N.J. commissioner defends DYFS’ handling of Irvington case New Jersey Department of Children and Families Commissioner Allison Blake told a federal judge Monday that the media has painted a disheartening and “inaccurate picture of our [child protective] system,” following the death of an 8-year-old girl found dead at her Irvington home last month. Read more [...]
Read More...State roundup: N.J. plan would cut Medicaid by $500 million States and territories are eligible for up to $40 million to strengthen and coordinate efforts to prevent chronic disease, the Health and Human Services Department announced Tuesday. The initiative is funded by the healthcare reform law and targets the nation’s five leading chronic diseases: heart [...]
Read More...N.J. fun park to reopen day after Ferris wheel death (video) WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — A Jersey shore boardwalk amusement park that closed after an 11-year-old girl on a class trip tumbled from a moving Ferris wheel to her death was to reopen Saturday while investigators tried to figure out what caused her fall. Read [...]
Read More...N.J. birth moms divided on bill that would open up adoption records Robert Sciarrino/The Star-LedgerValerie Drabyk, a reunited birth mom from Edison, participated in an adoption support group made up of birth mothers, parents who have adopted and people who were adopted, holds a meeting a the Presbyterian Parish House. TRENTON —… Read more on [...]
Read More...Train crashes into N.J. station, 34 hurt PATH service shut down indefinitely as train hits abutment at track’s end in Hoboken station Read more on CBS News
Read More...N.J. reprimands and orders ethics course for Pennsylvania Hospital surgeon On his Web page, Pennsylvania Hospital orthopedic surgeon Richard A. Balderston says his research helped “lead to the development of total disc replacement, one of the most advanced treatments available” for damaged spinal discs. Read more on Philly.com
Read More...Pennsylvania bus firm in deadly N.J. crash is taken off road Associated PressA worker is seen next to a luxury bus that crashed on Exit 9 of the southbound New Jersey Turnpike earlier this month.TRENTON, N.J. — A Pennsylvania bus company involved in a crash that killed the driver and a… Read more on Staten [...]
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