August 12, 2022

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Atlantic City getting $20M from Biden infrastructure bill to combat flooding

The higher road, combined with an extended seawall and new drainage systems, are designed to withstand severe storm surges on U.S. 40.

By Jonathan D. Salant | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

COVID outbreaks have lingered for months inside N.J. state veterans homes

An outbreak that began in late November at the Menlo Park Veterans Memorial Home in Edison has infected about 45% of the workforce and one-third of the residents.

By Susan K. Livio | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

N.J. vows to fight NYC congestion pricing proposal

Reaction to New York's congestion pricing plan to charge a $23 toll to drive south of 60th Street in Manhattan is mostly angry.

By Larry Higgs | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

Hunger, food insecurity plague N.J. and nation. Booker, Assembly speaker seek solutions.

“If we can’t make sure the least among us have those things that make a meaningful life — a place to live, clean water, food — then we don’t have the right to call us a great state."

By Brent Johnson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

You helped pay for this paradise on the Hudson River. But Weehawken wants to break the rules and keep you out. | Editorial

If you don’t want the rest of us to come, then build your own pool, with your own funding.

By Star-Ledger Editorial Board

NJ NAACP: The House needs to pass this bill on Friday | Opinion

In New Jersey, low-income neighborhoods are more likely to flood in severe storms. Communities of color also disproportionately suffer from conditions like heart disease and asthma, complications exacerbated by air pollution and warmer temperatures.

By Star-Ledger Guest Columnist

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