NJ Transit approved a $506.7 million contract to replace hundreds of its old buses, updating its public transportation system. The NJ Transit Board of Directors unanimously approved the contract to buy 286 New Flyer Industries buses. Rider reliability and phasing out older buses are the goals. Many 40-foot buses in use date back nearly two…
After frequently violating zoning laws, a New Jersey heliport may be closed, raising concerns about Hudson County tourist helicopter excursions. The news comes months after a tourist helicopter crashed into the Hudson River 75 feet from Jersey City, killing six people, including a Spanish family. RTC Holding and HHI Heliport, where the crashed helicopter took…
The Walters Group has initiated a lottery for 73 income-limited Cornerstone at Hainesport homes. This gives Hainesport residents a new chance to obtain affordable housing. This Creek Road property in Burlington County is affordable for families earning 60% or less of the area’s average income. The drawing will be on October 29 after the application…
Bloomsbury, New Jersey, locals are rallying to protest a large warehouse project that could disturb their little town. An important movement is forming. Bloomsbury, with its colonial past and peaceful rural setting, is stuck between local heritage and industrial expansion. The Tinsley Warehouse Project plans an 185,850-square-foot complex on 43.36 acres near Bloomsbury in Greenwich…
Ocean County, NJ Clean Communities Grant was $273,576.97 this year. The state’s highest county payment. New Jersey cleans up trash and protects Barnegat Bay with this money. Many environmental and community cleanup activities will benefit from the funding. Programs reduce littering, clean up waste, and educate. The Ocean County Department of Solid Waste Management may…
A deep crack in Smith Street in Middlesex County, New Jersey, has caused evacuations, diversions, and alarm among neighbors and officials. Safety concerns have prompted shutdowns and a comprehensive examination of the quarter-mile road damage between Highland Avenue in Woodbridge and Convery Boulevard in Perth Amboy. Locals discovered the road crack late last week. The…
NJ Transit fully operates the River Line light rail line. New Jersey’s public transit system is changing drastically. Now they handle operations and maintenance, not Alstom. The changeover began on September 3, 2025, and should finish by year’s end. State plans to improve its transportation infrastructure have advanced significantly. The River system, a 34-mile light…
After five days of reroutes and delays, PATH’s Hoboken Terminal is set to reopen early Tuesday morning, relieving thousands of daily commuters on one of New Jersey and New York’s busiest travel corridors. The shutdown began late on August 28 and lasted over Labor Day weekend as part of a major track maintenance to improve…
Nearly 100 Hudson-Bergen Light Rail trains were canceled last week, aggravating New Jersey commuters during peak travel hours. A lack of operators caused many service interruptions during the week, not mechanical issues or weather. On Monday, August 24, a record 37 trains were canceled between late afternoon and late evening, causing congested stations and delayed…
The family of a South Jersey transit worker who died in a train accident lost when a federal appeals court ruled that PATCO is not a railroad. The family cannot use a vital federal railroad worker statute to pursue their claim. At PATCO’s Lindenwold Yard in July 2020, 76-year-old technician John Schroeder was crushed between…
