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⬛ More help could be on the way in NJ to address eating disorders

TRENTON — Bulimia, anorexia, binge eating — all ways disordered eating can affect someone’s day-to-day life.

If a lawmaker gets her way, this population will receive more support at the state level.

Assemblywoman Andrea Katz, D-Burlington, has introduced a bill to create the Office of Disordered Eating Prevention within the state’s Department of Health. A research grant program is also a part of her vision.

⬛ NJ troopers ID body found on conveyor belt of recycling plant

FARMINGDALE — The man found dead on a conveyer belt at a Monmouth County recycling facility was identified by State Police.

Law enforcement descended on the Republic Services recycling facility on Sept. 4 after employees reported seeing a dead body on a conveyor belt. State Police, which provides police services to Farmingdale, were called to their building on Railroad Avenue to investigate.

Capt. Jeffrey Lebron said the body was identified as Nicholas Brian Holsten, 35, of the Leesburg section of Maurice River.

⬛ Louisiana man flies to NJ for sex with 14-year-old, gets prison

TOMS RIVER — A Louisiana man who took a flight to New Jersey for a second sexual encounter with a teen girl in Ocean County has been sentenced to state prison.

Spencer Caudle, 36, was sentenced to seven years in prison in New Jersey on Friday.

The man from Prairieville, Louisiana, pleaded guilty in April to sexual assault, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer.

⬛ NJ proposal to have these violations recorded and mailed

If flashing red lights and a stop-sign arm don't prevent you from driving past a school bus, maybe the threat of your actions being recorded and sent to police would do the trick.

A New Jersey Assembly committee has advanced a proposed law that authorizes the use of "bus monitoring systems" that can capture images and videos of the vehicles driving nearby.

Critics of the measure suggest the proposal won't improve safety, but instead just result in unnecessary summonses.

⬛ These 11 NJ schools are now among the most prestigious in the nation

New Jersey has 11 schools that made the cut as nationally designated Blue Ribbon schools for 2024.

That's up from nine New Jersey schools the year before.

The majority receiving the distinction were public schools, while a few were charter or private institutions.

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New Jersey's First News with Eric Scott is the longest running news program in New Jersey. Eric Scott began hosting the program in 1991.

It airs live on New Jersey 101.5 each weekday morning from 5:30 - 6 a.m.

New Jersey's First News with Eric Scott is the winner of the prestigious National Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Newscast.

Eric Scott is the senior political director and anchor for New Jersey 101.5. You can reach him at eric.scott@townsquaremedia.com

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