NEW YORK, Sept. 23 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued a report on Sept. 20, 2023, entitled "Average Energy Prices, Boston-Cambridge-Newton - August 2023": * * * Gasoline prices averaged $3.867 a gallon in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton area in August 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner William J. Sibley noted that area gasoline prices were down 52 cents compared   more

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued a report on Sept. 22, 2023, entitled "Massachusetts Job Openings and Labor Turnover - July 2023": * * * Massachusetts had 242,000 job openings in July 2023, compared to 253,000 openings in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner William J. Sibley noted that the job openings rate in Massachusetts   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2023: * * * American Rescue Plan Act funds continued efforts to modernize IT infrastructure * * * The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of more than $204 million in grants to support strengthening and modernizing unemployment insurance systems in 18 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Funded by the American Rescue Plan Act, the grants wil  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 23 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2023: This week, Governor Josh Shapiro implemented automatic voter registration (AVR) for eligible Commonwealth residents obtaining driver licenses and ID cards at Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) driver and photo license centers. Editorial boards across the Commonwealth are applauding this commonsense step and the Shapiro Administration's commitment to ensu  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 23 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2023: * * * Seasonal Workers Aged 40 and Over Denied Employee Housing Based on Age, Federal Agency Charges * * * Cedar Fair, L.P., doing business as Cedar Point, and Magnum Management Corporation, which own, operate and staff Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio, violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) by banning seasonal workers aged 40 and older f  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 23 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2023: Today, New Jersey's Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (HESAA) released new data about an initiative that is making postsecondary education more affordable in the Garden State. Through a pilot providing eligible students Tuition Aid Grant awards during 2023 summer terms ("Summer TAG"), more than 11,000 students who enrolled in summer courses received additional finan  more

DECATUR, Illinois, Sept. 23 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news: State Senator Doris Turner announced a new commercial manufacturing facility coming to Decatur, bringing more jobs to Central Illinois. "This new facility will bring good-paying jobs right to our community while boosting the local economy," said Turner (D-Springfield). "Rising Pharmaceuticals' move to Decatur exemplifies the city's prime location in Central Illinois and continues Illinois' commitment to bei  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 23 (TNSres) -- The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2023: Marking Climate Week, Commissioner of Environmental Protection Shawn M. LaTourette, Sustainable Jersey and The College of New Jersey today announced the award of $4.55 million in grants to fund the planting of trees at 34 public schools, colleges, and universities in the state. Funded by Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) auction proceeds,   more

PATERSON, New Jersey, Sept. 23 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: The Attorney General's Office is investigating a fatal accident involving two civilian motor vehicles that occurred on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, in Paterson, New Jersey. The driver of one of the vehicles, a gas-powered motorized scooter (or, "moped"), sustained fatal injuries. His identity is not being released at this time. According to the preliminary investigation, Totowa  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 23 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2023: The Office of the Attorney General today released audio recordings of a phone call to police and police radio transmissions, as well as video footage from police body-worn cameras, related to a fatal police-involved shooting on August 27, 2023, in Jersey City, New Jersey. The decedent was previously identified as Andrew Washington, 52, of Jersey City. Officer Ste  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 23 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2023: Advancing New Jersey's ongoing efforts to protect and enhance access to reproductive health care, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs today announced a rule proposal by the State Board of Medical Examiners ("the Board") aimed at expanding the pool of New Jersey healthcare providers available to perform early aspiration abortion  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 23 (TNSres) -- The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: As trees become increasingly important in mitigating the effects of climate change, especially in urban areas, Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette is congratulating New Jersey communities and partner organizations for obtaining U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service grant funds for urban and community forestry initiatives.   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 23 (TNSres) -- The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2023: To mark Climate Week, Commissioner of Environmental Protection Shawn M. LaTourette today announced the launch of a project that will help 11 Burlington County municipalities assess climate change-related hazards and develop planning efforts that will make them more resilient to the impacts of flooding and severe storms. Climate Week provides an opp  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2023: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and James Smith, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), announced that an Indictment was unsealed this morning charging U.S. Senator ROBERT MENENDEZ, his wife NADINE MENENDEZ, a/k/a "Nadine Arslan  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases issued the following news release: * * * Part of NIH's STRIVE Consortium, the Therapeutic May Prevent Overactive Immune Systems from Causing Severe Symptoms * * * A clinical trial has launched to test whether early intensive immune modulation for hospitalized COVID-19 patients with relatively mild illness is beneficial. The placebo-controlled study, part of  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2023: * * * Part of NIH's STRIVE consortium, the therapeutic may prevent overactive immune systems from causing severe symptoms. * * * A clinical trial has launched to test whether early intensive immune modulation for hospitalized COVID-19 patients with relatively mild illness is beneficial. The placebo-controlled study, part of the global cl  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56739) involving Petnet, Hackensack, New Jersey: * * * Rep Org: NJ Rad Prot And Rel Prevention Pgm Licensee: PETNET Region: 1 City: Hackensack State: NJ License #: 459066 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Sarah Sanderlin HQ OPS Officer: Kerby Scales Notification Date: 09/15/2023 Notification Time: 11:50 [ET] Event Date: 09/15/2023 Event Time: 00:00 [EDT] Last Update Date: 09/15/2023   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 23 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Sept. 22, 2023: * * * "The allegations in the indictment against Senator Menendez and four other defendants are deeply disturbing. These are serious charges that implicate national security and the integrity of our criminal justice system. Under our legal system, Senator Menendez and the other defendants have not been found guilty and will have the ability to present evidence disputing these char  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 23 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following statement on Sept. 22, 2023: * * * The Office of the Attorney General is aware of the details included in today's indictment of Robert Menendez, a sitting United States Senator for this State. The allegations are deeply disturbing to me and my Office, and we are already in the process of reviewing the concerns raised by the indictment. As the now unsealed indictment makes clear, there are alle  more