WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following news release: The Clifton Arts Center, in Clifton, New Jersey, shares an unusual connection to USDA--it is housed in an old U.S. Animal Quarantine Station. Once the location of operations crucial to preventing the entry of diseases and pests that might threaten the Nation's animal health, the site is now a community gathering place that hosts art exhibits, special events, pr more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on Nov. 21, 2024, by Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke on the findings of civil rights violations by the Trenton Police Department and the City of Trenton, New Jersey: * * * As Prepared for Delivery Good morning. Joining me is Philip Sellinger, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey. After a comprehensive civil rights investigation of the Trenton Police Department and the City of Trenton, the Jus more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The Federal Communications Commission Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau issued the following public notice (PS Docket No. 23-237; WT Docket 02-378) on Nov. 21, 2024: * * * The Region 28 (Delaware, Eastern Pennsylvania, and Southern New Jersey Area) Public Safety 700 MHz RPC and 800 MHz Regional Planning Committees (RPCs)/1 will hold their 2025 quarterly meetings on the following dates. All 2025 meetings will be conducted remotely via Microsoft Teams. Region 28  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The Federal Communications Commission Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau issued the following public notice (PS Docket 23-237; WT Docket No. 02-378): * * * The Region 8 (New York Metropolitan and Northern New Jersey)/1 700 MHz and 800 MHz Regional Planning Committees (RPCs) will hold their 2025 quarterly meetings (in-person and virtual) on the following dates. The Region Secretary will email the virtual meeting link two weeks prior to each meeting. To be added to more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: * * * New award will make significant climate resilience and energy efficiency renovations. * * * NEW BRUNSWICK - Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) highlighted a $3,920,000 award to Lord Stirling Senior Housing in New Brunswick, New Jersey, under its Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP) to support significant energy efficiency and c more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey announced today that the Trenton Police Department (TPD) and the City of Trenton, New Jersey, engage in a pattern or practice of conduct that violates the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The city and TPD have stated that they will work with the department to implement the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 04-AC-353337) by Region 4 Director Kimberly E. Andrews: * * * THERAPEUTIC LEARNING CENTER INC. d/b/a GARFIELD PARK ACADEMY, Employer and GARFIELD PARK UNITED, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS LOCAL 6630, AFTNJ, AFL-CIO, Petitioner DECISION AND AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATION On October 24, 2024, the Petitioner filed a petition under Section 9(b) of the National Labor Relations Act, seeking to amend an more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: * * * UFCW Local 360 Labor-Management Plan Preserves Benefits Through Receipt of Special Financial Assistance * * * The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, Local 360 Labor-Management Pension Plan (UFCW  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- The White House issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: Today, President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order creating a Presidential Emergency Board to help resolve an ongoing dispute between New Jersey Transit and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET). The appointment of the Board is required under the Railway Labor Act because a party to the dispute has requested an Emergency Board. The Presidential Emergency Board will provide a struc more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- President Biden issued the following executive order on Nov. 21, 2024: * * * Executive Order on Establishing a Second Emergency Board to Investigate a Dispute Between New Jersey Transit Rail Operations and Its Locomotive Engineers Represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen A dispute exists between the New Jersey Transit Rail Operations and its Locomotive Engineers represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen. The dispute  more PR