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A Call To Action During National Autism Awareness Month
Seldom has a movement had a slogan that distills its message to a few words as the simple one coined by Dr. Temple Grandin: “Different, not less.”
Her pithy description captures the essence of autism and suggests how we should view someone who has it.
Dollar For Dollar - Gender Pay-Equity Law Signed By Gov. Murphy
Legislation also bars companies from punishing employees who discuss their pay with colleagues, allows workers to sue for triple damages if they can prove discrimination.
Which New Jersey Hospitals Are The Safest? Here Are The Results Of A New National Survey
Fewer hospitals in New Jersey earned an "A" for patient safety in the latest national report card released Tuesday.
Hospital Aid Remains Stable, Following Years Of Cuts
But charity care for mostly urban hospitals would be beefed up by Murphy’s decision not to take money away from the program.
PARCC's Long Goodbye Won't End Standardized Tests In New Jersey
Standardized testing season is now well underway in New Jersey schools, with students setting aside their regular schedules for a few weeks of the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers exams.
Bill Targeting Route 130 Pedestrian Dangers Advances In NJ Senate
TRENTON – A bill inspired by the death of a Burlington City teen who was struck and killed by a passing motorist on Route 130 two years ago advanced from the Senate recently.
Van Drew-Singleton Bill To 'STOP' Offshore Drilling Signed Into Law
The ‘Shore Tourism and Ocean Protection (STOP) from Offshore Oil and Gas Act’ prohibits offshore drilling in state waters
Senator Troy Singleton To Honor Mother Nature With Clean-Up Day At Moorestown's Strawbridge Lake
MOORESTOWN, NJ – In honor of Earth Day this month, State Senator Troy Singleton will partner with the Strawbridge Lake Beautification Committee to host a clean-up day at the lake, which will help to preserve and enhance the local treasure. The event will take place on Saturday, April 28 at 10 a.m.
Celebrating Mother Earth
As we welcome the deepening of spring (well maybe not this year... sheesh!), with flowers blooming, longer walks and a general uplifting of pleasantness to all, it’s hard not to feel connected to Mother Nature, especially on Sunday, April 22, Earth Day. It allows each of us to have a private celebratory moment to enjoy the earth upon which we live.
Lawmakers Want Voters To Approve $1B Bond Issue For School Safety And Vo-Techs
Original bond was for $500M to upgrade NJ’s vocational-technical and community colleges, but legislators want to double it to improve school security.