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Pedestrian Struck By Train, Service Delayed On Bergen County Line: NJ Transit
A pedestrian was struck by a train Wednesday morning, May 1, briefly suspending service to the Main-Bergen County Rail Line, NJ Transit said.The pedestrian was struck and injured just west of the Plauderville Station in Garfield just after 5:30 a.m., a spokesperson for NJ Transit said. The extent o…
Sprain Brook Lanes Closing Between Yonkers, Mount Pleasant
Single and double lane closures along both directions of the Sprain Brook Parkway between the Bronx River Parkway in Yonkers and the Taconic State Parkway in Mount Pleasant will go into effect on Thursday, May 2, and Friday, May 3, the New York State Department of Transportation announced. Officials added...
Families of victims in fatal N.J. school bus crash settle lawsuits for $20.5M
A trucking company involved in a 2018 Paramus school bus crash in Morris County that left two people dead has settled a lawsuit for $650,000, bringing total settlement amounts in the case to more than $20 million, an attorney said Wednesday. Bruce Nagel, who represented the families of one child...
North Jersey student wins NASA's national high school writing competition
RIDGEWOOD — Ridgewood High School senior Thomas Liu is the national high school division winner of its Power to Explore Challenge, NASA announced. The national writing competition, now in its third year, was designed to teach students about the power of radioisotope power systems for space exploration. The nuclear batteries have allowed spacecrafts to more easily investigate the harshest, darkest environments in the solar system.
Son accused of killing 79-year-old mother in Bronx apartment: sources
THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) — A man is accused of killing his 79-year-old mother during an argument in their Bronx apartment building on Monday, according to police and law enforcement sources. Melvin Arias, 57, was arrested and charged with murder and manslaughter in the death of Francisca Trinidad, according to the NYPD. A roommate found […]
This Bergen County office received so many incorrect calls, they changed their name
HACKENSACK — Bergen County's Department of Human Services will rename two offices to help residents better connect with child care, early intervention and child development services. The county’s Office for Children will become the Division of Childcare Resources, and the Office of Special Child Health Services will become the Office of Child Development. ...
Bud Bus Owner Bill Schlette Arrested
Bud Bus Inc. Founder William Schlette, of West Nyack, was charged with deceptive business practices, money laundering, and drug offenses, according to Warren County Prosecutor Anthony Picone. Two search warrants on Schlette's Bud Bus Inc, a van parked at 1077 State Highway 94 in Frelinghuysen Township, on March 7, culminated...
Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center is providing patients advanced lung disease diagnostic technology
Neptune, NJ — Experts at Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center are now providing patients with minimally invasive, robotic-assisted bronchoscopy procedures with the Ion endoluminal system. Bronchoscopy is an endoscopic (utilizing a tiny tube-like device) technique used to visualize airways and the lungs, which also enables biopies to be done; the removal of tissue samples for testing.
Two More Catholic Schools, including one in Fordham, Will Not Reopen in September
The Office of the Superintendent of Schools of the Archdiocese of New York announced on Wednesday, May 1, that two Catholic schools, including one in Fordham Heights, will cease operations at the end of the 2023-24 academic year. Representatives for the Archdiocese said St. Simon Stock School, located on 2195...
Anti-Israel university protests live updates: 15 arrested after police enter Fordham’s anti-Israel encampment to remove protesters: report
Fifteen arrests were reportedly made after a “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” popped up at Fordham University on Wednesday, only to be taken down by police later in the day. The encampment also occurred hours after tent cities at two other NYC universities were destroyed by police. Arab peace activist blasts ‘privileged’ anti-Israel US college students for blindly supporting Hamas: ‘Betraying all of us — Gazans included’ Two prison buses have arrived at the encampment, and the school notified protesters late Wednesday afternoon that they’re suspended and banned from campus. Taxpayers shouldn’t pay for NYPD to ‘babysit unruly’ Columbia students, pols fume as cops asked to stay on guard The night before, hundreds of anti-Israel demonstrators were arrested at Columbia and the City College of New York campuses in a “massive” NYPD operation. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR MORNING REPORT NEWSLETTER A total of 282 people were arrested: 109 people at the Ivy League campus after cops busted the mob that took over the university’s Hamilton Hall, and 173 at the “intifada” encampment at City College. Follow The Post’s live updates on pro-terror protests at Fordham and other universities across the country: For top headlines, breaking news and more, visit nypost.com.
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