Amtrak service between New York and Philadelphia will resume Monday morning, according to from report The New York Times.
The first trains will be departing from Philadelphia at 5:53 a.m. and New York at 5:30 a.m.
Service between the two cities has been suspended since the derailment on Tuesday night that killed 8 people and injured more than 200.
Posted: May 17th, 2015 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: News | Tags: Amtrak, Amtrak accident, Amtrak derailment | Comments Off on Amtrak Service Between New York and Philly will resume on Monday
A PATH conductor attempting to drive a crowded train, unaware that it had derailed. Crewmen not watching as the trains they’re supposed to be operating roll over improperly aligned switches. A Conrail train passing through a red signal in 2012, leading to several cars toppling into a creek and the release of toxic gas that sent… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: May 17th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: New Jersey, News, NJ DOT | Tags: Federal Railroad Administration, Human Error, New Jersey Transit, Path, Train Derailments | Comments Off on More than 600 trains derailed in N.J. over past 20 years, rate of human error twice national average
A year after it stalled, debate is once again revving up over a bill car dealers have been pushing for over the last year-and-a-half that would favor them in their historically tense dealings with manufacturers. The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers in the last couple weeks has run radio and online ads to oppose the legislation, which… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: May 17th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: New Jersey, News | Tags: Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, Jim Appleton, NJ CAR, NJ Legislature | Comments Off on Fight over N.J. pro-car dealer legislation revs up again | The Auditor

photo via TAP into Westfield
A school district-wide student art exhibit by Westfield High School students titled, “Law Enforcement — Police Brutality,” is drawing criticism from the law enforcement community, according to a report at TAP into Westfield.
Westfield, a toney Union County town of 30,000 with a median family income of $112,145 as of the 2010 U.S. Census, was named the 24th safest city in the United States in 2015 by Neighborhood Scout. The chances of being the victim of a crime in Westfield is 1 in 2057. Statewide in New Jersey, the chances of being the victim of a crime is 1 in 347, according to Neighborhood Scout.
Westfield is 13.5 miles from Newark and 10 miles from Elizabeth.
The art exhibit, which closed this afternoon, includes an image of a bloodied figure stabbed in the back with a badge and several images of guns aimed at unarmed figures.
TAP into Westfield reports that police officers worldwide are sharing photos from the display on social media and encouraging complaints to be emailed to Superintendent Dr. Margaret Dolan.
The student’s work was accompanied by artist statements.
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Posted: May 14th, 2015 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Education, New Jersey, News | Tags: Dr. Margaret Dolan, Westfield, Westfield Board of Education, Westfield High School | 22 Comments »
Amtrak Service between Philly and NY suspended
PHILADELPHIA – At least six people were killed and more than 50 injured after a New York-bound train derailed in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia, officials said. UPDATE: 6th person dies following Amtrak train derailment, report says Hundreds of first responders descended on the scene, where at least seven cars from the Amtrak Northeast Regional… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: May 13th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: News | Tags: Amtrak, Amtrak accident, Amtrak derailment, NY, Philly | Comments Off on Full coverage: At least 6 dead after Amtrak train derails in Philadelphia
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Florida doctor charged with corruption alongside New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez has been ordered to remain jailed while awaiting trial for alleged Medicare fraud. Attorneys for 60-year-old Salomon Melgen said their client posed no risk of fleeing. But U.S. Magistrate Judge James Hopkins sided Friday with prosecutors who said the… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: May 11th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Bob Menendez, News | Tags: Dr. Salomon Melgen, Sen Bob Menendez | Comments Off on Doctor in Menendez corruption case to stay in jail
On Friday afternoons, women start trickling into Dr. Norman Rowe’s Upper East Side office, a bright, white space hidden inside a ritzy doorman building near Central Park. When they leave his office a short time later and head out to their evening engagements, they’ll be just a few cc’s heavier. The women are getting their breasts… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: May 11th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Health Care, News | Tags: 24 boobs, Plastic surgery, temporary breast augmentation | Comments Off on The 24-Hour Boob Job
Rich Gerbounka, meet Sammy Hagar. Gerbounka is the 69-year-old former mayor of Linden who has been the most outspoken champion of red-light cameras in New Jersey. Hagar is the rocker who wrote the anthem for every frustrated driver in America during those horrible days when the dread double-nickel was the national speed limit: “I Can’t Drive… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: May 10th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Declan O'Scanlon, New Jersey, News, Red Light Cameras | Tags: Assemblyman Declan O'Scanlon, Electronic Traffic Monitoring, Red Light Cameras | 1 Comment »
WASHINGTON — Alarmed by the rising number of crashes caused by distracted drivers, a professor at Florida Atlantic University has invented a software program that can block a driver from sending or receiving text messages from behind the wheel of a moving vehicle. The invention by Daniel Raviv was promising enough to prompt Florida Atlantic University… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: May 10th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: News | Tags: Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University, Texting and Driving | 1 Comment »
NEW YORK — The New York City police officer shot in the face Saturday in Queens died Monday. Brian Moore, 25, was pronounced dead at Queens General Hospital two days after being shot by a former convict in Queens Village, the Post and the Daily News reported. His family decided to remove Moore from life-support this… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: May 4th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: New York, News, NYPD | Tags: Brian Moore, NYPD | Comments Off on NYPD cop shot in head this weekend has died, police say