Essex County College students reach for the stars

NEWARK, NJ — This September, 24 Essex County College students will continue their quest to the stars as participants in the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars program. “These students successfully completed NASA’s five-week online summer program. Now they are ready to go for the On-Campus Rover Competition workshop,” said program coordinator Nidhal Marashi, an ECC […]

NJ Transit’s Safety Education Program goes virtual

NJ Transit’s Safety Education Program goes virtual

NEWARK, NJ — NJ Transit is keeping up with the times by taking its Safety Education Program virtual. Schools are encouraged to request the free “Safety Rules!” presentation, now conducted via Zoom, to educate students on the need for safe behavior and caution around trains and light rail vehicles. This summer, the Safety Education Program […]

NJSBA requests more federal funding for education during pandemic

NJSBA requests more federal funding for education during pandemic

TRENTON, NJ — On Aug. 25, the New Jersey School Boards Association joined in Gov. Phil Murphy’s call for federal financial support to help states and local school districts meet the challenges posed by the pandemic. Murphy emphasized the need for additional federal funding during his budget message for the nine-month abbreviated fiscal year, which […]

NJIT featured in the Princeton Review’s ‘Best 386 Colleges’ guide for 2021

NJIT featured in the Princeton Review’s ‘Best 386 Colleges’ guide for 2021

NEWARK, NJ — New Jersey Institute of Technology has been named a top college according to the Princeton Review in the newest edition of its college guide, “The Best 386 Colleges,” a designation only about 14 percent of America’s 2,800 four-year colleges have earned. NJIT also received honors as a top college in the Northeast […]

Three dead in motor vehicle crash

Three dead in motor vehicle crash

NEWARK, NJ — There was a three-car motor vehicle collision in Newark that resulted in the deaths of three people and serious injuries to five others, according to an Aug. 31 press release from the prosecutor’s office. On Sunday, Aug. 30, at approximately 7 p.m., three cars were involved in a crash at Broad Street […]

Essex County College graduate well-prepared for career in the medical field

IRVINGTON, NJ — Christiane Kenfack Tejiogue, of Irvington, had a busy summer after earning her Essex County College associate’s degree in general science. She spent four weeks participating in the Summer Health Professions Education Program prior to starting this fall at New Jersey City University on a presidential scholarship. “I’m interested in entering the medical […]

AG arrests 21 alleged sex offenders in ‘Operation Screen Capture’

AG arrests 21 alleged sex offenders in ‘Operation Screen Capture’

TRENTON, NJ — On Aug. 26, Attorney General Gurbir Grewal announced the arrests of 21 individuals who are charged with sexually exploiting children online. The 19 men, one woman and one juvenile male were arrested in “Operation Screen Capture,” a collaborative operation launched in response to a dramatic increase in reports of potential threats to […]

Scholarships awarded to NJ environmental students

Scholarships awarded to NJ environmental students

NEWARK, NJ — For almost as long as it has existed as a member-supported, nonprofit land trust, the Land Conservancy of New Jersey has been providing scholarships to residents of New Jersey pursuing degrees in environmental science, natural resource management, conservation, park administration and related fields. For the past 36 years, this program has been […]

AG, DEP files suits against alleged polluters

AG, DEP files suits against alleged polluters

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Attorney General Gurbir Grewal and Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Catherine McCabe announced Aug. 27 the filing of 12 new environmental enforcement actions targeting polluters across New Jersey whose actions threaten the health and safety of residents in minority and lower-income communities in Newark, Orange, South Orange, Paterson, Jersey City, Elizabeth, […]

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