More police officers and firefighters would be eligible for pensions after 20 years on the job, regardless of their age, under a bill moving in Trenton.
The Holmdel-based Frances Foundation for Kids Fighting Cancer will partner with the two organizations in memory of one of the foundation's "angels" who succumbed to brain cancer last year.
A bill a dozen years in the making would change the way first responders’ illnesses are covered under workers' comp by presuming claimants are eligible.
There wasn't a year-end surge of arbitration filings, as had been predicted by advocates for retaining the 2 percent cap. But the issue's not going away.