Anthony G. Attrino

1 week ago | nj.com | Anthony G. Attrino

A 19-year-old Union County man was identified Wednesday as the person fatally struck by an NJ Transit train on Tuesday. Dylan Faulkner, of Summit, was hit about 1:28 a.m. near the Summit Station near Broad and Elm Streets. There were no injuries to the approximately 50 customers and crew members on the train, which left New York Penn Station headed to Dover. Faulkner was not authorized to be on the tracks, according to NJ Transit.

1 week ago | nj.com | Anthony G. Attrino

Walmart has filed a notice with the New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development saying the company expects to eliminate 481 positions next month at its corporate office in Hoboken. Not everyone, however, will lose their jobs. According to a report in NJBIZ, the 481 positions listed in the state’s WARN notice reflect dozens, if not hundreds, who have been offered relocation and an option to remain with the company.

1 week ago | nj.com | Anthony G. Attrino

A 12-year-old Newark boy was arrested late Monday after police in Paramus pursued a stolen luxury car through several towns, resulting in charges against the juvenile and three adults, police said. The incident began around 11:07 p.m. when a Paramus police officer spotted the red car, which had been reported stolen out of East Hanover, driving through the borough’s north-end residential neighborhoods. The car fled south on Route 17, prompting police to initiate a pursuit.

1 week ago | nj.com | Anthony G. Attrino

A New Jersey woman has filed a lawsuit against Adventure Aquarium in Camden, claiming the bench she was sitting on collapsed, leaving her with permanent injuries. The woman, who is from Camden, was eating lunch during a class trip to the aquarium two years ago when the bench gave way beneath her, according to her lawsuit. The woman allegedly sustained serious injuries to her neck and spine in the collapse, according to the suit.

1 week ago | nj.com | Anthony G. Attrino

A 62-year-old Fair Lawn man was arrested late Monday after police responded to reports of a suspicious person and uncovered a large-scale drug operation in his home, authorities said. Timothy S. Brown, of Ward Street, was spotted walking up and down driveways near his home around 11:09 p.m., according to Fair Lawn police. Officers said they found Brown with a knife sticking out of his pocket, screaming incoherently and banging on the front door of a nearby home.