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Investors Bank and its Foundation Continue to Donate to NJAC Foundation

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Investors Bank through the its Foundation awarded the NJAC Foundation a grant of $21,000.00 for county vocational-technical school students, graduating this year and who plan on continuing their education at a New Jersey county college or state college or university. “Investors Bank and its Foundation are proud to support the NJAC Foundation,” said Investors Bank President and CEO Kevin Cummings. “NJAC has been integral in providing educational opportunities to so many of our bright students here in New Jersey—work that is vital for the long-term success of our communities. We applaud NJAC an...
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Veterans History Project Submitted to Library of Congress

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View the entire newsletter for more articles:  2018 – NJAC County Biz – August by William F. Moen, Jr., Freeholder for Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders On May 23, I was honored and humbled to travel to Washington, D.C. where I was joined by our Congressman Donald Norcross as I delivered interviews conducted with Camden County veterans to the Library of Congress. It has been said that history is our greatest teacher. I was grateful to present the heroic stories of Camden County’s veterans to our nation’s official repository of history, the Library of Congress. More than 26,000 vet...
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NJAC BOARD of DIRECTORS MEETING

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State House Annex Building – Committee Room 4   9:30 a.m.  Networking between NJAC county and business associate members 10:00 a.m.  Board Meeting commences by the announcement of President Mary H. Melfi   The Board of Directors of the New Jersey Association of Counties is scheduled to meet in Committee Room 4 of the State House Annex Building in Trenton on Friday, September 14th.  A continental breakfast will be available. Immediately following, the New Jersey Association of County Administrators and ManagerS will meet at 12:0o p.m.  A catered luncheon will be provided. These...
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Freeholder Director Kate Gibbs Launches $20 Million School Security Initiative

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View the entire newsletter for more articles:  2018 – NJAC County Biz – July Burlington County’s groundbreaking program has potential to be a national model by Jason P. Tosches, Public Information Officer for Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders Burlington County government is leading the way when it comes to enhancing the safety and security of county schools with a $20 million grant program that is the first of its kind in the state and a model for the nation, said Freeholder Director Kate Gibbs today. “As an elected official, I refuse to standby and do nothing while we wait for...
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NJAC Night of Baseball & Fireworks

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Trenton Thunder vs. Portland Sea Dogs July 26, 2018 - 7:00 p.m. Arm & Hammer Stadium, Trenton Enjoy a night of baseball, networking and fireworks!  NJAC has reserved a luxury suite at the Arm & Hammer Stadium in Trenton, which holds a capacity of 30.  A picnic style dinner and refreshments will be served throughout the game in the suite. If your company is interested in being a host, then reach out to our Business Development Director Loren Wizman, loren@njac.org, for details.    And if you are a county official or department head in any one of the 21 counties interested in att...
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NJAC BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

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State House Annex Building - Committee Room 6   9:30 a.m.  Networking between NJAC county and business associate members 10:00 a.m.  Board Meeting commences by the announcement of President Mary H. Melfi   The Board of Directors of the New Jersey Association of Counties is scheduled to meet in Committee Room 6 of the State House Annex Building in Trenton on Friday, June 29th.  A continental breakfast will be available.  Secretary of State Tahesha Way will present before the Board at 11:00 a.m. Immediately following, the New Jersey Association of County Administrators and Manager will...
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Corrupted: The Dark Side of Big Data

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View the entire newsletter for more articles:  2018 - NJAC County Biz - June On April 10th, Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, appeared before a joint hearing of the United States Senate judiciary and commerce committees in Washington DC., to clarify how the social networking giant aggregates and applies information on its 2.2 billion users in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica controversy. No, Zuckerberg maintained, Facebook does not sell user data to advertisers. No, the mobile app does not mine audio from user’s phone conversations. Zuckerberg may have effectively dispelled misconceptions...
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Innovative Initiative is Training Doctors, Improving Care Inside Camden County Jail

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View the entire newsletter for more articles:  2018 – NJAC County Biz – April  Inmates at the Camden County Correctional Facility are being provided with enhanced, individualized medical care under a new program that offers residencies to doctors who are interested in learning about correctional health care. The program began in September and presently has three residents affiliated with Cooper University Health Care learning to treat inmates who present chronic and acute conditions. The residents will gain an awareness of both the commonalities and differences unique to practicing medicine ...
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State House News

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April 13, 2018 County Commissioners Although we have yet to review the latest version of Senate, No. 402 (Pennacchio R-26/Van Drew D-1), on April 12th the Senate approved a substitute bill for the legislation that would replace the term “freeholder” with “commissioner.” We’ll make sure to provide you with the new language as soon as it becomes available, and will keep you posted on the progress of its counterpart Assembly, No. 2157 (DeCroce D-26), which is currently in the Assembly State and Local Government Committee awaiting consideration. S-402 is now on Second Reading in the Senat...
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