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NJ Libraries Get Rules For $125M In Funding, County Lining Up Projects
Among the Burlington County library projects that are expected to apply for state funding is in Medford, where local officials have been planning to construct a new library and municipal complex on land purchased by the township on Union Street. The new library would replace the over 40-year-old Pinelands branch on Allen Street.
'Disturbing' Increase In NJ Bias Incidents Last Year, Especially Among Young
Task force to combat youth bias is set up as Attorney General decries ‘rising tide of hate’
How New Jersey Is Helping Officers Build Resiliency And Avoid Suicide
Ed Zubrzycki was a husband and father when he died in 2015. A detective with the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office, he also became a grim statistic, joining the growing ranks of law enforcement officers who commit suicide.
Amazon To Start Hiring For New Burlington Warehouse; September Launch Planned
About 900 permanent employees are expected to be hired to work at the site in Burlington, according to the company, which is more than originally expected.
Relief That $125M For Upgrades To NJ Libraries Finally On The Horizon
Pent-up demand for improvements; officials expect to be swamped by applications from across the state
DEP: Bordentown Must Redo Lead Corrosion Plan
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is also requiring the Bordentown City Water Department to conduct laboratory studies on its pipes, or cite studies of similar water systems, expand its water quality testing, consider all potential treatment options, and evaluate iron and manganese within the system because of ongoing lead issues.
Hospital Housing Initiative Grows Beyond Expectations, Funding Too
At least six partnerships bringing housing to neighborhoods surrounding hospitals are expected to be underway by this time next year
NJ Signs Multistate Nursing Licensing Compact
The Garden State will partner with 33 other states to address its nursing shortage, which is the third most severe in the U.S.
NJ Will Let Terminally Ill Patients Decide When It's Time To Die, Beginning Thursday
Susan Boyce of Rumson was only 42 when she was diagnosed with a slow-moving, incurable disease that some day will make breathing impossible and strip her immune system’s armor.