AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Lawnside New Jersey. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/lawnside-nj 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/lawnside-nj https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Tue, 11 Mar 2025 07:40:26 -0500 NJ Updates: Spring Forward This Weekend NJ COVID-19 Updates and More Want to know about current topics in New Jersey? The State of New Jersey Update https://www.americantowns.com/news/the-state-of-new-jersey-updates-march-10-2023-31548353-trenton-nj.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/the-state-of-new-jersey-updates-march-10-2023-31548353-trenton-nj.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Funding was awarded to Hackensack Meridian Health for testing, staffing, personal protective equipment and medical supply costs WASHINGTON, D.C. https://www.americantowns.com/news/menendez-booker-announce-482m-in-fema-funding-for-covid19-pandemic-emergency-protective-measures-31548996-wildwood-nj.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/menendez-booker-announce-482m-in-fema-funding-for-covid19-pandemic-emergency-protective-measures-31548996-wildwood-nj.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Senators to DOJ and BOP: Proposed rule further marginalizes the vast majority of incarcerated individuals and would create additional barriers to https://www.americantowns.com/news/booker-durbin-whitehouse-coons-raise-concerns-about-proposed-changes-to-trust-accounts-of-individuals-in-bop-custody-31549480-clifton-nj.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/booker-durbin-whitehouse-coons-raise-concerns-about-proposed-changes-to-trust-accounts-of-individuals-in-bop-custody-31549480-clifton-nj.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 The Trump banking law rolled back ‘too big to fail’ rules and created conditions for collapse of Silicon Valley Bank WASHINGTON, D.C. https://www.americantowns.com/news/menendez-booker-join-warren-porter-in-introducing-bill-to-repeal-2018-rollback-of-critical-doddfrank-protections-31549492-nutley-nj.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/menendez-booker-join-warren-porter-in-introducing-bill-to-repeal-2018-rollback-of-critical-doddfrank-protections-31549492-nutley-nj.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Price cap was implemented as part of the Inflation Reduction Act and took effect Jan. 1, 2023; Approximately 77,000 NJ Medicare beneficiaries used https://www.americantowns.com/news/sen-menendez-and-rep-payne-jr-join-with-seniors-and-advocates-to-discuss-impact-of-35month-insulin-price-cap-for-seniors-on-medicare-31549493-bloomfield-nj.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/sen-menendez-and-rep-payne-jr-join-with-seniors-and-advocates-to-discuss-impact-of-35month-insulin-price-cap-for-seniors-on-medicare-31549493-bloomfield-nj.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 CHERRY HILL, NJ – Today, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced a $1,144,121 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human https://www.americantowns.com/news/rep-norcross-announces-over-11-million-to-tackle-racial-disparities-in-maternal-health-31550659-cherry-hill-nj.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/rep-norcross-announces-over-11-million-to-tackle-racial-disparities-in-maternal-health-31550659-cherry-hill-nj.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Congressmen Andy Kim (NJ-03) and Donald Norcross (NJ-01) re-introduced the Alice Paul Voter Protection Act, which will https://www.americantowns.com/news/reps-kim-and-norcross-reintroduce-alice-paul-voter-protection-act-31550664-hamilton-nj.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/reps-kim-and-norcross-reintroduce-alice-paul-voter-protection-act-31550664-hamilton-nj.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 The program, coordinated by Inspira Health, will also address physical and mental health, academic success, and economic mobility by an array of https://www.americantowns.com/news/booker-menendez-announce-1-million-in-federal-funding-to-cumberland-county-to-support-reduction-of-youth-violence-31552194-newark-nj.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/booker-menendez-announce-1-million-in-federal-funding-to-cumberland-county-to-support-reduction-of-youth-violence-31552194-newark-nj.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) has joined the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) as an associate member https://www.americantowns.com/news/booker-joins-congressional-asian-pacific-american-caucus-as-associate-member-for-the-118th-congress-31552199-paterson-nj.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/booker-joins-congressional-asian-pacific-american-caucus-as-associate-member-for-the-118th-congress-31552199-paterson-nj.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 NEWARK, N.J. – Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) issued the following statement: “Newark and New Jersey have lost a true champion, someone who https://www.americantowns.com/news/booker-statement-on-the-passing-of-senator-ronald-rice-31552202-clifton-nj.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/booker-statement-on-the-passing-of-senator-ronald-rice-31552202-clifton-nj.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 “While Starbucks has gone to great lengths to present itself as a company that takes care of its employees, going so far as to call employees https://www.americantowns.com/news/booker-menendez-urge-starbucks-ceo-to-advance-negotiations-with-nj-starbucks-workers-united-31552206-hoboken-nj.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/booker-menendez-urge-starbucks-ceo-to-advance-negotiations-with-nj-starbucks-workers-united-31552206-hoboken-nj.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 The Trump banking law rolled back ‘too big to fail’ rules and created conditions for collapse of Silicon Valley Bank WASHINGTON, D.C. https://www.americantowns.com/news/booker-menendez-join-warren-porter-in-introducing-bill-to-repeal-2018-rollback-of-critical-doddfrank-protections-31552209-paramus-nj.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/booker-menendez-join-warren-porter-in-introducing-bill-to-repeal-2018-rollback-of-critical-doddfrank-protections-31552209-paramus-nj.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement: “I https://www.americantowns.com/news/booker-praises-president-bidens-executive-order-to-reduce-gun-violence-31552212-vineland-nj.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/booker-praises-president-bidens-executive-order-to-reduce-gun-violence-31552212-vineland-nj.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection also participated in the event UNION BEACH, N.J. – https://www.americantowns.com/news/menendez-rep-pallone-hold-groundbreaking-ceremony-for-union-beach-flood-control-project-31552222-trenton-nj.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/menendez-rep-pallone-hold-groundbreaking-ceremony-for-union-beach-flood-control-project-31552222-trenton-nj.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 The Senator also asked about Silicon Valley Bank’s failure and pressed the Secretary on SALT relief for middle class families WASHINGTON, D.C. https://www.americantowns.com/news/menendez-questions-secretary-yellen-on-the-impact-a-default-would-have-on-the-economy-and-banking-sector-31552230-princeton-nj.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/menendez-questions-secretary-yellen-on-the-impact-a-default-would-have-on-the-economy-and-banking-sector-31552230-princeton-nj.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500