jersey City shooting that claimed the life of a 17-year-old boy. Rayquan Carmichael, 23, of Jersey City, was sentenced to 40 years in New Jersey State Prison for murder, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced.
Scrap Metal Company VP, 24, Killed In Jersey Shore Weekend Crash
The vice president of a scrap metal company died in a crash in Ocean County, authorities said.Kevin Scoda, 24, of Edison, was killed in the crash on Route 72, the Stafford Township Police Department said in a news release on Tuesday, July 23. Officers responded to the scene near milepost 24.5 …
NJ Transit riders' irritation grows with summer of delays, canceled trains
New Jersey residents, lawmakers and straphangers are throwing the proverbial spaghetti at the wall to see what will stick to improve their terrible, horrible, no good, very bad commutes this summer on NJ Transit trains. Lawmakers from both parties have made myriad demands, including calls for an audit, special hearings and a pause...
National guardsman who set off an FBI manhunt sentenced for Jan. 6 assault
A former sergeant in the New Jersey Army National Guard military police was sentenced to 2½ years in prison Tuesday for pepper-spraying officers as they were under assault by the pro-Donald Trump mob at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Gregory Yetman set off an FBI manhunt when...
Drowning adds to summer tragedies at NJ pools, lakes and oceans
ELK TOWNSHIP — The body of a 19-year-old was found in a lake less than a half hour after he was reported missing Saturday afternoon. Elk Township police said the man went missing at the Lake Garrison recreation area on Buck Road in the Monroeville section just after 2 p.m.
NJ makes $95 million available to developers to build and improve healthy housing for state's Medicaid community
Safe, stable housing is a key determinant in someone’s health outcomes, and New Jersey has made funding available for developers to build affordable homes specifically for the most vulnerable residents.
Wawa fan in NJ goes viral collecting every possible receipt number
There’s this old cliche of an answer for mountain climbers asked why they climbed a dangerous, treacherous mountain. Sometimes it’s just as simple as a challenge. Even if the challenge is one only you yourself understand. Maybe for a certain New Jersey guy collecting every Wawa order receipt number 0 through 999 was his mountain.
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