http://hobokenmayor.info Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:36:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en New Program Will Cover People Who Would Have Been IneligiblefFor ADDP Under New Guidelines Senator Sean T. Kean, a member of the Senate Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens Committee, applauded Governor Chris Christie’s decision to establish a new drug benefit program that will provide free AIDS medications to individuals between ... http://hobokenmayor.info/senator-sean-kean-applauds-governor%e2%80%99s-decision-to-establish-new-drug-program-for-people-with-aidshiv/ Gulf Oil Spill & Coastal Zone Management Issues Topics of Discussion Senator Christopher J. Connors, Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf and Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove, along with the mayors of the six Long Beach Island municipalities, met this week with representatives of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). It was a follow-up ... http://hobokenmayor.info/9th-district-delegation-lbi-mayors-have-follow-up-meeting-with-dep/ As a result of recent allegations over the misuse of public funds by the Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA), Assemblyman Domenick DiCicco, R-Gloucester and Camden, and Pennsylvania State Rep. Mike Vereb, R-Montgomery, today called on the agency to refrain from implementing proposed toll hikes scheduled to take place next July ... http://hobokenmayor.info/dicicco-and-vereb-call-on-drpa-to-postpone-proposed-toll-hike/ Senator Christopher J. Connors, Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf and Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove, along with the mayors of the six Long Beach Island municipalities, met this week with representatives of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). It was a follow-up to a meeting held in late April which was ... http://hobokenmayor.info/9th-district-delegation-and-lbi-mayors-have-follow-up-meeting-with-dep/ Senator Jennifer Beck, Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon and Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande have issued the following statement about the Haskell and the Hambletonian taking place over the next two weekends: “Next month New Jersey will be host to two major horseracing events, anticipated to bring millions of dollars in revenue to the State. ... http://hobokenmayor.info/new-jersey-hosts-two-major-horseracing-events-in-august/ As President Obama visits New Jersey today to promote federal legislation aimed at providing assistance to small businesses, Assemblymen Dave Wolfe and Jim Holzapfel, both R-Ocean, said that unless the President reverses his position on off-shore drilling for oil and natural gas, such help would be short-lived if a similar ... http://hobokenmayor.info/wolfe-holzapfel-call-on-presidentto-rethink-position-on-off-shore-drilling/ School districts in the 4th Legislative District are eligible for $4.6 million in state school construction grants, as part of a $270 million statewide funding plan announced today by the Christie administration. http://hobokenmayor.info/dicicco-pleased-that-23-school-projects-in-4th-legislative-district-are-eligible-for-state-funds/ In a letter sent today, Senator Sean Kean (R-Monmouth) asked New Jersey Attorney General Paula Dow to inquire into the nearly nine-year delay in constructing Off Track Wagering Facilities in New Jersey. Of the 15 authorized in 2001 only three are operational. Monies from the OTWF would have contributed substantial ... http://hobokenmayor.info/sean-kean-asks-attorney-general-dow-to-inquire-into-delays-in-constructing-otbs-in-new-jersey/ The Situation Is Bad Enough In the wake of President Obama’s visit to New Jersey to promote small businesses, Senator Sean Kean (R-Monmouth) called on the President to no longer support oil drilling near the New Jersey coastline. “If the President is serious about supporting small businesses, he will tell New Jersey ... http://hobokenmayor.info/sean-kean-calls-on-obama-to-end%c2%a0support-for-oil-drilling%c2%a0off-coast/ Assembly Republican Deputy Conference Leader Scott T. Rumana, R-Passaic, Bergen and Essex, congratulated Governor Christie today for positioning New Jersey as a finalist for the federal Race to the Top educational reform grant, which could mean an additional $400 million in federal education funding over the next four years. http://hobokenmayor.info/rumana-statement-on-new-jerseys-selection-as-a-race-to-the-top-finalist/