New Jersey 101.5 » port authority http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:10:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 NJ Sen. Wants to Stop Port Fees http://nj1015.com/nj-sen-wants-to-stop-port-fees/ http://nj1015.com/nj-sen-wants-to-stop-port-fees/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:48:42 +0000 Kevin McArdle http://nj1015.com/?p=278803 The Port Authority of NY/NJ is the largest port on the East Coast and the third-largest port in the nation supporting 280,000 jobs. In 2011, the Authority became the only port in the United States to impose a cargo facility charge (CFC) on all waterborne cargo, including on empty containers. State Senator Bob Gordon wants to put a stop to the fees.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/nj-sen-wants-to-stop-port-fees/feed/ 0 Port Authority Reports Fewer Crashes in 2012 http://nj1015.com/port-authority-reports-fewer-crashes-in-2012/ http://nj1015.com/port-authority-reports-fewer-crashes-in-2012/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:22:15 +0000 David Matthau http://nj1015.com/?p=277138 A new report finds fewer vehicles are involved in crashes at Port Authority of New York and New Jersey tunnels, bridges, airports and marine terminals.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/port-authority-reports-fewer-crashes-in-2012/feed/ 0 Flickr user stowupland Port Authority Bus Service Resumes http://nj1015.com/port-authority-bus-service-suspended/ http://nj1015.com/port-authority-bus-service-suspended/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 01:46:01 +0000 Dan Alexander http://nj1015.com/?p=258416 Bus service in-and-out of the Port Authority bus terminal in New York has resumed following a closure due to a suspicious package.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/port-authority-bus-service-suspended/feed/ 0 Port Authority bus terminal in New York is evacuated (Twitter) Port Authority Overtime Skyrockets http://nj1015.com/port-authority-overtime-skyrockets/ http://nj1015.com/port-authority-overtime-skyrockets/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:05:15 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=257606 Overtime payouts to employees at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey have dramatically outpaced projections during the first three months of 2013.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/port-authority-overtime-skyrockets/feed/ 0 George Washington Bridge (Spencer Platt, Getty Images) Port Authority Gives Free Rides To Hoboken Residents http://nj1015.com/port-authority-gives-free-rides-to-hoboken-residents/ http://nj1015.com/port-authority-gives-free-rides-to-hoboken-residents/#comments Wed, 26 Dec 2012 19:00:38 +0000 Stacy Proebstle http://nj1015.com/?p=209611 The Port Authority will provide thirty free days of PATH service to Hoboken residents with registered 30-day SmartLink cards, as a show of appreciation for the hardship the station’s lengthy closure caused them in the wake of unprecedented damage caused by Superstorm Sandy.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/port-authority-gives-free-rides-to-hoboken-residents/feed/ 0 Additional PATH trains will be available Friday to assist commuters leaving early for the holiday weekend. (Twitter) PATH Weekend Service Changing for Repairs http://nj1015.com/path-weekend-service-changing-for-repairs/ http://nj1015.com/path-weekend-service-changing-for-repairs/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 01:37:05 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=202797 PATH trains will only operate on the Newark to World Trade Center line for the next two weekends.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/path-weekend-service-changing-for-repairs/feed/ 0 Additional PATH trains will be available Friday to assist commuters leaving early for the holiday weekend. (Twitter) Port Authority Gets First Chief Security Officer http://nj1015.com/port-authority-gets-first-chief-security-officer/ http://nj1015.com/port-authority-gets-first-chief-security-officer/#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:22:53 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=185940 The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has hired its first chief security officer.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/port-authority-gets-first-chief-security-officer/feed/ 0 Flickr User Dave Conner Port Authority Executives Subpoenaed in Spending Probe http://nj1015.com/port-authority-executives-subpoenaed-in-spending-probe/ http://nj1015.com/port-authority-executives-subpoenaed-in-spending-probe/#comments Thu, 25 Oct 2012 18:38:18 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=185575 Subpoenas have been delivered to four top executives at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey as part of an ongoing wasteful spending probe by New Jersey Democrats.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/port-authority-executives-subpoenaed-in-spending-probe/feed/ 0 George Washington Bridge (Spencer Platt, Getty Images) NJ Senate Fails to Override Veto of Port Authority Bill http://nj1015.com/nj-senate-fails-to-override-veto-of-port-authority-bill/ http://nj1015.com/nj-senate-fails-to-override-veto-of-port-authority-bill/#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2012 20:51:24 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=175795 New Jersey's Senate has failed to override Gov. Chris Christie's veto of a bill that sought more oversight of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/nj-senate-fails-to-override-veto-of-port-authority-bill/feed/ 0 Spencer Platt, Getty Images Port Authority Manager Fired After Diploma Probe http://nj1015.com/port-authority-manager-fired-after-diploma-probe/ http://nj1015.com/port-authority-manager-fired-after-diploma-probe/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2012 18:20:36 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=168332 A top manager for the Port Authority has been fired after an investigation into the validity of college degrees listed on his resume.

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