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Assembly Advances Singleton & Diegnan Bill Placing Greater Emphasis on High School Computer Science Training in AP Courses
(TRENTON) - Legislation sponsored by Assemblymen Troy Singleton and Patrick Diegnan placing a greater emphasis on the importance of computer science in high school education was given the go ahead with a vote of 76-0 by the full Assembly on Thursday.
We ALL Carry Student Debt
For recent high school students, the joys of June graduations fill the air combined with the anticipation (for many) of attending college in the fall. However, once the rays on these jubilant days dim, these same students will face clouds of economic uncertainly in four years that many recent college students must now confront.
Dietz & Watson moving out of Delanco
DELANCO — After months of waiting and public speculation, Dietz & Watson has announced it will not rebuild the Coopertown Road distribution center it lost to a massive fire last September and will instead move to the Tacony section of Philadelphia.
Men's health fair in Mt. Laurel set for Friday
MOUNT LAUREL — A men’s health fair will be held at the Title Resource Group on Leadenhall Road from 2 to 5 p.m. Friday.
Singleton, Prieto, Burzichelli & Schaer Bill to Require State Debt Report Include Affordability Analysis Clears Senate
(TRENTON) - Legislation sponsored by Assemblyman Troy Singleton, Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto and Assemblymen John Burzichelli and Gary Schaer to require the State Debt Report include an affordability analysis cleared the full Senate Thursday.
Quijano, Vainieri Huttle, Jasey, Benson, Singleton, Wilson, Lampitt Bill to Facilitate Financial Support to Local Libraries Receives Final Legislative Approval by Assembly
(TRENTON) - The full Assembly gave the final approval on Monday to legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Annette Quijano, Valerie Vainieri Huttle, Mila Jasey, Daniel Benson, Troy Singleton, Whip Wilson and Pamela Lampitt to allow taxpayers to make a voluntary contribution in support of local libraries on their gross income tax returns with a vote of 77-0.
Going, Going … Green
When did the thought of promoting clean energy standards and practices become synonymous with any and every negative connotation folks can think of? There simply is no doubt that fossil fuels, as our nation's sole source for energy, is a dying industry. (If you’ll forgive the pun.) But its death is s-l-o-w, and many politicians can barely think five years ahead, much less 50 years. For the average citizen, like us, these are conversations of a larger philosophical nature that are unquestionably difficult to identify with. Especially, as we are often faced with more immediate concerns in our day-to-day lives. However, we should be mindful of this important issue.
Tight-lipped Dietz & Watson frustrating local officials
DELANCO — As the rubble piles up where the former Dietz & Watson distribution center stood, local officials are feeling the rub.
They are frustrated that Dietz & Watson has not decided where it will rebuild its refrigerated distribution center, despite New Jersey offering more than $30 million in incentives for the center to be rebuilt at the Coopertown Road site, where its former 260,000-square-foot building stood before it was destroyed in a lingering fire in September.
Singleton: Lawmakers face tough choices with budget crisis
WILLINGBORO — Assemblyman Troy Singleton says Democrats in the New Jersey Legislature are reviewing a “menu of bad choices” to try to balance the state budget while also making promised payments to the state pension system.
An Open Letter To My Hero….My Dad
This Sunday is Father's Day. A day we observe to remind us to remember our fathers in some way. A day to give thanks and appreciation, for the love and care we have received and are receiving, from our dads. I wanted to pen this week’s post acknowledging my hero….my dad. Now my dad cares little about a lot of sentimental or emotional praise. He comes from that era where being the stoic “man of the house” was the norm and expected. Therefore, I will limit my words of praise to simply this: I have, in my forty years on Earth, meet and known many fine dads, and as a student of history have read about many great men , yet, I can truthfully say nothing makes me prouder than to be Elijah Singleton Jr.’s son. So here goes my letter: