Middlesex County mourns loss of Freeholder Valenti, a trailblazer for Latinx in politics ×
Messages of support are pouring in for the family of Blanquita (Bird) Valenti, a longtime Middlesex County Freeholder and New Brunswick City Councilmember.
“It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of a colleague and friend, former Freeholder Blanquita Valenti. Blanquita was an inspiration across the county, particularly for those in the minority community, as she not only shattered convention by becoming the first Latina to win a countywide election in Middlesex County, but she founded one of the county’s most active human services organizations, the Puerto Rican Action Board (PRAB). A mother and grandmother, Blanquita’s love for the youngest in our community was reflected in her career, spending almost four decades as an educator in both high school and university settings,” the Middlesex County Board of Commissioners, which was previously named the Middlese
NJ might end requirement for a tour before drinking at breweries
TRENTON – A package of bills aimed at boosting New Jersey’s alcohol makers advanced in the Assembly Monday, including one that would eliminate the requirement for visitors to tour a brewery before buying beer to drink on-site.
Five bills were endorsed by the Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee. It was just the first step in the process for all except one, a bill earlier approved by the Senate letting someone acquire a third retail license as a bankruptcy asset if it’s being transferred to another retail food store.
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Murphy takes next step for N.J. legal weed sales by making final picks to cannabis commission
Updated Feb 25, 2021;
Gov. Phil Murphy has announced his last picks to serve on the Cannabis Regulatory Commission, completing the panel that will undertake the job of regulating the legal marijuana industry and licensing new dispensaries and growers.
Murphy on Thursday announced the appointments of Maria Del Cid, the director of the Office of Policy and Legislative Services at the state Department of Health, and William Wallace of the United Food and Commercial Workers.
“As we move forward to establish a legal adult-use cannabis marketplace, we could not have a better slate of appointees to lead these efforts,” Murphy said in a statement.
Legislator: Edna Mahan needs even more oversight | Opinion
Updated Feb 19, 2021;
Posted Feb 19, 2021
Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle asks why is this same officer she asked about six months ago now making headlines for leading an attack on inmates? Huttle proposes six more pieces of legislation to provide more oversight of the facility.
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By Valerie Vainieri Huttle
New Jersey is facing a human rights crisis in our correctional facilities. It should go without saying that rape and physical abuse should not be part of the penalties of our criminal justice system. Nonetheless, New Jersey’s only women’s prison, Edna Mahan Correctional Facility, harbors a pervasive culture of toxicity and abuse.