Bridge concrete damages three cars
Bayonne Bridge demolition was temporarily suspended on Monday, June 26 after concrete debris fell onto the streets below, damaging three vehicles, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Meanwhile, residents on the Staten Island side have reported worsening construction conditions and similar incidents.
Port Authority spokesman Steve Coleman said that demolition was suspended while the agency investigates the incident.
Hudson County CASA is seeking volunteers
Learn how to become a CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) volunteer and help foster children find safe and permanent homes. The next information session will be at Little City Books at 100 Bloomfield St, Hoboken, NJ on Tuesday, June 27th at 7:00 p.m.
Hudson County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) is a non-profit organization committed to advocating for the best interests of abused and neglected children. CASA works through trained community volunteers to ensure that needed services and assistance are made available to children while helping to move them toward safe and permanent homes. Hudson County CASA volunteers are everyday people who make a direct impact in foster children’s lives. They are trusted, dedicated adults who seek to improve children’s well-being. CASA volunteers get to know their assigned child and his or her circumstances and provide valuable information to the court. Judges rely on the volunteers’ recommendations to make the best decisions about the children’s futures.
For further information, visit www.hudsoncountycasa.org.
Port Authority names new director of tunnels, bridges, and terminals
The Port Authority announced that Diannae Ehler, a 33-year veteran who has spearheaded the agency’s efforts to upgrade the Port Authority Bus Terminal and help plan for its rebuilding since 2015, has been named the agency’s new director of tunnels, bridges, and terminals. Ms. Ehler will replace Cedrick Fulton, who is leaving the agency after 24 years of service to become President of MTA Bridges and Tunnels.
Ehler, who most recently served as general manager of the Port Authority Bus Terminal and Lincoln Tunnel, will now oversee a department responsible for the operation and maintenance of one of the nation’s busiest transportation networks.
Bayonne woman charged in alleged attack on father of her child in Jersey City
A Bayonne woman has been charged with allegedly assaulting the father of her child outside a 7-Eleven store in Jersey City in early June, according to police. With the help of three men, Marisol Velez, 31, of East 36th Street in Bayonne, allegedly used pepper spray and beat up the man at about 2:30 a.m. on June 3 at a corner store on Clinton Avenue and Kennedy Boulevard, according to the criminal complaint.
The man told police that the three men got out of the car and allegedly punched and kicked him, while Velez allegedly sprayed pepper spray in his face.
He then drove to a nearby gas station, allegedly followed by the group who continued their attack, according to the complaint.
When he finally escaped, the man drove to the intersection of Summit and Sip Avenue, where he called his girlfriend, who met him there and drove him to the West District Police Station.
Velez disputes the allegations, telling NJ Advance Media last week that her argument with him allegedly occurred over the phone, and that she allegedly pepper sprayed him in a store after he charged at her, without the three men present. Velez was later arrested and made her first appearance on charges of aggravated assault this week in Criminal Justice Reform Court in Jersey City. Velez was released with conditions of supervision pending trial and is forbidden from having contact with the alleged victim, according to reports.
