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/PRNewswire/ -- CometChat, announced a Series A funding round of $10M. The oversubscribed round was led by Signal Peak Ventures and included participation from...

CometChat has built a communications platform for enterprises that provides them with plug and play text, chat, video and voice communications solutions to be integrated in their websites and apps.

By Harry Glazer | April 08, 2021 In late December it became clear that the second large federal COVID-19 aid package, passed earlier that month, had significant funds that could go to nonpublic schools—without the restrictions that sharply limited aid to nonpublic schools in the first federal COVID-19 aid bill. What was not clear was how much of the aid in the December bill would go directly to nonpublic schools. That’s when the Teach Coalition stepped in and, with their part...

By Harrry Glazer | February 24, 2021 As anyone who’s worked in or watched the development of a NJ State budget can tell you, there are few things that are rock-solid guarantees. Tax revenues rise and fall, legislators’ priorities change, and what was a pressing need last year can become a ‘back burner’ issue this year. This is especially true this year, as COVID-19 concerns continue to dominate the news and inform State Government thinking on a variety of matters. Mindful...

NorthJersey.com Gov. Phil Murphy defended the states decision to open COVID-19 vaccines to an estimated 2 million smokers amid growing criticism that teachers should have priority for the potentially life-saving shots. "I have to push back on a false narrative that is out there in some circles that we’re vaccinating smokers while we’re not vaccinating another group, whether it be our heroic, blessed educators or other incredibly heroic essential workers," he said. "This is mixing up appl...

NJ smokers getting vaccine priority over teachers rankles many As New Jersey realigned its COVID-19 vaccine priority list to follow updated CDC guidance starting Thursday, social media was ablaze over the green light given to smokers in particular over educators. "New Jersey is following CDC guidance that lists smoking as a condition that puts an individual at increased risk of severe illness from the virus," a spokeswoman for the state Department of Health said in a written response to New J...