NorthJersey.comView CommentsGov. Phil Murphy vetoed a contract awarded to Academy Bus earlier this month by the NJ Transit board, according to a letter sent to NJ Transit officials on Wednesday.Murphy said the reason was because of the recent court case , a company accused of defrauding NJ Transit $15 million in an alleged no-show bus scheme. On the day Grewal filed the notice to intervene, the to an affiliated Academy company, also named in the Grewal case."Given these allegations of fraud raised in the Complaint, NJT must investigate what, if any, impact these allegations may have on the...…NorthJersey.comView CommentsGov. Phil Murphy vetoed a contract awarded to Academy Bus earlier this month by the NJ Transit board, according to a letter sent to NJ Transit officials on Wednesday.Murphy said the reason was because of the recent court case , a company accused of defrauding NJ Transit $15 million in an alleged no-show bus scheme. On the day Grewal filed the notice to intervene, the to an affiliated Academy company, also named in the Grewal case."Given these allegations of fraud raised in the Complaint, NJT must investigate what, if any, impact these allegations may have on the...WW…

NorthJersey.comView CommentsDealing with the mass in mass transit is going to be tricky as businesses and cities begin to reopen and commuters consider returning to buses and trains in the coming weeks and months.Riders reached out to NorthJersey.com and The Record with their traveling concerns they want answered beforehand — namely questions about cleaning, enforcing safety measures like social distancing and masks, and handling crowds at busy hubs like New York Penn Station.NJ Transit officials have said their plan is "being developed and will align with the state's recovery plan,"...…NorthJersey.comView CommentsDealing with the mass in mass transit is going to be tricky as businesses and cities begin to reopen and commuters consider returning to buses and trains in the coming weeks and months.Riders reached out to NorthJersey.com and The Record with their traveling concerns they want answered beforehand — namely questions about cleaning, enforcing safety measures like social distancing and masks, and handling crowds at busy hubs like New York Penn Station.NJ Transit officials have said their plan is "being developed and will align with the state's recovery plan,"...WW…

NorthJersey.comView CommentsThe country's largest statewide transportation agency finally seemed on track to receive a dedicated state source of funding this year.But then the coronavirus brought that progress to a grinding halt.Before the region was shaken by the deadly pandemic this spring, monthly hearings had been taking place since November among a select committee of senators to and how to create a more reliable funding pot.The hearings were , but that didn't happen, as stay-at-home orders were put in place and the Legislature began conducting its business virtually, passing...…NorthJersey.comView CommentsThe country's largest statewide transportation agency finally seemed on track to receive a dedicated state source of funding this year.But then the coronavirus brought that progress to a grinding halt.Before the region was shaken by the deadly pandemic this spring, monthly hearings had been taking place since November among a select committee of senators to and how to create a more reliable funding pot.The hearings were , but that didn't happen, as stay-at-home orders were put in place and the Legislature began conducting its business virtually, passing...WW…