New Jersey
Is A New Era Of Gambling In Atlantic City & New Jersey Coming?
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New Jersey Members Don Guardian and Claire Swift are co-sponsoring laws to resume web gaming in Atlantic Metropolis and New Jersey, within the type of A2190.
This may allow web gaming to proceed for one more decade. It handed unanimously within the New Jersey Normal Meeting Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee.
Moreover, Guardian and Swift are co-sponsoring A4397, which might create a brand new income and capitalize on the immense recognition of Esports.
Wagerers will be capable of gamble on the consequence of aggressive online game tournaments.
Swift mentioned:
“Over the previous ten years, on-line casinos have confirmed to be an integral a part of gaming in our state. New Jersey residents and guests have benefitted from the comfort that web gaming offers which has supplied the income essential for casinos to make new enhancements to their brick-and-mortar properties. This trade is rising quickly and by extending the authorization we’re offering authorized certainty that can enable for larger investments to take all the things to the subsequent stage of efficiency.”
Guardian mentioned:
“Ask anybody underneath forty: e-sports are the subsequent frontier of gaming,” Assemblyman Guardian, who serves on the Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee, mentioned. “E-sports conferences and tournaments internationally draw tens of millions of followers and gamers annually and together with Stockton College’s E-Sports activities Innovation Middle, Atlantic Metropolis needs to be the middle of operations within the
United States. Opening up this new trade means
one other income stream for casinos, extra good- paying native jobs, and an untapped, youthful market that can breathe new life into Atlantic County tourism.”
Stockton College has entered this enviornment of competitors over the previous few years, with immediate success.
Stockton has already established a world class fame with their excessive finishes in quite a few excessive caliber tournaments.
Stockton competed within the Esports Rocket League Staff
competitors within the 2022 Collegiate World Championships. They completed 2nd on the earth. they have been the one group from New Jersey to make the elite eight spherical.
Esports gaming is prone to generate way more income than one may think about at first look. It is without doubt one of the hottest actions on the earth.
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New Jersey
Strong winds causing downed trees, blocked roads, power outages in North Jersey
What to do if a tree falls on your house. Follow these steps
These are the steps to take in case a tree falls on your house.
Strong wind gusts are causing power outages, road closures and downed trees all across New Jersey on Monday evening.
National Weather Service posted a wind advisory alert warning that some New Jersey counties, such as Morris and Sussex, could be experiencing strong and gusty winds throughout the evening.
Strong winds have developed this afternoon with peak gusts of 35 to 45 miles per hour, said National Weather Service. Tree damage and isolated power outages could come from these winds NWS warns.
Road closures from fallen trees
Many North Jersey towns are dealing with road closures due to trees that have fallen because of the extreme wind gusts. Franklin Lakes, Hawthorne, Belleville and Parsippany-Troy Hills have all reported some road closures due to fallen trees from wind gusts.
A downed tree on 9W northbound, north of Palisades Interstate Parkway in Alpine, caused the right lane to be closed as of 7:12 p.m. on Monday, the NJ DOT reported.
More: How to tell if a tree is at risk of falling – from an NJ tree expert
Thousands suffer power outages
The three major power companies were reporting outages in North Jersey Monday evening.The hardest hit counties were Morris and Essex with over 2,600 in each county without power.
Here is a look at the some of the towns being affected at 6:45 p.m.:
- Montville – 1,401 (JCP&L)
- Livingston – 780 (JCP&L)
- Hackensack – 545 (PSE&G)
- Oakland – 435 (Orange & Rockland)
- Parsippany Troy Hills – 315 (JCP&L)
- West Milford – 248 (Orange & Rockland)
- Mount Olive – 223 (JCP&L)
New Jersey
Firefighters union backs McIver in NJ-10 special primary – New Jersey Globe
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The state’s largest firefighters union has endorsed Newark Council President LaMonica McIver for the Democratic nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 10th district.
McIver and ten other Democrats are competing in a July 16 special primary for the chance to fill the unexpired term of Donald Payne, Jr. (D-Newark), who died on April 24 at age 65.
“As president of the Newark City Council, LaMonica has shown a willingness to always communicate with the public safety professionals who keep that city safe,” said Eddie Donnelly, the New Jersey Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association president. “LaMonica listens, and puts her words of support into action.”
Donnelly praised Payne and his father, the late Rep. Donald M. Payne, Sr. (D-Newark), for carrying themselves with “class and dignity” and said they were “never afraid to stand up” for their constituents.
“We know that LaMonica will serve the same way,” he said.
Donnelly said that he’s ready to put the full weight of his 5,000-member union, which includes EMTs and dispatchers, behind McIver.
“An endorsement from NJFMBA is not just words on a piece of paper, it means mobilization and real support,” he said. “Between now and July 16th we will be boots on the ground in Essex, Hudson, Morris, and Union counties, and, ultimately in the voting booth, to help send LaMonica McIver to Congress.”
New Jersey
Five New Jersey colleges make Princeton Review’s Best Value Colleges 2024
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The Princeton Review an educational services company known for its yearly school rankings released its 20th annual list of the Best Value Colleges for 2024.
The list also recognizes the top private and public schools seven ranking categories such as Overall; Financial Aid; Career Placement; Internships; Alumni Networks; Making an Impact; Students with No Demonstrated Need.
These colleges were chosen based on data collected from over 650 administrators and student surveys and from PayScale.com on alumni career and salary statistics between fall 2023 through spring 2024.
The information was weighted against over 40 data points that included academics, costs, financial aid, debt, grad rates, and career/salary data according to the report.
Out 209 schools that made the Best Value list five of them are from New Jersey.
“We highly recommend the schools that made our Best Value Colleges lists for 2024” Rob Franek, Editor-in-Chief of The Princeton Review said in a press release.
“They share three compelling distinctions. All provide outstanding academics. All support their undergraduates with stellar career services. All demonstrate impressive commitments to affordability via extremely generous financial aid for students with need and/or a comparatively low sticker price. Also, good news for students considering these schools: 42% of the colleges admit 50% or more of their applicants.”
Best Value Colleges for 2024
This list is unranked but share three exceptional features:
- The College of New Jersey
- Madison University
- Stevens Institute of Technology
- New Jersey Institute of Technology
- Princeton University
Three New Jersey colleges also ranked in the some of the seven categories ranking list:
- Princeton University ranked No. 2 in the Top 50 Best Value College (Private Schools) and No. 4 in the Top 20 Best Career Placement (Private Schools)
- Stevens Institute of Technology ranked No. 12 in the top 20 Best Career Placement (Private Schools)
- The New Jersey Institute of Technology ranked No. 23 in the Top 50 Best Value Colleges (Public Schools).
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