Tony Coscia knows just how important a healthy Amtrak system is to New Jersey's economy — and so does just about everyone else who's paying attention these days.
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Transportation
Port Authority OKs ‘historic’ 27.6 billion plan for capital projects
Nearly $28 billion will flow to major infrastructure projects over the next decade under a capital plan adopted Wednesday by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
Read More »Frontier Airlines expands service at Trenton-Mercer Airport to three more Midwest cities
Frontier Airlines announced Wednesday that starting in June, it will be adding nonstop service out of Trenton-Mercer Airport in Ewing to three more Midwest cities.
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N.J. Transit chief Weinstein stepping down
N.J. Transit Executive Director Jim Weinstein will step down this month and be replaced by Veronique Hakim, the current head of the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Gov. Chris Christie said Tuesday.
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The ultimate sliding machine
Port Authority unveils 27.6 billion plan for capital projects
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on Tuesday laid out a $27.6 billion, 10-year spending plan for its vast network of transportation infrastructure in the region.
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Frontier Airlines adds new destination
Frontier Airlines announced Wednesday the addition of a new destination for flights out of Trenton-Mercer Airport.
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New polls indicate scandals continue to have negative impact on Christie
Public support for Gov. Chris Christie continues to plummet, according to two new polls released Tuesday.
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Legislature creates new joint committee to continue GW Bridge investigation
The 12-member bipartisan committee will be led by Assemblyman John Wisniewski (D-Sayreville) and state Sen. Loretta Weinberg (D-Teaneck), both of whom served as chairs for their respective single-house committees.With a split of eight Democrats to four Republicans, the panel will also include Assembly members Michael Patrick Carroll (R-Morristown), Marlene Caride (D-Ridgefield), Lou Greenwald (D-Voorhees), Amy ...
Read More »225 new hires result from interim agreement between Waterfront Commission, employers’ group
According to the announcement, the agreement includes the hiring, currently underway, of 150 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association as an interim solution to the ongoing dispute between the Commission and the Shipping Association. The Star-Ledger reports the hiring spree will also include 75 union supervisors. The dispute dates back to last November, when the ...
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Fulop Christie administration scrapped Jersey City meetings after not receiving endorsement
Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop says scheduled meetings with top state officials were cancelled after he informed Christie's team that he would not endorse the governor in his 2013 reelection bid.
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Wisniewski refers Wildstein contempt charges to county prosecutor
On Thursday Wildstein was unanimously found in-contempt of the Assembly Transportation Committee, which Wisniewski chairs, after he pleaded the Fifth Amendment on every question posed to him at an investigatory hearing on the unannounced lane closures at the George Washington Bridge in September. Private messages subpoenaed by the committee from Wildstein indicate he helped to ...
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