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

NEWARK, New Jersey, Aug. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2024: Two Passaic County correctional officers were indicted today by a federal grand jury for their role in violating a pretrial detainee's civil rights and conspiracy to obstruct justice, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Sergeants Jose Gonzalez, 45, and Donald Vinales, 38, are each charged in a two-count indictment with one count of deprivati  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL and Newark, New Jersey-based Cecilia Energy combined their strengths in a novel Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) that aims to solve one of the world's greatest environmental challenges while creating upcycled products in the process. Plastic is integrated into our modern life, but 90% of it isn't being recycled and most plastic is inca  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2024: United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Michael Salerno, 55, of Mount Laurel, New Jersey, was sentenced today by United States District Court Judge Paul S. Diamond to 37 months' imprisonment and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $549,835 in connection with multiple elaborate schemes that defrauded hundred  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The National Gallery of Art issued the following news release: The National Gallery of Art has acquired over 40 significant works by contemporary Latinx and Latin American artists of different generations, including Luis Cruz Azaceta, Ken Gonzales-Day, Guadalupe Maravilla, Michael Menchaca, Aberlardo Morell, Sophie Rivera, Joseph Rodriguez, and Rafael Soriano. Spanning photography, painting, sculpture, and mixed media, these works demonstrate the National Gallery's commit  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2024: The Department of State is announcing a reward offer under the Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program of up to $2.5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Volodymyr Kadariya, aka Volodymyr Kadaria or Vladimir Kadaria, who is wanted in the United States for his alleged participation in a significant malware organization. Kadariya is charged with cybercrime off  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New York District issued the following news release: NEWARK, NJ - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New York District, is pleased to announce the awarding of the contract for the Minish Park Project Reach 1, also known as the Joseph G. Minish Passaic River Waterfront Park and Historic Area, located in Newark, New Jersey. The contract, valued at $13,416,051.00, was awarded to George Harms Construction Co., Inc. This significant proje  more