The 2021 swim meet season at the Cumberland Cape Atlantic YMCA featured Seals swimmers making names for themselves as well as making personal progress. Head coach Mike Blacksten said, “The team made a lot of advances during this past season, and we are very proud of their accomplishments.” The team included seventy swimmers of ages […]

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and State Farm Agent Randi Galan are teaming up with the Geraldyn O. Foster Early Childhood Center to support fire prevention and safety education for young children. State Farm agents are delivering Sparky Educator kits to hundreds of fire departments and school across the country, including the Geraldyn O.

The Delaware River and Bay Authority’s contractor, Blastech Enterprises, Inc. of Baltimore, is working to remove old paint coatings and apply new primer and paint to the side spans of the New Jersey bound bridge. The work is associated with Contract DMB-21-02, Steelwork Coating Removal and Replacement – Side Spans from Anchorages to Towers on

Last week, Gov. Phil Murphy signed six bills—A5704, A5705, A5706, A5707, A5708, and A5709—that provide additional aid to small businesses that continue to suffer from the economic effects of the pandemic. Together, the bill package provides $235 million to small businesses throughout the state, allowing the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) to fulfill all

This story is being republished under a special NJ News Commons content-sharing agreement related to COVID-19 coverage. Link to FULL story: whyy.org/articles/n-j-s-carli-lloyd-makes-u-s-soccer-team-for-her-4th-olympics/ Carli Lloyd is headed to her fourth Olympics after all. The 38-year-old Lloyd had vowed after the 2019 World Cup that she would push to make the team for Tokyo before stepping away

This story is being republished under a special NJ News Commons content-sharing agreement related to COVID-19 coverage. Link to story: nj.com/news/2021/06/you-can-get-into-nj-state-parks-for-free-more-than-100k-people-already-got-passes.html More than 100,000 New Jersey residents have obtained free seasonal passes to state parks via the “vax and visit” program, which is aimed at encouraging additional vaccinations against COVID-19. The free passes through year’s