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TRENTON (AP) — A lawsuit filed by a civil rights coalition claims racial segregation in New Jersey schools persists more than six decades after the Supreme Court ruled the practice unconstitutional.

NORTHFIELD—A new outpatient behavioral health and substance abuse treatment center is coming to Atlantic County.

MOUNT OLIVE, N.J. (AP) — A school bus and dump truck collided on a New Jersey highway Thursday, ripping apart the bus, knocking it on its side and injuring multiple people, according to police.

ATLANTIC CITY — The Miss America Organization and Miss America Foundation announced Thursday its all-women top leadership team following an email scandal involving male officials led to uncertainty for the competition.

In efforts to expand its services throughout South Jersey, AtlantiCare officials announced that it has formed a partnership with Advocare, a large private medical group based in Marlton, Burlington County.

MAYS LANDING — The only man left alive who is charged with murder in the 2012 killing of April Kauffman will have a status conference Thursday in Atlantic County Superior Court.

For the first time ever, Golden Nugget Atlantic City is holding an open casting call Friday for a live theater production.

MAYS LANDING — About 750 students will receive associate’s degrees on Thursday during the 51st annual commencement at Atlantic Cape Community College.

Singer and songwriter Stevie Wonder will be playing in Atlantic City later this summer.

Eastbound Route 30 in Absecon is currently closed until further notice due to a motor vehicle accident and loss of power to the drawbridge, according to the Absecon Police Department.