Category Archives: Local News

Mental Health Crisis Intervention Program Available in Only 11 NJ Counties

NJ Spotlight published the following article on March 11, 2014. To read the full article, click here. MENTAL-HEALTH CRISIS INTERVENTION PROGRAM AVAILABLE IN ONLY 11 COUNTIES ANDREW KITCHENMAN | MARCH 11, 2014 Advocates want to quickly expand a program that offers an alternative to the longstanding practice of bringing people to hospital emergency rooms when they… Continue Reading

ACLU-NJ Moves to Block District from Requiring Photo ID for Registration

NJ Spotlight published the following article on March 11, 2014. To read the full article, click here. ACLU-NJ MOVES TO BLOCK DISTRICT FROM REQUIRING PHOTO ID FOR REGISTRATION JOHN MOONEY | MARCH 11, 2014 The American Civil Liberties Union has stepped up its long-running campaign in New Jersey to protect undocumented students from being blocked from… Continue Reading

Experts Say Opioids are as Available in Suburbs as in Cities

NJ Spotlight published the following article on March 10, 2014. To read the full article, click here. EXPERTS SAY OPIOIDS ARE AS AVAILABLE IN SUBURBS AS THEY ARE IN CITIES ANDREW KITCHENMAN | MARCH 10, 2014 New Jersey drug-prevention and law-enforcement officials who deal with the growing use of heroin and other opioids say they are… Continue Reading

Trenton Mayor George Muschal Hopes to Repair and Reopen Shuttered Skelton Library Branch Before July

The Trenton Times published the following article on March 8, 2014. To read the full article, click here. Trenton Mayor George Muschal hopes to repair, reopen shuttered Skelton library branch before July TRENTON — Fallen plaster from the ceiling lay on the floor; and warped, water damaged carpet was peeling up in the second-floor children’s room… Continue Reading