PLAINFIELD, New Jersey, Jan. 31 (TNSgov) -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2023: The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today thanked the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office for investigating the use of a bulldozer, a symbol of anti-Muslim violence by far-right Hindutva extremists, during an India Day Parade. In a statement, CAIR-NJ  more

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, New Jersey, Feb. 1 (TNSpp) -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2023: The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) today condemned the attempted firebombing of a synagogue in Bloomfield, N.J. Police are searching for the suspect who reportedly threw a Molotov cocktail at the Temple Ner Tamid early Sunday morning. The suspect, who is as of yet unidentified, was caught on surveillance video   more

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, New Jersey, Feb. 4 (TNSgov) -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2023: The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) today welcomed the State Senate's passing of Senate Joint Resolution [SJR105] designating January of each year as "Muslim Heritage Month" in New Jersey and calls on the Assembly to follow suit and pass Assembly Joint Resolution [AJR194]. Earlier this month, CAIR-NJ joined New   more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Feb. 1 (TNSres) -- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey posted the following news: While cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation are critical to treating cancers, research shows that some of these treatments may impair heart function or cause long-term heart damage. Although these cardiovascular risks should not deter life-saving cancer treatment, understanding how treatment impacts the heart and early signs of cancer-related cardiotoxicities may help p  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 1 (TNStalk) -- Consumer Energy Alliance issued the following statement on Jan. 31, 2023: * * * Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA), the leading energy and environmental advocate for families and businesses, issued the following statement after the release of a report estimating the cost of New Jersey's Energy Master Plan at $1.4 trillion, or $140,000 per year until 2050 for every citizen of the state. "This estimate is the closest New Jersey's citizens have to a real idea  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (TNStalk) -- Greenpeace issued the following statement on Jan. 30, 2023, by Senior Oceans Campaigner Arlo Hemphill: * * * In response to reports of a spate of whale deaths off the North East Coast of the United States, Arlo Hemphill, Greenpeace USA's Senior Oceans Campaigner, said: "The unusual number of humpbacks washing up in New Jersey, New York, and Maryland recently is cause for alarm. This follows the discovery of over 170 dead whales that have washed ashore on the U  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 30 (TNSper) -- The American International Automobile Dealers Association issued the following news release: The American International Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA) has named New Jersey dealer Mike DeSilva as its 2023 chairman. DeSilva, who is the co-owner of Liberty Auto Group in northern New Jersey, accepted the chairman's gavel during an AIADA event in Dallas, Texas on Friday night. "As a second-generation international nameplate dealer, I've seen person  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 3 (TNSgov) -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network posted the following news release on Feb. 2, 2023: Earlier today, Governor Murphy signed legislation to expand access to preventive colorectal cancer screenings. A-3523/ S-2305 is a vital new law that will eliminate financial barriers to lifesaving screenings. Half of colorectal cancer deaths in the U.S. could be prevented each year if every individual age 45 and older received recommended colorectal canc  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 31 (TNSgov) -- The New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release: The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce is calling out members of the 'For the Many NJ' coalition for asking Gov. Murphy and the Legislature to renege on the state's promise to sunset the Corporation Business Tax (CBT) surcharge at the end of 2023. The coalition is wrong on so many levels, the N.J. Chamber said. "The Governor and the Legislature made a promise to our hard working job  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 1 (TNSgov) -- The National Waste and Recycling Association issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2023: Lew Dubuque, Vice President of the Northeast Region for the National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) testified on behalf of the New Jersey chapter in opposition to proposed Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) legislation. He urged the legislature to let existing recycling laws work before moving to an EPR regime. In his testimony, Dubuque said, "New J  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Jan. 25 (TNSgov)(TNSres) -- The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation issued the following news release: Researchers at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), unveiled the Congressional District Health Dashboard (CDHD), a new online tool that provides critical health data for all 435 congressional districts and the District of Columbia. The dashboard incorporates 36 key measures of health, such as deaths from cardiovascula  more