Public gets say on Army Corps’ plan to ease back bay flooding / NJ Spotlight News / 9/23/2021 By LEAH MISHKIN, CORRESPONDENT The plan involves floodgates and elevating thousands of homes A $16 billion plan to ease back bay flooding at the Jersey Shore is under question. The Army Corps of Engineers says the project Read More »
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Pallone, Watson Coleman, Kim Applaud House Passage of Funding Bill that Forgives New Jersey Community Disaster Loans
Pallone, Watson Coleman, Kim Applaud House Passage of Funding Bill that Forgives New Jersey Community Disaster Loans / House of Reps / 9/21/2021 The bill also includes billions for recovery efforts related to Hurricane Ida WASHINGTON, DC – Representatives Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), and Andy Kim (NJ-03) today applauded House passage Read More »
NJ homeowners being warned of contractor fraud after Tropical Storm Ida
NJ homeowners being warned of contractor fraud after Tropical Storm Ida / NJ Spotlight News / 9/20/2021 By Melissa Rose Cooper, Correspondent Navigating scams and up-charges in rebuilding after Ida’s deluge Homeowners in New Jersey looking to rebuild after Tropical Storm Ida are being told to beware of dishonest practices like price gouging. That’s when Read More »
Navigating next steps and FEMA for victims of Tropical Storm Ida
Navigating next steps and FEMA for victims of Tropical Storm Ida / NJ Spotlight News / 9/17/2021 By Leah Mishkin, Correspondent After experiencing a disaster that wipes out everything you once knew, it’s tough to know where to start Homeowners in New Jersey looking to rebuild after Tropical Storm Ida are being told to beware Read More »
Ida victims filing for FEMA aid wonder how much they’ll get — and when
Ida victims filing for FEMA aid wonder how much they’ll get — and when / NJ Spotlight News / 9/9/2021 By Brenda Flanagan, Senior Correspondant Survivors of Superstorm Sandy warn that the recovery process will be long Victims of Tropical Storm Ida’s floodwaters have started to file applications for Federal Emergency Management Agency aid, but Read More »
Congressman Kim and New Jersey Organizing Project Call for End to Opioid Epidemic
Congressman Kim and New Jersey Organizing Project Call for End to Opioid Epidemic / The Sandpaper / 9/1/2021 In honor of Overdose Awareness Day, Aug. 31, Congressman Andy Kim, the New Jersey Organizing Project and other advocates held a “Not One More NJ: A Backyard Conversation to Save Lives” round table in Toms River focused Read More »
New Jersey expands access to overdose antidote naloxone to mark Overdose Awareness Day
New Jersey expands access to overdose antidote naloxone to mark Overdose Awareness Day / News 12 / 8/30/2021 By News 12 Staff Tuesday marked Overdose Awareness Day. The Murphy administration marked the day by expanding access to naloxone – a drug that helps reverse an opioid overdose.Licensed pharmacists can dispense naloxone without a prescription. EMTs Read More »
LD10 Democrats Host Virtual Panel on Healing and Recovery
LD10 Democrats Host Virtual Panel on Healing and Recovery / Insider NJ / 8/2/2021 On Tuesday evening, July 27th, at 7:00 PM, the Democratic team of Mammano, Kono and Quilter for Legislative District 10 hosted a virtual panel discussion on Healing and Recovery in the Post-Pandemic World. One of the candidates’ platform issues is to Read More »
Pallone, Watson Coleman, Kim Applaud House Passage of Appropriations Bill that Provides Relief for Families Still Recovering from Sandy
Pallone, Watson Coleman, Kim Applaud House Passage of Appropriations Bill that Provides Relief for Families Still Recovering from Sandy / Office of Congressman Frank Pallone / 7/29/2021 Washington, DC – Representatives Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), and Andy Kim (NJ-03) today applauded House passage of an appropriations bill that provides relief for Read More »
Groups lobby state for American Rescue Plan billions
Groups lobby state for American Rescue Plan billions / Press of AC / 7/28/2021 Michele Brunetti Post In the second of the Murphy administration’s two online hearings about how the state should spend its $6.2 billion American Rescue Plan grant, representatives of teachers, essential workers, business owners, undocumented workers and more asked for millions for Read More »