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Cranbury officially breaks ground on a new public library
Cranbury officially breaks ground on a new public library
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Cranbury Mayor Mike Ferrante (center), next to Board of Trustees President Kirstie Venanzi (center), and Library Director Marilynn Mullen (center) with the Cranbury Police Department on April 29. ANDREW HARRISON/STAFF
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Library Director Marilynn Mullen (center) with Librart staff in Cranbury Township at 30 Park Place West.ANDREW HARRISON/STAFF
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Cranbury Mayor Mike Ferrante (center), next to Board of Trustees President Kirstie Venanzi (center), and Library Director Marilynn Mullen (center) with the Cranbury Police Department on April 29. ANDREW HARRISON/STAFF
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Library Director Marilynn Mullen (center) with Librart staff in Cranbury Township at 30 Park Place West.ANDREW HARRISON/STAFF
Nonprofits Access Small Business Pandemic Loans
April 26, 2021
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a law authorizing nonprofits and small businesses to receive up to $15 million in coronavirus relief-related federal grants. The legislation, A. 5446, is part of a five-bill set that will provide up to $100 million in targeted aid to New Jersey enterprises and others suffering from the effects of the pandemic.
Under the terms of the new legislation, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) is charged with distributing the funds to nonprofit organizations and businesses within the state, with an eye toward preventing further nonprofit organization and business closures, preserving and creating jobs and spurring economic recovery.
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Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women (NJ Spotlight)
New Jersey needs a new public advocate to help protect inmates and people in other state-run facilities, three lawmakers said, arguing more oversight is needed after last month’s assault on inmates at the women’s prison and the apparent failure of the state to reach a settlement with federal authorities over problems at the facility.
The state had a public advocate , but the office fell victim to politics and was last active more than a decade ago. The three top Democratic state senators, all critical of the leadership of New Jersey’s prisons, plan to create a new advocate. The position would be more limited in its scope of authority but also independent of the whims of governors who may not like the work the office undertakes.