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Auth, Gutierrez-Scaccetti, Corbett holding town hall Tuesday evening

October 6, 2020 6:17 pmOctober 7, 2020 2:29 pm

Assemblyman Bob Auth will hold a town hall with Transportation Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti and NJ Transit CEO Kevin Corbett Tuesday evening. The virtual event, which begins at 7 p.m. and will be streamed on the assemblyman’s governmental Facebook page, will...

GOP still attacking Draeger for being a real farmer

September 18, 2020 6:43 pm

Republicans have returned to using a previously-debunked attack on a Democratic Assembly candidate who works full-time as a farmer at her home in rural Chester. In 2019, then-Assembly candidate Anthony M. Bucco (R-Boonton) accused Draeger of being a tax cheat...

NJ Transit unveils 5-year, 10-year plans

June 8, 2020 6:30 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy announced five- and ten-year plans for New Jersey Transit that will include billions of dollars in spending on infrastructure improvements and new cars and trains Monday. “Before our current public health emergency, we made critical investments and...

Sparks fly at NJ Transit hearing

February 21, 2020 3:51 pmFebruary 22, 2020 9:52 am

The Senate Select Committee on NJ Transit’s fourth hearing was dominated by drama and an adversarial dynamic between NJ Transit CEO Kevin Corbett and some of the body’s members. Senate President Steve Sweeney repeatedly reamed Corbett for coming alone, without...

Mader NJ Transit tweet bashing reporter was done at direction of Kwon

February 20, 2020 8:52 pmFebruary 21, 2020 2:12 am

The sender of a controversial New Jersey Transit tweet was Stewart Mader, who joined the agency staff last year as the Customer Advocate and Chief Customer Experience Officer, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Mader sent out at the tweet...

Firm’s work with ICE won’t jeopardize $3.5 million NJ Transit contract

December 11, 2019 4:07 pm

A consulting firm’s role in shaping policy related to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s treatment of migrants won’t jeopardize a $3.5 million contract it holds with NJ Transit. “From my understanding, those are totally different people,” NJ Transit executive director...

Murphy celebrates new class of NJ Transit engineers

October 16, 2019 12:10 pmOctober 16, 2019 1:41 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy celebrated the upcoming graduation of a new class of NJ Transit locomotive engineers Wednesday. “New Jersey’s future relies on a safe, properly staffed NJ TRANSIT,” Murphy said. “The trainees here today are the critical pieces we need...