Tag: Congressman Frank Pallone Jr.
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Federal funds will help renovate, expand Edison’s Toth Health Center; enhance student support at Middlesex College
In his first month in office, Edison Mayor Sam Joshi visited Washington D.C. to meet with members of Congress and the U.S. Senate about Edison’s funding needs. “This year, my administration has secured an unprecedented amount of federal, state and county funds towards various Edison projects and I look forward continuing this success,” Joshi said…
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Monmouth County News Briefs, Aug. 10
A Shrewsbury company will pay $7.6 million under a consent judgement for its role in making false statements to obtain government contracts that were set aside for businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced on Aug. 2. As alleged in the government’s complaint: VE Source, LLC; the company’s owners,…
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Monmouth County News Briefs, Aug. 3
The Ashley Lauren Foundation will hold its inaugural Touch A Truck fundraiser on Aug. 20 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Bucks Mill Park, 125 Bucks Mill Road, Colts Neck. There will be a $5 admission fee. Children under 2 are free. The rain date is Aug. 27. Monica Vermeulen, founder/CEO, said, “There is…
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Monmouth County News Briefs, July 6
U.S. Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ) announced he has secured $26 million for maintenance dredging of the Shrewsbury and Navesink rivers in the Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development spending bill for Fiscal Year 2023. The House of Representatives is expected to vote on the underlying legislation in the upcoming months, according to a…
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Monmouth County News Briefs, June 22
Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore, serving more than 11,000 members in Monmouth and Ocean counties, recently recognized 132 local Girl Scout Juniors who completed the Girl Scout Bronze Award requirements. The Girl Scout Bronze Award is one of the highest honors awarded to a Girl Scout in the fourth or fifth grade at the…
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Congressman announces shoal harbor dredging project in Middletown
MIDDLETOWN — Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ), whose U.S. Congressional district includes a portion of Monmouth County, has announced a new dredging project of the Shoal Harbor navigation channel. The funding will be used for maintenance dredging of approximately 160,000 cubic yards in the channel. Pallone secured $8 million for the project in a federal…
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Monmouth County News Briefs, Feb. 23
Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ), whose district includes portions of Monmouth County, announced that New Jersey will receive $3.99 million to restore and conserve sport fish populations and $4.41 million to restore, conserve and manage wildlife populations. The funding comes from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration (WSFR) program. The…
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Monmouth County News Briefs, Feb. 16
The Monmouth County Park System will hold its annual E. Murray Todd Half Marathon on March 13. The 13.1-mile race takes runners through Lincroft, Holmdel and Colts Neck. The race begins at 8:30 a.m. at Brookdale Community College, Newman Springs Road, Lincroft. Race medals will be awarded to all registered finishers. Pre-registration is available online…
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Community reminded to push the limits, get into ‘good trouble’ to continue King’s legacy
METUCHEN – In celebration of the lives of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Congressman John Lewis (D-Georgia), the community is reminded to recommit to walking through “unchartered waters” like King did so many years ago even if it means getting into Lewis’s simple philosophy of “good trouble.” That is what King and Lewis did…