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Feb 27, 2021 A high school basketball player in Michigan is being recognized for a quiet act of kindness he did last week for a player on the opposing team. At a game last week, Wakefield-Marenisco Cardinals varsity forward Matt Montienoticed a player on the Dollar Blue Bay Bolts team was playing in shoes that aren’t meant for basketball. Knowing the importance of proper high-top footwear, after the game, the teen gave the other player his own shoes, a pair of LeBron JamesNikes. “I just remember being young and not being able to afford nicer shoes for basketball and I know how bad it sucked,” Montie says. “Basketball shoes are a necessity. I’ve rolled a lot of ankles not wearing the right shoes for the right things.” ....
With 3 weeks left, will NJ Transit make critical federal deadline? Updated Dec 10, 2020; Tick tock. There are 21 days and counting. Those aren’t the shopping days until Christmas, it’s the time left for NJ Transit to meet a Dec. 31 deadline to have a federally-mandated safety system called Positive Train Control running and approved. The stakes are high - there are no more extensions and if they blow it, trains will either stop running on Jan. 1 or the railroad will be fined $27,000 a day if they run. NJ Transit and the contractor hired to install the $337 million safety system sounded cool when they delivered the final progress report at NJ Transit’s Wednesday board meeting. ....
NJ Transit CEO tells reporters on Dec. 9 his agency is ready to meet the federal Dec. 31 deadline for Positive Train Control (PTC) implementation. ....