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Pharmaceutical Company Laying Off 290 NJ Workers Amid Massive Cost-Cutting Push Pharmaceutical Company Laying Off 290 NJ Workers Amid Massive Cost-Cutting Push
Pharmaceutical Company Laying Off 290 NJ Workers Amid Massive Cost-Cutting Push Nearly 300 employees in Lawrenceville will lose their jobs as part of a pharmaceutical company's major cost-cutting measures, officials said. Bristol Myers Squibb will lay off at least 290 employees in 2025, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice in February. A company spokesperson confirmed the layoffs to the Daily Voice on Monday, Mar. 3. The company will begin 223 of those layoffs on Thursday, May 22, and continue them through Friday, Aug. 1.  "We are optimizing operations across the company while prioritizing investments in innovative and t…

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by Chris Spiker
Obituaries
'The Best Girl Dad:' Emil Lobosco Of Passaic County Dies After Cancer Battle, 58 'The Best Girl Dad:' Emil Lobosco Of Passaic County Dies After Cancer Battle, 58
'The Best Girl Dad:' Emil Lobosco Of Passaic County Dies After Cancer Battle, 58 Emil Lobosco, a cherished Pompton Lakes resident known for his infectious joy and love for life, passed away on Friday, Dec. 20, following a battle with spindle cell sarcoma. He was 58 years old. “To know Emil was to experience joy,” his obituary on the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home reads. “Always with a Dean Martin or country song being belted out in his backyard as he mowed the lawn or getting a spontaneous visit with his big smile just because he was thinking of you.” Emil’s story was one of love and devotion. He met his wife, Lisa, in high school at Passaic County Technica…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Mount Olive Mayor Launches Fundraiser For Granddaughter Battling Brain Cancer Mount Olive Mayor Launches Fundraiser For Granddaughter Battling Brain Cancer
Mount Olive Mayor Launches Fundraiser For Granddaughter Battling Brain Cancer Wrenna is just 2.5 years old but is already in the fight of her life. Wrenna has been diagnosed with stage 4 brain cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy and various treatments, Mount Olive Mayor Joe Nicastro, her grandfather said.  Nicastro has launched a fundraiser to assist his family with the many expenses they have faced. As of Friday, Dec. 6, almost $46,000 has been raised. Amanda and her family are all in my thoughts, a very good friend of mine who’s 2 1/2 year old daughter is battling stage... Posted by Natalie Saunders on Thursday, December 5, 2024 "This has been an i…

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by Sam Barron
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NJ University Sorority Rallies Around Sister Battling Cancer With Fierce Support NJ University Sorority Rallies Around Sister Battling Cancer With Fierce Support
NJ University Sorority Rallies Around Sister Battling Cancer With Fierce Support Kayla Davis knew almost immediately that she wanted to join AEPhi at Rowan University. The sisters were warm and welcoming, and their tight-knit bond stood out to her, she said. “I knew I wanted to be a part of that,” said Davis, 20, a Little Egg Harbor native and junior exercise science major. Now, as Davis faces an unimaginable challenge—a diagnosis of Ewing sarcoma, a rare bone cancer—her sorority sisters are returning the kindness she brought to their sisterhood, rallying around her with unwavering support. As of Friday, Nov. 15, just five days after diagnosis, more than $12,000 had be…

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by Cecilia Levine