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Elizabeth, NJ
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Feds In Newark Bust Contractor Who They Said Scammed Public Library
Federal authorities on Thursday arrested a Union County businessman who they said pulled off a pair of scams, one of which cost the Orange Public Library $40,000. Shenandoah Adams Sr., 54, of New Providence initially bought an East Orange site on Hilton Street in 2014 on behalf of his property management company, then arranged for a $153,562 loan to a “close associate” knowing that person didn’t have the money to pay his company the balance of the $225,000 purchase price, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. At the March 2015 closing, Adams had his associate write a worthless check to cover …
DV Plus - Fairfield, CT
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Fairfield County Town Seeks Public Input On Community Development Grant Funds
The Town of Fairfield is awaiting public input before it can develop a five-year plan on how to spend a nearly half-million dollar federal grant to address affordable housing. The Department of Community & Economic Development will hold the first of several scheduled workshops on Wednesday, Feb. 12 related to the Town’s continued participation in the federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. The purpose of the workshop is to solicit public input on housing and homeless needs in conjunction with the development of the town’s Five Year Consolidated Plan. Fairfield expects…
Beekman-Poughquag, NY
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Dutchess Awards $150K For These Public Services Projects
Dutchess County has been awarded with a total of $150,000 to initiate a series of public service projects, Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro announced. The grants will be rewarded through Dutchess County’s 2019 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, which will address critical public service needs throughout the county. The awards come as part of nearly $1.5 million in funding intended to improve accessibility, expand affordable housing options and address other urgent needs. The $150,000 public service project funding will be distributed as follows: Catholic Charities - …
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Dutchess Awards $334K To These Four Municipalities For Sidewalk Improvements
Dutchess County has awarded a total of more than $334,000 to several different municipalities for a series of sidewalk improvements. The grants are awarded through Dutchess County’s 2019 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. The first round of improvements is intended to improve accessibility through sidewalk enhancements in Dutchess County. “In our cities, villages and hamlets, sidewalks connect residents to their neighbors, parks and the local businesses that define our communities,” said County Executive Molinaro. “We are investing in those connections by making our communit…
Port Chester, NY
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Port Chester Receives $5 Million State Grant For Sewer Upgrades
Port Chester received $5,069,263 in interest-free financing on Thursday, Feb. 15 for its ongoing sewer rehabilitation work through the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation’s (EFC) Clean Water State Revolving Fund. In a partnership between the Village of Port Chester’s Department of Planning & Economic Development, Department of Finance, Village Clerk, and the Village’s Engineering Consultant Dolph Rotfeld Engineering, P.C., the Village submitted an application to have the EFC purchase existing sewer bonds the Village issued over the last four years through a program called…
