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Press Releases

February 10, 2023

MONROE, N.J. – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) joined today with representatives of Middlesex County and Monroe Township to announce more than $1 million in federal funding for flood mitigation planning in the county. In recent years, the area has ...

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EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – Playhouse 22, East Brunswick’s Community Theater, will present The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, a drama by Simon Stephens based on the novel by Mark Haddon, starting February 10. The play concerns 15-year-old Christopher, who has an extraordinary brain; he ...

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TRENTON, NJ – Applications for the 2023 round of funding for the New Jersey Historic Property Reinvestment Program (HPRP) are now open, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) has announced.  Applications for Regular and Transformative Projects will be accepted until 2 p.m. on ...

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NEW BRUNSWICK - Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH), an RWJBarnabas Health facility, has been named to the America’s Best Hospitals for Bariatric Surgery list for 2023 by the Leapfrog Group and Money Magazine. This is the inaugural year for the award, which rates the top 101 weight-loss ...

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NEW JERSEY - Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of women causing one in three deaths in the United States every year, higher than all forms of cancer deaths in women combined.     According to the American Heart Association, women are severely underrepresented in research and ...

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RUTGERS UNIVERSITY - Since 1951, New Jersey youths have gathered in Stokes State Forest in Sussex County, the northernmost county in the Garden State, for the classic overnight summer camp experience of the New Jersey 4-H Camp.  The yearly ritual of campers returning summer after summer, some ...

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NEWARK, NJ - Pillar College will celebrate Black History Month with an online program that is free and open to the public on Zoom at 6:30 pm, Thursday, February 23rd.  Dr. David Ireland will be keynote speaker at the event that offers music, poetry, and an intergenerational roundtable discussion ...

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TRENTON, NJ – Applications for the 2023 round of funding for the New Jersey Historic Property Reinvestment Program (HPRP) are now open, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) has announced.  Applications for Regular and Transformative Projects will be accepted until 2 p.m. on ...

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New Jersey-based nonprofit MedicZero has introduced an expanded community health initiative for bleeding control and is partnering with a network of schools and Offices of Emergency Management (OEMs) throughout New Jersey to provide trainings and bleeding control equipment to the ...

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NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - The National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a quality program administered by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has granted accredited status to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital’s (RWJUH) Breast Care Connection. RWJUH has held accredited status ...

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  PRINCETON BALLET SCHOOL ANNOUNCES SPECIAL GUESTS GILLIAN MURPHY AND UNITY PHELAN FOR 2023 SUMMER INTENSIVE World-Renowned Ballerinas to Lead Select Classes for Advanced Summer Intensive   PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY - Princeton Ballet School is thrilled to announce that Gillian Murphy, ...

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MILLBURN, NJ ­— The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ) and the Office of the New Jersey Coordinator for Addiction Responses and Enforcement Strategies (NJ CARES) will renew the popular Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day Learning Series for 2023 with a new slate of topics and expert speakers ...

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EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Do you meditate already? Or have been meaning to try it out? You are welcome to pre-register for this 3-hour in-person or virtual meditation workshop that will including sitting meditation, mindful movement, and some teaching on the Four Great Virtues of Buddhism ...

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Donna Jaxheimer fully commends a New Jersey Staffing Alliance (NJSA) member she’s worked with, due to the incredibly positive experience she and her sister, who referred her to the agency, have had whenever either of them found themselves between jobs. A hard worker with a passion for the sales and ...

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NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ -  Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH), an RWJBarnabas Health facility, recently celebrated successfully treating more than 2,000 patients affected by irregular heartbeats with advanced, specialized robotic cardiac ablation technology.   RWJUH, a premier academic ...

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NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Children’s Specialized Hospital’s newest staff member is 22 months old, stands about a foot and a half tall and sports a lush, sandy-blonde coat. Maui, the facility’s newest therapy dog, was greeted Monday, Jan. 9 with a party where she instantly made friends with some of the ...

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When members of the St. Thomas Aquinas High School Class of 2023 graduate in June, many will walk out of commencement not only with a diploma in hand but with college credits as well. These students are making the most of the recently expanded dual enrollment program, which offers college credits ...

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WEST ORANGE, NJ -  RWJBarnabas Health continues its urgent appeal for blood and platelet donations, especially Type O blood, this January during National Blood Donor Month in response to a severe blood and platelet shortage among hospitals throughout the state. The surge in respiratory illnesses ...

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  West Orange, NJ, December 7, 2022– RWJBarnabas Health is urgently appealing for blood and platelet donations, especially Type O blood, in response to a severe blood and platelet shortage among hospitals throughout the state heading into the winter holidays and season. Due to an acute ...

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NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ -  Researchers at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (Rutgers RWJMS) and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) have reported a new breakthrough in ultrasonic imaging methods that can detect microscopic changes in heart structure and function, which may be useful ...

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West Orange, NJ — RWJBarnabas Health received 32 awards and recognitions from the Healthgrades 2023 Specialty Excellence Awards for superior clinical performance in numerous specialty care areas, including cardiac, critical care, and surgical care.   Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center was ...

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Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH), an RWJBarnabas Health Facility, introduced its new, state-of-the-art trauma care intensive care unit this week. The 10,500 square-foot unit features:   •          12 ICU Patient Rooms equipped with lights, booms, lifts, dialysis connections and ...

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MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ – To celebrate Thanksgiving, Middlesex County’s food distribution organization, REPLENISH, hosted a series of events and food drives throughout the month of November designed to raise awareness of food insecurity and collect non-perishable foods and supplies. The month-long ...

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NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ -  Christine Tricarico, PharmD, MBA, Director of Pharmacy Services at Children’s Specialized Hospital, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, recently became a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), the nation’s leading professional society for health care ...

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Saint Peter’s University Hospital received an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group for Fall 2022. This national distinction celebrates Saint Peter’s achievements in protecting patients in the hospital from preventable harm and errors. “This distinction belongs to the entire Saint ...

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PRINCETON, NJ — TAPinto journalists were honored with eight 2022 Excellence in Journalism Awards by the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists. "At TAPinto, we're about providing original local news reporting and doing it the right way - - professionally and honestly. It is an honor to ...

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WEST ORANGE, NJ – Three RWJBarnabas Health facilities were awarded with “A” Hospital Safety Score ratings by the Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit run by employers and other large purchasers of health benefits. Among the A-rated hospitals is Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch ...

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NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ -  Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH), an RWJBarnabas Health facility, has earned its third consecutive Gold Seal of Approval® from The Joint Commission for Hip and Knee Replacement Disease-Specific Care Certification by demonstrating continuous compliance with its ...

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RING IN THE HOLIDAY SEASON WITH AMERICAN REPERTORY BALLET’S THE NUTCRACKER Performances in Princeton, Trenton, and New Brunswick   American Repertory Ballet’s magical production of The Nutcracker returns to three Central New Jersey performing arts venues this holiday season.

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