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In my nearly 20 years of providing educational programs to the public on wildlife, there has been one animal that stands out as perhaps the most misunderstood and maligned species in our region — the fisher.Many people who have attended my...

What you need to knowThe $64 billion Public School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS), one of the nation’s largest pension funds, is embroiled in scandal and has become the target of an FBI investigation.On Thursday, a dissident group of board members called for the firing of the fund’s chief executive and top investment officer, but didn’t yet have enough votes.Amid the rebellion, PSERS ...

NorthJersey.com A group of attorneys is demanding the release of federal immigration detainees held in New York and New Jersey, citing a memorandum issued by President Joe Biden’s administration that changed who should be considered a priority for detention and deportation.  The letter from Brooklyn Defender Services, the Legal Aid Society and the Bronx Defenders was sent Wednesday to Thomas Decker, director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcements district office in New York, and seeks ...

Attorneys demand release of ICE detainees in NJ and NY, citing Biden administration memo Replay Video UP NEXT A group of attorneys is demanding the release of federal immigration detainees held in New York and New Jersey, citing a memorandum issued by President Joe Biden’s administration that changed who should be considered a priority for detention and deportation.  The letter from Brooklyn Defender Services, the Legal Aid Society and the Bronx Defenders was sent Wednesday to Thomas Decker...

Junior sailor dies in kayaking mishap Fair winds and following seas, Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Apprentice Jinghui Xiao. (Coast Guard image) A junior sailor drowned last month while kayaking in waters off Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, officials have confirmed. Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Apprentice Jinghui Xiao, 29, was kayaking with two other people in Bayou Grande on the afternoon of Nov. 15, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. At one point, Xiao...