TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 27 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2024: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that the City of Trenton will join five other municipalities in Mercer County in participating in the Alternative Responses to Reduce Instances of Violence and Escalation (ARRIVE) Together program. Law enforcement officers from the Trenton Police Department will be partnered with mental health professionals from th  more

LYNDHURST, New Jersey, Aug. 29 -- Barnes and Noble, a retailer of content, digital media and educational products, issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024: * * * Grand Opening at 10AM on Wednesday, September 4, 2024 * * * Franklin, TN - August 28, 2024 - Barnes & Noble is thrilled to announce the opening of its new Cool Springs Galleria bookstore on Wednesday, September 4th. The new Barnes & Noble is located in the Cool Springs Galleria Mall (1800 Galleria Blvd, Franklin, TN 37067  more

LYNDHURST, New Jersey, Aug. 29 -- Barnes and Noble, a retailer of content, digital media and educational products, issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024: * * * Grand Opening at 10AM on Wednesday, September 4, 2024 * * * Doylestown, PA - August 28, 2024- Barnes & Noble is thrilled to announce the opening of its new Doylestown bookstore on Wednesday, September 4th. The new Barnes & Noble is located at 1745 S Easton Rd., Doylestown, PA 18901, in the space formerly occupied by Marsh  more

LYNDHURST, New Jersey, Aug. 29 -- Barnes and Noble, a retailer of content, digital media and educational products, issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024: * * * Grand Opening at 10AM on Wednesday, September 4, 2024 * * * Las Vegas, NV - August 28, 2024 - Barnes & Noble is thrilled to announce the opening of its new Las Vegas bookstore on Wednesday, September 4th. The new Barnes & Noble is located in the Town Square (6671 Las Vegas Blvd South, Las Vegas, NV 89119) in the space for  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: * * * Report: Trump and House Republicans' Project 2025 would immediately raise taxes on typical New Jersey families by $1,501 * * * Tom Kean Jr. and Donald Trump are all in on their plan to raise taxes on millions of middle class families. According to a new analysis, Donald Trump's and Kean Jr.'s Project 2025 would dramatically overhaul the tax system and raise taxes on a typical fami  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 30 -- Drexel University's LeBow College of Business issued the following news: By Steve Connelly Growing the number of women represented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) starts by showcasing the possibilities that a career in the field could hold. LeBow's Center for Applied AI and Business Analytics hosted 20 middle school students from Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania for "Girls in STEM," a free, multi-day program designed to te  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Aug. 27 -- Forbes Media issued the following news release: SINGAPORE (August 27, 2024) - Forbes Asia today released the fourth annual edition of the 100 to Watch list, which spotlights small companies and startups on the rise across the Asia-Pacific region. The 100 to Watch list, which can be found here and in the September issue of Forbes Asia, is sponsored by FedEx. "Startups on our fourth annual Forbes Asia 100 To Watch list have collectively drawn over $2 billion i  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news on Aug. 28, 2024: * * * An advanced form of microscopy and insect slurry aids Rutgers researchers in identification of pathogen * * * By Kitta MacPherson Rutgers University-New Brunswick scientists have discovered a virus that caused a nationwide die-off of superworms, a common food for birds, reptiles, other pets and, more and more so, even for humans as an alternative protein source. In doing so, t  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 30 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy trains Vaccine Equity Education Coalition Ambassadors at the Boys and Girls Club of Newark to be advocates who counter vaccine hesitancy and build trust in immunization in their communities * * * Flu vaccination coverage has been consistently lower among Black Americans since 2010, with 43 percent of Black adults receiving the vaccine versus 51 percent of White adults in   more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Stevens faculty-student duo uses a form of computational simulation to stress-test crew performance for future Mars missions -- and learns that putting similar people together doesn't confer an advantage * * * As the world follows the drama of two American space crew members on the International Space Station whose nine-day mission will unexpectedly stretch to eight months, the pair have  more

MAHWAH, New Jersey, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- Ramapo College issued the following news release: The Ramapo College of New Jersey Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center (IGG) has aided law enforcement across the country in cold cases since opening its doors in December 2022. Now, students in the IGG Certificate Program were able to use existing IGG technology for a hot case this time, leading to the successful identification of the decedent in a St. Louis County Medical Examiner's Office hot case name  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 27 -- Johnson and Johnson issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2024: Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) today announced that Dr. Peter M. Fasolo will retire from his position as Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer at the end of this year, following 16 years of leadership and service to the Company. Throughout his distinguished career, Dr. Fasolo has worked with the organization's Board of Directors and partnered with three company CEOs to   more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 30 -- Faegre Drinker, a law firm, issued the following news release: Private client partner Lisa Presser and litigation associate Justin Ginter were recognized by the New Jersey Law Journal in the 2024 New Jersey Legal Awards. The awards "honor those lawyers who have left an indelible mark on the legal community in New Jersey and beyond through their unwavering dedication to the profession." Presser was selected as a finalist for the "Best Mentors" category, which   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 31 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) today announced the sentencing of a Mercer County woman for her theft of more than $268,000 in the form of survivor benefits she fraudulently collected from her deceased husband's pension, knowing she was no longer eligible for the payments after she had remarried. Sandra VonScheven, 49  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 29 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced that the application period is open for the 2025 New Jersey Attorney General's Honors Program, a two-year program that offers recent law school graduates and newly admitted lawyers the opportunity to start their legal careers in public service in the Department of Law and Public Safety. Through the support of Gove  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 30 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) today announced that a campaign manager from Hunterdon County pleaded guilty to attempting to fraudulently get a candidate on the Democratic primary ballot in the New Jersey governor's race in 2021. James J. Devine, 62, of Lambertville, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to an offense concernin  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 29 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2024: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs ("Division") announced today that 19 New Jersey retailers were issued Notices of Violation ("NOVs") and assessed civil penalties of $4,500 each for allegedly violating the state's consumer protection laws by offering and selling flavored vapor products that are banned for sale in New Jersey. T  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Aug. 28 -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news: The Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) will welcome 11 new faculty members for the upcoming academic year. These individuals have dual appointments in the departments of economics, anthropology, African American studies, psychology, and sociology. "I'm thrilled to welcome these outstanding scholars to Princeton SPIA," said Amaney Jamal, dean of  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news: 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: Ramanan Laxminarayan,  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 31 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * New Rutgers Health summer school seeks to inspire the next generation of medical researchers through practical, hands-on learning * * * By Greg Bruno For Regina Bruce, a science teacher at Newark's Technology High School and a Rutgers master's student in biomedical sciences, the summer was about more than beach time and barbecues. It also was an opportunity to hone her skills at the bench - a  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Aug. 29 -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news on Aug. 28, 2024: By Ambreen Ali Princeton SPIA undergraduate students helped to successfully advocate for the United Nations Human Rights Council (external link) to extend the mandate of a program that seeks to advance racial justice in law enforcement around the world. Last month, the Human Rights Council voted to reauthorize the Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Ju  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 31 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Aug. 30, 2024: "Tammy and I are heartbroken by the shocking and tragic loss of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, who were killed yesterday evening while biking in Oldmans Township. "The Gaudreau siblings were proud New Jersey natives. The two of them discovered their love for hockey in the rinks of South Jersey, and followed their passion up to Boston, where both brothers quickly emerged as star player  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 31 -- Fox Rothschild, a law firm, issued the following news release: Fox Rothschild congratulates Michael R. Herz and Joseph M. "Bud" Murphy Jr. on their appointments to the Supreme Court of New Jersey's District Ethics Committees. Herz will serve on the VB committee, which services Essex County - Suburban Essex and Murphy will serve on the XA committee, which services East Morris and Sussex counties. They will each serve a four-year term. The District Ethics   more