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TRENTON - November 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- New Jersey’s municipalities and counties will receive more than $18.6 million in state recycling grants to help implement and enhance local recycling efforts, Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Bob Martin announced today.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Sussex County Department of Human Services, in collaboration with the Human Services Advisory Council (HSAC) provided a free, interactive workshop for parents, grandparents and childcare providers on the "Search Institute's 40 Developmental Assets."

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) --On November 13, 2013, the new USS Juneau Memorial Center building in Kearny was dedicated. The Juneau Center will serve as home to the County OEM Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and the Hudson County Prosecutor’s new, climate-controlled evidence center

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce was recently named as a Taxpayer Advocate by The New Jersey Taxpayers Alliance (NJTA).

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Port Authority’s Board of Commissioners today authorized $230.4 million for design and construction of a 3,084-space garage on the west side of the planned $3.6 billion new Central Terminal Building project at LaGuardia Airport.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) --A bill to be introduced by Assemblyman Ron Dancer will relieve property taxpayers from a needless financial burden by uncovering and stopping unwarranted tax abatements.

Hamilton, NJ - November 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New Jersey Builders Association (NJBA), the voice of New Jersey’s building industry, is pleased to announce that it will host a Legislative and Regulatory Update on issues affecting the building industry on Friday, November 15, 2013 at the Woodard & Curran Auditorium, 50 Millstone Road, Bldg. 100, East Windsor, NJ from 9:00 AM until 12:00 noon. Featured speakers include Ray Cantor, Esq., Chief Advisor to DEP Commissioner Bob Martin and Raymond S. Papperman, Esq., Deputy Advisor to the DEP Commissioner & Director, Office of Dispute Resolution.

Trenton, NJ - November 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Christie Administration today announced the state’s request to amend the current New Jersey Disaster Recovery Action Plan to allocate additional federal funds to two Superstorm Sandy housing recovery programs and also to set aside funds for a program to demolish unsafe structures. If approved, the Action Plan amendment would enable thousands of additional Sandy-impacted homeowners to receive federal resources to assist them in their recovery effort.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Are you hoping to refinance, but nervous because your credit is not where it should be? Unlike what you may have heard, it's still possible to refinance your mortgage without great credit. Below, Patricia Bell, President of Gloria Nilson & Co. Real Estate provides us with several tips how

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Andrews HADDON HEIGHTS, N.J. - Tuesday, Congressman Andrews announced that the Lawnside Senior Meadows senior citizen housing complex, a project that created over 200 construction jobs, is now open and accepting tenants. With the assistance and support of Congressman Andrews, the Lawnside Senior Meadows project was able to secure over $9 million in federal affordable housing tax credits that were critically needed to help finance the development.

TRENTON - November 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Division on Civil Rights announced today that an Essex County apartment building owner has agreed to pay a Jersey City man $3,000 to resolve allegations that he arranged by telephone to show the man a rental unit, then reneged after seeing him in person and realizing he was African-American.

New York, N.Y. - October 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized its plan to clean up soil contaminated with trichloroethylene and other volatile organic compounds at the Ellis Property Superfund site in Evesham Township, New Jersey. The contaminated soil is polluting ground water underlying the site. The ground water is not currently being used as a source of drinking water, but ground water at the site has been used in the past for drinking water and for irrigation of farmland nearby. Exposure to trichloroethylene and other volatile organic compounds can have serious health impacts, including liver damage and increased risk of cancer.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- On the one year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, U.S. Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA) today led a bipartisan coalition of members to introduce the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act which will protect millions of homeowners from facing huge flood insurance premium rate hikes and require FEMA to complete an affordability study, propose real solutions to address affordability issues, and certify that their mapping process is accurate before any flood insurance premiums can be raised in the future.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senator Jennifer Beck, Assemblywoman Mary Pat Angelini and Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande visited Ocean Grove today to talk about the one year anniversary of Supertstorm Sandy. Nearly 12 months ago the most severe storm in the state’s history made land devastating homes and forever changing thousand of New Jerseans lives

Trenton, NJ - October 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- As part of its ongoing effort to provide affordable housing in New Jersey, the Christie Administration today announced the award of 15 zero-interest loans totaling $13.6 million that will help finance 84 units of affordable housing

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- What if your mom or dad were frail and homebound, and needed help. Suppose you didn’t live nearby. Or you worked and couldn’t leave your job. Who could help your parents? What would it cost? Caregiver Volunteers of Central Jersey (CVCJ), a nonprofit interfaith agency, will help them for free

Trenton, NJ - October 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Christie Administration today announced the award of nearly $4.3 million in federal Sandy recovery funds to help finance 256 units of affordable rental housing throughout New Jersey. The grants are providing rental property owners with fair market rents so that they can make their housing units affordable to low- and moderate-income families. Awarded through the $40 million Landlord Incentive Program, the grants are assisting 30 property owners in eight counties.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Responding to the Christie Administration’s announcement of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ schedule for critical beach and dune construction projects, Senator Christopher J. Connors, Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf and Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove called the large-scale effort absolutely imperative to safeguard residents and property in coastal communities

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Assemblyman Ron Dancer has introduced two measures that would bring slot machine gaming to New Jersey’s horse racetracks with the proceeds being used to benefit both the horse racing and casino industries as well as the State’s share dedicated as aid to education for lower property taxes.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Once again, Jersey City is looking for more tax breaks. As the Wall Street Journal recently reported: “Jersey City’s gleaming corporate towers and luxury residential skyscrapers were built in the past three decades with the aggressive use of tax breaks that helped transform its waterfront district.”