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Singleton Proposing Program to Address Opioid Overdoses on NJTransit RiverLine

TRENTON, NJ – A pilot program proposed by State Senator Troy Singleton (D-Burlington) to stop overdoses on NJ Transit's RiverLine is moving through the legislative process.

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Acting Governor Way Signs Legislation Requiring Insurance Coverage for Biomarker Testing

TRENTON – Acting Governor Tahesha Way today signed legislation requiring State-regulated health insurers to cover biomarker testing, putting this form of diagnostic testing in reach for more New Jerseyans.

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Virtua Health Introduces New Mobile Grocery Store

Virtua Health has rolled out a new mobile grocery store to help reduce food insecurity and improve access to fresh, healthy food. The vehicle is part of a new $1.5 million, state-funded investment in Virtua’s “Eat Well” food access programs. The initiative will also include the health system’s first mobile “food farmacy,” scheduled to launch this summer.

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Virtua Health Upgrades Its Mobile Grocery Store from Used Bus to Specially Designed Vehicle

A Virtua Health program that began in 2021 in a well-worn and not-always reliable former NJ Transit Bus has advanced to a specially designed mobile grocery store that was unveiled Wednesday to Virtua staff, government officials and donors.

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Opinion

Here’s what we can do about affordable homes in N.J.

Opinion

It’s been 50 years since the Supreme Court’s landmark Mount Laurel decision, effectively ending discriminatory zoning and expanding affordable housing opportunities throughout New Jersey.

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Right treatment, right time

Both chambers in the state legislature passed a bill last month to increase access to essential biomarker testing that will now go to Gov. Phil Murphy for signing.

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Reading fan

Longtime reader and Charles Street School fan, state Sen. Troy Singleton, recently visited the second-grade class during Read Across America.

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Burlington County and NJDEP Holding Three Public Workshops For Climate Change Resiliency Planning

Burlington County is partnering with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and 11 county municipalities to assess climate change-related hazards in towns within the Route 130 Corridor and make plans to improve resiliency to future floods, severe storms and other hazards.

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Burlington County Farmers Market Becomes Finalist To Be Crowned Best in the U.S.

MOORESTOWN – New Jersey’s favorite farmers market is now vying to be named the best in the nation.

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Payback Time? NJ Lawmaker's Proposal Before Utility Bills Skyrocket

With massive electric rate hikes less than three months away, a New Jersey senator is pushing his idea to help people pay their bills.

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