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NJ Sets New Affordable Housing Quotas: Check Your Town's Numbers NJ Sets New Affordable Housing Quotas: Check Your Town's Numbers
NJ Sets New Affordable Housing Quotas: Check Your Town's Numbers Municipalities across New Jersey must add or rehabilitate approximately 146,000 affordable housing units by 2035. Last week, the Department of Community Affairs released non-binding calculations for every town across the Garden State by a new law requiring each town to meet a specific obligation. You can click here to see the numbers in your town (page 20). The list includes two sets of numbers: "Present Need" and "Prospective Need." Present Need refers to renovating existing substandard units while Prospective Need refers to the number of new units that each municipality must create. Whi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Bringing Affordable Housing To NJ Just Got Easier: Are You For Or Against It? (POLL) Bringing Affordable Housing To NJ Just Got Easier: Are You For Or Against It? (POLL)
Bringing Affordable Housing To NJ Just Got Easier: Are You For Or Against It? (Poll) New Jersey is hoping to become a national leader for affordable housing. Last week, Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law a bill making it easier for municipalities to get funding to build more affordable housing and track its progress in meeting its benchmarks, under the Mount Laurel affordable housing doctrine. "We will be able to create more certainty and lower costs in New Jersey’s affordable housing landscape," Murphy said of the legislation. The Mount Laurel doctrine was created after the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in 1975 that every municipality must "make realistically possible an a…

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by Sam Barron
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Housing Development Aims To Revitalize 'Pretty Desolate' Part Of Atlantic City Housing Development Aims To Revitalize 'Pretty Desolate' Part Of Atlantic City
Housing Development Aims To Revitalize 'Pretty Desolate' Part Of Atlantic City A project is aiming to bring more affordable housing to an underdeveloped area of Atlantic City, officials said. Construction crews are building four multi-family homes in a development in the Southeast Inlet called Lighthouse Row. The $4 million project is in a previously vacant lot off South New Hampshire Avenue between Atlantic and Pacific avenues. Mayor Marty Small Sr. and other officials held a news conference on Tuesday, Mar. 19 to showcase the work near the Absecon Lighthouse. They were joined by developer Keith Groff, who has owned a home in the neighborhood for about 20 y…

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by Chris Spiker
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'AI Moonshoot' Among Murphy's Ideas To Make Life More Affordable For NJ Residents 'AI Moonshoot' Among Murphy's Ideas To Make Life More Affordable For NJ Residents
'AI Moonshoot' Among Murphy's Ideas To Make Life More Affordable For NJ Residents Gov. Phil Murphy sees New Jersey as a future global leader in artificial intelligence, while balancing the urgent financial needs of families during his 2024 State of the State Address. In his speech on Tuesday, Jan. 9, Gov. Murphy spoke about "an era of unease and uncertainty" defined by economic recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic, along with wars in Israel and Ukraine.  He also talked about how higher costs of living are the biggest challenges for many families. "Making life more affordable for more families is our highest priority," said Gov. Murphy. "We need to recognize t…

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by Chris Spiker
Lifestyle
Bon Jovi Surprises Fans At Chili Cook-Off Bon Jovi Surprises Fans At Chili Cook-Off
Bon Jovi Surprises Fans At Chili Cook-Off Jon Bon Jovi made a surprise visit to a chili cook-off at JBJ Soul Kitchen. There was a fierce competition among a dozen first responder teams — and Bon Jovi made it a point of sampling each team's chili while mingling with the crowd, Toms River Online reports. The event marked JBJ Soul Kitchen’s 7th Annual Chili Cook-Off on Hooper Avenue in Toms River.  A Sayreville native, the rocker founded his Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation in 2006 to help combat hunger, poverty and homelessness. Diners pay a donation for American bites at Jon Bon Jovi's community restaurant chain. The Hooper Avenue lo…

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by Jon Craig
Sports
Shaq Gets Nostalgic During Jersey City Visit Shaq Gets Nostalgic During Jersey City Visit
Shaq Gets Nostalgic During Jersey City Visit Shaquille O'Neal stopped by his old Jersey City stomping grounds. The NBA legend posted a series of photos to his Instagram page that show him standing outside of the Oak Street home across from PS 14. View this post on Instagram A post shared by DR. SHAQUILLE O'NEAL Ed.D. (@shaq) "Chilltown JC guess who's back #OAKST BOYZ no 14 school love y'all," he wrote. O'Neal has been in the area as he unveils his Newark projects. One, the refurbishment of the David L. Warner Park's basketball courts dubbed "Comebaq Court." The other, the 777 McCarte…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Ex-Jersey Shore Administrator Admits Stealing $450K From Affordable Housing Group: Prosecutor Ex-Jersey Shore Administrator Admits Stealing $450K From Affordable Housing Group: Prosecutor
Ex-Jersey Shore Administrator Admits Stealing $450K From Affordable Housing Group: Prosecutor A former administrator of a Jersey Shore-based affordable housing organization admitted stealing nearly $450,000 from the non-profit, authorities said. The Affordable Housing Alliance provides housing, support, and services to low- and middle-income families in Monmouth, Ocean and Middlesex counties.  Debra Agresti, 59, of Long Branch was sentenced to five years in New Jersey State Prison on Friday after pleading guilty to the thefts over the course of nearly seven years, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. Agresti reportedly admitted that while working for th…

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by Jon Craig