NEW JERSEY — A 4-year-old girl died after being among three people struck by a hit-and-run driver in Newark, police say. The incident occurred around 6 p.m. Tuesday near Sixth Avenue West and North 9th Street. Police said the girl was walking with her father when she was hit by a car that never stopped. … Read more
What to Know President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled a $292 million mega-grant to be used to help build a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey, as part of a broader effort to contrast his economic vision and that of the Republicans. The money is part of $1.2 … Read more
NEW JERSEY — The Union County Board of County Commissioners invites seniors and their caregivers to attend Union County’s ASK community events in February and meet face-to-face with professional staff for expert guidance on programs and resources for people greater. Help is also provided to fill out forms. At the events, seniors will have the … Read more
What to Know A third-grade teacher in New Jersey was shot to death in her Jersey City home early Tuesday morning, law enforcement sources with knowledge of the case and other officials confirmed, in a possible domestic violence case. Sources identified the victim as Temara King, who celebrated her 35th birthday just two weeks ago. … Read more
What to Know Lawmakers on both sides of the Hudson River have introduced legislation that will prohibit drivers from paying more to get to the city. A congestion tax introduced Thursday by US Representatives Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) and Mike Lawler (R-NY) would bar the US Department of Transportation from making new capital investment grants to … Read more
NEW JERSEY — On Tuesday, Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh joined OFE Director Iran Lisser and NJCDC Executive Director Bob Guarasci to announce the relaunch of the Paterson Financial Empowerment Center in the city’s own Day of the FEC of the city. The event took place at 11 am Tuesday at the Mayor’s Office at Paterson … Read more
What to Know A New Jersey man received a strange delivery from Amazon: not only did he get what he ordered, but also an unexpected item that prompted him to call the police. Jason Dwyer’s order was very simple: a box of raisins. He arrived on time, but something turned up that left the West … Read more
NEW YORK — One of the first important dates of the Revenue Agency calendar for the season of taxes it’s January 17thwhich is the last day taxpayers can make their estimated tax payments for 2022 if they haven’t paid the year’s income tax by withholding (or haven’t paid enough tax this way). In addition to … Read more
NEW YORK – The start of the week brought new toll rates for travelers traveling from New Jersey to New York via the Port Authority’s bridges and tunnels. The current new rates apply to the Lincoln and Holland tunnels, the George Washington, Bayonne and Goethals bridges and the Outerbridge Crossing. Off-peak travelers to New York … Read more
what to know You’ve probably heard of the XBB.1.5 variant; it’s the latest “most transmissible COVID variant yet” and appears to be better at binding to human cells, potentially making it more adept at infecting. At present, there is no evidence that the strain, a combination of two previous subvariants of omicron, is deadlier or … Read more