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Police investigate fatal hit-and-run on Tonnelle Avenue in North Bergen According to a press release from the North Bergen Police Department, at approximately 12:06 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 2 the North Bergen Police and the Hudson County Sheriffโ€™s Office Crash Investigation Unit responded to a report of a pedestrian struck. North Bergen police officers arrived …

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Police investigate fatal hit-and-run on Tonnelle Avenue in North Bergen According to a press release from the North Bergen Police Department, at approximately 12:06 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 2 the North Bergen Police and the Hudson County Sheriffโ€™s Office Crash Investigation Unit responded to a report of a pedestrian struck. North Bergen police officers arrived …

Partial service to resume on NJTransit lines in Hoboken terminal

HOBOKEN — The city of Hoboken and NJ Transit sent out releases on Friday saying some of the commuter rail lines heading into Hoboken terminal will resume their routes over the three-day weekend, following the Sept. 29 train accident. (For more coverage, see this weekend’s Hoboken Reporter). Here is the full release: The city of …

READ IT IN THEIR OWN WORDS: Federal brief says train sped up to 21 MPH, then braked at last second

HOBOKEN — Federal authorities investigating last Thursday’s fatal train crash in the Erie Lackawanna Train Terminal in Hoboken said Thursday that a data recorder salvaged from the trash indicated that the train’s speed began increasing from 8 miles per hour to 21 miles per hour starting 38 seconds before slamming into the end of the …

Jersey City ‘Terminal of Terror’ set up for Halloween weekend (and family event earlier in day)

JERSEY CITY — The historic Central Railroad of New Jersey will be transformed into The Terminal of Terror on Oct. 29 for a Halloween event, located in a one of a kind venue overlooking the gorgeous Manhattan skyline in the heart of Liberty State Park. Starting at 9 p.m. the event will run until 2 …

WNY director chosen for panel during National School Lunch Week

WEST NEW YORK โ€“ Oct. 10 to 14 is National School Lunch Week, and the West New York School Districtโ€™s healthy meals and snacks โ€“ and the fact that kids are eating them โ€“ are earning national notice. In recognition of this success, Sal Valenza, the districtโ€™s school nutrition director, was recently selected for a …

Hoboken remembers train crash victim Fabiola de Kroon with vigil in park; family raises money for Brazilian orphanages

HOBOKEN — Representatives of Smart Start Academy in Hoboken held a vigil Thursday night for Fabiola de Kroon, 34, who passed away when she was hit by debris during last Thursday morning’s train crash in Hoboken. De Kroon, a young Hoboken mom, dropped her 18-month-old daughter off at the day care on Ninth Street next …

Jersey City gets $1.9 million to expand community policing

JERSEY CITY — U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker, and Congressman Albio Sires (D-8th Dist.) announced that Jersey City has been awarded $1,875,000 in federal funding to hire 15 new police officers. The grant was awarded through the Department of Justiceโ€™s Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program (CHP). โ€œThese grants are critically important …