KEARNY, New Jersey, Nov. 21 -- The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2023: Amtrak, in coordination with NJ TRANSIT, has begun the procurement process for the Sawtooth Bridges Replacement Project. Replacement of the Sawtooth Bridges is a key component of the Gateway Program to preserve and expand the busiest section of the Northeast Corridor (NEC). The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently awarded this project up to $133.32 m  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: Empire Wind project offshore New York and New Jersey will power more than 700,000 homes The Biden-Harris administration today announced its approval of the Empire Wind offshore wind project - the sixth approval of a commercial-scale offshore wind energy project under President Biden's leadership. Today's announcement supports the Administration's goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy   more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Nov. 23 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's New Jersey Division issued the following news release: On Oct. 28, 2023, the community once again emptied their medicine cabinets to help dispose of old, unwanted, and expired medications. Nationwide, DEA and its law enforcement partners collected 599,897 pounds of unneeded medications at 4,675 collection sites nationwide. Locally, the New Jersey Field Division collected 14,459 pounds between 240 num  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 23 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on Nov. 22, 2023: A Pennsylvania doctor and his wife have admitted their roles in schemes to solicit and receive kickbacks and bribes in exchange for ordering genetic tests, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Yitzchok "Barry" Kurtzer, 63, and his wife, Robin Kurtzer, 62, both of Monsey, New York, pleaded guilty this week before U.S. District J  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release: A Florida man admitted fraudulently obtaining over $2.4 million in federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) payments, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger, announced today. Mohamed A. Awad, 61, of Ocala, Florida, pleaded guilty on Nov. 20, 2023, before Judge Michael A. Shipp in Trenton federal court to an informat  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release: A construction company based in Old Bridge, New Jersey, admitted violating Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards, leading to the death of an employee, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Zona Roofing LLC (Zona Roofing), via its owner Yilbert Segura, pleaded guilty on Nov. 20, 2023, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jose R. A  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Marshals Service issued the following news release: Deputies and Task Force Officers from the U.S. Marshals New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force (NY/NJ RFTF) Saturday apprehended the felon after an all-points bulletin BOLO (Be On The Lookout) was issued to all police departments to locate and arrest him so he could be returned to federal custody. Antonio Olmeda, formerly in custody at the Bureau of Prisons Danbury facility,  more