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The Christie Administration today announced the launch of the $1.2 million Statewide and Regional Planning Assistance Grant Program to provide funding to non-profit organizations, universities or colleges to support the demonstration of research projects that can be applied to regional or statewide Sandy recovery resiliency planning

After surveying the coastline and depleted dunes from last week’s relentless nor’easter, Assemblyman Sam Fiocchi today called for the reactivation of the state’s Beach Erosion Commission

Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman announced that former Pro Bowl NFL wide receiver Irving Fryar was sentenced to state prison today. Fryar and his mother were convicted at trial in August on charges that they conspired to steal more than $1.2 million by having the mother fraudulently obtain six home equity loans on her home – five within a four-day period – and also falsely obtain a loan on the home where Fryar lives

U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker today announced that Volunteers of America of Delaware Valley has been awarded $395,295 in federal funding from the Department of Veterans Affairs to expand transitional housing with supportive services for homeless veterans in Southern New Jersey.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a plan to clean up contaminated groundwater at the Curtis Specialty Papers Superfund site in Milford Borough and Alexandria Township, New Jersey. The site includes the former Milford Paper Mill, which operated for 96 years before shutting down in 2003.

The Morris County Improvement Authority will hold a public session on Monday, Oct. 5, at 6:30 p.m. in Morristown to discuss preliminary findings on the viability of construction of various unbuilt solar sites from the MCIA's Renewable Energy Program Series 2011 solar projects

The Christie Administration today announced the award of more than $44 million in the third funding round of the Essential Services Grants (ESG) Program. These competitive grants have met a vital need at a crucial time for Sandy-impacted local governments. The program was designed to ensure the continuation of critical services until lost ratables were recovered, without resorting to unsustainable property tax increases

In its continued effort to meet and assist Sandy-impacted families right in their home communities, the Christie Administration today announced that the 26th Housing Recovery Information Session will be held Thursday, September 24th, in Manasquan, Monmouth County, to provide personal assistance for storm-affected homeowners participating in the Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, Elevation and Mitigation (RREM) Program and LMI Homeowners Rebuilding Program

Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) commended the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) decision not to require the State of New Jersey to recoup duplication of disaster recovery benefits up to $20,000 from residents. For those who receive more than $20,000, HUD will require the State of New Jersey to prove that the additional Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funds are duplicative of other federal funds and, if so, the state must then decide if they wish to pursue repayment.

In its continued effort to meet and assist Sandy-impacted families right in their home communities, the Christie Administration today announced that the 26th Housing Recovery Information Session will be held Thursday, September 24th, in Manasquan, Monmouth 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 Morristown Municipal Airport will receive a $ 3,314,685 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to restore a dilapidated runway and improve one of the runway safety areas

US Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-NJ) today announced $5,478,156 in federal funding to help homeless veterans in New Jersey find supportive services and a place to call home. This grant is part of the Supportive Services for Veterans Families (SSVF) program within the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Victims of Superstorm Sandy who may have been underpaid on their flood insurance claims have until Tuesday, September 15th, to request a review from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), said Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04), who led efforts to push FEMA to conduct the reviews. The Sandy Claims Review Process is open to National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholders who submitted a Sandy-related flood claim.

In less than a month, the County College of Morris (CCM) Foundation will host its annual golf outing fundraiser at a new venue and will add a new beneficiary. The picturesque Rockaway River Country Club in Denville will host the event on Monday, September 28.

U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker today announced the awarding of a combined $238,573 federal Assistance to Firefighter Grant (AFG) to improve safety and operations in Clinton and Harrison. The AFG program is administered by the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker, along with U.S. Congressmen Albio Sires (NJ-08) and Donald Payne, Jr. (NJ-10), today joined Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) Executive Director Patrick Foye to announce $255,529,424 in federal grants awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to repair damage sustained by the Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) rail system during Superstorm Sandy

Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) today announced the awarding of $250,000 in Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program continuation grants to community coalitions in New Jersey’s 10th Congressional District. Administered by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), the DFC Program provides grants to community coalitions to strengthen the infrastructure among local partners to create and sustain a reduction in local youth substance use

Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10), along with U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker, and U.S. Congressman Albio Sires (NJ-08), today joined Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) Executive Director Patrick Foye to announce $255,529,424 in federal grants awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to repair damage sustained by the Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) rail system during Superstorm Sandy.

New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (HMFA) Executive Director Anthony L. Marchetta today joined local officials and representatives of Domus Corporation and The Housing Development Corporation of Bergen County to celebrate the groundbreaking of Northvale Senior Residence, a 30-unit affordable senior housing development.

Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, condemned the Christie Administration’s request for a stay of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan. The Plan, the final version of which was announced earlier this month, establishes emission guidelines for states to follow in developing plans to control carbon pollution from existing power plants.