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Florence Nightingale overcame the limits set on proper Victorian women – and brought modern science...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 month agoFlorence Nightingale experienced her personal call to nursing at age 16 and ultimately became known...
How did Trenton lawmakers carve up pork spending for 2024?
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 9 months agoMore than two months after New Jersey's budget was signed into law, the Legislature released details...
Sheila Oliver, NJ lieutenant governor, dies at age 71
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 10 months agoLt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, the first Black woman to serve as the state's Assembly speaker and as...
New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver dies unexpectedly after undisclosed medical issue
ABC News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoNew Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver died Tuesday, one day after she was rushed to the hospital for an...
He fought for fellow Korean War veterans. Now a portion of Route 287 will honor his name
Daily Record via Yahoo News· 10 months agoActing Governor Nicholas Scutari signs Bucco bill to name the Harding Road portion of Route 287 in...
Hundreds of mourners honor 'trailblazer' Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver at memorial
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 10 months agoTRENTON — Lawmakers and community members gathered Thursday morning for the start of a three-day...
New Jersey poised to enact ‘nation’s strongest’ gun law after Supreme Court ruling
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey’s top lawmakers unveiled sweeping gun legislation Thursday that would significantly restrict when and where guns can be carried outside of the home, a bill they touted ...
Museum launches campaign to acquire Florence Nightingale’s customised wheelchair
Press Association News via AOL· 1 year agoThe Florence Nightingale Museum has launched a public campaign to obtain the wheelchair used by the...
New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, a trailblazing political leader, dies at 71
Politico via Yahoo News· 10 months agoNew Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, who served as the first Black woman Assembly speaker in state...
Phil Murphy's first 2024 hurdle: New Jersey Democrats
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs Gov. Phil Murphy tries to burnish his image as someone who's putting progressive policies to work, he faces a major obstacle: A skittish Legislature led by members of his own party.