Fran Oconnor News Today

This week begins NJDOT's annual spring litter removal campaign where crews will be on the side of state roadways picking up trash, mowing grass, and pruning trees.

This week begins NJDOT's annual spring litter removal campaign where crews will be on the side of state roadways picking up trash, mowing grass, and pruning trees.

This week begins NJDOT's annual spring litter removal campaign where crews will be on the side of state roadways picking up trash, mowing grass, and pruning trees.

This week begins NJDOT's annual spring litter removal campaign where crews will be on the side of state roadways picking up trash, mowing grass, and pruning trees.

Attention motorists in New Jersey! The state's Department of Transportation is actively patching potholes on state roads, with over 93,000 already filled. Expect daytime lane closures as crews strive to address post-winter damages.

Gov. Phil Murphy announced a new commissioner to head the state Department of Transportation: Francis K. O'Connor.

Family and friends are mourning the death of a Capital District man who was better known to many children over the years as Santa Claus.Albany resident Carl Nantista died Monday, May 30, at the age of 67 following a “long, courageous battl…

I was sent a number of photos in recent days of the Capuchin Pan-American gathering I spoke about last week, some of which are posted on my blog.

BRAINTREE -- Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley addressed the backlash against the Supreme Court's expected overturning of Roe v. Wade and reiterated the Catholic Church's position in the national abortion debate in his May 13 weekly blog post.