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By Office of Assemblyman Jon Bramnick
2/9/2010
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Gov. Chris Christie signed an executive order today suspending the Council on Affordable Housing for 90 days while a special task force of experts determines whether it should continue to operate.
In the five-page order, the governor said the procedures established by COAH have proven to be "excessively complex and unworkable." Christie said "new thinking on statewide planning is necessary due to the failure of COAH to ensure that all constitutional obligations with respect to the provisions of affordable housing are satisfied in a manner that is both fair and reasonable to the already burdened municipalities of our state."
Christie said he will appoint a five-member task force to review COAH. The task force will serve without compensation and it will be comprised of experts in affordable housing, economic development, land use planning and environmental protection. The task force will have 90 days to complete its review.
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8/31/2010
Tamara Tunie Featured in The Shakespeare Theatre’s All’s Well That Ends Well
William Shakespeare’s comedy All’s Well That Ends Well kicks-off the fall portion of The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s 2010 Season beginning with performances on Se....
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8/31/2010
Commissioner Martin Signs New Rules on Sulfur in Fuel Oil to Protect Public Health and Environment
The Department of Environmental Protection has taken an important step toward improving air quality and protecting public health in New Jersey by adopting rules requiring significant reductions in sulfur content for home heating oil and oth....
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8/28/2010
Investors Savings Bank Adds Rutgers Athletics
To List of Sports Programs it Assists in New Jersey
Investors Savings Bank has formed an alliance with Rutgers University Athletics, the latest in a long line of sports programs that the Bank supports throughout New Jersey.
Investors’ partn....
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8/27/2010
Preserved Farm in Warren County to Become Home to Water Buffalo
Brian and Courtney Foley are a new breed of dairy farmer, staking their future on a new breed of bovine - at least to New Jersey.
The Foleys are raising water buffalo, whose high-butterfat ....
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8/27/2010
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey Launches Fall Season With Shakespeare’s ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL
William Shakespeare’s comedy All’s Well That Ends Well kicks-off the fall portion of The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s 2010 Season beginning with performances on September 15 and continuing through October 10 at the....
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8/27/2010
Big Hair and Even Bigger Voices, ’Hairspray’ Comes to Paper Mill Playhouse
Paper Mill Playhouse (Mark S. Hoebee-Producing Artistic Director, Todd Schmidt-Managing Director) is proud to announce casting for Hairspray. Directed by Matt Lenz, with choreography by Michele Lynch, Hairspray will run at the Millburn thea....
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8/26/2010
Good Grief Volunteer Facilitators Complete August Training
Good Grief, Inc., a Summit-based non-profit is happy to announce that local residents recently completed a 30-hour volunteer training program. Good Grief is northern New Jersey’s primary grief support cen....
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8/25/2010
Two Operas at the Opposite Ends of the Baroque Spectrum Conclude Orchestra’s Summer Music Festival
Henry Purcell’s final opera, "The Indian Queen," presented by The Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey, in conjunction with the newly-formed Williamsburg Opera Workshop, of Brooklyn, New York, and Claudio Monteverdi’s operatic....
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8/25/2010
Commissioner Martin Names Assistant Commissioner for Site Remediation
Commissioner Bob Martin today announced that David E. Sweeney will serve as the Department of Environmental Protection’s new Assistant Commissioner for Site Remediation.
"There are more than 20,000 known con....
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8/24/2010
Cyril Neville Warms Up Wet Atlantic City Monday Crowd
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - Monday night, August 23rd, brought Cyril Neville, of the Neville Brothers, to the Kennedy Plaza stage for another New Orleans night produced by Carmen Marotta.
When Neville heard the anno....
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8/24/2010
Eight Finalists Chosen for Paper Mill Playhouse’s
Hairspray’s Dance Invention Contest
Public Voting Now Open
Paper Mill Playhouse’s (Mark S. Hoebee- Producing Artistic Director) online video contest, Hairspray’s Dance Invention has narrowed its entries down to eight finalists. The eight videos were selected through a panel of Paper Mill Playhouse ....
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8/24/2010
AMBER Alert: Terry Dusseault, Jr. from Burlington County
The NJ ROIC has activated an AMBER Alert in reference to an 8-year-old Burlington County boy who was taken by his father, a registered sex offender.
As per the NJSP Missing Persons Unit, 38-year-old Terry Du....
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8/23/2010
Women Reading Aloud Begins Fall Schedule September 15th
Women Reading Aloud, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting women writers, begins its fall schedule on September 15th. An eight week writing workshop series will be offered on Wednesday Mornings and Thursday Evenings in Randolph. ....
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8/23/2010
Atlantic City Air Show to be Held August 25th
At the William J Hughes Technical Center at the Atlantic City International Airport, Ron Holland, a stunt pilot is seen with his MX2 aircraft, a $380,000 plane used in his stunts. Rob wows his audience with hammerheads in which he takes his....
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8/21/2010
Atlantic City Airshow "Thunder Over The Boardwalk" presented by Siganos Management to Take to the Sky on Wednesday, August 25, 2010
The Atlantic City Airshow "Thunder Over The Boardwalk" presented by Siganos Management returns to Atlantic City on Wednesday, August 25, 2010. Greater Atlantic City Chamber President Joseph Kelly made the announcement.
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8/20/2010
Preservation of 57-acre Farm Expands Hillsborough Green Belt
A 57-acre farm off Township Line Road, described as an important "crowning piece" in a 600-acre block of preserved farmland, has been permanently protected by Somerset County with the assistance of New Jersey Conservation....
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8/20/2010
Citizen Schools Earn IBM Support
Citizen Schools, a non-profit organization that partners with middle schools to run afterschool and expanded learning time programs in Newark, today announced that it earned a Trailblazer Grant from IBM, enabling it to tap into the company’....
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8/19/2010
Great Wines of the Americas: A Special Wine Tasting Event for the Benefit of the New Philharmonic of New Jersey, September 15th
Wine lovers and arts patrons will come together for a wine tasting benefit for the New Philharmonic of New Jersey on Wednesday, September 15th on the beautiful grounds of Giralda Farms in Madison. The event offers a uniqu....
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8/18/2010
AAA Offers Tips for Safe Driving as Children Head Back to School
In a few weeks, the lazy days of summer will end and a new school year will begin. Back-to-school season means increased child pedestrian activity and traffic congestion in and around neighborhoods and school zones. AAA u....
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8/18/2010
The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey Announces 17 Grants Total Totaling $213,750; Grants Support Charitable Organizations Across New Jersey
The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey today announced the Foundation’s second round of grants for 2010 totaling $213,750. The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey supports charitable organizations that promote health and the arts throughout Ne....
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8/17/2010
New Jersey Native Brad Parks Nominated for Shamus Award
New Jersey native Brad Parks has been nominated for the Shamus Award, one of the most prestigious honors in crime fiction. Parks is one of five finalists in the "Best First Novel" category for his book, "Faces of the Gone....
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8/17/2010
242 Acres of Farmland Preserved in Warren County
In a "triple play" of farmland preservation, three Warren County farms totaling 242 acres have been preserved by a partnership between the county, New Jersey Conservation Foundation, the State Agriculture Development Comm....
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8/17/2010
The Rachel Coalition Seeks Volunteers for Its Prestigious Court Advocate Program
The Rachel Coalition, a partnership of nine Northern New Jersey organizations, working together to provide services and support programs for victims of domestic violence in Essex and Morris County, is seeking volunteers f....
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8/17/2010
DEP Unveils Draft Proposed Public Access Rules
The Department of Environmental Protection today unveiled draft proposed rules for enhanced public access to the state’s coastal and other tidal waters, suggesting reasonable regulations but also employing additional, common sense measures ....
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8/16/2010
Construction, Gunfire, Aussie Beer, and General MacArthur: New Providence Resident Cliff Hebbeler Remembers his Service during World War II
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – The book is faded, its pages beginning to yellow with age, the black and white photos showing captured moments from long ago – further back than some can even remembe....
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