Cranio-Facial Conditions Acceptance: Face Equality International · Smile Train · FACES National Craniofacial Assn. · CCA Kids.org · My Face.org · American Cleft-Palate/CranioFacial Assn. Source: Faces-Cranio.org FACES joins global movement to urge Media to take care with language, tone, and imagery when covering disfigurement. The Face Equality Internation (FEI) Alliance has developed the International Media […]
The Bayonne Fire Department will be taking applications for firefighter positions through the end of the summer. Public Safety Director Robert Kubert and Fire Chief Keith Weaver announced that applications would be accepted from July 1 to August 30. Apply online at: state.nj.us/csc. City Council President Gary La Pelusa reiterated the announcement at the top […]
Source: Hudson County View The Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) includes New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez’s bill that improves benefits for Gulf War Veterans by expanding access. The legislation also addresses illnesses from exposure to toxic burn pits and expand presumptions related to Agent Orange exposure during […]
Source: Paterson Press/North Jersey.com Thirty-three Paterson NJ schools will be distributing free toiletries to students starting this fall under the “Confidence Closet” initiative launched by a group of clergy leaders. The pastors plan to collect donations so they can provide about 11,500 students in grades six through 12 with such items as deodorant, shampoo, toothpaste, […]
Source: CBS News The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is fining Bank of America (BOA) $225 million for bungling the distribution of unemployment benefits amid the pandemic, and are ordering the bank to compensate more than 100,000 people in New Jersey and a dozen other states as a result. In addition, the […]
Group B Strep Awareness: Group B Strep International.org · Centers for Disease Control · Donate Group B Strep International is conducting a survey of mothers worldwide, with and without a baby infected by group B strep (GBS), to help identify gaps in care and communication regarding GBS disease in babies. GBS is a leading cause […]