Peter Cammarano, Hoboken Mayor, Resigns After NJ Corruption Bust

Peter Cammarano III, the Mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey, resigned today after being arrested in a corruption sting that rocked New Jersey last week. Cammarano, 32, was elected on July 1 as Hoboken's youngest...

Jack Shaw Found Dead After Being Accused in NJ Corruption Arrests

One of 44 people arrested last week in a federal probe of money laundering and corruption was found dead at his home on Tuesday. A 61-year-old Democratic political consultant was arrested last week in connection with a $10,000 cash bribe from an informant who posed as a...

Hoboken Mayor Arrested: NJ Politicians in FBI Corruption Bust

Hoboken Mayor Peter Cammarano was arrested today, along with Secaucus Mayor Dennis Elwell, Jersey City Council President Mariano Vega Jr., and State Assemblyman Daniel Van Pelt , as well as Rabbi Saul Kassin and...

Truck Fire on the Jersey Turnpike

A New York City garbage truck with engine trouble caught fire on the New Jersey Turnpike tonight around 5:00 pm.The truck then burst into flames and the leaking diesel fuel started a brush fire in the...

NYC Sez Jersey Stinks

Of course, NYC has been saying this for years..."NEW YORK (AP) -- The gas-like odor that hung over Manhattan's streets was gone Tuesday, but city officials were still trying to pinpoint its source -- and eyeing New Jersey. Charles Sturcken, a spokesman for the city Department...

Brush fire closes Turnpike, disrupts rail service -- Newsday.com

Here's a view of this New Jersey from Manhattan, looking West down 14th Streeet. This fire burned four acres and took 3 hours to get under control. Amtrak and NJ Transit train service was disrupted for hours.

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