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Officials make arrest in Newark security breach

January 8, 2010 The Travel Trolley

A 28-year-old Piscataway, N.J., man faces charges he breached security at Newark Liberty Airport on Sunday, prompting officials to empty a terminal, which delayed flights for upwards of six hours, The Associated Press reported. The incident caused massive delays as passengers who already passed through security had to be re-screened following the breach. Officials say the man entered the airport’s secure Terminal C through an exit. The man passed by a security post that a

Jekyll Island Authority celebrates the opening of first new hotel to the island since 1974

January 8, 2010 Special to The Travel Trolley

On Jan. 7, the Jekyll Island Authority celebrated the opening of the Hampton Inn and Suites, the first new hotel to open on Jekyll Island since 1974.

Terrorist charged in Michigan federal court for Christmas Day bomb plot

January 6, 2010 The Travel Trolley

A grand jury today formally indicted a 23-year-old Nigerian national suspected in the attempted Christmas Day bombing of a Northwest Airlines airplane as it neared the Detroit airport. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was indicted on six counts, including attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction and attempted murder within the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States. If convicted, Abdulmutallab faces life in prison. Federal authorities say Abdulmutallab tried to destroy Northwest Airlines flight 253

What secrets do hotel sheets hold?

January 5, 2010 The Travel Trolley

Yuck! Do you even want to know what bodily fluids may be on the hotel sheets?

‘The system worked’ … ‘the system has failed in a potentially disastrous way’

January 5, 2010 The Travel Trolley

At first glance, it seemed simple enough: The TSA offered up “new security directives” for international flights to the United States.

Fewer officers killed in the line of duty in 2009

January 3, 2010 The Travel Trolley

Fewer police officers were killed in the line of duty last year compared to the previous year, according to a national police organization.

‘Super speeders’ face new fine in Georgia

January 3, 2010 Caboose Chronicle

Anyone convicted of driving 75 miles per hour or more on a two-lane road or 85 miles per hour or more on any road in the state faces new penalties.

Sunset

January 2, 2010 The Travel Trolley

Looking back at 2009’s travel highlights

January 1, 2010 The Travel Trolley

Ten years ago, I was running crowd control at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World. Today, on the eve of 2010, I wanted to recap some of my 2009 travel highlights. Walt Disney World: The last time I was at Mickey Mouse’s Florida home, I was taking tickets at the front gate or driving a replica of a fire engine up and down Main Street U.S.A. – Sept. 11, 2001, was just days away.

To travel is to…

January 1, 2010 The Travel Trolley