New Jersey Assemblywoman Yvonne Lopez has been named the 2026 Paige D. L’Hommedieu Award recipient by Middlesex College.  Named for the founding chair of the Middlesex College Board of Trustees, the award, established in 1974, recognizes community leadership and is the highest honor given by the College. The award was presented during Fall Convocation on August […]

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Submitted Content – Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:37:00 +0000

Hometown Soccer Holdings (HSH), New York City FC, MLS NEXT Pro, and Middlesex County, NJ officials unveiled plans to bring MLS NEXT Pro soccer to Middlesex County on September 2. Starting in July 2027, New York City FC II will begin a new chapter under Hometown Soccer Holdings. The Club, which will initially be referred to […]

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Debbie Schaeffer is CEO of Mrs. G’s Appliances in Lawrence Township. Her grandparents, Abe and Beatrice Greenberg, opened a plumbing supply store on East State Street in Trenton in 1935, which evolved into selling refrigerators and other appliances after World War II. As the current face of the business, she is very active in area […]

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Thomas Kelly – Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000

BY JOHN REITMEYER NJ Spotlight Direct payments will soon be sent to many New Jersey residents to help offset ever-rising rents and property taxes under state government’s signature housing affordability program. Distribution began on Sept. 15 for a new round of state-funded Anchor relief benefits that can total as much as $1,500 per household, according […]

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BY CATHERINE CARRERA NJ Spotlight The staffs of roughly 200 New Jersey school systems may not know their 2027 health benefits premium costs when open enrollment starts next month as a result of a bureaucratic stalemate. A proposed 34% rate increase in the School Employees’ Health Benefits Program would “bankrupt” small districts and interfere with […]

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