TRENTON, NJ–The Garden State recently became one of six states and territories with its own program for protecting the safety and health of state and local government workers.
The state plan, which covers more than 530,000 workers, took 16-years to finally become effective this year on January 22, after first being approved in 2001, according to a release from the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA).
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—The Office for Diversity and Academic Success in the Sciences (ODASIS) at Rutgers had a dinner on April 28 to celebrate its 30th anniversary.
ODASIS is an office, part of the Division of Life Sciences, that supports underrepresented Rutgers undergraduates pursue science careers.
It began in 1986 due to the efforts of Dr. Francine Essien, a Rutgers biology professor. She wanted to something about the numbers of minority and disadvantaged students who went on to attend medical school.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ–New Brunswick police are still investigating a case that started with unidentified city officers pursuing a vehicle into North Brunswick on April 24.
According to New Brunswick Police Department (NBPD) Captain JT Miller, at approximately 6:47pm, NBPD officers "apprehended two individuals after a brief vehicle pursuit into North Brunswick."
"A handgun was recovered from the vehicle," said Miller who failed to identify the precise charges against the two suspects in the case.
WEST ORANGE, NJ—The new organization created to function as the state's largest hospital chain is refusing to tell the public who serves on their Board of Trustees, but this newspaper has obtained a document identifying the initial 22 members. Despite RWJ Barnabas Health, Inc.'s unusually secretive policy, their "certificate of incorporation" reveals that their original […]
PISCATAWAY, NJ–On April 23, Rutgers fans finally got their first glimpse of new football head coach Chris Ash in action, even if it was just an intrasquad scrimmage.
After months of discussion and speculation on how the team will look under the first-year head coach, the annual Scarlet-White game gave the Scarlet Knights faithful an idea of what to expect when the 2016 season kicks off in a little more than four months.
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