Foundation Talk on Wind Farms Boosts Economic Benefits / The Sandpiper / 5/10/21 An hour-long online “Wind Power Talk” hosted by the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences on April 24 and moderated by Science Committee Chair Rick Bushnell was too short to answer all the questions by the 70-plus participants who Read More »
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Don’t make Sandy victims repay federal disaster funds: NJ lawmakers
Don’t make Sandy victims repay federal disaster funds: NJ lawmakers / Asbury Park Press / 5/3/21 New Jersey’s entire House delegation has signed a letter asking the federal government to grant financial relief to families and towns still recovering from 2012’s superstorm Sandy. The letter, written by U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., asks leaders of Read More »
Wind opponents back Cape May County position
Wind opponents back Cape May County position / The Press of Atlantic County / 4/28/21 BILL BARLOW CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — They could not all go in to the meeting of the Cape May County Commissioners on Tuesday afternoon, but opponents of a planned offshore wind farm knew they were heard when the members Read More »
Peaceful Protesters Air Concerns Over Wind Farms
Peaceful Protesters Air Concerns Over Wind Farms / CNJ Daily / 4/27/21 By MADDY VITALE Jeff Reichle and his son, Wayne, didn’t hold up signs expressing their opposition to a proposed offshore wind farm during a peaceful protest Tuesday outside of the Cape May County Administration Building in Cape May Court House. But the two Read More »
Opinion: New Jersey, ignore the outsiders. We’ve got our own experts to help us thrive.
Opinion: New Jersey, ignore the outsiders. We’ve got our own experts to help us thrive. / NJ.com / 4/6/21 By Maria Lopez-Nunez, Melissa Miles and Amanda Devecka-Rinear No one can truly understand a disaster unless they have lived through it. We’re all living through COVID-19 now, but for many of us, this is only the Read More »
New Jersey opens COVID-19 rental assistance applications
New Jersey opens COVID-19 rental assistance applications / The Press of Atlantic / 3/23/21 The pre-application process is open for Phase II of New Jersey’s COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance program run by the Department of Community Affairs. The program funds, awarded by a lottery system, will cover up to a year’s rent dating to March Read More »
Your Shore home prone to flooding? Your wallet won’t like new FEMA insurance plans
Your Shore home prone to flooding? Your wallet won’t like new FEMA insurance plans by Jean Mikle – Asbury Park Press Some homeowners in Monmouth and Ocean counties who live in the state’s most flood-prone areas could face soaring insurance premiums under an ongoing overhaul of the federal flood insurance system, according to new data released Read More »
Evidence Shows Wind Farms Will Not Affect Shore Tourism
Evidence Shows Wind Farms Will Not Affect Shore Tourism, by Pat Trotter – Sandpaper Offshore wind development is inevitable for the Atlantic Seaboard. The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities has begun the process to select from a competitive field of submissions for offshore wind development. This activity has sparked a shocking amount of misinformation Read More »
Gov. Murphy Makes Big COVID Vaccine Pitch In State-Of-The-State
Gov. Murphy Makes Big COVID Vaccine Pitch In State-Of-The-State / Patch.com / 1/12/21 NEW JERSEY — Gov. Phil Murphy set a bold goal for the coronavirus vaccine in his State of the State Address on Tuesday, saying his plan is to “vaccinate every willing New Jersey adult resident” to help get New Jersey back to Read More »
Pallone, Watson Coleman, Kim, Pascrell Secure One-Year Reprieve for Sandy Victims, Vow to Keep Fighting
Pallone, Watson Coleman, Kim, Pascrell Secure One-Year Reprieve for Sandy Victims, Vow to Keep Fighting / TapInto / 12/22/20 WASHINGTON, DC – Representatives Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), Andy Kim (NJ-03) and Bill Pascrell (NJ-09) today announced a one-year delay in recoupment efforts for debt owed to the federal government in relation Read More »