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Paterson, NJ - September 16, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- In memory of those who lost their lives on 9/11, NJCDC organized a Day...

The New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (HMFA) today joined local and state officials and representatives of Conifer Moorestown Ecumenical Neighborhood Development, Inc. (MEND) to celebrate the grand opening of Rittenberg Manor, a 100-unit affordable senior housing development in Egg Harbor City, Atlantic County. Five units will be set aside for homeless individuals, 62 and over.

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

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.

In its continued effort to meet and assist Sandy-impacted families right in their home communities, the Christie Administration today announced that the 25th Housing Recovery Information Session will be held Wednesday, September 16th, in Brigantine, Atlantic 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 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.

NJCDC understands the importance of early childhood education. 90% of a child’s brain develops before the age of five, and NJCDC wanted to make sure that the three- and four year-olds attending their award winning preschool, Paterson Family Center (PFC), got their academic careers off to a strong start. Thanks to a generous donation from Valley National Bank, headquarted in Wayne, NJCDC gave away 105 book bags filled with school supplies to all 105 preschoolers attending PFC

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.

In an effort to assist more Sandy-impacted families who are recovering from the storm, the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (HMFA) today announced applicants to the Rental Assistance (RAP) Program are no longer required to have an outstanding mortgage on their primary residence in order to qualify for rental assistance.

U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker today announced a combined $14,732,042 in federal grants to hire more firefighters and improve safety and operations in local fire departments across New Jersey. The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) and Assistance to Firefighter Grants (AFG) programs are administered by the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Furthering his commitment to the environment and modernizing critical New Jersey infrastructure, Governor Chris Christie signed legislation authorizing up to $1.94 billion in state financing for projects to improve drinking water and wastewater infrastructure across the state. The funding includes $776 million to upgrade and protect facilities from storms and flooding such as occurred during Superstorm Sandy.

On Tuesday, August 25th, Jennifer Young from State Farm presented a $15,000 check to New Jersey Community Development Corporation (NJCDC) in support of its Great Falls Youth Corps summer program. The eight-week program is designed to provide local high school students with a unique opportunity to serve as ambassadors to the Great Falls National Park and learn more about Paterson's rich ecological, social, and industrial history

In its continued effort to meet and assist Sandy-impacted families right in their home communities, the Christie Administration today announced that the 24th Housing Recovery Information Session will be held Thursday, August 27, in Ocean City, Cape May County, to provide personal assistance for storm-affected homeowners participating in the Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, Elevation and Mitigation (RREM) Program and LMI Homeowners Rebuilding Program.

Mark Sept. 12 on your calendar as the day to get rid of all of your unwanted hazardous household products and old electronic equipment that has been accumulating in your basement or garage. Saturday, Sept. 12 is the date for the Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority’s free Household Hazardous Waste Disposal and Computer/T.V. Drop-off event.

All the Members of the New Jersey Congressional Delegation sent a letter today to Secretary Julián Castro of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) urging him to exercise his authority to prevent further delays in the distribution of federal disaster assistance to victims of Superstorm Sandy. Without such action, payouts received from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Sandy Claims Review and grants that are awarded with Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Relief (CDBG-DR) funds would be subject to a complex and costly duplication of benefits analysis

Citing abatements as a major factor in navigating New Jersey’s very challenging fiscal obstacle course, Assembly Republican Jack Ciattarelli welcomed a new rule approved by the Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) that shines light on abatements and their impact on taxpayers