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Why You Don’t Labor on Labor Day
On Monday, we will celebrate Labor Day. For many, it represents the “unofficial” end of summer. The day that follows this holiday also signals a return to numerous classrooms. Labor Day remains a punctuation date that some welcome and others treat with a touch of regret.
Willingboro students receive new school supplies and backpacks
WILLINGBORO — Just in time for the school year, about 2,000 backpacks now have a new home.
Update: Christie says Medicaid expansion decision under Obamacare was the right one
It's been a little over three years since Gov. Chris Christie made the choice to expand Medicaid in New Jersey under President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act, a decision the Republican would later face criticism over as he prepared to run for president in 2016.
Christie says decision on ending NJ-PA tax pact coming soon
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he's close to making a decision on whether to end the nearly 40-year-old reciprocal income-tax agreement with Pennsylvania that spares residents who commute across the Delaware River for work from being taxed by the neighboring state.
Giving back always makes everyone smile!
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On Saturday, Aug. 27, business owner Shakirra Starling of Trend Settaz Beauty Salon unified the community to bridge the gap between township officials, residents, and other local businesses with the first "Bridging the Gap Community Give Back School Supply Drive."
How much N.J. will get from the feds to fight opioid addiction
New Jersey will share in $26 million in federal grants earmarked to combat opioid abuse, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday.
Supreme Court Leaves Intact New Delaware Law That Expands Disclosure
For New Jerseyans supporting legislation that would require independent groups to report their contributions and expenditures, the U.S. Supreme Court has once again made a strong statement on behalf of disclosure.
Conaway, Singleton, Greenwald, Taliaferro & Quijano Bill to Boost Survivor Benefits for Children of Law Enforcement & Firefighters Now Law
(TRENTON) - Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Herb Conaway, Jr., MD, Troy Singleton, Majority Leader Louis Greenwald, Adam Taliaferro and Annette Quijano to significantly boost survivor benefits for children of State Police Officers and police and firefighters who die in the line of duty has been signed into law.
THE SQUANDERED PROMISE OF OFFSHORE WIND IN NEW JERSEY
Today is the sixth anniversary of a bill to build a framework for a thriving offshore-wind sector; the first U.S. offshore wind farm is two months away — in Rhode Island
Thumbs-up for Aug. 21
To providing for all the children of fallen state troopers. After a New Jersey State Police trooper with Burlington County ties was killed in the line of duty earlier this year, his fianceé and children were not eligible for full benefits under current pension law. Thanks to local legislators, including Assemblyman Troy Singleton, D-7th of Palmyra; Sen. Diane Allen, R-7th of Edgewater Park; and Senate President Steve Sweeney, D-1st of West Deptford, a bill to expand survivors' benefits was signed into law last week. Now all minor children of troopers who die in the line of duty are entitled to 70 percent of the their benefits, including children of unmarried couples, and until age 24 if they’re still in college. Trooper Sean Cullen, a Cinnaminson High School and Lycoming College graduate, was a member of the police forces in Sea Isle City and Mount Holly before becoming a trooper. He was struck and killed by a car on Interstate 295 in West Deptford while responding to the scene of an accident. We ask so much of them; it’s only right that we do what we can to care for their children.