TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 17 -- New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal issued the following news release: * * * - A.G. Grewal Leads Multistate Pushback on Federal Policy Changes and Files Lawsuit Demanding Answers from U.S. Department of Education * * * Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today announced that his office is taking two related actions in response to the U.S. Department of Education's repeated refusals to cooperate with state investigations of fraudulent and predatory prac  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 20 -- New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal issued the following news release: Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced today that New Jersey has joined a federal lawsuit challenging a new Trump Administration rule that attempts to prevent states from regulating greenhouse gas emissions from cars. The four-count lawsuit, led by California, was filed today in U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia. The lawsuit argues that the National Highway Traffi  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 18 -- New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal issued the following news release: * * * - A.G.'s Division on Civil Rights Enters Agreement with New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association - Referee from Buena Incident Gets Two-Year Suspension - Agreement Requires Statewide Implicit Bias Training for Officials and Staff in High School Athletics * * * Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced today that DCR has  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 20 -- New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal issued the following news release: Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced today that the State has issued demands for documents and information from eight members of Purdue Pharma's founding Sackler family, and has served subpoenas on five Delaware-based corporate partnerships that own the vast majority of Purdue's assets. The State's action comes in the wake of Purdue Pharma's formal declaration of Chapter 11 b  more

LAKEWOOD, New Jersey, Sept. 17 -- Gaming Laboratories International, a provider of quality land-based, lottery and iGaming testing and assessment services, issued the following news release: Through their joint charitable venture, the Lasting Impact Philanthropic Initiative, today the Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM) and Gaming Laboratories International (GLI(R)) have committed $200,000 to the Dr. Robert Hunter International Problem Gambling Center over the next two years.   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 20 -- New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal issued the following news release: The Attorney General's Shooting Response Task Force - which also investigates other deaths that occur during an encounter with a law enforcement officer acting in his or her official capacity or that occur in custody - is investigating the death of an inmate who died early Monday morning after being taken to the hospital from the Atlantic County Justice Facility. Mario Terruso, 41,   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 19 -- New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal issued the following news release: * * * - Lawsuit is latest by AG and DEP to promote environmental justice in New Jersey * * * Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Catherine R. McCabe announced today that the State has filed a lawsuit against a plant in the Ironbound section of Newark that is responsible for multiple community complaints of "putrid" and na  more

RACINE, Wisconsin, Sept. 20 -- SC Johnson issued the following news release: * * * - New partnership makes recycling plastic film more convenient for residents * * * The Borough of Bradley Beach and SC Johnson, an industry-leading manufacturer of household consumer brands, today announced New Jersey's first pilot program for curbside plastic film recycling. Bradley Beach residents will be able to conveniently recycle their plastic bags, plastic film and plastic wrap as part of the community'  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 19 -- Carlyle Group issued the following news release: The Carlyle Group's (NASDAQ: CG) global airport investment platform, CAG Holdings, today announced the appointment of Dr. Gerrard P. Bushell, former President and CEO of the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY), as Executive Chair of The New Terminal One Development Project at JFK and Chair of CAG Holdings. Dr. Bushell will be responsible for delivering the New Terminal One Development Project at JFK Internat  more

FLORHAM PARK, New Jersey, Sept. 20 -- Conduent, a provider of diversified business services with capabilities in transaction processing, automation and analytics, issued the following news release: * * * - Option added to the only multistate child support payment portal of its kind * * * Conduent Incorporated (NYSE: CNDT) today announced a collaboration with PayPal that will simplify secure child support payments made by employers and individuals in the United States. Using Conduent's Exper  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 21 [TNSsociologyresearch] -- Rutgers University issued the following news: The lack of content in books that children can access - and not merely the total number of books - has profound implications for efforts to narrow long-term language and achievement gaps in low-income, ethnic-minority households, according to new Rutgers University-Camden research. The study - conducted by Rufan Luo, an assistant professor of psychology at Rutgers-Camden, and New York Un  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Sept. 21 [TNSmaterialsresearch] -- Princeton University issued the following news release: In independent studies, two Princeton University research teams recently identified surprisingly large sources of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, being leaked into the atmosphere. Pound for pound, methane causes a far greater warming effect in the atmosphere than does carbon dioxide -- 86-fold more heating over 20 years, and 35-fold more over the course of a century. In one stu  more

MORRISTOWN, New Jersey, Sept. 18 -- Covanta Holding, a provider of sustainable waste management and renewable energy solutions, issued the following news release: Covanta Hempstead, Long Island's largest Energy-from-Waste facility, is celebrating 30 years of service to the community. Opened in 1989, the facility is a vital outlet for sustainably managing the waste generated by residents of the Town of Hempstead and other neighboring municipalities. "When it comes to the environment and buildin  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 16 -- The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: Demonstrating the Murphy Administration's commitment to addressing climate change, the Department of Environmental Protection is requesting that higher-education institutions share climate and sea-level rise research and data that will help the state as it moves forward with strengthening New Jersey's global warming response and resilience strategies. "We are very fortunate  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 20 -- The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: The Department of Environmental Protection's Green Acres Program and the nonprofit Monmouth Conservation Foundation have completed the $3.8 million purchase of 190 acres of forests and forested wetlands that will be added to Allaire State Park in Monmouth County. "Acquiring this land and adding it to Allaire State Park has long been a priority for the New Jersey State Park   more

AKRON, Ohio, Sept. 17 -- FirstEnergy issued the following news release: The Board of Directors of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) today declared an unchanged quarterly dividend of 38 cents per share of outstanding common stock. The dividend will be payable December 1, 2019, to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 7, 2019. FirstEnergy is dedicated to safety, reliability and operational excellence. Its 10 electric distribution companies form one of the nation's largest inves  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Sept. 17 -- Geomni, a subsidiary of Verisk, issued the following news release: Geomni, a Verisk business (Nasdaq:VRSK), and Renoworks Software Inc. (TSXV: RW) ("Renoworks"), a leading visualization solutions provider, are pleased to announce the integration of Renoworks FastTrack into Geomni Dashboard. The dashboard is a mobile-responsive web application that provides construction contractors with a single platform for ordering Geomni roofing and property measurement re  more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, Sept. 19 -- Gov. John C. Carney, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * - Letter Expresses Need to Address Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Contamination * * * Governor John Carney and the Governors of Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin issued a letter to the leadership of both the House and Senate Armed Services Com  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 18 -- Johnson and Johnson issued the following news release: Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) will host a conference call for investors at 8:30 a.m. (Eastern Time) on Tuesday, October 15th to review third-quarter results. Joseph J. Wolk, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Christopher DelOrefice, Vice President, Investor Relations will host the call. The question and answer portion of the call will also include the following executives: Ashley McE  more

RARITAN, New Jersey, Sept. 19 -- Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies, a subsidiary of Johnson and Johnson, issued the following news release: * * * - Second interim analysis from the Phase 3 SPARTAN study reporting updated overall survival results in patients with non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer treated with ERLEADA (apalutamide) - Patient-reported outcomes from the Phase 3 TITAN study evaluating ERLEADA(R) in patients with metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer * *  more

TITUSVILLE, New Jersey, Sept. 20 -- Johnson and Johnson issued the following news release: * * * - New real-world study of patients with venous thromboembolism and morbid obesity shows safety and effectiveness of XARELTO were similar to warfarin, with significantly less healthcare resource utilization and total medical costs * * * The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced today important new real-world evidence confirming XARELTO(R) (rivaroxaban) reduced the risk of  more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 19 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Charlie Baker of Massachusetts, Governor John Carney of Delaware, Governor Roy Cooper of North Carolina, Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York, Governor Mike DeWine of Ohio, Governor Tony Evers of Wisconsin, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico , Governor Jay Inslee of Washington, Governor Ralph Northam of Virginia, Governor Phil Scott of Vermont, Governor Chris Sununu of New Hamps  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 19 -- New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal issued the following news release: * * * - Prosecutor Prosecutor Mary Eva Colalillo announces retirement * * * Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today announced that Camden County Prosecutor Mary Eva Colalillo will retire at the end of the month and Jill S. Mayer will serve as Acting Camden County Prosecutor effective October 1. Mayer, who currently serves as a Deputy Director in the Division of Criminal Justice, h  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 16 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: After weeks of silence from the Governor's office, Assemblymen John Armato and Vince Mazzeo (both D-Atlantic) sent a second letter to the Murphy administration to call for the release of $4.6 million in funding for Stockton University's expansion in Atlantic City. The letter, sent on September 10, once again urges the Governor to unfreeze the funding allocated in the approved FY2020 State budget, whic  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 18 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: The New Jersey Attorney General's office has concluded its investigation into an incident at Buena Regional High School, during which a biracial student was required to cut his dreadlocks to compete in a wrestling tournament. As a result of the investigation, the Division on Civil Rights and the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA), reached an agreement to suspend the referee  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 18 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: The New Jersey Attorney General's office has concluded its investigation into an incident at Buena Regional High School, during which a biracial student was required to cut his dreadlocks to compete in a wrestling tournament. As a result of the investigation, the Division on Civil Rights and the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) reached an agreement to suspend the referee   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 18 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: Critically needed repairs and upgrades to the Wildwood Boardwalk could be made by a funding plan developed by Senator Bob Andrzejczak, Assemblyman Bruce Land and Assemblyman Matt Milam, and supported by Senate President Steve Sweeney, that would allocate funding for crucial infrastructure repairs to the Wildwoods' Boardwalk. The legislators announced the innovative funding plan following a tour of the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools issued the following news release: * * * - Lawsuit Unfairly Blames Charter Schools For School Segregation * * * Today, a group of New Jersey public charter school parents, schools, and the state charter school association filed a motion to intervene in Latino Action Network v. State of New Jersey, a lawsuit filed in May 2018. In their misguided attacks on charter schools, Plaintiffs completely fail to acknowledge two f  more

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey, Sept. 17 -- The New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency issued the following news release: * * * - Housing Development, Supportive Housing, Neighborhood Revitalization, and Economic Development Recognized at 2019 Conference * * * Three affordable housing projects that address the needs of underserved populations and a redeveloped, long-dormant landfill transformed into a hub of innovation received the 2019 Governor's Excellence in Housing and Economic Develo  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 16 -- Newmark Knight Frank, a division of BGC Partners, issued the following news release: Global commercial real estate advisory firm Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) is pleased to announce the sale of The New Jersey Center of Excellence in Bridgewater, New Jersey ("NJCOE"), on behalf of CrossHarbor Capital Partners and Advance Realty Investors. Rob Griffin, Kevin Welsh, Matt Pullen, Brian Schulz and Jason Emrani of NKF's Capital Markets team represented the seller in the transaction  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Sept. 18 -- NICE, an enterprise software solutions provider, issued the following news release: * * * - For the Eighth Consecutive Year, NICE Is the Leader in Interaction Analytics with 43.1 Percent Market Share * * * NICE (Nasdaq: NICE) today announced that it has been recognized by DMG Consulting LLC, a leading independent research and consulting firm, for having perfect scores across each of 23 categories of customer satisfaction in the 2019-2020 Contact Center Analyt  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Sept. 17 -- NICE, an enterprise software solutions provider, issued the following news release: NICE (Nasdaq: NICE) is announcing that Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc., a world leading marketing services company, has become the first marketing services company in Japan to implement NICE Nexidia Analytics. Seeking technology to analyze interactions and customer conversations within the many different areas of the company, Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc. has begun improving customer satis  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, Sept. 19 -- General Electric Renewable Energy issued the following news release: * * * - Orsted, the world-leading offshore wind developer, has selected GE Renewable Energy as the preferred turbine supplier for two of its US offshore wind farms which marks the world's first commercial deployment of GE's Haliade-X 12 MW offshore wind turbine. * * * NEW JERSEY - Subject to final agreed and signed contract and all required project approvals, Orsted will deploy Haliade-X   more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Sept. 17 [TNSscientificresearch] -- Princeton University issued the following news release: As a microcosm of the challenges facing coastal cities around the world, New York's Jamaica Bay pretty much has it all. Home to about 3 million people, one of the world's busiest airports and sensitive coastal ecosystems, Jamaica Bay is a lagoon bordered by Brooklyn and Queens at the southeastern edge of Long Island. This region is vulnerable to an evolving set of threats, includi  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Sept. 16 [TNSscienceresearch] -- Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news release: Nuclear weapons dangers are increasing across the globe, with growing arsenals, new weapon systems, plans for using nuclear weapons even earlier in a crisis, and a collapse of long-standing arms control treaties. To address these concerns, researchers at Princeton University are using virtual reality (VR) in an effort to bet  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Sept. 17 [TNSsociologyresearch] -- Princeton University issued the following news release: Adolescence is a time of dramatic change. It marks a period of significant physical transformation -- such as the drive toward sexual maturity. But it can also be a time of considerable psychological change and social experimentation. In the United States and elsewhere, such experimentation often takes the form of behaviors deemed deviant or risky. Tobacco use among teens is one su  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Sept. 21 [TNSmaterialsresearch] -- Princeton University issued the following news release: In a series of lab tests, a relatively common soil bacterium has demonstrated its ability to break down the difficult-to-remove class of pollutants called PFAS, researchers at Princeton University said. The bacterium, Acidimicrobium bacterium A6, removed 60% of PFAS -- specifically perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) -- in lab vials over 100 days of o  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Sept. 21 [TNSscientificresearch] -- Princeton University issued the following news release: For newly appointed Princeton faculty member Jesse Jenkins, producing relevant, high-impact research about how to transform our energy systems requires an unexpected tool: Twitter. With nearly 24,000 followers on the platform, Jenkins engages with leading thinkers and practitioners in the field on a daily basis. "Some of my best research questions have come out of conversations wi  more

MAHWAH, New Jersey, Sept. 18 -- Ramapo College issued the following news release: The Board of Trustees of Ramapo College of New Jersey has announced that Peter P. Mercer will step down as President of the College at the end of his current contract in June 2021. This will mark the culmination of Dr. Mercer's 16 years of dedicated leadership and impactful service to the College. "Dr. Mercer is a tremendous asset to public higher education in New Jersey. Ramapo College students and alumni have b  more

MAHWAH, New Jersey, Sept. 17 -- Ramapo College issued the following news release: Dr. Frank Mecklenburg, Director of Research and Chief Archivist at The Leo Baeck Institute, New York, will speak on Tuesday, October 22 at 1:45 p.m. in the Alumni Lounges of the Robert A. Scott Student Center at Ramapo College of New Jersey about "The Crucial Year of 1938: The Fate of Jews in the Balance." The program, presented under the auspices of the Gross Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, is free and  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 19 -- The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey issued the following news release: * * * - LaGuardia Airport Experienced Eight Record-Breaking Days Over the Summer - Port Authority also recognized by Airports Council International for customer initiatives; JFK, EWR and LGA recognized for significant Wi-Fi speed increases over past year * * * The Port Authority announced today that the region's major commercial airports - John F. Kennedy International, Newark Liberty Inte  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 17 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * - Gloria Steinem Chair to host town hall events to promote climate crisis policy * * * The way Naomi Klein sees it, society and the planet are facing a crisis on multiple levels - economic, social, ecological and democratic. And the only set of policies able to address them and avoid climate collapse is the Green New Deal, a set of public policy proposals that will foster sustainable economic growth w  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 17 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * - Office-based doctors are ordering medications off-label to children at increasing rates, particularly for unapproved conditions, Rutgers study finds * * * U.S. physicians are increasingly ordering medications for children for conditions that are not approved by the Food and Drug Administration, according to a Rutgers study. The findings highlight the need for more education, res  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Sept. 21 [TNSsociologyresearch] -- Rutgers University issued the following news: A new study from researchers at Rutgers University-Newark, Yale University, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology titled "A Field Experiment on Community Policing and Police Legitimacy," shows that positive, non-enforcement contact between uniformed police officers and community members can improve public perceptions of police. The study, conducted in cooperation with the New Haven Police D  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Sept. 19 [TNSmaterialsresearch] -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * - Photons interact on chip-based system with unprecedented efficiency * * * To process information, photons must interact. However, these tiny packets of light want nothing to do with each other, each passing by without altering the other. Now, researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology have coaxed photons into interacting with one another with unprecedented ef  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Sept. 18 [TNSscientificresearch] -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * - With Kleinberg's three new grants, she now has a total in $5.4 million for her research initiatives, which focus on useable artificial intelligence: information individual patients are able to use according to their lifestyle, beliefs and assumptions * * * Samantha Kleinberg, a computer scientist at Stevens Institute of Technology and pioneer in wearable technol  more

PARSIPPANY, New Jersey, Sept. 16 -- Sun Chemical, a member of DIC Group, issued the following news release: Sun Chemical today announced that it has signed an exclusive agreement with the innovative German printing inks manufacturer Epple Druckfarben to combine their resources to make Epple's class-leading series of sheetfed offset inks for direct food contact, BoFood(R) Organic, available to a global audience. BoFood Organic is a worldwide patented sheetfed offset ink for printing on the insi  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Sept. 19 -- Forbes Media, a global media, branding and technology company with a focus on news and information about business, investing, technology, entrepreneurship, leadership and affluent lifestyles, issued the following news release: Today SVG Ventures and Forbes announced SwineTech, an Iowa-based startup, and BinSentry a Canadian-based startup are both winners of the THRIVE Midwest Challenge and recipients of the 2019 THRIVE-Forbes Innovation Icon Award at the For  more

CHERRY HILL, New Jersey, Sept. 17 -- TD Bank, a financial services company, issued the following news release: TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank(R), announced it acted as sole lead arranger on the funding of a $20 million revolving line of credit for Betteridge Jewelers Group. The company will use the proceeds to refinance an existing revolver and for additional growth capital. "Betteridge is a 120-year-old family owned business and has a long history of offering highly sought-after watc  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Sept. 20 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Rutgers University-Newark will be one of six institutions of higher learning to participate in the University Global Compact's (UGC) inaugural "17 Rooms-U" for a sustainable future at Rutgers University-Newark (15 Washington Street, Newark) on Mon., Sept. 23, 11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. The UGC is a global platform of universities and other higher education organizations committed to working together and in partnership with   more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Sept. 18 -- Verisk, a data analytics provider, issued the following news release: Verisk 3E, the leading global provider of intelligent compliance solutions, today introduced a comprehensive suite of solutions to enable clients to improve product safety and facilitate emergency health response in compliance with European Union poison centre notification regulations. The company has launched 3E Notify(TM), a cloud-based notification engine that seamlessly integrates with  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Sept. 17 -- Verisk, a data analytics provider, issued the following news release: Verisk (Nasdaq:VRSK), a leading data analytics provider, and MIB, the life insurance industry's most trusted and secure resource for data-driven risk management services, announced plans today that will leverage analytics and medical research from Verisk and applicant-authorized electronic health record (EHR) data accessed by MIB to develop new Verisk solutions for life insurers. As part   more

PARSIPPANY, New Jersey, Sept. 19 -- Wyndham Destinations, a hospitality company, issued the following news release: In conjunction with International Coastal Cleanup Day, Wyndham Destinations (NYSE:WYND), the world's largest vacation ownership and exchange company, announced today it would eliminate plastic straws and other single-use plastic from food and beverage operations at its timeshare resorts around the world. To support the company's environmental sustainability initiatives, Wyndham D  more