Tag: Gov. Phil Murphy
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‘We want to plant a flag’
New Jersey and Princeton University are partnering to create an artificial intelligence (AI) hub in the Central Jersey region for the advancement and exploration of AI. Gov. Phil Murphy and Princeton University President Christopher Eisgruber announced the partnership and establishment of a regional AI innovation hub at East Pyne Hall on campus on Dec. 18.…
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Don’t cut funds for saving open space and farmland!
by Tom Gilbert, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Four years ago, residents of rural Warren County were shocked when a Pennsylvania developer announced plans to build 2.8 million square feet of warehouses on 600 acres of prime farmland in White Township. From the local viewpoint, nothing about the Jaindl Land Co. plan made sense.…
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Somerset County first in state to deploy EV vehicles for community transit
The Somerset County Transportation Division announced the deployment of three new electric (EV) paratransit vehicles which began carrying passengers in July. Somerset County is the first county in the state to use EV vehicles for community transit, according to a release through the county. The Somerset County Transportation Division estimates that the three new electric…
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‘Making it more affordable’
StayNJ will allow older generation to stay in community Through the StayNJ program, the older generation can “spend their retirement years continuing to live in the communities they love, near family and friends,” according to Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin (D-19). Coughlin joined by State Sen. Andrew Zwicker (D-16) and Assemblyman Roy Freiman (D-16), spoke to…
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Mayors sign letter asking for full funding of energy tax relief fund
The mayors say the restoration of funds is long overdue Some 422 mayors are asking lawmakers to provide full funding of the Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Fund in the state’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget. In a signed open letter to Gov. Phil Murphy and the state Legislature May 16, the mayors call for…
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Leader in innovation
Princeton University leads an NSF-funded regional consortium advancing photonics research A new Princeton-led collaboration to drive economic and technological advancements in photonics has been awarded a development grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Regional Innovation Engines, or NSF Engines, program. Photonics is the branch of science that includes lasers, optical fibers and cutting-edge light-based…
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Delivering environmental justice to help communities breathe easier
by Jay Watson, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation New Jersey is known as the Garden State, but not all communities are filled with trees, flowers and fresh breezes. Many of the state’s urban areas host facilities like power plants, trash and medical waste incinerators, landfills, and recycling and scrap metal processors that emit pollutants…
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State agency want families to ‘survive and thrive’
Human Services department helped people through COVID By Albert J. Countryman Jr. New Jersey Department of Human Services Commissioner Sarah Adelman and her staff at the state’s largest agency went through a lot in three years as they helped struggling families get through COVID. But even as the virus wanes, the department looks forward to…
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Hillsborough certifies as a ‘film ready’ community
Hillsborough is ready for its closeup. The Somerset County Board of Commissioners named Hillsborough along with Franklin, South Bound Brook and Watchung as first members of New Jersey’s Film Ready Communities program, a new certification from the New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission, according to a press release through Somerset County. The program takes…
