NORTH BRANCH, New Jersey, Aug. 26 (TNSPer) -- Raritan Valley Community College issued the following news release: Lauren Ciotola of Lebanon has been chosen as the new Alumni Representative to the Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC) Board of Trustees. Ciotola graduated from the College Summa Cum Laude in May, earning the Academic Award for her major, Health Science. While at RVCC, she was a member of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year colleges. Ciotola will be co more PR

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, Aug. 26 (TNSEve) -- Rider University issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2021: The Rebovich Institute for New Jersey Politics and Rider University's Office of Veterans and Military Affairs will commemorate the 20th anniversary of 9/11 by hosting an event with former Pennsylvania Governor Mark Schweiker '83 on Sept. 9. "An Evening with Governor Mark Schweiker" will feature a discussion of his role in leading his state's response to the attack on United Fligh more PR

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, Aug. 28 (TNSPer) -- Rider University issued the following news release: Rider University's Alumni Association Board of Directors have added five new members, Anthony Celentano '78, '80, Marci Gnandt '00, '03, Ellen Marut Katcher '88, Kaitlyn Marut '20 and Stephen Neukam '21. Their service began on July 1. Anthony Celentano '78, '80 received a Bachelor of Music in Sacred Music, as well as two master's, in choral conducting and church music, from Westminster Choir Col more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Aug. 25 -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: The American Water Charitable Foundation (AWCF) is excited to announce the recipients of their 2021 Building Better Communities grant program: * City of Imperial Beach, California * City of Lexington, Kentucky The grants, which total $500,000, will be used to create equitable community-focused, water-inspired play areas that feature modern, state-of-the-art splashpads to teach ch more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Aug. 28 -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: American Water (NYSE: AWK), the largest publicly-traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, announced that Valoria Armstrong, Chief Inclusion Officer and Vice President, External Affairs, was recognized by the Philadelphia Business Journal as a Diversity Leader in Business. The award recognizes diverse leaders that have demonstrated success in their respective fields and thro more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Aug. 26 -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2021: American Water (NYSE: AWK), the largest publicly-traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, announced that President and CEO Walter Lynch joined other private sector and education leaders to discuss collaborative efforts to collectively improve the nation's cybersecurity with President Biden, members of his cabinet, and the national security team. The Biden  more PR

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Aug. 25 -- Forbes Media issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2021: Forbes, in partnership with SHOOK Research, today announced the 2021 list of America's Top Wealth Advisors, which spotlights the nation's top financial advisors. This year's list includes 250 advisors, who manage $1.4 trillion in client assets. Advisors were nominated by their firm and then vetted and ranked by SHOOK research. While global economic recovery efforts due to Covid-19 continue to p more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Aug. 27 -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: Kentucky American Water has been awarded a 2021 Diversity and Inclusion Award from the Kentucky/Tennessee Section of the American Water Works Association for its outstanding commitment to an inclusive and diverse workplace. The company received the award at a ceremony held earlier this month during the Kentucky/Tennessee Water Professionals Conference in Chattanooga, Tenn., attended more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 28 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: The Murphy Administration and NJ TRANSIT continue to advance the $190-million renovation and revitalization of Newark Penn Station with today's release of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Master Planning, Conceptual, Preliminary, and Final Design, and Construction Assistance Services. In December, Governor Phil Murphy joined NJ TRANSIT President & CEO Kevin Corbett community leaders and municipal more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 25 -- The New Jersey Democratic State Committee issued the following news: After weeks of dishonestly attacking Governor Murphy's school mask mandate with a barrage of misinformation and blatant lies about COVID-19 not affecting children, Republican gubernatorial candidate Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli has abruptly reversed his extreme position and is once again looking for "wiggle room" to mislead voters. In an interview with Politico NJ, a Ciattarelli campaign spokesp more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 23 -- The New Jersey Democratic State Committee issued the following news: Just as he is on issues like gun safety, reproductive freedom, LGBTQ inclusiveness, and support for Donald Trump's lies about the 2020 election, Republican gubernatorial candidate Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli is dramatically out of step with the mainstream on school mask mandates. A new poll from Monmouth University shows that 67% of New Jersey voters support Governor Murphy's mask mandate, with more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 26 -- The New Jersey Department of Education issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2021: The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) today announced 21 educators as the 2021-2022 County Teachers of the Year during a virtual awards ceremony. "New Jersey public schools have been recognized as the best in the nation and the strength of our schools is driven by our dynamic educators," said Governor Phil Murphy. "Congratulations to all of the County Teachers of  more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 28 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2021: Governor Murphy today announced the appointment of Noreen Giblin as Deputy Chief Counsel and Director of the Governor's Authorities Unit (GAU). Giblin currently serves as Cabinet Secretary to the Governor and will transition into her new role on September 13. "Noreen's experience and expert knowledge of state government is unparalleled," said Governor Murphy. "She has proven hers more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 28 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2021: Governor Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 256, establishing the Task Force on Afghan Refugee Assistance to report directly to the Office of the Governor. The task force will be chaired by Adjutant General and Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMAVA) Brigadier General Dr. Lisa J. Hou and will serve to coordinate State efforts to appr more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 25 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2021: Governor Phil Murphy today signed S84/2093 into law, requiring public and non-public middle schools and high schools, as well as higher education institutions, to adopt anti-hazing policies and penalties for violations of the policies. Under this new law, hazing will be upgraded from a fourth-degree crime to a third-degree crime if it results in death or serious bodily injury, and more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 25 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2021: Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 253, requiring all preschool to Grade 12 school personnel to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by October 18, 2021 or be subject to COVID-19 testing at minimum one to two times per week. This requirement will strengthen protections against the spread of COVID-19, including the highly transmissible Delta variant, to children  more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 25 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2021: Governor Phil Murphy today signed legislation (S-3995) that establishes a fund administered by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) which will provide grants to schools and small businesses for the assessment, repair, upgrading, and replacement of HVAC systems and plumbing fixtures and appliances that fail to meet efficiency and health standards. The program is backed by more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 25 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Governor Phil Murphy today signed legislation (A-2374) which establishes the Garden State Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) Program. The program will facilitate the funding of clean and renewable energy infrastructure at commercial properties throughout the state, furthering the Administration's commitment to battling climate change. "C-PACE programs have been proven to be succes more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 25 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Governor Murphy signed the following bills into law: A-4918/S-3266 (Greenwald, Johnson, Mukherji/Diegnan, Gopal) - Allows corporations and certain financial institutions to hold remote shareholder meetings A-5588/S-3812 (McKnight, Kennedy, Moen/Greenstein, Bateman) - Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2022 A-5589/S-3813 (Caputo, Taliaferro, Chaparro/Codey, more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, Aug. 28 -- Newark Board of Education issued the following news release: On Tuesday, August 24, 2021 Superintendent Leon welcomed more than 350 new teachers to the district during this year's New Teacher Orientation. Entering his third year at the helm of New Jersey's largest school district, Superintendent Leon stated "I have the most incredible job; being able to claim that I am living my dream and teachers, like you in Newark, are responsible for this reality," he added, " more PR

DELAWARE, Ohio, Aug. 24 (TNSOps) -- Ohio Wesleyan University issued the following news release: Ohio Wesleyan University has selected 13 students as 2021-2022 Education Fellows. The four-year fellowships are awarded each fall by Ohio Wesleyan's Department of Education to first-year students with a high potential for success at the university and a stated interest in teaching at the pre-school, elementary, middle, or high school level. OWU's newest Education Fellows are: * Emily Dunn of Hills more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Aug. 25 (TNSMon) -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news: Microsoft has awarded $250,000 in funding to professor Jonathan Mummolo and a team of fellow social scientists to fund the development of a novel system to computationally analyze police body-worn camera (BWC) footage. Mummolo, assistant professor of politics and public affairs at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, is creating a system t more PR

NORTH BRANCH, New Jersey, Aug. 27 (TNSPar) -- Raritan Valley Community College issued the following news release: * * * Raritan Valley Community College, Ramapo College Sign Transfer Agreement for Students Interested in Studying Business Raritan Valley Community College in Branchburg and Ramapo College of New Jersey in Mahway have entered into a new agreement that will facilitate the transfer process for RVCC graduates interested in attending the Anisfield School of Business at Ramapo College more PR

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, Aug. 27 (TNSPar) -- Rider University issued the following news release: * * * Rider joins national Swipe Out Hunger initiative Beginning this fall, students can donate or request meal swipes through a new program, Broncs Against Hunger. The program is in partnership with the national Swipe Out Hunger initiative devoted to ending college student hunger. Broncs Against Hunger aims to assist students facing food insecurity. Each semester, students with meal plans may  more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 28 (TNSRes) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * GSAPP graduate student and alumni collaborated on a survey to analyze concerns about resuming pre-pandemic activities * * * Returning to work, school and everyday activities is leaving many individuals who hadn't suffered from anxiety before the COVID-19 shutdown with Pandemic-Acquired Risk Avoidance (PARA) - a new way that psychologists characterize pandemic-related stress and anxiety. "The D more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 25 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Researchers find the benefits of free time depend on our beliefs about it * * * While many - from Aristotle to the Dalai Lama - have opined on the state of human happiness, a new Rutgers-led study finds that utter contentment depends, at least in part, on believing that leisure activities are not a waste of time. The findings from four studies appear in the Journal of Experimental Social Psych more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 25 (TNSRes) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Rutgers scholar notes instances where presidential politics remain influenced by gender and race * * * How did we go from the most diverse field of presidential candidates in U.S. history to two elderly white men to Joe Biden - a quintessentially traditional politician - winning the election? Kelly Dittmar, director of research at the Rutgers Center for American Women and Politics, pondered th more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 28 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * New article suggests areas of research to better understand risk factors of and protection against elder mistreatment. * * * More studies are needed in community and health care settings to improve understanding of elder mistreatment risk factors and prevention, clinical management and policy formulation, according to commentary coauthored by XinQi Dong, director of the Rutgers Institute for He more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 27 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Testing for some inflammatory proteins associated with the nervous and immune systems will help diagnose the earlier onset and progression of Alzheimer's disease, according to a Rutgers study. The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, analyzed 15 cerebrospinal fluid proteins related to cells in the nervous and immune systems in 382 participants. The researchers found that a group of pr more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Aug. 25 -- Albemarle County Public Schools issued the following news on Aug. 24, 2021: Next month will be the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on America, and for one sixth-grade student during that time, it was an experience that still shapes her life. Kristina Passi lived in New Jersey when the attacks on the World Trade Center took place, and today she teaches sixth grade at Walton Middle School. Passi is one of 15 Albemarle County Public Schools (ACPS) teache more PR

GALLOWAY, New Jersey, Aug. 25 (TNSMon) -- Stockton University issued the following news: Stockton University has distributed over $17 million in federal funds to assist more than 6,000 students who were impacted financially by the COVID-19 pandemic. The university is now allocating an additional $493,000 of its own federal Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund III (HEERF III) allotment to eliminate the debt of 214 students who still owe funds to the university. Stockton Chief Enrollment Mana more PR

HAMILTON, New Jersey, Aug. 25 (TNSAwa) -- The New Jersey Charter Schools Association issued the following news release: Two New Jersey charter schools are among the seven districts to receive a Lighthouse Award from the New Jersey Department of Education. This award recognizes district and charter schools that have demonstrated measurable progress towards equitable outcomes in areas such as increasing post-secondary enrollment, diversity in the teacher workforce, course enrollment and disciplin more PR