LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * Road Contractor Corp. faces $819K in proposed penalties * * * A Long Branch construction contractor with a history of ignoring federal fall safety standards has again been found exposing employees to potentially deadly fall hazards in eight work site inspections from November 2023 to March 2024. The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Sa  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: NEW YORK, N.Y. -- U. S. Customs and Border Protection officers from the New York Field Office and the Port of New York/Newark will conduct interviews for conditionally approved Global Entry applicants at the Woodbridge Township Community Center in New Jersey on Saturday June 8th. This Global Entry event is the first of its kind in the New York/New Jersey area, typic  more

MCGUIRE AFB, New Jersey, June 4 -- The U.S. Air Force's 514th Air Mobility Wing issued the following news: By Master Sgt. Monica Ricci, 514th Air Mobility Wing A group of Airmen assigned to the 514th Air Mobility Wing became the first in the Air Force Reserve Command to become certified in the Warrior Connect program - a program started here at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in 2023. Warrior Connect seeks to enhance the visibility of individuals who can facilitate connections with vital sup  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on June 3, 2024: The Justice Department announced today that they will monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws in Union County, New Jersey, for the June 4 primary election. The Justice Department will assign federal observers to monitor the election in Union County to observe the county's compliance with the Voting Rights Act. In 2023, a federal court approved a consent decree to resolve the depar  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, June 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on June 4, 2024: The ex-husband of one of the stars of the Bravo television show "The Real Housewives of New Jersey," was convicted today on charges of planning an assault of his ex-wife's current husband in exchange for a lavish wedding reception, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Thomas Manzo, 59, of Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, was convicted after a two an  more

NEW YORK, June 6 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New York District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, is pleased to announce two additional upcoming virtual public meetings aimed at gathering feedback on the Interim Dredged Material Management Plan (DMMP) Update for the Port of New York and New Jersey. Scheduled for Thursday, June 20, 2024, there are two sessions from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM and 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM Eastern Time. The event ser  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 8 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on June 7, 2024: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) encourages businesses and most private nonprofit organizations in Pennsylvania with economic damage from the severe storms and flash flooding in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, on July 15-16, 2023 to apply before the July 2 deadline. The declaration covers Northampton County and the adjacent counties of Bucks, Carbon, Lehigh, and Monroe   more