Yearly Archives: 2015

The Division on Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Fair Housing Council of Northern New Jersey are co-sponsoring a free, one-day fair housing accessibility seminar this coming Friday, June 12 in Newark

Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman issued the following statement after voting against the Lee-Sanford amendment to the FY 2016 Transportation Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill, which would allow air and sea travel between the United States and Cuba

The official public opening of the spectacular new Giralda Farms Preserve at Loantaka Brook Reservation in Chatham Township, a 136-acre natural area purchased and permanently preserved for public use with the assistance of a $10 million Morris County Open Space grant, will take place on Saturday, June 6, as part of a National Trails Day event in Morris County

The Morris County Improvement Authority (MCIA) has voted unanimously to hire Matthew Jessup, of McManimon, Scotland & Baumann, as its new general counsel, bond counsel and energy counsel, effective June 1.

On June 1, 2015, the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee approved legislation A-3069 supported by New Jersey REALTORS® that creates standards for election and recall of homeowners’ associations board members. The bill sets forth criteria for required numbers of board members for homeowners’ associations and requires that owners within an association be allowed to vote anonymously.

In its continued effort to meet and assist Sandy-impacted families right in their home communities, the Christie Administration today announced that the 17th Information Session will be held Tuesday, June 9th, in Moonachie, Bergen County, to provide personal assistance for storm-affected homeowners participating in the Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, Elevation and Mitigation (RREM) Program and LMI Homeowners Rebuilding Program.

U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-NJ) today announced a combined $704,900 in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants for improvements at Lakewood and Essex County Airports.

the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a $14 million cleanup plan to remediate contaminated soil from approximately 33 residential properties at the Sherwin-Williams/Hilliards Creek Superfund site spanning parts of Gibbsboro and Voorhees. The EPA stated that the soil and groundwater beneath portions of the site contain hazardous lead, arsenic and volatile organic compounds.

The Office of the Attorney General and the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs have obtained a $6.34 million default judgment against Anthony Angelo Pizza of Rutherford and two home improvement companies he operated, A. Pizza Contracting, LLC and AP Building & Construction, LLC, a/k/a “AP Builders & Construction, LLC,” after a judge found that they committed 571 violations of the State’s consumer protection laws and regulations

Today, following a roundtable discussion at the home of Tom and Sandy Bellinato, Congressman Tom MacArthur announced that he would be introducing legislation to help survivors ease the financial burden associated with rebuilding their lives. During the roundtable discussion, MacArthur discussed this issue and his proposed solution with Sandy survivors Tom and Sandy Bellinato and Russ and Joanna Oberst, local elected officials from several towns, the Board of Chosen Freeholders, and State Assembly, along with representatives from the Ocean County Long Term Recovery Group

Welcoming residents from across New Jersey, Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno joined leadership of the General Baptist Convention of New Jersey (GBCNJ) at Shiloh Baptist Church for a dedication ceremony of the new GBCNJ headquarters on West State Street in Trenton

The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice today announced that they have reached an agreement with Garden Homes and its affiliated companies to settle their alleged failure to control stormwater discharges. These failures potentially resulted in pollutant discharges to the Passaic, Hackensack, Rahway, Raritan, Saddle and Delaware River watersheds.

Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli and Assemblywoman Donna Simon, both R-Somerset, Morris, Mercer and Middlesex, lauded Wednesday’s announcement by Gov. Christie that Manville is now a beneficiary of the Blue Acres Buyout Program. The program, which is overseen by the Department of Environmental Protection, allows willing homeowners to sell their houses at pre-Sandy market value. The home purchased in Manville is the 300th property acquisition since the program’s inception two years ago

Everyone knows that when you sell your home, there are closing costs, realtor commissions, legal fees, etc…but what about the hidden costs?

The Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that it have reached an agreement with Garden Homes and its affiliated companies to settle their alleged failure to control stormwater discharges.  These failures potentially resulted in pollutant discharges to the Passaic, Hackensack, Rahway, Raritan, Saddle and Delaware River watersheds

Wyndham Exchange & Rentals, part of the Wyndham Worldwide family of companies (NYSE: WYN), announced the appointment of Lisa Calicchio, SPHR, to the position of executive vice president, Global Human Resources. Based in the company’s Parsippany N.J. headquarters, Calicchio will lead strategic efforts to enhance the vacation exchange and rental company’s Human Resources (HR) function across the organization

Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman announced that a mortgage broker from Jersey City was sentenced to state prison today for laundering the proceeds of a criminal scheme in which he conspired to steal more than $1.2 million from lenders by filing fraudulent mortgage applications, diverting mortgage proceeds and falsifying settlement statements.

Grande Apartments, located at 240 West Sumner Ave. in this Union County suburb, has been sold for $12.17 million in a trade arranged by the multi-family investment brokerage firm Gebroe-Hammer Associates of Livingston. The team of Managing Director Joseph Brecher and Senior Vice President Stephen Tragash exclusively represented the seller, Sumner Rose LLC, and procured the buyer, Landmark Companies, LLC. Previously, Gebroe-Hammer arranged the sale of the same property in 2006

Continuing the Christie Administration’s ongoing efforts to better help Sandy-impacted families who are recovering from the storm, the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (HMFA) today announced it has increased the monetary amount and the number of months the Rental Assistance (RAP) Program provides homeowners with financial assistance for temporary housing while their primary residences are undergoing repair or elevation in the State’s major home rebuilding programs

New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (HMFA) Executive Director Anthony L. Marchetta recently joined local officials, community leaders, and representatives of HANDS, Inc. to break ground on Hat City Lofts, a 32-unit affordable housing community located in the City of Orange, Essex County. The HMFA, an affiliate of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA), is providing a total of approximately $4.3 million in financing for the project through a construction loan and its Choices in Home Ownership Incentives Created for Everyone (CHOICE) program