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Mayor Ted R. Green Announces Re-election with Green Team for East Orange Council Slate February 26, 2021, 8:08 am | in Mayor Ted R. Green Announces Re-election with Green Team for East Orange Council Slate February 25, 2021   EAST ORANGE, New Jersey, February 25, 2021 – Wednesday night, during a Virtual Rally that featured elected representatives from across the state, Mayor Ted R. Green, joined by his slate of council candidates, formally announced his campaign for a second term as Mayor. Lifelong East Orange resident, a product of the East Orange School District, ...

Bill would end fines for NJ Transit light rail riders who forget to stamp their tickets Updated Feb 22, 2021; Posted Feb 22, 2021 An NJ Transit light rail passenger validates a paper ticket to avoid a fine in a file photo. A state Assembly bill would end the process of buying a paper ticket at one machine and time stamp it at another. Tickets would provide their own validation. Facebook Share NJ Transit riders who use the agencies three light rail lines could be spared the extra step of validating or time stamping their paper ticket in a separate machine, which if missed, can get the forget...

ALBANY, NY – Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay and Senate Minority Leader Rob Ortt were joined by their colleagues today at the State Capitol to reinforce the need for the Legislature to finally remove Gov. Cuomo’s expanded emergency powers. Having spent the last several months rejecting repeated legislative attempts by Republicans to end the governor’s authorities, Democrats have now drafted a proposal to restore the Legislature’s status as a co-equal branch of government. “It should not have taken a national scandal regarding nursing home fatalities and federal investigation o...

Photo: File photo, News10NBC. Betty Rosa WHECTV Created: February 08, 2021 07:11 PM ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) — The New York State Education Department Monday announced Interim State Education Commissioner will stay on. The Board of Regents unanimously appointed Dr. Betty Rosa as permanent Commissioner of Education and President of the University of the State of New York. She's filled the role since August, and is the first Latina to serve as Education Commissioner. New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA) Executive Director Robert Schneider...

PUBLISHED 5:31 AM ET Feb. 09, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:31 AM EST Feb. 09, 2021 SHARE The state Assembly on Monday gave final approval to a constitutional amendment guaranteeing New Yorkers have clean air and water, sending the sweeping environmental "bill of rights" to voters in a referendum in November.  For environmental groups, the amendment's advancement is a victory that could lead to further action on climate change and boosting drinking water standards. But, lawsuit reform groups fret the measure could lead to a torrent of lawsuits citin...