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Hamilton, NJ - January 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New Jersey Builders Association (NJBA), the voice of New Jersey's building industry, is pleased to announce that Timothy J. Touhey, its Chief Executive Officer has been included on NJBIZ's Power 100 list of the most powerful people in business in New Jersey. Touhey is ranked 74 on the list this year. In 2012, he was ranked 80.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Morris County Vocational School District is offering a new Share Time program, Green Energy Technologies, for high school students.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Seeking a solution to power outages caused by flooded electrical substations, Assembly Republicans Dave Rible and Caroline Casagrande have introduced a plan to require utilities to flood-proof their infrastructure before they increase rates.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Assemblyman Sean T. Kean (R-Monmouth and Ocean) introduced legislation yesterday that requires electric public utilities to implement flood mitigation plans for certain substations and prohibits a rate increase until that plan is implemented.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Survivors of Hurricane Sandy now have until March 1, 2013, to register for disaster assistance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

TRENTON, N.J. WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- For many New Jersey homeowners, rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy will mean meeting a higher standard – literally.

January 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Survivors of Hurricane Sandy in New Jersey have until January 30, 2013 at midnight to register for disaster assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and to return applications for low-interest disaster loans from the Small Business Administration.

TRENTON, N.J. - January 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Visit your area home improvement store to get free advice on how to repair or rebuild your home to minimize future disaster damage. Specialists from Federal Emergency Management Agency will offer their expertise on building techniques that can help protect your home, business or other property.

TRENTON, N.J. - January 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- New Jerseyans may use low-interest disaster loans from the Small Business Administration to better protect their home or business structures from future disasters.

TRENTON, N.J. - January 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Getting free advice on how to repair or rebuild your home to minimize future disaster damage is as easy as visiting your local home improvement store. Specialists from FEMA will offer their expertise on building techniques that can help protect your home, business or other property.

TRENTON, N.J. - January 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Renters who need to repair or replace essential items lost in Hurricane Sandy can get help from the Small Business Administration.

January 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Assemblyman Greg McGuckin said a proposal by an Assembly Democrat lawmaker to establish a state agency to oversee the rebuilding of Jersey Shore towns that were damaged by Super Storm Sandy may be well intended, but is unnecessary

NEWARK, NJ - January 09, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa and the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs today announced that Infinity Healthcare LLC, a Somers Point-based home health agency, has ceased operating and its owner is permanently enjoined from operating any similar business, following a Consumer Affairs investigation into its placement of health aides for in-home patient care.

TRENTON, N.J. - December 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The state of New Jersey and the Federal Emergency Management Agency have identified 769 homes and apartments currently available for rent in Atlantic, Monmouth and Ocean counties

TRENTON - December 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Division on Civil Rights announced today that a Middlesex County apartment complex has agreed to pay a total of $22,500 to resolve allegations it discriminated against a potential tenant who intended to pay the bulk of his monthly rent with federal Section 8 housing assistance.

WASHINGTON, DC - December 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A day after Senate Republicans released an underfunded, piecemeal approach to Superstorm Sandy recovery, U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) today held a hearing of the Housing, Transportation, and Community Development Subcommittee of the Senate Banking Committee, on which he serves as chairman.

TRENTON, N.J. - December 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Some households with property damage received a letter from FEMA that said “insufficient damage.” The FEMA housing inspector reported that the essential living areas in the home were safe, sanitary and functional. People who disagree can ask for a re-inspection

TRENTON, N.J. - December 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- If you received temporary housing assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and continue to have a housing need, you must fill out an important form for additional short-term rental assistance.

TRENTON, N.J. - December 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- For knowledgeable and reliable advice on how to repair or rebuild your home safer and stronger, look no further than your local home improvement store.

Trenton, NJ - December 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Acting to speed New Jersey’s recovery process and securing additional resources for local governments’ debris removal efforts, the Christie Administration today announced that the federal government has approved its request for local governments to be reimbursed for debris removal conducted on private properties. With this approval secured, county and municipal governments in all 21 counties can now request to participate in the program and seek FEMA assistance for 75 percent of the cost of debris removal occurring on private properties. The participating county or municipal government will be responsible for the remaining 25 percent of the cost, the standard cost-share ratio for qualified public assistance expenses.