Tag: Conrail
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Milltown Holiday Train Display to support preserving last remaining structure of Raritan River Railroad Dec. 11
MILLTOWN – Members of the Milltown Historical Society and the Raritan River Railroad Historical Society are coming together to host a holiday train display event in support of preserving the last remaining structure of the Raritan River Railroad that faces Washington Avenue. The event is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 11 at…
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PILOTS from development continues to allow Woodbridge to invest in school and municipal infrastructure
WOODBRIDGE – Payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTS) from development allows the township to keep investing in school and municipal infrastructure with a continued focus on economic development. “No municipality our size has had the success,” Mayor John McCormac said during his during his annual State of the Township address in January. In 2020, a…
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Silver Lake Avenue residents petition against proposed warehouse, say area not fit to be a mini Raritan Center
EDISON – Mary Snyder stood with some of her neighbors at the corner of Glendale and Silver Lake avenues looking out at the vacant property proposed for a warehouse with offices. “I’ve been here 50 years,” she said on Nov. 8. Snyder’s residence on Silver Lake Avenue was the reason the Planning Board stopped the…
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Raritan River Drawbridge clears environmental review
SOUTH AMBOY – A replacement for the aging Raritan River Drawbridge has cleared the federal environmental assessment process. The milestone marks a significant development in NJ Transit’s effort to make its infrastructure more resilient to extreme weather following the devastating impacts of Superstorm Sandy in 2012. On Oct. 13, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued…
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Teen electrocuted in Metuchen
METUCHEN — A 17-year-old Edison juvenile is still in critical care, but is stable after getting electrocuted by high voltage lines when he was climbing a steel railroad trestle behind St. Joseph’s High School, according to Police Lt. Arthur Flaherty. Police received multiple 911 calls requesting medical assistance for a possible electrocution at 5:34 p.m.…
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South Amboy officials wait for Conrail to address ‘hole in the wall’
By Jacqueline Durett Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY—Officials said they have been frustrated by the deteriorating condition of a railroad bridge and roadway tunnel that make up what is commonly called the “Hole in the Wall.” The structure, owned by the Philadelphia-based freight line Conrail, is on N. Stevens Avenue in South Amboy. The two-lane road through…
