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Westampton Native Serves in U.S. Navy’s “Silent Service”

By Alvin Plexico Navy Office of Community Outreach GROTON, Conn. – A Westampton, New Jersey, native is serving in the U.S. Navy aboard USS California, one of the world’s most advanced nuclear-powered submarines. Seaman Samuel Scott, a 2019 Grand Rancocas Valley Regional High School graduate, joined the Navy one year ago. “I joined the Navy […]



One Year After George Floyd’s Murder, New Jersey Institute for Social Justice and ACLU-NJ Release “To Record and Protect”

The New Jersey Institute for Social Justice and the ACLU-NJ have released “To Record and Protect,” calling for New Jersey’s attorney general to establish a First Amendment Policing Policy to reaffirm the rights of community members who record police encounters.




Focus NJ’s 2020 Economic Review Details Devastation of NJ Economy by COVID-19 Pandemic

A 2020 economic study by NJ Focus, a nonpartisan, nonprofit research foundation, found that the pandemic led New Jersey’s economy to record high unemployment rates and unemployment claims, as well as a historic contraction in the state’s Gross Domestic Product, followed by a quick rebound.