New Jersey

As New Jersey continues to take steps to bolster behavioral and mental health services throughout the state, the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (HESAA) today announced the launch of the latest round of applications for a State program offering up to $180,000 in student loan redemption and incentive grants for eligible behavioral healthcare professionals.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for ready-to-eat meals containing a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulated pre-cooked pasta that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes (Lm). FSIS expects more updates as this investigation continues. As more information becomes available, FSIS will update this public health alert. Consumers should check back frequently

The New Jersey Department of Corrections (NJDOC), in partnership with Pratt Institute, an internationally ranked college preparing students for success in creative and professional fields, today announced the launch of a fashion design and workforce development program at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility (EMCF). The program is one of the first of its kind in the United States, joining similar international efforts in Milan, Italy, and London, England.

The New Jersey Commission on the Effects of Social Media Usage on Adolescents has issued its report on approaches that communities may consider to address issues such as cyberbullying, addictive use, sleep disruption, and mental health decline that may be linked to excessive social media exposure among youth.

Thompson Park Day is the quintessential fall festival.

The strike would have affected Jersey Shore University Medical Center

The Long Branch Pier, destroyed in a 1987 fire is slated to be replaced with a new structure.

What began as an elective class at Brookdale has taken alum Luke DiNonno all the way to Berlin Fashion Week. Dinonno, a 2025 graduate of Brookdale’s Fashion Design program, recently presented his Spring/Summer 2026 collection, Previous Hobbies, on an international stage after first debuting at New York Fashion Week in Brooklyn last year.

Governor Murphy today signed legislation that would establish a new cabinet-level Department of Veterans Affairs in New Jersey, reorganizing the existing Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMAVA).

Governor Phil Murphy today exercised his executive authority and announced a third round of clemency actions by pardoning 40 individuals. Today’s announcement brings the total number of grants of clemency during the Murphy Administration to 169 individuals.