April 2022 – Page 2 – Sightseers' Delight

NJ Transit board approves more than $40 million in project contracts

April 19, 2022 T.A. DeFeo | The Center Square contributor

More than $40 million in contracts for a series of projects ranging from a tunnel rehabilitation to helping the agency prepare for severe weather have been approved by the New Jersey Transit Board of Directors.

A sign at Glover Park in Marietta, Ga., on Aug. 16, 2020, urges visitors to wear masks and practice social distancing.

Federal judge ends Biden’s mask mandate on planes

April 19, 2022 Casey Harper | The Center Square

A federal judge on Monday struck down the Biden administration’s controversial mask mandate for planes, airports and trains.

Study gives New Jersey a failing grade for pandemic response

April 12, 2022 T.A. DeFeo | The Center Square contributor

New Jersey ranked last for its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new analysis from the Committee To Unleash Prosperity.

Georgia’s COVID-19 response gets a mid-pack grade

April 12, 2022 Todd DeFeo

Georgia ranked in the middle of the pack for its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Raffensperger says he referred more than 1,600 Georgia election cases for possible prosecution

April 11, 2022 Todd DeFeo

Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said he referred more than 1,600 cases of potential non-citizens attempting to register to vote in Georgia to local prosecutors and state investigators.

DeFeo: Understanding the Past is Imperative

April 8, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

Railfanning.org Publisher and Editor Todd DeFeo highlighted the history of the Atlanta Northern Railway during a presentation at the Smyrna Public Library.

Islamorada memorial remembers 1935 hurricane

April 8, 2022 Todd DeFeo

The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 is one of the worst natural disasters in the country’s history. In Islamorada, just east of U.S. 1 at mile marker 82, the Florida Works Progress Administration (WPA) built a monument to the disaster.

Nixon Library

April 8, 2022 Todd DeFeo

Georgia lawmakers pass bill to update criminal data and allow proactive investigation of voter fraud

April 7, 2022 T.A. DeFeo | The Center Square contributor

Georgia lawmakers approved a measure to update the state’s criminal data reporting system and allow the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) to proactively investigate election fraud.

Georgia Legislature passes college free speech bill

April 7, 2022 T.A. DeFeo | The Center Square contributor

Georgia lawmakers approved legislation they say would eliminate so-called “free speech zones” on college campuses.