More Time Needed on Johnson & Johnson COVID Vaccine: CDC Panel

This story is being republished under a special NJ News Commons content-sharing agreement related to COVID-19 coverage. Link to FULL story: patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/more-time-needed-nj-johnson-johnson-covid-vaccine-cdc-panel The halt on the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine because of blood-clot concerns could last another week, a Centers for Disease Control Prevention panel said on Wednesday. New Jersey has […]

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Join the Action

It’s that time again. We put our calendar of events in order. We’re reaching out to prospective sponsors. Now, we need to get our army of volunteers to make our events and initiatives a reality. You can have the sponsors and you can have a plan of action, but volunteers are the “worker bees” that

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Fithian’s Pen

The journals of Philip Vickers Fithian, the Greenwich-born Revolutionary War chaplain, contain a series of entries that invite a comparison between life in South Jersey and that of Virginia, where Fithian obtained work as a tutor on the Nomini Hall plantation of Robert Carter in 1773. As Fithian describes it, the town of Greenwich was

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Changes and Public Forests

The road to unfunded mandates is paved with good intentions in the form of legislation. That’s my take-away with A-4843 and its companion S-3549 now being considered by the New Jersey Legislature. In a nutshell, this bill would require municipalities and nonprofit organizations that acquired land with Green Acres funds or funded recreation efforts on

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Video That Engages

Creating video content for your brand can be tricky but very effective. Video content is one of the most useful multimedia tools a brand can employ. It can stop a scroll and help your brand engage more with your target audience. There are a few crucial things you need to do before you start making

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Small Business Grants from the State To Total $85 Million

The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) has announced Phase 4 of the Small Business Emergency Assistance Grant Program, adding $85 million in funds from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Phase 4 will provide short-term operating support to a broad group of New Jersey small and medium sized businesses and non-profits

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A Good Deed

Brandon Lombardi, a senior in CCTEC’s Engineering program, has demonstrated the behavior of a model citizen. Brandon works as a delivery driver and during his first delivery of the day, he noticed a toddler running across the street. Brandon stopped to see if there were any adults around, but he couldn’t find anyone. He caught

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Big Brothers Big Sisters of New Jersey Highlights 2021 Inspirational Matches, Including Deptford/Millville Match

Big Brothers Big Sisters State Association of New Jersey named Staci Clark of Deptford and her Little Sister Dominique of Millville as Big Sister and Little Sister of the Year, and Ernest Ebanks of Mount Olive Township and his Little Brother Dreveon of Rockaway as Big Brother and Little Brother of the Year. Ernest and

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