TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 23 -- Acting Gov. Nicholas Scutari, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2024: Acting Governor Scutari today signed S2876, which will designate the interchange between State Highway Route 42 and Interstate Highway Route 295 as the "Ensign John R. Elliott Memorial Interchange." Back in 2000, Ensign John R. Elliott of Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, was a distinguished graduate of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, where he e  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 23 -- Acting Gov. Nicholas Scutari, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2024: Acting Governor Nicholas Scutari today signed A4360/S3402, also known as the "New Jersey Design Professional Self-Certification Act." The bill requires the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) to establish a design professional self-certification program. "As the need for quality development grows within our State, it's important that design professionals   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 23 -- Acting Gov. Nicholas Scutari, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2024: Acting Governor Nicholas Scutari today signed S2470/A3930, which amends various parts of statutory law concerning service credit, retirement, and salaries for certain county prosecutors and judges. The bill permits county prosecutors to receive service credit in the Prosecutors Part of the Public Employee Retirement System (PERS) for work as a judicial law clerk in a   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 23 -- Acting Gov. Nick Scutari, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2024: Acting Governor Nick Scutari today signed legislation, A2884/S2070, enabling members of the Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS) to purchase credit for service as a class two special law enforcement officer in New Jersey. Currently, PFRS members can purchase up to 10 years of credit for out-of-state public employment, employment with the U.S. Government, or milit  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 23 -- Acting Gov. Nicholas Scutari, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2024: Acting Governor Nicholas Scutari today signed S2822/A3986 to raise the attorney fee cap in workers' compensation cases from 20 percent to 25 percent, amending existing statute R.S.34:15-64. Attorneys for injured workers are often compensated on a contingency fee basis. The fee cap of 20 percent did not account for additional duties that workers' compensation attorneys  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 23 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * ARRIVE Together Program to Expand by Embedding Mental Health Providers with Tactical and Crisis Negotiation Teams * * * Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced changes to the Use of Force policy for New Jersey law enforcement, revisions that are designed to increase the likelihood of peaceful resolutions to encounters between police and barricaded individuals, w  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 24 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2024: The Attorney General's Office today identified the decedent, the driver who allegedly struck his motorcycle, and the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) Trooper involved in a police pursuit and fatal crash on August 13, 2024, in Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey. The civilian who died during the encounter has been identified as Michael J. Ceddia Jr., 76, of Hacket  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 21 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2024: * * * Requires All Sexual Assault Forensic Exam (SAFE) Kits Turned Over to Law Enforcement Be Tested, Supports Change to Rule of Evidence * * * Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced amendments to Law Enforcement Directive 2023-1 to ensure that sexual assault survivors have access to the medical, investigative, and supportive services they need and d  more

LYNDHURST, New Jersey, Aug. 22 -- Barnes and Noble, a retailer of content, digital media and educational products, issued the following news release: * * * Grand Opening at 10AM on Wednesday, August 28, 2024 * * * Syracuse, NY - August 21, 2024 - Barnes & Noble is thrilled to announce the opening of its new Syracuse bookstore on Wednesday, August 28th. The new Barnes & Noble is located in the Destiny USA shopping center (9868 Destiny USA Drive, Syracuse, NY 13204) in the space formerly occup  more

LYNDHURST, New Jersey, Aug. 22 -- Barnes and Noble, a retailer of content, digital media and educational products, issued the following news release: * * * Author Olivie Blake to Host Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony and Book Signing at the Grand Opening at 10AM on Wednesday, August 28, 2024 * * * Santa Monica, CA - August 21, 2024 - Barnes & Noble is thrilled to announce the opening of its new Santa Monica bookstore on Wednesday, August 28th. The new Barnes & Noble will officially open to the publi  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 21 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2024: * * * Debt Abolishment is Result of Partnership with Undue Medical Debt * * * Governor Phil Murphy today announced that thousands of eligible individuals and families across New Jersey are set to have some or all of their medical debt eliminated as part of a major initiative to make health care more affordable and accessible. By leveraging over $550 thousand in American Rescue   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 23 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Trip Aims to Promote New Jersey's Film, Technology, and Investment Interests Abroad * * * Governor Phil Murphy will lead a delegation of industry leaders and state representatives on a four-day, three-city economic mission trip to Canada in September. Organized by Choose New Jersey, the delegation is set to visit Ottawa, Toronto, and Montreal. The trip will focus on strengthening New Jers  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 24 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2024: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) today announced that a state grand jury indicted a former candidate for mayor of Plainfield, New Jersey, charging the defendant with attempting to submit hundreds of fraudulent voter registration applications to Union County election officials and then engaging in an att  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Aug. 22 -- Rutgers University Camden campus issued the following news: * * * A nationally recognized institute on the Rutgers-Camden campus focuses on supporting families impacted by the criminal justice system. * * * The negative impacts of prison sentences can extend well beyond the loss of individual freedom: job loss, housing insecurity, and financial struggles are all common problems for incarcerated individuals. When they have children and families, these effects e  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 24 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: By Andrew Smith Rutgers Health researchers have discovered that a protein produced by parasitic worms in the gut enhances wound healing in mice. In a study published in Life Science Alliance, researchers found that applying the highly purified protein to skin wounds sped up wound closure, improved skin regeneration and inhibited the formation of scar tissue. The protein's ability to enhance wound heal  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 21 (TNSres) -- Johnson and Johnson issued the following news release: * * * V-Wave's Novel and Minimally Invasive Interatrial Shunt is Designed to Treat Heart Failure and Addresses Significant Treatment Gap Device Further Strengthens Johnson & Johnson MedTech's Position in Cardiovascular * * * Johnson & Johnson1 (NYSE: JNJ) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire V-Wave Ltd., a privately-held company focused on developing in  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 21 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis advised Wilton Re on an agreement with Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU) whereby Prudential will reinsure a portion of its guaranteed universal life block to Wilton Re, resulting in approximately $350 million of expected proceeds, post-closing. Under the terms of the agreement, Wilton Re will reinsure approximately $11 billion of reserves backing Prudential's guaranteed univer  more

BURBANK, California, Aug. 22 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: THURSDAY, AUG. 29 9:00-10:00 p.m. EDT Lucky 13: "Feeling Lucky" (106) Logline: Co-hosts Shaquille O'Neal and Gina Rodriguez test contestants on 13 true-or-false trivia questions. Tonight, a teacher from Mount Laurel, New Jersey, and a wedding photographer from La Crosse, Wisconsin, play for the $1 million jackpot. (TV-PG) Watch episodes next day on Hulu. *** Original text here: https://www.dg  more

WEST LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- Monmouth University issued the following news: Brooke van de Sande knows the locations of the cetaceans. With a long-lens camera in one hand and a headset mic in the other, the naturalist on the Jersey Shore Whale Watch vessel Jersey Girl calls out "10 o'clock!" to alert passengers to a humpback whale lunging from the sea in the distance. Multitasking, she shares details about the behaviors and feeding habits of humpbacks over the PA, while tryi  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following SPIA Faculty Professional Updates wrap up on Aug. 22, 2024: Guadalupe Tunon, assistant professor of politics and international affairs, won the 2024 David Brian Robertson Best Paper Award for her research "Oppression Beyond Plantations: The Effect of Emancipation on Incarceration in Urban Buenos Aires." The award is presented by the politics and history section of th  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news: By Tom Durso Princeton SPIA's Research Record series highlights the vast scholarly achievements of our faculty members, whose expertise extends beyond the classroom and into everyday life. If you'd like your work considered for future editions of Research Record, click here (https://wkf.ms/3Haap7f) and select "research project." The Details Authors: Tali M  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Aug. 21 -- The Princeton Theological Seminary issued the following news release: Rev. Kimberly Hyatt, MDiv '96, is President and CEO of Cathedral Arts Project (CAP), a nationally recognized nonprofit that provides arts education programs to children and young adults in Northeast Florida. Under her 22 years of leadership, CAP has grown from serving a few hundred students annually to reaching more than 36,000 with a budget of $4.5 million per year. Yet Hyatt's path to minis  more

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, Aug. 22 -- Rider University issued the following news release: * * * Rider Tuition Guarantee provides another pathway for students to earn their degrees * * * By Rachel Stengel Eligible New Jersey residents can qualify for free tuition at Rider University through a new program. The Rider Tuition Guarantee is available to students pursuing their undergraduate degrees who meet financial and academic requirements. The University is devoted to creating pathways for   more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 20 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Using phosphatidic acid as a regulator of the sense of touch may lead to new treatments for better pain relief, according to a Rutgers Health study * * * By Tongyue Zhang Rutgers researchers have found a new way to manage the receptors that control the sense of touch, which could lead to treating chronic pain more effectively. "Identifying a natural molecule that specifically reduces pain sen  more

WEST LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, Aug. 22 -- Monmouth University issued the following news: Monmouth University social work graduate students, Michaela Foley, Kristina Horvathova, Jenna Manfre, Liseth Rodriguez, Arianna Smith, and Nicholas Zangrilli recently spent two weeks in Germany, attending the German Society for Clinical Social Work Conference and collaborating with students from Catholic University of Applied Sciences. During their visit, Monmouth students held formal meetings with their Ge  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 22 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Aug. 21, 2024: * * * "Tammy and I are deeply saddened by the passing of our dear friend Congressman Bill Pascrell, a giant of New Jersey and a lifelong champion for our most vulnerable neighbors. "A son of the south side of Paterson, Bill developed a passion for public service at a young age. He grew up in a tight-knit Italian American family that instilled in him a tireless work ethic, a deep de  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: By Andrew Smith Women who conceive through in vitro fertilization and experience a serious pregnancy complication are twice as likely to deliver early (<37 weeks) compared to those with only one of those factors, according to a Rutgers Health researcher. The study, which appeared in JAMA Network Open, analyzed nearly 79 million hospital deliveries in the United States over two decades. It is the first  more