TOP LOCAL News
By STAFF WRITERS
May 29, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced rebates worth more than $12 million will be channeled to 11 New Jersey school districts to help them acquire nearly 70 modern school buses that will accelerate the transition to zero-emission vehicles and improve local air quality. The ...
Morristown-based law firm Riker Danzig LLP is pleased to announce that Partner Steven T. Senior, Co-Chair of the Firm’s Environmental Group, has been elected a Fellow of the American College of Environmental Lawyers. Senior is one of 17 Fellows named nationwide in the 2024 class of ACOEL, ...
For the ninth consecutive year, The Valley Hospital has received national accolades for its achievements and innovation in healthcare sustainability from Practice Greenhealth. Practice Greenhealth describes itself as the nation’s leading organization dedicated to environmental ...
Holy Name announced its Graduate Medical Education (GME) program has reached a new milestone after achieving full accreditation for the General Surgery program from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). "We're getting closer to the day we can open our doors to train ...
In support of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced the availability of the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for two wind energy ...
In observance of Memorial Day, South Jersey Gas and Elizabethtown Gas, two subsidiaries of South Jersey Industries, have planned a series of events to honor our veterans and fallen servicemen and women. SJI Employee Resource Group Organizes Food Drive The Veterans Engagement Team (VETs), ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced its annual “Top Cities” list, spotlighting the cities with the greatest number of ENERGY STAR certified commercial and multifamily buildings last year. Los Angeles leads the pack, with 876 ENERGY STAR certified buildings. In second place ...
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey today announced that nearly 6.4 million travelers are expected to use its airports and vehicular crossings during the Memorial Day holiday, starting on Thursday and extending to Tuesday. The total would be a record for the Memorial Day travel ...
Alfred Sanzari Enterprises, a family-owned and operated commercial and residential real estate firm, announces the start of a capital improvement project at the Glenpointe Marriott, a 351-room full-service hotel located on the company’s Glenpointe corporate campus in Teaneck. The project is ...
Camden, Red Bank and Woodbine will be the recipients of $3 million in funding announced yesterday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as part of an award from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to expedite the assessment and cleanup of brownfield sites while advancing ...
At the Annual Conference of Mayors Luncheon in Atlantic City on Thursday, Governor Murphy announced a second round of strategic investments in commuter hub cities to spur economic growth in the wake of the pandemic by invigorating arts and culture. Under Phase II of the Activation, ...
State officials yesterday announced a $14 million settlement in a natural resource damages case which accused two companies in the contamination of groundwater in Montvale. State Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Shawn M.
Governor Kathy Hochul, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey today announced an agreement in principle between the City of New York, New York State, the Port Authority, and the New York City Economic Development Corporation that will enable the city to ...
New Jersey’s exports have recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce with a President’s “E Star” Award for Export Service Excellence, which recognizes noteworthy export promotion efforts. The award was granted to the NJ Department of State’s New Jersey Business Action Center’s (NJBAC) Office of ...
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board approved $350,000 in tax credits under the Brownfields Redevelopment Incentive (BRI) Program to support remediation of a long-dormant manufacturing site in Elmwood Park. The BRI Program supports remediation costs and incentivizes ...
More than 35 businesses, organizations, landmarks and agencies across New Jersey are illuminating their buildings with the hue of green throughout May, symbolizing solidarity for mental health awareness. Sponsored jointly by the Mental Health Association in New Jersey (MHANJ) and Mental Health ...
Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), the premier international community college honor society, presented Hudson County Community College (HCCC) President Dr. Christopher Reber with the Shirley B. Gordon Award of Distinction at its annual convention last month in Orlando, Florida. The Shirley B. Gordon ...
Bergen New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus released its 2023 Annual Report which highlights the hospital’s major initiatives, activities, and accomplishments over the past year. Each achievement, advancement, and accolade was driven by our unwavering commitment to providing quality, ...
Bergen New Bridge Medical Center and RWJBarnabas Health facilities were recognized as “Leaders in LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality” by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, ...
The Port Authority’s glow-ups aren’t limited to just airports. At 92, the nonagenarian George Washington Bridge is looking like a million bucks as its $2 billion comprehensive restoration program, known as Restoring the George, crosses the halfway point. Users of the world’s busiest vehicular ...
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board today designated 1888 Studios in Bayonne, developed by Togus Urban Renewal, LLC, as a Film-Lease Partner Facility. The designation agreement, which commits the developer to occupying the facility for at least five years and grants future ...
Diversity empowers people – from classrooms to corporations – to make a lasting and positive impact. For the third year in a row, Hudson County Community College (HCCC) in Jersey City has earned the “Most Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges” award from the National Institute for Staff ...
Gov. Phil Murphy announced today that the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) and Plug and Play, a Silicon Valley-based firm and innovation platform known for connecting startups, corporations, venture capital firms, and government agencies, have launched an accelerator hub known as ...
Capital Impact Group (CIG) today announced that Eash Haughton has joined the firm as Director of Public Affairs. A former legislative staffer to Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson and aide in the Governor Murphy Administration, Haughton most recently worked at Kivvit, a nationally ...
The Valley Medical Group yesterday announced the opening of a new primary and walk-in care center, Valley Medical Group Kinderkamack Primary and Walk-In Care, located at 141 North Kinderkamack Road in Montvale. This is Valley’s second primary and walk-in care center location in Montvale. The ...
The New Jersey Bankers Association (NJBankers) has announced the recipients of its 2024 Excellence in Banking Award. The award recognizes NJBankers members who have displayed long-term outstanding service to the New Jersey banking industry. This year’s honorees are Patrick M. Ryan, Chair of ...
Trenton lawmakers are considering a new tax on the backs of businesses to fund New Jersey Transit. Governor Murphy proposed a corporate transit tax when he delivered his budget address in February and now it is up to our Legislature on whether this tax becomes a reality. Representing some of the ...
The Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey (CIANJ) and its flagship publication, COMMERCE Magazine, celebrated the good works and generosity of the business community at the 10th Annual "Companies that Care" reception this week. Twenty companies and schools were honored for their ...
In recognition of National Small Business Week (April 28 – May 4), the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) announced today that more than $3.6 million in working capital loans have been approved under the NJ Capital Access Fund, since the program launched in November ...
In February of this year, Mildred Mihlon, P.h.D became the seventh president of Felician University. The 100-year-old institution, founded by the Felician Sisters of Lodi maintains campuses in Lodi and Rutherford, New Jersey. With a full-time enrollment of 2,100 students in four schools, the ...
