Ted Goldberg

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Correspondent at NJ Spotlight News

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'Run for Their Lives': Weekly NJ walk continues after Boulder attack

2 days ago | njspotlightnews.org | Ted Goldberg

Less than a week after a “Run for Their Lives” chapter in Colorado was attacked by a man with Molotov cocktails, Tenafly’s chapter of the global group pressing for the release of Israeli hostages is marching on with its weekly walks. Advocates have walked through Tenafly every Friday morning since November, 2023, raising awareness for the hostages held by Hamas in the Israel-Hamas War.
Summit's ordinance passes, bars homeless from camping outdoors

3 days ago | njspotlightnews.org | Ted Goldberg

After months of public input, the Summit municipal council has passed an ordinance that bars homeless individuals from camping outdoors in public parks and spaces. The ordinance has been reworked over the last few months after initial protests, and now would require shelter be provided to individuals before possible arrest or other penalties. “The original ordinance was terrible,” said Jeff Wild, an attorney who assisted the council.
Murphy applauds community solar program as energy costs climb

4 days ago | njspotlightnews.org | Ted Goldberg

With the cost of electricity in New Jersey projected to jump this month, Gov. Phil Murphy is extolling the state’s Community Solar Energy Program as one way to keep energy prices down. “We should be doing these morning, noon and night, up and down New Jersey,” Murphy said in Perth Amboy on Wednesday. “NIMBYism is a real thing, whether we like it or not.
Cranbury family farm to be seized for affordable housing?

1 week ago | njspotlightnews.org | Ted Goldberg

A battle is brewing in Cranbury over property rights and how communities fulfill their constitutionally mandated obligations to provide affordable housing. Andy Henry, whose family has owned a farm on South River Road since 1850, has hired a lawyer to fight possible attempts from township leaders to buy or seize his land by eminent domain to create affordable housing there.
NJ Shore businesses face summer uncertainty

1 week ago | njspotlightnews.org | Ted Goldberg

Amid concerns about the economy, immigration, and fewer Canadian tourists, there’s a lot of uncertainty at the Jersey Shore about whether it will be a lucrative summer season. One expert who closely follows the Shore economy said there are also a few factors pointing in business’ favor for a “reasonably good” summer.
NJ Transit strike: Engineers, Teamsters blast agency

3 weeks ago | njspotlightnews.org | Ted Goldberg

For the first time in 42 years, a work stoppage has sidelined New Jersey Transit’s rail service. What’s next? The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, the union representing NJ Transit’s engineers, is scheduled to resume negotiations with NJ Transit on Sunday, before the new week of commuting. The union is asking for “fair and competitive wages” that are closer to what engineers on neighboring rail systems are paid.
Commuters grow anxious as NJ Transit strike looms

3 weeks ago | njspotlightnews.org | Ted Goldberg

New Jersey’s commuters aren’t too hopeful that NJ Transit can reach agreement with the union representing its engineers, averting a strike that would bring train service to a standstill statewide. “All I see are the indicators that it’s going to happen,” said Fran Garfinkel, a commuter at Metropark. “I don’t see any indicators that there’s any talking.”Added fellow Metropark commuter Hichem Boualdja. “I’m very concerned about it, because I grew up in Jersey City, I don’t have a license or a car.
NJ native Edan Alexander released by Hamas

3 weeks ago | njspotlightnews.org | Michael Warren |Ted Goldberg

Edan Alexander, the New Jersey native and Israeli soldier held by Hamas for 584 days, was released by the terrorist group on Monday. Alexander, a native of Tenafly, was captured during the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel and was the last living American hostage being held by Hamas. The remains of four other Americans have yet to be returned.
Federal mediators invite NJ Transit, engineers to talk as strike nears

1 month ago | njspotlightnews.org | Ted Goldberg

With one week remaining until NJ Transit engineers are set to go on strike, neither its union nor NJ Transit leadership sounded particularly optimistic on Friday. “There is no point in making a deal that will eventually lead to the bankruptcy of this organization,” said Kris Kolluri, NJ Transit president and CEO, speaking at a Newark news conference.
Family of man killed by Jersey City police makes civil rights case

1 month ago | njspotlightnews.org | Ted Goldberg

Andrew Washington’s family members said they will continue their civil rights lawsuit nearly two years after police shot and killed Washington during a mental health episode. Last week, a state grand jury declined to criminally indict the Jersey City Police Department officer who shot and killed Washington in August 2023.