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More NJ Transit cancelations and delays due to heat
NJ Transit is again warning that select trains will not operate Thursday and Friday due to "heat-related rail equipment issues."NJ Transit said its crews are "working around the clock to make repairs."For complete schedule details CLICK HERELIRR's Port Jefferson branch is back on track after a downed tree caused signal problems between Hicksville and Huntington.The tree was caught in electrical wires east of Syosset. There was also a lightning strike that damaged a signal substation near Cold Spring Harbor.The problems were fixed before 6 a.m. on Thursday.ALSO READ | Meteor may be responsible for loud boom heard across NYC and NJKristin Thorne attempts to get to the bottom of the loud boom.----------* Get Eyewitness News Delivered* Follow us on YouTube* More local news* Send us a news tip* Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts Submit a tip or story idea to Eyewitness NewsHave a breaking news tip or an idea for a story we should cover? Send it to Eyewitness News using the form below. If attaching a video or photo, terms of use apply.
New Jersey bill aims to boost elementary student literacy rates
📚 A bill would require universal literacy screenings for New Jersey students. 📚 It's in response to poor test scores among NJ's third graders. 📚 The bill also provides professional development for teachers. Did you know that New Jersey is one of just a few states that...
Some companies support new type of hot leave – Should NJ?
Whether we want to accept it or not, it's been getting very hot lately. Not just in New Jersey, but pretty much everywhere around the globe. Now sure, there are some exceptions, and it is summer, so hotter temperatures are to be expected. For some, however, it's been getting too hot. So hot, in fact, that some companies have expressed interest in implementing some sort of hot weather leave.
Who does background checks? NJ looks to expand scrutiny in hiring
TRENTON — The New Jersey Board of Dentistry, State Board of Medical Examiners, New Jersey Board of Nursing are among the regulatory boards that require background checks for someone to be a licensed professional. But not all career paths require this same assessment. Sen. Robert W. Singer, R-Ocean, proposed...
NJ has been blocking these sports bets since 2018
⚫ You can't bet on all college games in New Jersey. Maybe you've changed your mind. Garden State voters rejected the proposal in 2021, but a new proposal aims to, once again, put a question on the ballot: Should New Jersey permit sports betting on all college games?. Since 2018,...
Stop & Shop to Close 32 Stores, Including 10 in New Jersey – Here’s Where
Bad news if you're a Stop & Shop lover. Grocery retailer, Stop & Shop has announced they are closing 32 locations in the tri-state area, including 10 of them in New Jersey. The company is moving forward with growth restructuring to improve the customer experience, so they're closing down under-performing locations. The good news is, employees at the impacted locations will be offered opportunities within the company.
Good or bad idea? School cellphone ban possibilities in New Jersey spawns mixed emotions
Anxious teens spiraling over social media posts. Distracted students checking their notifications in class. Kids recording unsuspecting classmates so they can humiliate them online. The damage caused by students using cellphones during school has become too costly, Middletown Township school board members announced last month during a public meeting —...
Catching up with longtime coach and AD Greg Butler, who stays connected to HS sports
Whenever Greg Butler bumps into someone from North Jersey, he receives the same puzzled response: “What the hell are you doing here?” Three years after retiring as the longtime athletic director at Demarest, Butler remains a presence on the New Jersey high school sports scene, especially on the diamond, where he is the NJSIAA...
Man Admits to Tracking Drivers, Programming Keys, Stealing and Reselling Vehicles
A New Jersey man has admitted to orchestrating a multistate car theft and fraud ring that involved tracking drivers, programming keys, stealing their cars, and reselling their vehicles. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said that Warren Guerrier pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge William J. Martini in Newark federal court...
DMV Will Soon Eliminate Temporary Paper License Plates In NJ
My mom recently just purchased a new vehicle and I am SO incredibly happy for her. She loves it, too, which makes it that much better to partake in her joy. She is having a bit of trouble with all the technology in it, though. She went from a 2007...
Shore Medical Center names nurse Sharon Kissick, RN, of Somers Point its July Guardian Angel of the Month
Shore Medical Center announced today that Sharon Kissick, RN, a nurse on its 5 Stainton Unit, has been named its July Guardian Angel of the Month for providing passionate and exceptional patient care. Shore established the Guardian Angel program to enable community members to say ‘thank you’ to a special Shore caregiver through a donation to the medical center in their honor.
Rizzitello now faces additional charges with another student
Julie Rizzitello, 36, of Brick Township, is now facing additional charges of having a sexual relationship with another student beginning in 2017, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Wednesday. Rizzitello has been charged with one count of second-degree Sexual Assault and one count of third-degree Witness Tampering. As a result of the continued investigation, it has been revealed that the alleged criminal conduct by Rizzitello began in 2017 with another student, the Prosecutor’s Office release read.
Giants owner admits brutal truth about Saquon Barkley
This offseason, longtime New York Giants star running back Saquon Barkley ultimately left the New York Giants and signed with the division rival Philadelphia Eagles. And it sounds like that exact situation was something that team owner John Mara was hoping that the team would be able to avoid. During...
NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Thu 7/18
MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. Life-threatening rip currents are possible in the surf zone. 5 - 8 knots (Gust 11 knots) THU: W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
NASA update: Tuesday’s meteor traveled at 38,000 mph as it moved over NYC
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — NASA Meteor Watch’s update on Tuesday’s “daylight fireball” says the meteor was traveling approximately 38,000 mph as it originated over New York City and moved into New Jersey. With more eyewitness accounts having been posted, the agency says it now has...
Blade collapse, New York launch and New Jersey research show uneven progress of offshore wind
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Three events Wednesday highlighted the uneven progress of the offshore wind industry in the Northeast, including the start of a major project in New York, research aimed at preventing environmental damage in New Jersey, and a temporary shutdown of a wind farm in Massachusetts after a broken turbine blade washed ashore on a famous beach. The federal government ordered a wind farm operator off the coast of Nantucket in Massachusetts to suspend operations while cleanup continues after a wind turbine blade fell into the water, broke apart, and washed up on beaches at the popular vacation spot. Vineyard Wind said Wednesday that it has removed 17 cubic yards of debris, enough to fill more than six truckloads, along with several larger pieces that washed ashore. The debris was mostly non-toxic fiberglass fragments ranging in size from small pieces to larger sections, typically green or white. Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, bolstered its beach patrols to 35 people looking for and removing debris.
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