by Ken Lindhorst The Board of Public Utilities (BPU) was established to ensure safe, adequate, and reliable utility services at reasonable rates for customers in New Jersey. This includes basic telecommunications services. Superstorm Sandy and September 11, 2001 showed how…
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Shanice Spells of Edison Graduates from Albright College
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READING, PA — Shanice Spells of Edison graduated with a bachelor of science degree in business administration and fashion merchandising. More than 330 graduates received diplomas at Albright College’s 155th Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 25, 2014. Spells now joins the…
Sen. Menendez Issues Third Corporate Diversity Survey on Female and Minority Fortune 100 Leadership
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NATIONAL – Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), chairman of the Senate Democratic Hispanic Task Force and the only Latino Democrat in the United States Senate, today announced the commencement of a third survey to continue to measure the progress leading companies…
How Long Will You Wait at the Emergency Room?
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Nationwide data recently released by the federal government shows you how long it takes, on average, to see a doctor or other licensed professional at hospitals. For an average hospital in New Jersey, patients wait in emergency rooms 33 minutes…
$2.5 million awarded to research, treat & prevent autism
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STATE – Medical schools, universities, a hospital and a specialty medical center will share $2.5 million in grant funds to advance research, treatment and prevention of autism. The Governor’s Council for Medical Research and Treatment of Autism awarded grants for a…
The Gateway Family YMCA Selected to Receive LIVESTRONG® at the YMCA Implementation Grant
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Initiative designed to improve quality of life for cancer survivors and their families to launch this fall in Eastern Union County and Northern Middlesex County. Elizabeth – July 10, 2014 – The Gateway Family YMCA will become a provider of…
Happy Birthday, New Jersey
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The Garden State turns 350 years old today. On June 24,1664, the Duke of York signed a grant giving the land between the Hudson and Delaware rivers to John, Lord Berkley and Sir George Carteret. The Province of New Jersey was…
The Gateway Family YMCA Staff Supports Annual Campaign with over $38,000 in donations
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YMCA Staff Giving Leads the 2014 Annual Campaign ELIZABETH, NJ – Staff members from The Gateway Family YMCA donated more than $38,000 to the Annual Campaign in 2014, recognizing the need and impact made by the Y in the community.…
Analysis: Millionaire’s Tax to Close Pension Gap Could Be Headed To Ballot in 2015
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Analysis: Millionaire’s Tax to Close Pension Gap Could Be Headed To Ballot in 2015 (via NJSpotlight) With Gov. Chris Christie vowing to veto any tax increase, Democratic legislative leaders looking for pension-funding solutions may conclude that their best option is…
Medicare taken for a ride by New Jersey ambulance companies
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The Garden State costs Medicare more than any other state for ambulance rides per kidney dialysis patient. A new crackdown is set to start, but at one big dialysis center, ambulances remain everywhere. DaVita St. Joseph’s dialysis center in Paterson…
