Mary Ann Koruth writes about immigration and culture in New Jersey.
A 150-strong crowd of mostly undocumented low-wage workers, their families and their advocates marched in Newark on May 19 to protest the amount of money allocated to a COVID-19 relief fund for “excluded” workers announced by Governor Phil Murphy.Continue Reading
On April 25, over a hundred workers representing labor organizations and unions across New Jersey joined with local supporters in New Brunswick for the Annual Worker’s Memorial March.Continue Reading
With no sign of COVID-19 relief funds reaching New Jersey’s undocumented, tax-paying workers for over a year since the pandemic began last March, a coalition of Latino organizations are stepping up pressure on the state government to provide aid.Continue Reading
A federal judge ruled to temporarily protect a local undocumented Indonesian immigrant and others in his situation from deportation by immigration officials.Continue Reading
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—In the state primary election on June 6, voters in legislative district 17 will choose between incumbent career Democrats and their challengers, who promise progressive policies.
Bill Irwin, President of the Piscataway school board will challenge incumbent State Senator Bob Smith in the hottest contest on the ballot.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ–Walk into the Watercolor and Mixed-Media exhibit at the Alfa Art Gallery on Church Street and one is immediately struck by artist Hanna Aviv’s gorgeous watercolors of orchids, cyclamens, and scenes from the Scottish countryside.
The paintings possess a pastoral quality, but are alive and lit with bright reds, ochres and burnt siennas – the colors of autumn in a Scottish field.
PISCATAWAY, NJ—The New Jersey Coalition to End Domestic Violence (NJCEDV) and the New Jersey Association of Domestic Violence Professionals held their 14th annual conference at Rutgers University’s Busch Student Center on June 8.
The conference’s goal was to raise awareness around the issues of domestic violence.
