Ashley Balcerzak
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Still hurting from Ida? Here are new NJ homeowner, renter programs to apply for
New Jersey renters and homeowners impacted by the remnants of Hurricane Ida can apply to two new programs launched Monday. → Read More
Still hurting from Ida? Here are new NJ homeowner, renter programs to apply for
New Jersey renters and homeowners impacted by the remnants of Hurricane Ida can apply to two new programs launched Monday. → Read More
Bomani Africa, hitman in NJ murder-for-hire case, writes of his gang life in Paterson
Bomani Africa was sentenced in Connecticut to 10 years in prison for armed bank robberies in 2014. Court documents include his written autobiography. → Read More
NJ landlords under investigation for housing discrimination in five counties
New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination prohibits property owners from turning down applicants based on how they would pay their rent. → Read More
NJ public housing secures $94 million for fixes. That's not nearly enough, advocates say
Public housing in more than 50 New Jersey towns could see repairs and upgrades to affordable apartments with $93.8 million in federal funding. → Read More
Feeling financially vulnerable? These North Jersey nonprofits teach financial literacy
To help people learn how to save, invest and build credit, nonprofits in Hackensack and Paterson are receiving a slice of a $1.8 million grant. → Read More
NJ expanding ARRIVE Together program, which changes how police interact with mentally ill
The new program pairs police with mental health experts on some 911 calls. It could be a national model to improve community trust of police. → Read More
141,000 applied for the NJ Section 8 voucher waitlist. There were only 20,000 spots
The program limits what low-income families must spend on housing to a third of their paychecks. Once on a list, it can take years to get a voucher. → Read More
NJ families behind on water bills can't get help because utilities won't take federal aid
About 144,000 NJ families are behind by $44.5 million on water and sewer bills, but fewer than 2,000 have received aid through a federal program. → Read More
Surveyors comb Bergen's hidden spaces to count homeless people, finding familiar faces
The annual count, held nationwide, determines how much money the federal government will give communities to address housing insecurity. → Read More
Need help recovering from Ida? NJ launches programs for homeowners, renters, neighborhoods
New Jersey homeowners, renters and communities struggling from the impacts of Hurricane Ida may be able to apply to new programs this March. → Read More
NJ Section 8 housing voucher waitlist to reopen next week. Here's how to apply
New Jersey is opening its statewide waitlist next Tuesday for Section 8 vouchers, a federally funded housing program. → Read More
Major upgrades help tenants and landlords alike in New Jersey's busiest eviction court
Essex County alternated between two weeks of eviction court in-person and online. All counties are expected to hold in-person eviction sessions soon. → Read More
NJ continues to see backlog in eviction cases, but there are improvements
Essex County leads the state with the largest backlog of eviction cases to sift through, but changes are making the process better. → Read More
Code Blue helps NJ homeless when temps drop, but some still get left out in the cold
Services meant to shelter people experiencing homelessness in cold weather don't always work as intended. → Read More
Why is NJ denying so many applications for COVID homeowner assistance?
New Jersey has given out less than 4% of federal funds set aside to cover mortgage payments, property taxes and other housing costs. → Read More
Former top aide to NJ Senate leader pleads guilty to tax evasion and wire fraud conspiracy
Tony Teixeira conspired with Sean Caddle, the man at center of a murder-for-hire plot, to falsely inflate the invoices to various campaigns. → Read More
More than 68,000 low income NJ families will get $500 this month as part of stimulus aid
Those getting a check in the mail would not have been eligible for federal stimulus help and filed 2021 taxes with an individual taxpayer ID number → Read More
NJ gets $51 million more in federal aid for people on rent relief waitlist
The state estimates that the extra money will help over 4,100 families with housing assistance, through unused funds pulled from other states. → Read More
NJ midterms: Democrats top Republicans in fundraising, but super PACs are wild card
Even though Democrats outraised Republicans in the final stretch of the midterms, the campaign cash race for Congress isn't as clear cut as it seems. → Read More