NEWARK, NJ — Five relics and a life-sized statue of St. Pio, the first priest in the Catholic Church’s history to bear the stigmata wounds of Jesus’ crucifixion, will be on public display at Newark’s Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart this September as part of the Saint Pio Foundation’s ongoing “I Embrace You” tour […]
TRENTON, NJ — The New Jersey Department of Health has confirmed the state’s first human cases of West Nile Virus this year, according to an Aug. 25 press release. Three male residents tested positive in August for West Nile virus, in Bergen, Morris and Ocean counties. Two are in their 50s, one is in his […]
TRENTON, NJ — Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights announced Aug. 25 that DCR has issued 30 notices of violation to housing providers around the state for allegedly violating New Jersey’s Fair Chance in Housing Act by asking questions on housing applications that are prohibited by the law, and […]
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver will serve as treasurer for the National Lieutenant Governors Association for 2022-2023. The NLGA is a professional association supporting lieutenant governors and the officeholders first in line of succession to the governor in all 50 states and the U.S. territories in the goal of being as […]
NEWARK, NJ — Every 2022 graduate of Essex County College’s radiography program passed the required national licensing exam on the first try this summer. And all 17 graduates received at least one job offer before receiving their hard-earned Associate in Applied Science degrees on June 3. Radiography graduates must pass the American Registry of Radiologic […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County NJ Republican Women gathered Aug. 15 to celebrate Phyllis Schlafly’s birthday. The event featured a special visit via Zoom from Schlafly’s daughter, Anne Schlafly Cori. The women enjoyed a St. Louis–style barbecue with ribs and sides, birthday cake, champagne and more; Schlafly was from St. Louis, Mo. At the […]
WASHINGTON, DC — On Aug. 18, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona announced $51.7 million in 189 new grant awards to institutions of higher education across the United States as part of the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program, which provides grants to universities and colleges for projects designed to provide disadvantaged college students effective […]
TRENTON, NJ — On Aug. 17, the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs opened a 30-day period for people to provide public comment on the Hurricane Ida Recovery Action Plan, which details how the state proposes to utilize $228,346,000 in federal Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery funds to help households and communities recover from […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Jewish Family Service of MetroWest NJ and Rachel Coalition, JFS’ domestic violence division, will host a new book club discussion on Tuesday, Sept. 20, at 6:30 p.m. The first book to be featured is “Where the Crawdads Sing,” by Delia Owens. This novel is simultaneously an exquisite ode to the natural […]
NEWARK, NJ — On Friday, July 29, 10 students graduated from a pharmacy technician training program, taking the first step on a new career path. This training is a joint venture between Jewish Vocational Service of Metrowest and CVS Health. During an intense 10-week training program taught by instructor Genevieve-Marie Louis, students were introduced to […]