Canadian Wildfire Triggers Code Red Air Quality Alert in New Jersey: Officials Warn Everyone Is at Risk
Trenton, NJ – Smoke from hundreds of active wildfires burning across Canada continues to blanket New Jersey in unhealthy air, prompting the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) to declare an…
NJ lawmakers push bill requiring lead screening for ‘pregnant person’ under new health guidelines
TRENTON, NJ – A new proposal in the New Jersey Legislature would require health care professionals to perform lead screening on pregnant ‘persons’ identified as being at risk for exposure, a move…
Trump administration announces sweeping cuts to federal childhood vaccination schedule
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald J. Trump announced Monday that his administration has implemented a new federal childhood vaccination schedule that dramatically reduces the number of recommended immunizations for children in the…
Ten ways millions of New Jersey residents quietly celebrate World Introvert Day
TOMS RIVER, NJ – While much of the world loudly welcomed the new year, today belongs to those who prefer things a little quieter. January 2 marks World Introvert Day — a…
Hatzolah feud deepens as Lakewood grants free fuel to select agencies, excludes rival EMS group
LAKEWOOD, N.J. – The ongoing rivalry between Lakewood’s long-established emergency service organizations and the newer Hatzulas Nefashos group has intensified after the township approved a yearlong municipal fuel subsidy — excluding the…
Vicious Lakewood EMS rivalry turns ugly as response vehicle egged after racist calls target new company
LAKEWOOD, N.J. – A rising local emergency medical service, Hatzulas Nefashos, is facing escalating harassment amid a growing turf war over who controls first-response operations in the Lakewood and Jackson area. The…
Wall Township ends its police-run EMS from Monmouth County expansion; Ocean County Could Be Next
WALL TOWNSHIP, NJ – A major shift in emergency medical services is underway along the Jersey Shore, as Wall Township officially disbands its long-standing, police-run EMS division at midnight on December 31,…
NJ Assembly passes bill to criminalize fertility doctors who secretly use their own DNA to impregnate patients
TRENTON, N.J. – The New Jersey Assembly has unanimously passed legislation making it a felony for fertility doctors to inseminate patients with their own genetic material without consent, moving to criminalize a…
RWJBarnabas Health urges vaccination as flu and respiratory cases surge across New Jersey
WEST ORANGE, NJ – As flu and respiratory illness cases climb across the state, RWJBarnabas Health announced that it has administered nearly 1,600 free flu vaccines through 37 community clinics this season…
New Jersey Doctors Could Face Criminal Charges if they Inseminate Fertility Patients with their Own DNA
TRENTON, N.J. – It’s not a law yet, but it probably should have been if this sort of thing is happening in New Jersey. New Jersey lawmakers are moving to make it…
New York and New Jersey see above-average underage drinking rates, report finds
ALBANY, N.Y. – A new analysis of national health data shows that New York and New Jersey both exceed the U.S. average for alcohol use among minors, with experts warning that the…
Dems slam Kean after vote on GOP health care measure that ends ACA tax credits
TRENTON, NJ – Rep. Tom Kean Jr. is facing criticism after voting in favor of a Republican-backed health care proposal that would allow key Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits to expire…
New Jersey Wants to Keep Parents in the Dark When Children Call Suicide Prevention Hotlines
If a child calls a suicide prevention hotline in New Jersey, Democrats want to keep those calls confidential and away from parents, according to a bill being pushed in Trenton. TRENTON, N.J.…
Code Blue declared in Cherry Hill as temperatures plunge into teens
Cherry Hill, NJ – The Camden County Office of Emergency Management has issued a Code Blue Alert beginning Saturday evening as dangerously cold temperatures move into the region. The alert will remain…
Hoboken unveils plans for waterfront park with beach and fishing along the Hudson River
HOBOKEN, NJ – A new vision for Hoboken’s waterfront shows children casting fishing lines and families relaxing on a sandy shoreline, a scene city leaders say will soon become reality along the…
GOP lawmaker targets AI romance with bill banning artificial intimacy apps
TRENTON, NJ – Assemblyman Paul Kanitra introduced legislation Thursday to prohibit artificial intelligence systems that simulate intimate or romantic relationships. Filed as Assembly Bill 6246, the measure is titled the Authentic Relationships…
Lifeguards could soon be classified as first responders in New Jersey
TRENTON, NJ – A new measure introduced in the New Jersey Assembly seeks to officially recognize open water lifeguards as first responders and emergency response providers. Assembly Bill A6240, sponsored by Assemblyman…
New Jersey Lawmaker Wants to Allow Inmates Ability to Choose Prison Gender
TRENTON, NJ – A bill introduced in the New Jersey Assembly would mandate that transgender inmates in state prisons be housed according to their gender identity rather than the gender assigned at…
Senate panel advances Singer bill to expand Medicaid coverage for infertility treatments
TRENTON, N.J. – The Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee on Monday advanced bipartisan legislation sponsored by Senator Robert Singer (R-30) that would expand Medicaid coverage to include fertility-related medications…
N.J. Democrat proposes free state healthcare coverage for undocumented immigrants
TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblywoman Garnet R. Hall (D–Essex, Union) has introduced legislation that would make New Jersey one of the first states in the country to offer full, state-funded healthcare coverage to…
Boil water advisory issued for Cedar Glen Lakes after water main break
WHITING, NJ – Residents of Cedar Glen Lakes are being urged to boil their tap water after a water main break disrupted service in the community, prompting an emergency advisory Wednesday. Manchester…
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