CAMDEN, New Jersey, Aug. 7 -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: More than 500 paddlers participated in the 16th annual Missouri American Water MR340 race which commenced on July 20 in Kansas City, KS and concluded on July 23 in St. Charles, MO. Missouri American Water returned as the title sponsor by supplying volunteers and water bottles at the launch in Kansas City, check point in Jefferson City and the finish line in St. Charles. At the finis more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Aug. 3 -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2021: American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE: AWK) today reported results for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, of $1.14 per share, compared to $0.97 per share in 2020. "American Water employees delivered a strong second quarter with 2021 earnings per share up 17.5% compared to 2020. These results demonstrate that we continue to grow our business through the consistent ex more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Aug. 6 (TNSAwa) -- D'Youville College issued the following news: The Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership is proud to announce Amy Brombos was just awarded the United States Department of Commerce Bronze Medal for her work at the U.S. Census Bureau. Amy is a student in the program at the dissertation stage. She is also Partnership and Media Coordinator for the U.S. Census Bureau for New York, New Jersey, New England, and Puerto Rico. The Department of Commerce Bronze M more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 4 (TNSAwa) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Four Rutgers graduate students - the most of any institution of higher education in the United States - are among 74 finalists selected for the 2022 class of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Sea Grant John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Program. Named after oceanographer and meteorologist John A. Knauss, one of the founders of the Sea Grant and former NOAA administrator, th more PR

WAYNE, New Jersey, Aug. 5 (TNSPer) -- William Paterson University issued the following news release: Idida Rodriguez '86, one of New Jersey's top political strategists, and Audrey McDowell '91, a leading executive in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, have been appointed to the William Paterson University Board of Trustees. "William Paterson is fortunate to have a wonderful board composed of wise and dedicated trustees, under the leadership of Chair Michael Seeve," says President more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Aug. 5 -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: Illinois American Water's Metro East water system is undergoing an annual treatment change. This change is temporary. Work will also include the flushing of water mains and fire hydrants. Coupled together the treatment change and flushing supports continued water quality and fire protection to homes and businesses; it will occur across the Metro East water distribution system for the more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 7 -- The New Jersey Democratic State Committee issued the following news: After Governor Phil Murphy made the responsible decision to mandate that students in K-12 schools wear masks in class this fall, Republican gubernatorial candidate Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli predictably attacked the Governor and opposed this commonsense public health measure. Assemblyman Ciattarelli is once again siding with the anti-science, anti-vaccine, anti-mask extremists that he has worke more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 5 -- The New Jersey Democratic State Committee issued the following news: At their announcement event this morning, longtime Republican legislator Diane Allen will join a Ciattarelli for Governor campaign that is lurching further to the right every day and continuing to embrace extreme positions that are out of step with New Jersey. The New Jersey Democratic State Committee is releasing a list of ten questions that Senator Allen must answer in order for New Jerseyans  more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 4 -- The New Jersey Department of Education issued the following news release: The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) announced five school districts and two charter schools are recipients of Lighthouse Awards for substantial improvement in advancing educational equity. The seven Lighthouse Award recipients were announced today at the NJDOE's Virtual Statewide Equity Conference. "Equity in education can take many forms, and the Lighthouse Award recipients have more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 5 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Governor Phil Murphy and State Treasurer Elizabeth Maher Muoio welcome the decision by S&P Global Ratings to upgrade the outlook for New Jersey's general obligation bonds from stable to positive. In a statement issued yesterday, S&P Global Ratings said "The outlook revision reflects our view that the decisions made by the state on how to spend surplus revenues in fiscal years 2021 and 2022 could p more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 9 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Joined by educators, medical professionals, parents, and school administrators, Governor Phil Murphy today announced that all students, educators, staff, and visitors will be required to wear face masks indoors for the start of the 2021-2022 school year. The Governor signed Executive Order (EO) 251, which will mandate masking in the indoor premises of all public, private, and parochial preschool, e more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 3 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2021: Governor Phil Murphy today announced that all workers in certain state and private health care facilities and high-risk congregate settings will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or be subject to COVID-19 testing at minimum one to two times per week. This requirement will help increase protection against the spread of COVID-19, including the highly transmissible De more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 7 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2021: Governor Phil Murphy today cut the ribbon on Cinelease Studios - Caven Point, the largest film studio in New Jersey, and the first purpose-built facility of its kind in the state. "When we reinstated the film tax credit in 2018 and expanded it late last year, this is exactly the type of project we envisioned," said Governor Murphy. "New Jersey is where filmmaking began, and we are  more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 6 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation yesterday that will provide comprehensive home eviction prevention and utility assistance for tenants who have been financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Legislation (S-3691) allocates an additional $ 500 million for the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program (CVERAP) and $ 250 million for utility assistance, both programs administered by the D more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 5 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2021: Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 249, which updates the moratorium on evictions established under Executive Order No. 106 (2020) to be aligned with legislation signed into law earlier today (S-3691). The updated moratorium continues to protect residents most impacted financially by the COVID-19 pandemic. "Our evictions moratorium has kept families in their home more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 6 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2021: Governor Phil Murphy today signed legislation, A4640/S2886, amending New Jersey's standby guardianship laws to expand caregivers' ability to make prospective alternative arrangements for their children in case of an emergency. This new law will help streamline the process to allow parents and guardians to designate alternative caregivers temporarily without going to court. "When p more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 5 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2021: Governor Phil Murphy today signed legislation that will provide comprehensive housing eviction prevention and utility assistance for renters who have been financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The legislation (S-3691) appropriates an additional $500 million for the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program (CVERAP) and $250 million for utility assistance, both programs a more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 6 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Governor Murphy signed the following bills into law. S-2798/A-4430 (Vitale, Ruiz/Conaway, Vainieri Huttle, McKnight) - Revises requirements for long-term care facilities to establish outbreak response plans S-3049/A-5176 (Sweeney, Beach/Taliaferro, Mukherji, Space, Armato) - Establishes regional municipal court pilot program A-4909/S-3090 (Dancer, Caputo/Gopal, Sarlo) - Authorizes fixed odds wag more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 4 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: New Jersey businesses and residents affected by flash flooding on July 12, 2021 may apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration. Affected residents and businesses in Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer and Warren counties are eligible for assistance. "I urge all residents and businesses affected by last month's flash flooding to apply for availab more PR

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 4 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2021: Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has reached a revised agreement on key terms with JFK Millennium Partners - including JetBlue Airways, the operator of John F. Kennedy International Airport's Terminal 5 - to build a state-of-the-art new international Terminal 6 that will anchor the north side of the airport. The project was init more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Aug. 3 -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: As a result of loss of water pressure from a transmission main leak along Possumtown Road in Piscataway, N.J., New Jersey American Water has issued a mandatory boil water advisory to customers in the following towns: * Clark * Dunellen * Edison * Green Brook * Linden * Middlesex * Piscataway * Roselle * South Plainfield A potential or actual threat to the quality of water b more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 6 -- The New Jersey Democratic State Committee issued the following news: Following a lackluster campaign launch, Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor State Senator Diane Allen stood in front of reporters yesterday and made a remarkable statement for someone who just agreed to run for Lieutenant Governor: "I'm not sure exactly where Jack stands on a lot of things." As a reminder for Senator Allen, Assemblyman Ciattarelli has spent his entire campaign pandering more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Aug. 7 (TNSPol) -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news: Economic disparities affect the health, wellness, and success of children even before they are born. Expanding social welfare programs could help to break this cycle. The U.S. House Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth held its first hearing on July 29. Among the witnesses was Janet Currie, Henry Putnam Professor of Economics and Public more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Aug. 5 (TNSJou) -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news: Stepping away from carbon-intensive power systems and investing in renewable technologies is critical to decarbonizing the global power sector and reducing global climate change. But the three countries dominating overseas bilateral finance in the power generation sector -- China, Japan, and the United States -- continue to fund fossil fuel power generation. A  more PR

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, Aug. 7 (TNSAwa) -- Rider University issued the following news release: Michelle Falanga, who is currently completing her doctoral studies at Rider University, is this year's Mensa Foundation's Gifted Education Fellowship winner. Falanga is a teacher resource specialist for gifted and talented in the West Windsor-Plainsboro school district in New Jersey and an adjunct professor at Montclair University. She volunteers with several statewide groups focused on gifted e more PR

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, Aug. 6 (TNSOps) -- Rider University issued the following news release: Strong support from alumni, faculty, staff and friends led Rider University to another solid year of fundraising, securing more than $13 million during this last fiscal year, which ended June 30. The total included the largest gift the University ever received for the sciences and contained a record $3 million in gifts and pledges for Rider's NCAA Division I Athletics program. In response to the p more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 4 (TNSPer) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: William (Wil) Jones, Jr., who has helped students navigate job hunting through some of the greatest challenges in generations including the COVID-19 pandemic, has been named executive director of the office of Career Exploration and Success (CES), Rutgers University-New Brunswick Chancellor-Provost Francine Conway announced. Jones previously served as senior director of CES and director of the office's  more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 6 (TNSAwa) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Four Rutgers graduate students - the most of any institution of higher education in the United States - are among 74 finalists selected for the 2022 class of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Sea Grant John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Program. Named after oceanographer and meteorologist John A. Knauss, one of the founders of the Sea Grant and former NOAA administrator, th more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 6 (TNSRes) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Able to climb stairs, navigate rough terrain, and respond to commands, Spot, the mobile robotic dog, offers researchers an autonomous technology for innovations in infrastructure maintenance and repair * * * Jie Gong thinks robots hold the key to mitigating dangers that can occur during industrial inspections and can serve as innovative tools to maintain the transportation network and aging infr more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 6 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on the death of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka: * * * "I am shocked and saddened by the sudden passing of my friend, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. America's and New Jersey's working families have lost one of their most steadfast and dedicated allies. Organized labor has lost one of its most powerful voices. "I was honored that Rich served on my Restart and Recovery Commission, ensuring that th more PR

WAYNE, New Jersey, Aug. 6 (TNSPro) -- William Paterson University issued the following news release: William Paterson University is expanding its portfolio of fully online degree programs to include nine new online bachelor's degrees beginning in fall 2021. In accordance with the University's mission of offering an outstanding and affordable education to a diverse traditional and nontraditional student body, these new offerings, part of the University's WP Online platform, will complement more  more PR

WAYNE, New Jersey, Aug. 3 (TNSAwa) -- William Paterson University issued the following news release: Francisco Diaz, associate vice president for student development at William Paterson University, has been named the recipient of the 2021 Fred Turner Award for Outstanding Service to NASPA for Region II. The award was presented during NASPA's recent 2021 Virtual Conference. The Fred Turner Award for Outstanding Service to NASPA, named in honor of former chair of the NASPA Board of Directors (19 more PR