NJ Transit to Raise Fares 25 Percent

NEWARK - Local Talk area riders may see their New Jersey Transit fares increase around 25 percent on May 1 and will have at least 137 bus and rail runs eliminated between then and July 30.

NJ Transit's Board of Directors is scheduled to propose changes to fares and service lines March 25 through 27 a...

Former Irvington Mayor Sentenced to Prison for Taking Kickbacks

Former Irvington Mayor Michael Steele was sentenced to state prison Monday for rigging school district contracts and taking thousands of dollars in kickbacks as business administrator for the Irvington Board of Education.

Steele, 54, of Easton, Pa., was sentenced to seven years in state prison, inclu...

Sunrise Detox Opens its Doors in New Jersey

Sunrise Detox recently opened its Stirling, New Jersey facility to serve the New York-New Jersey-Connecticut-Pennsylvania metro area.

The Stirling location is the second Sunrise Detox in the country, modeled after the original facility in Palm Beach, Fl. The facility treats individuals for addiction ...

Annual Essex County Festival Begins to Blossom

NEWARK, NJ – Preparation for the 34th Annual Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival kicked off with a press conference today, and it was announced that $2.5 million will go toward improving Essex County Branch Brook Park.

Several state and county dignitaries were in attendance for the announcement of t...

Newark Locals Among Chilean Earthquake Responders

NEWARK - After an 8.8 earthquake struck Chile Feb. 27, Council Vice President Luis Quintana announced that City Hall is working on an appro ach to send relief to Chile.

"Just as our city came together to help the victims of the earthquake in Haiti, we must do the same for those affected by the recent ...

Former Governor Kean to be First Recipient of Education Award

Former Gov. Thomas H. Kean was named today as the first honoree of the "Great Leaders in Education" award through the New Jersey Charter Schools Association. He will be recognized at the association's annual conference scheduled for March 18.

Kean will be honored during a gala at 6 p.m. The two-day c...

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Officials Remind Motorists to 'Hang Up! Just Drive'

State officials are asking motorists to put down their phones while driving as a part of a new cell phone enforcement pilot program.

An average of 9,770 citations a month are issued to drivers violating New Jersey's cell phone law, which prohibits texting and talking on hand-held phones while driving...

Orange Workers Decry Furloughs and Short Staffing

ORANGE - Attorney Kevin McGovern and firefighter Elvin Padilla decried furloughs and short staffing March 2 before the City of Orange Township Council and administrators.

McGovern, representing the Orange Municipal Employee Bargaining Association, charged that the city could have used $200,000 in int...