Tag: Senator Bob Menendez
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Bordentown firefighters will receive financial support
U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker announced $2,319,578.21 in federal Assistance to Firefighter Grant (AFG) funding to improve safety and operations in local fire departments across New Jersey. Bordentown will receive $30,571.43. The AFG program is administered by the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). “The best way to show…
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Mercer County alum finds his niche researching global human security issues for D.C. think tank
Daniel Hurley may have two jobs right now, but the 2017 honors graduate of Mercer County Community College (MCCC) has one unifying vision: to advance human rights in U.S. foreign policy. Hurley, who graduated last year with a bachelor’s degree in political science from The College of New Jersey, is currently a full-time legislative aide…
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South River midshipman completes Sea Year training with Merchant Marines
Midshipman Erik Beshada of South River recently completed Sea Year training at the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point, New York. Beshada traveled to Hawaii, Japan, Guam, Dubai, Bahrain, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, India, Pakistan and South Africa aboard the USNS Amelia Earhart, USS Ponce and the M/V Alliance Fairfax. By the…
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South River receives more funding to buy out flood-prone properties
SOUTH RIVER– South River will receive almost $1.5 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to buy out flood-prone properties damaged by superstorm Sandy. U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker announced the awarding of $1,498,294 from FEMA on Feb. 14, representing the final installment of a $21,119,377 storm resiliency and flood mitigation effort in…
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Legislators seek to monitor ocean quality
SEA BRIGHT – Aiming to provide citizens with safer and cleaner ocean water, Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and Rep. Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-Monmouth, Middlesex) discussed recently introduced legislation while standing on the Sea Bright Public Beach. According to a prepared statement from Menenedez, the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act (BEACH Act) of…