TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 13 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: As part of Governor Phil Murphy and the Murphy Administration's ongoing commitment to fighting the opioid epidemic, Acting Governor Sheila Oliver today announced support for legislation (S3009) sponsored by state Senator Joe Vitale and Assemblywoman Valerie Vaineri Huttle to amend current law to authorize the Department of Health (DOH) to independently establish harm reduction centers (HRCs) and t more PR

PARSIPPANY, New Jersey, Aug. 12 -- Coyne Public Relations issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2021: Coyne Public Relations today announces that it has been nominated for eight Jersey Awards by the New Jersey Advertising Club. The Jersey Awards recognize tops campaigns and creative across New Jersey in the advertising, marketing, and communications fields. "We are very proud to be recognized among New Jersey's strongest campaigns this year," said Rich Lukis, President of Coyne PR. "Th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Jack Ciattarelli has gone "hard right" since Donald Trump's presidency, and his running mate Diane Allen is right by his side. Together, the two are singing a tune that is turning New Jersey voters away with their far-right, unpopular positions. Ciattarelli's extreme positions include restricting reproductive freedom, cutting taxes for the wealthy, opposing New Jersey's LGBTQ-inclusive curriculum in schools, more PR

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Aug. 13 -- Forbes Media issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2021: On the heels of its inaugural 50 Over 50 list, Forbes today unveils the 50 Over 50: Vision list, which highlights the exceptional women who are shaping the future of science, technology and art. Forbes "50 Over 50" platform, in partnership with Mika Brzezinski's "Know Your Value" is dedicated to shine a light on women over the age of 50 who have achieved significant success later in life, often more PR

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Aug. 11 -- Forbes Media issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2021: Forbes today released its 2021 Cloud 100 List, the definitive ranking of the top 100 private cloud companies in the world, produced in collaboration with Bessemer Venture Partners and Salesforce Ventures. "Our Cloud 100 list recognizes the most innovative and valuable private companies in cloud technology," said Alex Konrad, Senior Editor at Forbes. "This year's ranking takes on a truly global  more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Aug. 10 (TNSJou) -- The High Meadows Environmental Institute issued the following news: Planting trees and replenishing forests are among the simplest and most appealing natural climate solutions, but the impact of trees on atmospheric temperature is more complex than meets the eye. One question among scientists is whether reforesting midlatitude locations such as North America or Europe could in fact make the planet hotter. Forests absorb large amounts of solar radiatio more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 10 -- The New Jersey Democratic State Committee issued the following news: Republican Lt. Governor candidate Diane Allen is sounding like a Fox News pundit as the Ciattarelli-Allen campaign continues its march to the extreme right. In an interview on the New Jersey Globe Power Hour radio show, Allen espoused right-wing conspiracy theories about migrants bringing COVID-19 into the country and even embraced "good guy with a gun" talking points right out of the National R more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 11 -- The New Jersey Department of Education issued the following news release: In its "DOE Digest" podcast episode scheduled to be released on Thursday, August 12, the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) discusses the integration of social-emotional learning and equity in education programs. "Social and emotional learning, or SEL, will be the foundation of a successful school year for students and educators around New Jersey," said Kenneth Bond, Acting Directo more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 6 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order 252, instituting the previously announced requirement that all workers in certain state and private health care facilities and high-risk congregate settings be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by September 7, 2021 or be subject to COVID-19 testing at minimum one to two times per week. This requirement aims to strengthen protection against the sprea more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 11 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2021: Governor Phil Murphy today signed legislation (A5822) renaming the Dismal Swamp and Dismal Swamp Preservation Commission as the "Peter J. Barnes III Wildlife Preserve" and the "Peter J. Barnes III Wildlife Preservation Committee". The legislation is in honor of late State Senator and Superior Court Judge Peter Barnes III, who played an instrumental role in preserving the swamp, wh more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 13 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Governor Phil Murphy, Acting Governor Sheila Oliver, and State Treasurer Elizabeth Maher Muoio today praised the decision by Fitch Ratings to upgrade the outlook for New Jersey's general obligation bonds from negative to positive. In a statement issued today, Fitch Ratings stated its outlook upgrade "reflects the rapid turnaround in the state's fiscal condition as it recovers from the coronavirus more PR

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, Aug. 10 (TNSPar) -- Rider University issued the following news release: Rider University and the State of New Jersey have partnered to offer a 20% discount to New Jersey State government employees. The discount also applies to employees' immediate family members under the age of 23. Participants can pursue a degree, certificate or individual classes from more than 100 nationally ranked programs, including accounting, business administration, cybersecurity, homeland s more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Aug. 14 -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: New Jersey American Water will replace approximately three miles of aging water main in Monmouth County starting this month. The company will upgrade the aging 18-inch cast iron water lines that were installed in the 1900s with new 16-inch ductile iron main along River Road from Harrison Avenue in Red Bank through Fair Haven to Bingham Avenue in Rumson. The project also includes rep more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Aug. 12 -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: New Jersey American Water will replace approximately 1,900 feet of aging water main in Washington Borough starting next week. The company will upgrade the aging 4-inch cast iron water lines that were installed in the 1920's with new 8-inch ductile iron main along Johnston Street from Grand Avenue to Taylor Street. The project also includes replacing one fire hydrant and 45 utility-o more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, Aug. 13 -- Public Service Enterprise Group issued the following news release: Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) has entered into an agreement to sell its 6,750-megawatt fossil generating portfolio to newly formed subsidiaries of ArcLight Energy Partners Fund VII, L.P., a fund controlled by ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC for aggregate consideration of approximately $1.92 billion, subject to customary adjustments, and is expected to be completed late in the fourth quarter more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, Aug. 11 -- Public Service Enterprise Group issued the following news release: With Long Island and the entire New York City metropolitan area expecting high temperatures and humidity for the next few days, PSEG Long Island asks its customers to voluntarily conserve electricity when possible. In addition to the typical demand challenges faced during high heat, PSEG Long Island is aware of issues affecting some interconnections that provide electricity to the service area and more PR

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, Aug. 11 (TNSPer) -- Rider University issued the following news release: Barbara J. Lawrence has been appointed Rider University's inaugural vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion/chief diversity officer, the University announced on Aug. 2. She will begin on Sept. 13. "Barbara joins our university as a committed and student-focused leader with extensive background in issues related to equity, inclusion and diversity," President Gregory G. Dell'Omo, Ph.D.,  more PR

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, Aug. 13 (TNSAwa) -- Rider University issued the following news release: Graduate student Aaliyah Wideman '21 was one of 253 students throughout the U.S. selected to receive a $10,000 scholarship from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) for the 2021-22 academic year. The PCAOB scholarship program seeks to benefit students who are likely to become auditors and to make a difference to students who might otherwise choose a different career path. Wideman more PR

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, Aug. 12 (TNSJou) -- Rider University issued the following news release: Homeland security graduate student Andrew Christopher Ziegler '20 recently published an article in the academic journal The Hatfield Graduate Journal of Public Affairs. The article, Security Concerns vs. Monied Interests?: The Role of Agenda Setting in Homeland Security, examines the allocation of resources among the U.S. federal government's five broad homeland security priorities during the fisc more PR

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, Aug. 10 (TNSPro) -- Rider University issued the following news release: The 2021-22 academic year will begin with several changes in the Music Education program and departments, including a revision of the Master of Music Education curriculum, the appointment of two new faculty members and the appointment of Dr. Jason Vodicka '03, '09 as the new department chair. Master of Music Education (MME) The revised MME program continues to offer options to study in person as more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 10 (TNSPol) -- Rutgers University issued the following news on Aug. 9, 2021: Rutgers President Jonathan Holloway, School of Engineering (SOE) Dean Thomas Farris, and Rutgers researchers and students welcomed Congressman Frank Pallone and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo for a recent tour of engineering facilities in the state-of-the-art Richard Weeks Hall of Engineering. The Aug. 5 tour highlighted ways in which federal investments in research and innovat more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 13 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * The study provides scientific evidence for the benefits of parenting classes in humans, Rutgers researcher says * * * The best way to become a good mother just might be learning from an experienced one, if new research on female mice is any indication, according to a Rutgers researcher who filmed thousands of hours of interaction between female mice and found that mouse mothers are outstanding  more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 11 (TNSPol) -- Rutgers University issued the following news on Aug. 10, 2021: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo resigned today in an astonishing fall from grace a week after a report by state attorney general Letitia James concluded he had sexually harassed nearly a dozen women. Saladin Ambar, a professor of political science and senior scholar at the Center on the American Governor at the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, explains  more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 10 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Rutgers study confirms "cell-based" and "cell-cultured" work best * * * Food companies, regulators, marketers, journalists and others should use the terms "cell-based" or "cell-cultured" when labeling and talking about seafood products made from the cells of fish or shellfish, according to a new Rutgers study in the Journal of Food Science. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and U.S. Depart more PR

GALLOWAY, New Jersey, Aug. 10 (TNSRes) -- Stockton University issued the following news: Three area high school students spent their summer with Stockton faculty members studying the function of proteins and the fluorescent properties of a known organic molecule, as part of the Research and Engineering Apprenticeship (REAP) at Stockton. The students presented their findings at the Research and Engineering Apprenticeship (REAP) Symposium on Aug. 6. REAP gives rising high school seniors and jun more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 13 (TNSPer) -- Thomas Edison State University issued the following news release: Thomas Edison State University announces two new leadership appointments that will further the University's commitment to its mission of delivering high quality education to adult learners while also deepening its relationships with the greater Trenton community and the state of New Jersey. Deb D'Arcangelo has been appointed chief advancement officer and vice president of the University F more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Aug. 13 (TNSPer) -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news: As Princeton University resumes full on-campus teaching and research for the fall 2021 semester, there will be several new faces at the School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA). In addition to the formal arrival of our incoming Dean Amaney Jamal on September 1, three new full-time faculty members joined SPIA this summer. SPIA also celebrates the long-t more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 12 (TNSRes) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: As Rutgers welcomes faculty, staff and students back to campus in the midst of the COVID-19 Delta variant surge, the push is on to get the university community vaccinated in time for the fall semester. Rutgers Today sat down with Vicente Gracias, senior vice chancellor for clinical affairs at Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences who has been at the forefront of the university's response to the pandemi more PR