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Below is Insider NJ’s Morning Intelligence Briefing:
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I’ll be blunt–maybe environmentalists will be mad at me—I think we should do studies to make sure that what’s been going on so far hasn’t had an impact on whales. But I am concerned when we start building the windmills off the coast that there could be an impact, and we need to make sure. But I just find that the issue of the whales has become a political football and, meanwhile, we’re not doing what we could do to actually protect the whales.” – Former Sierra Club Executive Director Jeff Tittel
TOP STORY: Gopal Having a Whale of a Time with Dnistrian in LD-11
The Morning Intelligence Briefing will be off tomorrow and Monday for the Labor Day weekend.
A report finds that half of LGBTQ+ students feel unsafe at school, according to NJ Spotlight.
Secretary of Higher Education Bridges announced the appointment of a state monitor at New Jersey City University.
The NJOHSP and Turnpike Authority launched the ‘See Something, Say Something’ highway messaging campaign.
A judge declined to temporarily block Daniel’s Law, according to NJ Monitor.
Bergen County Executive Tedesco and Commissioner Sullivan decried the delay of the extension of the Bergen-Hudson Light Rail into the county.
Five Monmouth County vocational schools were recognized for academic achievement.
63 acres in Salem County was returned to Native Americans as a preserve, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
ICYMI: Fulop held virtual town hall; RWJUH nurses’ strike continues into week four; Booker, Sherrill toured Washington Headquarters Museum; Central Jersey formally recognized; Christie participated in debate; Monmouth poll finds a majority support gender identity parental notification; Monmouth transgender policies remain on hold; Murphy’s approval rating dipping slightly; Codey announced impending retirement ; RWJ nurses strike enters second week; striking nurses feel community support
The controversy endures over the change in school equity code, according to NJ Spotlight.
The law that expands involuntary commitments has sparked concerns, according to NJ Spotlight.
Senator Polistina criticized the Biden Administration for offering Atlantic City Airport as a possible place to house NYC migrants.
The Coalition For Affordable Hospitals launched a massive public awareness campaign.
The Community FoodBank of NJ released their strategic plan.
ICYMI: Messenger passed away; Scutari, Coughlin dive into school fight
In New Brunswick, a hearing was held in the Kratovil case.
In West Windsor, Our Revolution Trenton Mercer endorsed Weiss, Fox, and Finkelstein for council.
In Bayonne, officials dispelled rumors that Broadway Bus is closing, according to Hudson County View.
In Bernardsville, a downtown group is in jeopardy, according to NJ Hills.
In Bordentown, the city and township entered into a share services agreement, according to TAPinto.
In Branchburg, the town is spending $20M to prevent warehouse development, according to MyCentralJersey.
In Brigantine, recommendations for short-term rentals were shared, according to the Press of Atlantic City.
In Flemington, the town is being sued over a recreational marijuana license, according to MyCentralJersey.
In Hanover, the AG lawsuit costs caused debate at a BOE meeting, according to NJ Hills.
In Rockaway, the first legal weed shop in the county opened, according to the Daily Record.
In Springfield, the tax assessor retired, according to TAPinto.
In Watchung, BOE President Murad won’t seek re-election, according to TAPinto.
ICYMI: In Dover, Dodd held a fundraiser; in Paterson, former Mayor Kramer passed away; in White, a four-year warehouse war; in Mountain Lakes, federal suit dismissed
AROUND THE WEB:
NJCC announces recipients of 2023 Legislative and Business Awards
Associated Press, NorthJersey.com
- A judge ruled Wednesday that the former Roman Catholic Archbishop of Newark is not competent to stand trial after both prosecutors and defense attorneys determined he suffers from dementia. The judge then dismissed charges that Theodore McCarrick sexually assaulted a teenage boy from Bergen County decades ago.
Protesters in Newark Rail Against Judge’s Decision to Keep ICE Detention Center Open
Matt Kadosh, TAPinto Newark
- Protestors outside the Newark field offices for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Wednesday, Aug. 30, rallied against a federal judge’s decision to allow the last ICE detention center in New Jersey — Elizabeth Detention Center — to remain open.
Trenton Police officers accused of time theft got 60-day suspensions
LA Parker, The Trentonian
- Three Trenton police officers implicated in a plot to defraud the department by misrepresentation of hours worked have been hit with 60-day suspensions without pay. Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora said he had no knowledge of the matter. The mayor advanced questions to police Director Steve Wilson who did not confirm the suspensions.
Winding up a summer road trip, Sen. Cory Booker visits Cape May shops
Bill Barlow, Press of Atlantic City
- U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., walked the Washington Street Mall on a humid Wednesday morning, darting into stores and stopping for selfies with everyone who asked. With rain on the way, the city’s pedestrian-only shopping area was not very crowded, but a significant percentage of the people who were there stopped for a moment with the senator.
Millbrook Avenue bridge in Randolph reopens after 10-week, $700K rebuild by Morris County
Kyle Morel, Morristown Daily Record
- The historic Millbrook Avenue bridge in Randolph is open to the public again after a 10-week closure to repair the nearly century-old structure. Township and Morris County officials cut the ribbon on the project Tuesday, and the bridge was officially reopened that evening. The $697,000, county-funded initiative, which began on June 19, included reconstruction of the existing stonework, drainage system improvement and waterproofing installation to prevent leaks in the structure.
Trump and Hunter Biden are train wrecks. Republicans, Democrats owe voters more – Kelly
Mike Kelly, NorthJersey.com
- As we prepare for Labor Day, it’s time to ask leaders of our Republican and Democratic parties to do some work. It’s been a disturbing summer. But party leaders seem to have taken a vacation from their responsibilities. Let’s start with the unfolding, stupefying and disgraceful legal drama involving Donald Trump.
Pallone’s huge win on drug costs
Tom Moran, Star-Ledger
- Take a moment this week to tip your hat to our own Rep. Frank Pallone for scoring an enormous win in his long fight against the infuriating greed of Big Pharma. Now, finally, Medicare will begin to use its immense bargaining power to negotiate lower drug prices, an act of common sense that was against the law until President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022.
When will striking Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital nurses return to work?
Suzanne Russell, MyCentralJersey.com
- It’s been nearly a month since about 1,700 nurses at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick went on strike over staffing levels and other issues. And there’s no end in sight.
Campus food pantries are seeing greater demand — and more state dollars
Robbie Sequeira, NJ Monitor
- In the South Bronx, one of the nation’s poorest communities, Hostos Community College has long positioned itself as an educational pathway out of poverty. But to make that journey, many Hostos students must contend with more than their schoolwork. Without the school’s child care center, students who are single parents would struggle to attend classes. Hostos offers legal and financial services to immigrant students who lack permanent legal status, so they can comfortably pursue a degree.
Op-Ed: Rutgers could undo diversity progress by not renewing chancellor’s contract
David D. Troutt
- Last week, American higher education was rattled by an event whose epicenter was not a vaunted university capital like Boston, Berkeley or New York, but Newark, New Jersey. The news that Nancy Cantor, chancellor of Rutgers University-Newark, one of America’s most diverse universities, was effectively being fired became the lead story in national higher education media overnight. But the diversity of Rutgers-Newark’s students is only one facet of why the summary discharge of an academic leader is groundbreaking.
Emotional scenes as suspect in Dwumfour murder case is arraigned
Brenda Flanagan, NJ Spotlight
- There were tense and emotional scenes Monday as Rashid Bynum, who is accused in the murder of Sayreville Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour, appeared in court. The victim’s weeping family sat in a row right behind her alleged killer while Bynum’s attorney argued that he deserved to be released pending trial. The Sayreville councilwoman died in her car outside her home in February. Prosecutors said she was shot in a hail of 14 bullets.
New Jersey Film Festival returns with 19 pictures – and a new twist
Jenna Intersimone, MyCentralJersey.com
- The New Jersey Film Festival has run biannually at Rutgers for 42 years, making it the longest-running juried film festival in the state. But with more than 400 entries submitted each running, it never runs out of fodder. “A lot of the fluff movies you see are like the popcorn that you eat – there’s not much nutrition, they taste good, but they don’t go further than that,” said Al Nigrin, executive director and curator of the festival. “We show movies that are interesting enough to be watched again and again.
How NJ emergency personnel are preparing to respond to Idalia
Katie Sobko, NorthJersey.com
- The New Jersey Office of Emergency Management is on the road again. Members of the state’s Task Force One team are en route to South Carolina ahead of Hurricane Idalia. The agency, shared on social media Monday that it had received orders from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to send 45 people and 16 vehicles south to prepare to respond to the category 1 hurricane, which is bearing down on Florida.
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