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TRENTON, April 2, 2013—What strategies should schools and communities consider to ensure student safety following the tragedy at Newtown, Connecticut? Parents, local officials and other citizens in Monmouth County and surrounding areas will hear the viewpoints of law enforcement and education officials during Safe and Secure Schools: A Parents’ Forum, on Tuesday, April 9, starting at 6:45 … [Read more...]
New Jersey disaster recovery center hours are now 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Nine disaster recovery centers are open throughout the state in Atlantic, Cape May, Hudson, Monmouth and Ocean counties. You can locate your nearest center by calling 800-621-F-E-M-A Again, 800-621-3362. You also can visit www.disasterassistance.gov. … [Read more...]
A major airship disaster will be remembered today in Manchester. And it's not the one you're probably thinking of. Newsreel footage and radio announcer Herbert Morrison's cry, "Oh, the humanity!" made the 1937 explosion of the Hindenburg at Lakehurst Naval Air Station probably the best-known crash of an airship. But just four years earlier, the USS Akron went down in a violent storm off … [Read more...]
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) - Rutgers has fired basketball coach Mike Rice after a videotape aired showing him shoving, grabbing and throwing balls at players in practice and using gay slurs during practice. The videotape, broadcast Tuesday on ESPN, has prompted scores of outraged social media comments as well as sharp criticism from Gov. Chris Christie. The head of the New Jersey Assembly called for … [Read more...]
TRENTON, N.J. — Disaster assistance to New Jersey survivors of Hurricane Sandy by the numbers as of April 1: $ 376.4 million in FEMA grants approved for individuals and households $ 324.7 million for housing assistance $ 51.6 million for other needs $ 680.2 million in SBA disaster loans approved for homeowners, renters and businesses $ 241.5 million approved in FEMA Public … [Read more...]
Trenton, NJ – Recognizing the individual and unique needs of New Jerseyans with developmental disabilities, Governor Chris Christie declared April as Autism Awareness Month in the Garden State to encourage greater awareness of programs, services and opportunities that support individuals with autism. In addition, First Lady Mary Pat Christie has announced that Drumthwacket, the Governor’s … [Read more...]
The New Jersey man who just won a $ 338 million Powerball jackpot has resolved a child support debt. Pedro Quezada appeared Monday afternoon in state Superior Court in Paterson. Authorities had said the 44-year-old Passaic resident owed about $ 29,000 in back support for three of his five children. During the court hearing, officials said Quezada had paid $ 30,000 to settle the debt. He also … [Read more...]
Fifty communities impacted by Superstorm Sandy will be represented as part of a “Restore the Shore” jersey auction during Opening Weekend at FirstEnergy Park. BlueClaws players, coaches, and select staff members will be wearing special “Restore the Shore” jerseys, each with a different town name on the back, at the first four BlueClaws games of the season next Thursday through Sunday. … [Read more...]
Southern Barnegat Bay waters reopened to shellfishing today, from Barnegat south to Beach Haven, five months after clam beds were shut down by superstorm Sandy. But tissue sample tests have yet to clear productive areas that could get clammers back to work in the Barnegat estuary’s southernmost waters near Tuckerton, bay waters off Waretown, and Raritan Bay, where sewage spills during and … [Read more...]
Trenton, NJ – Recognizing the importance of collaborative partnerships that bolster economic development and scientific innovation, Governor Chris Christie today commended Lockheed Martin for building on its 40-year commitment to New Jersey and securing a $ 100 million contract with the federal government to develop the next generation of Aegis radar defense technology. Lockheed Martin … [Read more...]
