Keys to Neighborhood

When Danielle and Jimmy returned to their home state after three years in Germany, they spent the next six months looking for their first home. “Location was so important to us. We got used to walking everywhere while we were in Germany. Grocery stores, restaurants, beer gardens and pubs were all within walking distance of

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Student Spotlight

CCTEC graduate Alfredo Cortazar was enrolled in the automotive technology program and had a desire to work on diesel engines. The school partnered with Samuel Coraluzzo, Co. & Torrissi Transport, LLC as they were looking to hire mechanics with aspiration to grow in the field. Alfredo began as an entry-level diesel technician, doing preventative maintenance

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Legislative Road

When the New Jersey Legislature decided to engage the state’s glass manufacturers in a battle over the financial enslavement of workers through company-owned stores, it wasn’t so much a war as a series of skirmishes. The 19th century witnessed the evolution of company stores as a means of retaining employees by supplying them with necessary

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Adding “Pretty”

If you read the insert about The Ave in this newspaper a couple of weeks ago, you saw an article about business clusters downtown—groups of similar businesses that help make The Ave a destination for those business specialties. One of these is beauty and we have a ribbon-cutting coming up very soon to add to

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In Service to Community

No one has to remind us that we’re living in tumultuous times, whether the subject is climate change, racism, immigration, or politics. One issue that comes with its own unique troubles is policing and use of force. Unlike many other issues, such as climate change or national politics or even immigration—all of which can seem

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Go Electric

Recently the American Lung Association released “The Road to Clean Air” – a new report that outlines the broad benefits of a transition to an electric transportation sector increasingly powered by clean, non-combustion renewable energy over the coming decades. The report finds a transition to electric cars, buses and trucks by mid-century would both improve

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