WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. Asphalt Paving Systems, Inc. (APS), an asphalt paving company with offices in Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Georgia and Tennessee, agreed to pay $1.25 million and furnish comprehensive injunctive relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. According to the EEOC's lawsuit, A  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2024: NEW YORK - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency celebrated the selection of Camden Lutheran Housing Inc. to receive a $1 million grant for the cleanup of the Former West Jersey Paper Manufacturing Site. The event, which took place at the intersection of North Front Street and Elm Street in Camden, New Jersey, was part of a tour of several key redevelopment sites in the area.  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Aug. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024: A Missouri man was arrested for an attempted data extortion campaign targeting his former employer, a U.S.-based industrial company with its headquarters located in Somerset County, New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Daniel Rhyne, 57, of Kansas City, Missouri, is charged by complaint with one count of extortion in relation  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Aug. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024: A San Antonio, Texas, woman was arrested and charged with fraudulently selling over $18 million worth of counterfeit coupons used at various retail stores across the United States for the purchase of household items, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Janet Bernal, aka "Rocky," aka "Rocky G," aka "Rocky Gee," aka "RockyG-Kruella," of   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

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

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency has issued the following news: * * * RMA Allows Insurance on Seeds Initially Purchased Smaller than 4 mm * * * The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is expanding the Shellfish insurance program beginning with the 2025 crop year. USDA's Risk Management Agency (RMA) is expanding coverage to an additional 27 counties in Delaware, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and North Carolina. Add  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2024: United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai will travel to New York City, New York and Newark, New Jersey on September 5, 2024. Ambassador Tai will participate in a roundtable conversation with Rutgers University-Newark students and faculty. This roundtable is closed press. In the afternoon, Ambassador Tai will deliver remarks at the 41st IAM Grand Lodge Convention in Ne  more