Tag: Department of Community Affairs
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Metuchen Downtown Alliance’s re-accreditation status ‘rooted in work of volunteers’
METUCHEN – The Metuchen Downtown Alliance has garnered National Main Street accreditation status for the second time. “To fulfill all of the performance criteria is an ongoing process that has taken much of the last four years,” said Isaac Kremer, executive director of the Metuchen Downtown Alliance (MDA), who noted he has logged in approximately…
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East Brunswick Rec Department receives funding for special needs programs
EAST BRUNSWICK – The East Brunswick Recreation Department has received a $20,000 grant from the Department of Community Affairs’ “Rec Opps For Individuals with Disabilities” program. This award will provide funds to offer children with special needs residing in East BrunswicK, with an inclusive recreational camp program that would include science projects, dancing, arts and…
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Sandy’s economic impact softens
For the most part, the state of New Jersey has “bounced back” from superstorm Sandy on an economic level, according to Dr. James Hughes and Marc Pfeiffer, of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University. However, there are exceptions which pertain to individual homeowners or unforeseen circumstances, the professors…
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Affordable housing highlighted in Woodbridge
WOODBRIDGE — Jacob’s Landing redevelopment plan, an affordable residential community on the site of the former Woodbridge Gardens public housing complex on Bunns Lane, took center stage as Governor Chris Christie announced enhancing new job-creating and rental, home ownership opportunities. Christie and Charles Richman, Department of Community Affairs commissioner, visited the site on Aug. 25…