As the COVID-19 pandemic slammed New Jersey, a former Governor sprung into action, this time as a lobbyist for corporations.
Healthcare
New Brunswick is known as the “healthcare city” and is home to two of New Jersey’s most well-known and established hospitals: Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and St. Peter’s University Hospital. It is also home to the Johnson & Johnson corporation’s worldwide headquarters, and facilities for several other companies in the healthcare field.
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New Jersey’s Coronavirus Transmission Rate Jumps to Highest Level in Months
Governor Phil Murphy announced a significant increase in the rate of transmission for the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 here in New Jersey during his press briefing on July 31.
Posted inLaw & Public Safety
NBPA Approves $900K For Barriers and Fencing After Recent Deaths at Garages
The New Brunswick Parking Authority approved a resolution dedicating up to $900,000 toward “acquiring and installing safety barrier/fencing at certain parking deck facilities.”
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After Avoiding Parents, Superintendent Endorses Closure of Lincoln Annex
A Woodbridge Councilman who Governor Phil Murphy has made the county’s Interim Superintendent of Schools in 2018 has quietly recommended the closure of New Brunswick’s Lincoln Annex School.
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2 More Deaths After NBPA Puts Suicide Issue on “Back Burner Due to the Pandemic”
A Highland Park psychologist, age 66, died by falling from a New Brunswick parking deck on the morning of Sunday, June 7.
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J&J to Pull Talc-Based Baby Powder from Stores
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Hampered by nearly 20,000 lawsuits, New Brunswick’s own Johnson & Johnson (J&J) will stop distributing talc-based baby powder in the United States and Canada. The decision to stop selling one of its most well-known products came on May 19, but the announcement was buried in the company’s “portfolio assessment related to COVID-19.” “Demand […]
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Death Tolls at NJ Nursing Homes Finally Released
EDISON, NJ—Local nursing homes, including a state-run “veterans home,” are among Central New Jersey’s most deeply affected by outbreaks of COVID-19, according to newly-released data on over 400 facilities. The Menlo Park Veterans Home in Edison was the site of 86 cases of the disease associated with 25 deaths there, the most of any home […]
