No such correlation seen for teenage boys

Newswise — WASHINGTON – Teenage girls who compulsively text are more likely than their male counterparts to do worse academically, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

\”It appears that it is the compulsive nature of texting, rather than sheer frequency, that is problematic,\” said lead researcher Kelly M. Lister-Landman, PhD, of Delaware County Community College. \”Compulsive texting is more complex than frequency of texting. It involves trying and failing to cut back on texting, becoming defensive when challenged about the behavior, and feeling frustrated when one can’t do it.\”

October 5, 2015

New Jersey\’s Fish and Game Council and the DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife are proposing amendments to the 2016 – 2017 Fish Code. The proposed amendments will be published in the October 5, 2015, New Jersey Register, initiating the sixty-day public comment period which will end on December 4, 2015. (See the Notice of Rule Proposal at www.nj.gov/dep/rules/notices/20151005a.html for a link to the full proposal.) 

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HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — October is Pennsylvania Wine Month, and officials from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board and Department of Agriculture today joined with the Pennsylvania Winery Association and a number of member wineries to kick off activities celebrating Pennsylvania wines and wineries.

WOODBURY NJ (October 5, 2015)–The Deptford Township NJ husband and wife who were found fatally wounded in their 200 Idlewood Way home on Saturday (10/3) have been identified as Richard and Carol Leguern.

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Washington, DC- Rep. Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today announced at $12.8 million dollar grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs that will help homeless South Jersey veterans.

Of the $12.8 million in funding, Volunteers of America Delaware Valley will receive$395,295 to provide 12 beds for homeless veterans utilizing a \”Transition in Place\” housing model at apartment sites in Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and Mercer counties, as well as in Philadelphia.

NEWARK, N.J. – U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), today announced a $932,805 grant to the N.J. State Parole Board to help reduce the recidivism of individuals reentering their communities after incarceration.