Monday May 01, 2023
NJ Spotlight News May 1, 2023
Tonight on NJ Spotlight News another win for the labor movement. Leaders of three Rutgers University unions representing 9 thousand employees have approved tentative contracts with the university. The deal comes after nearly a year of negotiations, and the first faculty strike in the school’s 257-year history; Today marks exactly 3 months since Sayreville councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour was shot and killed outside her home. The case remains unsolved. No arrests have been made. Investigators have shared little information… and the Dwumfour family remains in the dark. Anchor Briana Vannozzi talks to former state assemblyman John Wisniewski who is representing the family; Today is also an important milestone in the city of Camden. 10 years ago, its police department was disbanded…and rebuilt from the ground up. Since then,… the Camden County Police Department has been hailed as a model of police reform; And according to a national study from the University of Virginia… kids experiencing suicidal thoughts or attempts rose more than 30 percent from 2019 to 2021. The issue compelled one Rutgers University professor to develop a free app… to help people of all ages with mental stresses; And Hudson County kids are about to get a first-of-its-kind high school. Leaders in Jersey City this morning held a ceremonial groundbreaking for the new Liberty Science Center High School. Set to open in the fall of 2025.