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The ADD/ADHD medication shortage in NJ is disrupting lives 

“I feel like ADHD and other neurodivergent disorders get a bad rap. I feel like a lot of people don’t take it seriously. Even you have pharmacists who give you a dirty look when I’m upset that they don’t have my medication.”

by Kyle NardineMay 11, 2023May 11, 2023
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How the burning of a Pride flag ignited the Sussex County LGBTQ community

“I do sometimes wonder if the person or people who set the flags on fire realize what has become of the situation. As a result or somewhat of a result of their actions, it has truly motivated us to take the cause up, and to make things better for people who are affected by actions like that.”

by Chip O'ChangMarch 9, 2023March 9, 2023
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How Jersey Shore Food Not Bombs reduces waste and feeds the public

“It’s important that Food Not Bombs is accessible to everyone. It’s why we have it at the train station so that you don’t need a car to get here. It’s why we don’t ask for ID or proof of looking for a job in order to receive food.”

by Kyle NardineFebruary 2, 2023
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Leftist mutual aid groups help displaced people and reach marginalized groups as the war in Ukraine continues

“On one hand we do this basic work and then this bigger work of showing the systemic racism on the border with these border violence reports.”

by Daniella HeminghausJanuary 9, 2023January 9, 2023
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NJ-based Family Promise hosts Night Without a Bed, raising awareness and funds for ending family homelessness

This year’s Night Without a Bed raised over $120,000 to help families across the country, and raised awareness for the ongoing crisis of family homelessness 

by INDY StaffNovember 16, 2022November 16, 2022
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What we need to see: In conversation with photojournalist Daniella Heminghaus

Heminghaus’ current projects include covering a new street drug in NJ, the infrastructure problems on the shore and groups helping refugees overseas.

by Connor ReddingtonNovember 4, 2022November 4, 2022
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Where to find NJ Indy in print

From Sparta to Ventnor City, Glassboro to Hackensack, and 100+ places in between.

by Matt CortinaNovember 1, 2022November 1, 2022
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To solve the ongoing problem of family homelessness in NJ, ‘Let’s turn empathy into action’

Family Promise, an NJ-based nonprofit supporting those experiencing homelessness, will run Night Without a Bed Oct. 22, in which folks sleep in cars, tents and on floors to foster empathy and raise awareness for solutions.

by Matt CortinaOctober 6, 2022October 11, 2022
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Princeton University announces it will divest from fossil fuel companies

Princeton will both divest from all publicly traded fossil fuel companies and disassociate from 90 companies that have funded research.

by Matt CortinaSeptember 29, 2022September 29, 2022
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NJ brewery files lawsuit against state ABC over newly imposed limitations on the craft beer industry

“The [ABC] should not be regulating entertainment, they should be regulating alcohol and that’s the heart of it, but they also didn’t follow their own process and that’s really the shocking thing,” says Chuck Garrity, owner of Death of the Fox Brewing, in Clarksboro, who filed suit on Sept. 22.

by Matt CortinaSeptember 22, 2022September 29, 2022
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Book bans make us dumber, and dumb people, in NJ and beyond, are pushing them with renewed, dumb fervor.

“In this country we trust people to make up their own minds and I don’t want the state to dictate what I or my children can read because it offends some sensibilities of a few.” Banned Books Week is Sept. 18-24.

by Matt CortinaSeptember 15, 2022September 20, 2022
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NJ’s new K-12 climate change curriculum teaches kids everything except that we need to ban fossil fuels

In the science standards, for instance, educators must teach that human activity “modified … the relationships between Earth’s systems,” and that humans can develop solutions. I would’ve used “fucked over,” but I guess modify is fine.

by Matt CortinaSeptember 8, 2022September 9, 2022
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