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Food drive goes through Nov. 28 | Drop off donations are accepted at the offices of Asw. Murphy in Mount Laurel; Asm. Singh in Delran; and Asw. Katz in Mount Holly. southjersey.media/delran-news/...
Food drive goes through Nov. 28
A food collection in Burlington County will continue through Friday, Nov. 28, despite the end of the federal government shutdown and the resumption of SNAP bene
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November 19, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Food drive goes through Nov. 28 | Drop off donations are accepted at the offices of Asw. Murphy in Mount Laurel; Asm. Singh in Delran; and Asw. Katz in Mount Holly. southjersey.media/delran-news/...
Ending hunger in NJ is a community effort. @speakercoughlin.bsky.social joined Assemblyman Rev. Reginald Atkins at a panel at the League of Municipalities focused on how faith-based organizations work hand in hand with government to tackle big issues like food insecurity. youtube.com/shorts/WTEJ0...
November 19, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Ending hunger in NJ is a community effort. @speakercoughlin.bsky.social joined Assemblyman Rev. Reginald Atkins at a panel at the League of Municipalities focused on how faith-based organizations work hand in hand with government to tackle big issues like food insecurity. youtube.com/shorts/WTEJ0...
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Always great to sit down with Candace Kelley of Comcast Newsmakers at the NJ League of Municipalities. We had a great conversation about the work we are doing in New Jersey to end food insecurity and improve the lives of the 9.5 million residents who call our state home!
November 19, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Always great to sit down with Candace Kelley of Comcast Newsmakers at the NJ League of Municipalities. We had a great conversation about the work we are doing in New Jersey to end food insecurity and improve the lives of the 9.5 million residents who call our state home!
Human Services Report Highlights Impact of State Support to Help Families Afford Diapers and Hygiene Products www.nj.gov/humanservice...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Human Services Report Highlights Impact of State Support to Help Families Afford Diapers and Hygiene Products www.nj.gov/humanservice...
Join Assemblywomen Pintor Marin and Speight for a Utility Assistance Day on 11/21, as they connect Newark residents with programs that can help lower monthly costs and keep households powered through the winter.
November 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Join Assemblywomen Pintor Marin and Speight for a Utility Assistance Day on 11/21, as they connect Newark residents with programs that can help lower monthly costs and keep households powered through the winter.
Assemblymen Calabrese, Karabinchak, and Bailey recently toured the Hudson Tunnel Project to see the progress firsthand. Once completed, it will double passenger rail capacity in and out of the city. youtube.com/shorts/YDzhG...
November 18, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Assemblymen Calabrese, Karabinchak, and Bailey recently toured the Hudson Tunnel Project to see the progress firsthand. Once completed, it will double passenger rail capacity in and out of the city. youtube.com/shorts/YDzhG...
Recently in Belleville, Assemblywoman Morales brought together veterans, active-duty service members, and their families for a Veterans Resource Fair dedicated to a single mission: ensuring that those who served receive the support they deserve. youtube.com/shorts/6St7b...
Supporting Those Who Served: Belleville’s Veterans Resource Fair
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November 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Recently in Belleville, Assemblywoman Morales brought together veterans, active-duty service members, and their families for a Veterans Resource Fair dedicated to a single mission: ensuring that those who served receive the support they deserve. youtube.com/shorts/6St7b...
Ahead of a key vote by PJM, the regional grid operator, more than three dozen legislators sent an urgent letter to the state’s major utility companies, urging them to stand with ratepayers as PJM decides who pays for 32 gigawatts of new data-center load — a $165 billion cost by 2033.
Assembly Democrats Send Urgent Letter to Public Utilities Ahead of Policy Vote
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November 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Ahead of a key vote by PJM, the regional grid operator, more than three dozen legislators sent an urgent letter to the state’s major utility companies, urging them to stand with ratepayers as PJM decides who pays for 32 gigawatts of new data-center load — a $165 billion cost by 2033.
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In after-school rooms across New Jersey, something powerful is taking root. The Bright Path Youth Mental Health Program is putting emotional-wellness tools directly where children learn, grow, and feel supported — in their YMCA after-school programs.
How NJ’s YMCAs Are Helping Kids Thrive: Inside the Bright Path Mental Health Program
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November 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
In after-school rooms across New Jersey, something powerful is taking root. The Bright Path Youth Mental Health Program is putting emotional-wellness tools directly where children learn, grow, and feel supported — in their YMCA after-school programs.
IBEW Local 94 Labor Union Donates 4 Palettes of Food to Rise's Food Pantry | Assemblyman DeAngelo, who represents the 14th District and also serves as the president of the Mercer and Burlington Counties Building and Construction Trades, praised the union for their work to support the food pantry.
IBEW Local 94 Labor Union Donates 4 Palettes of Food to Rise's Food Pantry
IBEW Local’s annual food drive delivered four pallets of groceries to NJ Rise Hightstown, feeding 500+ families. Learn how to get food assistance.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
IBEW Local 94 Labor Union Donates 4 Palettes of Food to Rise's Food Pantry | Assemblyman DeAngelo, who represents the 14th District and also serves as the president of the Mercer and Burlington Counties Building and Construction Trades, praised the union for their work to support the food pantry.
Today is National Recycling Day, a time to recognize the simple steps that help keep New Jersey resilient. Every can, bottle, and piece of cardboard we recycle lightens the load on our landfills, strengthens local recycling programs, and protects the neighborhoods we call home.
November 15, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Today is National Recycling Day, a time to recognize the simple steps that help keep New Jersey resilient. Every can, bottle, and piece of cardboard we recycle lightens the load on our landfills, strengthens local recycling programs, and protects the neighborhoods we call home.
Today, community leaders & advocates gathered for a press conference calling for stronger school bus safety legislation. A1432, sponsored by Asm. Karabinchak, would make our streets safer for children getting on and off school buses by authorizing modern monitoring systems.
Safer Streets for Students: Inside Today’s School Bus Safety Press Conference
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November 14, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Today, community leaders & advocates gathered for a press conference calling for stronger school bus safety legislation. A1432, sponsored by Asm. Karabinchak, would make our streets safer for children getting on and off school buses by authorizing modern monitoring systems.
When we invest in food security, we invest in people — in their health, their stability, and their future. With over $20 million in new FEED NJ grants approved this week, local partners across our state will have the tools to bring fresh, affordable food closer to the families who need it most.
NJEDA Board Approves Over $20M in Grants to 50 Organizations to Strengthen Food Security in NJ’s Top Food Desert Communities - NJEDA
TRENTON, N.J. (November 14, 2025) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board recently approved more than $20.6 million in grant awards to 50 organizations under the Food Equity and ...
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November 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
When we invest in food security, we invest in people — in their health, their stability, and their future. With over $20 million in new FEED NJ grants approved this week, local partners across our state will have the tools to bring fresh, affordable food closer to the families who need it most.
Ruby Bridges was just six years old when she walked to school and changed the course of history. Thanks to AJR159, sponsored by Assemblywoman Shavonda Sumter and Assemblyman Anthony S. Verrelli and signed into law earlier this year, every November 14 is now Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day.
November 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Ruby Bridges was just six years old when she walked to school and changed the course of history. Thanks to AJR159, sponsored by Assemblywoman Shavonda Sumter and Assemblyman Anthony S. Verrelli and signed into law earlier this year, every November 14 is now Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day.
New Jersey’s farmers anchor our local economies and represent generations of hard work. Today, legislation sponsored by Asm. Freiman was signed into law, allowing commercial farmers to recover legal costs when they’re forced to defend against bad-faith complaints under the Right to Farm Act.
Freiman Bill Protecting the Right to Farm Signed Into Law
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November 13, 2025 at 8:29 PM
New Jersey’s farmers anchor our local economies and represent generations of hard work. Today, legislation sponsored by Asm. Freiman was signed into law, allowing commercial farmers to recover legal costs when they’re forced to defend against bad-faith complaints under the Right to Farm Act.
This month, we recognize Native American Heritage Month & the deep roots of Indigenous history right here in NJ, the ancestral home of the Lenape people. Their legacy lives on in the names of our rivers, towns, and landscapes, and in the continuing stories and leadership of Native communities today.
November 13, 2025 at 6:56 PM
This month, we recognize Native American Heritage Month & the deep roots of Indigenous history right here in NJ, the ancestral home of the Lenape people. Their legacy lives on in the names of our rivers, towns, and landscapes, and in the continuing stories and leadership of Native communities today.
The chaos over SNAP benefits put an enormous strain on families and on the community partners who step up every day. With SNAP providing nine times the meals of food banks, the scale of the challenge is clear. Hear more from Fulfill about what this means for the people they serve.
November 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The chaos over SNAP benefits put an enormous strain on families and on the community partners who step up every day. With SNAP providing nine times the meals of food banks, the scale of the challenge is clear. Hear more from Fulfill about what this means for the people they serve.
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October/November 2025: NJ Assembly Dems Newsletter
Email from New Jersey Assembly Democrats For Immediate Release Press Contact: 609.847.3500 Vincent Onofre | vonofre@njleg.org The newley elected Assembly Leadership Team for the 222nd Legislative Se
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November 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Thanks to state support, Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital will be the first in South Jersey to adopt the EmPATH (Emergency Psychiatric Assessment, Treatment, and Healing) model, creating a specialized space where behavioral health patients receive immediate, expert care.
From Crisis to Care: New EmPATH model Transforms Mental Health Response in South Jersey
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November 12, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Thanks to state support, Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital will be the first in South Jersey to adopt the EmPATH (Emergency Psychiatric Assessment, Treatment, and Healing) model, creating a specialized space where behavioral health patients receive immediate, expert care.
For every meal a food bank provides, #SNAP provides nine. With the federal program disrupted for the first time in decades, Bernie Flynn of Mercer Street Friends shares what this means for families and why this moment is unlike anything food banks have faced before.
For every meal a food bank provides, SNAP provides nine
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November 12, 2025 at 8:35 PM
For every meal a food bank provides, #SNAP provides nine. With the federal program disrupted for the first time in decades, Bernie Flynn of Mercer Street Friends shares what this means for families and why this moment is unlike anything food banks have faced before.
Food security and access to quality healthcare go hand in hand. @speakercoughlin.bsky.social joined @rwjbarnabashealth.bsky.social in Newark to see how their community programs are expanding food access and providing critical services through partners like Saint James Health.
From Food Access to Healthcare: Building a Stronger, Healthier New Jersey
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November 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Food security and access to quality healthcare go hand in hand. @speakercoughlin.bsky.social joined @rwjbarnabashealth.bsky.social in Newark to see how their community programs are expanding food access and providing critical services through partners like Saint James Health.
At a utility job fair earlier this week, Assemblyman Wayne DeAngelo and NJUA brought together utility employers from across the state, including @PSE&G, JCP&L, SJI, and New Jersey American Water, to help job seekers find good-paying careers in the trades.
November 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
At a utility job fair earlier this week, Assemblyman Wayne DeAngelo and NJUA brought together utility employers from across the state, including @PSE&G, JCP&L, SJI, and New Jersey American Water, to help job seekers find good-paying careers in the trades.
Our veterans embody courage, sacrifice, and service. This Veterans Day, we honor their legacy not just with words, but through action, investing in programs that help veterans find housing, employment, and care right here in New Jersey.
November 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Our veterans embody courage, sacrifice, and service. This Veterans Day, we honor their legacy not just with words, but through action, investing in programs that help veterans find housing, employment, and care right here in New Jersey.
Now more than ever, we need to do what we can to make sure New Jerseyans don't go hungry. During Food Pantry Donation Month in New Jersey, there’s never been a more important time to give. Find your local pantry or call 2-1-1 to learn how you can help keep every table full in NJ.
Your Support Can Help Keep Every Table Full in New Jersey
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November 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Now more than ever, we need to do what we can to make sure New Jerseyans don't go hungry. During Food Pantry Donation Month in New Jersey, there’s never been a more important time to give. Find your local pantry or call 2-1-1 to learn how you can help keep every table full in NJ.
Today, we honor 250 years of courage, sacrifice, and service. From the shores of Tripoli to communities across New Jersey, Marines have embodied honor, commitment, and duty. We salute all who have worn the uniform of the United States Marine Corps, past and present.
November 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Today, we honor 250 years of courage, sacrifice, and service. From the shores of Tripoli to communities across New Jersey, Marines have embodied honor, commitment, and duty. We salute all who have worn the uniform of the United States Marine Corps, past and present.