New Jersey 101.5 News — Flash Briefing for April 5 (Afternoon)

Wednesday was another morning of frustrations for New Jersey Transit riders, as a holiday schedule remained in effect, with repairs continuing at New York Penn Station to tracks and a switch machine damaged by Monday’s derailment: http://nj1015.com/another-day-of-overcrowding-and-frustration-on-board-nj-transit/

Gas prices in Jersey are on the rise along with the spring thermometer, for a number of reasons: http://nj1015.com/why-new-jersey-gas-prices-will-rise-20-to-40-cents/

It took until April 4, 2017 for women in the United States to earn as much money as men had earned in 2016, if you start counting both at the beginning of last year. http://nj1015.com/equal-pay-day-how-long-it-takes-for-nj-women-to-make-what-men-earn/

A 78-year-old man lost $2,250 in a phone scam after he was told by a caller he won a prize from the Publishers Clearing House: A 78-year-old man lost $2,250 in a phone scam after he was told by a caller he won a prize from the Publishers Clearing House

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