Mercer County Community College had an employee who was critical, on a ventilator in December 2021 with COVID. He then had sepsis and pneumonia. Instead of letting him work a hybrid scheduled — they fired him.
James “Jimmy” Barreras, of Cinnaminson, has agreed to dissolve his business, South Jersey Home Contracting, and pay $442,000 in restitution and penalties.
Torres served time in prison after a misconduct conviction. Despite terms of his plea barring him from public office — the 64-year-old tried to run again, anyway.
State officials say 20 nurses and another 26 people with temporary licenses are no longer allowed to work in the medical field, until their credentials are resolved.
Law enforcement around New Jersey have until mid-October to apply for federal funding toward license plate reader technology, to help crackdown on a rising problem.
Investigators are checking whether platforms allegedly used by the Buffalo massacre suspect are violating state consumer protection laws by failing to enforce policies that restrict violent extremism and hateful conduct, Acting Attorney General Matthew Platkin said.
The state Division of Consumer Affairs has received approximately 16 consumer complaints about baby formula price gouging to date, roughly half of them in the less than three days since a state of emergency was declared.
Chemicals that leaked pose increased risk for immune, reproductive, nervous, or endocrine system damage, cancer, kidney dysfunction, respiratory tract irritation, or cognitive or neurological problems.