🌱 How will NJ Transit’s new budget reshape Kearny’s aging rail corridor?
Kearny, New Jersey Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Kearny! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How will NJ Transit’s new budget reshape Kearny’s aging rail corridor?
- Kearny firm tapped to build America’s first fusion magnet production line.
Also on today's calendar: Join Hospital for Special Surgery for a Free Music Workshop! and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: Where do lizards go when their tails fall off? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 86 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 96, low: 75.
- Wednesday: Very hot; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 98 and low of 76 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• NJ Transit faces rising costs as board weighs $3.5 billion budget • The Jersey Vindicator (jerseyvindicator.org) — Major NJ Transit rail upgrades are planned right in Kearny, including funding for the aging Sawtooth Bridges and a key Amtrak power substation that serves trains between Newark and Secaucus. These projects are part of a larger $3.5 billion NJ Transit budget the board will vote on Thursday, which also covers fare hikes, expanded paratransit service, and preparations for 2026 World Cup crowds. 
• ARPA-E Commits $40M to Fusion Magnets, Photonic Computing (thevoltpost.com) — A Kearny-based company, Thea Energy, just landed federal ARPA-E support to build the nation’s first production line for high-temperature superconducting magnets used in fusion energy. The initiative, tied to a Trump administration energy order, aims to strengthen U.S. energy supply chains while another awardee in California tackles more efficient, photonics-based computing for power-hungry data centers.
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★ Featured events ★
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Para Kids! Bilingual Book Party (all ages) →
Kearny Public Library, 318 Kearny Ave, Kearny
11:00 am
Tuesday July 14
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Other local events
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Historic Preservation Commission
City of Jersey City 1st floor Board Room of the Holloway Building, 4 Jackson Square
6:30 pm -
JCCS Court Outreach at CSPNJ
City of Jersey City CSPNJ-Hudson, 422 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Jersey City, NJ 0
11:00 am -
Summer Film Series: The Sandlot (PG / 101 min.) →
Kearny Public Library, 318 Kearny Ave, Kearny
4:00 pm -
PES SUMMER WORKSHOP | Cycle 10 AIR CAZORLA + SALEME Summer Stencil Painting
Newark Arts PES @ Ironside, Edison Place 110, Newark, New Jersey, 07102, United States
4:00 pm -
Adult School
Kearny High School Atrium, Dance Studio, Cafeteria, Media Center
5:30 pm -
Planning Board Meeting
City of Jersey City via Zoom
5:30 pm -
Beyond the Binary
Hudson Pride Center Jersey City Location, 3000 John F. Kennedy Blvd Suite 306, Jersey City, NJ, 07306, United States
6:00 pm -
Join Hospital for Special Surgery for a Free Music Workshop! →
10:30 am
Monday July 13
Tuesday July 14
Tuesday July 28
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Little Seeds Story Time
Glen Ridge Public Library Glen Ridge - Meeting Room, Glen Ridge Free Public Library
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Play with Dinosaur Bones
Glen Ridge Public Library Glen Ridge - Children's Area, Glen Ridge Free Public Library
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City Caucus Meeting
City of Jersey City Council Chambers 280 Grove St. Jersey City NJ 07302
12:00 pm -
Parkinson’s Strength
JCC Metro West JCC MetroWest, 760 Northfield Ave, West Orange, NJ, 07052, United States
1:15 pm
Monday July 13
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hi, I'm Roger, a self-employed painter available for small projects.
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🗞 Nearby News
Harrison
- New Jersey 2026 FIFA World Cup: Stadiums, Schedule & Match Tickets (missouri.edu)
Secaucus
- Mom delivers ‘healthy' baby on NJ turnpike, uses phone charger to clamp umbilical cord (nypost.com)
- World Cup Final at MetLife: $98 Train or $20 Shuttle — No Cars Allowed (travelerstoday.com)
- Ex-Epoch Times CFO Pleads Guilty in $67M Multinational Money Laundering Scheme (headlineusa.com)
Montclair
- Polluters Pay Act Stalls In NJ: 'We're Not Going Anywhere,' Environmentalists Vow (patch.com)
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