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Wings Clipped: Monmouth University President Patrick Leahy Criticized by Parents on Lockdown Communications

By JEANNE WALL

March 26, 2023

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MONMOUTH, NJ - After a scary and lengthy false alarm and lockdown last week, the Monmouth University community expressed their appreciation to the Monmouth University Police Department and area law enforcement agencies as well for ...

LINCROFT, NJ: Brookdale Community College, has shared the news that a line item in Governor Murphy's budget is slated to create a new ecosystem at Brookdale Community College, named; Social Impact Collaboratory.

Brookdale's Social Impact Collaboratory, is described as an "Entrepreneurial Innovation Hub." It's designed to merge social, ...

National Women's Month: Learn About the Pay Gap and Real Solutions.

REGISTER TODAY FOR THIS IMPORTANT Virtual Event - Women earn 83 cents for every dollar men make. And, when we look across categories such as race, education level, and occupation, that gap widens-let's learn and let's talk about it!

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On March 8, from 7:00 p.m. - ...

FirstEnergy Named Top 50 Diversity Employer by Minority Engineer Magazine

By CHRIS HOENIG

For the first time in company history, FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), parent company of Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L), has been designated as a Top 50 Diversity Employer by Minority EngineerTM magazine. The rankings are determined based on a survey of randomly selected Minority Engineer readers who were asked to name the employers where they would most like to work or that they ...

By JENNIFER YOUNG

FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), parent company of Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L), today announced that the board of directors has unanimously agreed to appoint Brian X. Tierney president and chief executive officer, effective June 1, 2023. He succeeds interim President and Chief Executive Officer John W. Somerhalder II. Mr. Somerhalder also serves as chair of FirstEnergy’s ...

By CHRIS HOENIG

Jersey Central Power and Light (JCP&L), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), today requested a review of its base electric rates by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU). The proposed rate adjustment supports an approximately $185 million investment that strengthens the energy grid, enhances the customer experience and funds new low-income and senior citizen customer ...

#WeLoveGio: Legacy of Giving as Friends of the Bayshore Remember and Love Keyport's Gio Merla.

By JEANNE WALL

March 27, 2023

THIS ARTICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED IN 2021, AND IS BEING PUBLISHED AGAIN ON THE 3rd 'ANGELVERSARY' OF BELOVED GIO MERLA, WHO PASSED ON 3-27-2020.

KEYPORT, NJ: According to Gio Merla's Dad, John, and Gio's mom Kelly, their son; Giovanni "Gio" Merla as a young boy had a smile that lit up every room he was in. From a young age Gio loved ...