AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in National Park 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/national-park-nj 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/national-park-nj https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Mon, 20 Jan 2025 05:45:21 -0600 Join us for a day all about Bees and Pollinators. Come learn the importance of both and how you can attract them to your yards. Enjoy tours of the https://www.americantowns.com/news/butterfly-festival-2023-31587777-national-park-nj.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/butterfly-festival-2023-31587777-national-park-nj.html Arts and Entertainment Mon, 20 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 If a playwright were to compose a play of today's world, how would he or she portray it? Would the Roman people mindlessly accept the murder of https://www.americantowns.com/news/the-larouche-organization-weekly-newsletter-january-22-2023-31522962-hackensack-nj.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/the-larouche-organization-weekly-newsletter-january-22-2023-31522962-hackensack-nj.html Government and Politics Mon, 20 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez (both D-N.J.) introduced a resolution recognizing January 23 as Maternal https://www.americantowns.com/news/booker-menendez-introduce-resolution-designating-january-23-as-maternal-health-awareness-day-31523218-parsippany-nj.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/booker-menendez-introduce-resolution-designating-january-23-as-maternal-health-awareness-day-31523218-parsippany-nj.html Government and Politics Mon, 20 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 FTA funding will support upgrades to Monmouth County’s Belford Ferry Terminal and NY Waterway ferry service in Hudson County WASHINGTON, D.C. https://www.americantowns.com/news/menendez-and-booker-announce-nearly-113-million-in-federal-transportation-grants-for-two-nj-ferry-services-31523221-paramus-nj.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/menendez-and-booker-announce-nearly-113-million-in-federal-transportation-grants-for-two-nj-ferry-services-31523221-paramus-nj.html Government and Politics Mon, 20 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.-07) today published an op-ed in El Nuevo https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-one-year-later-menendez-and-velazquez-celebrate-success-of-their-law-in-ensuring-the-disclosure-of-any-conflicts-of-interest-in-puerto-ricos-debt-restructuring-process-31522555-haworth-nj.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-one-year-later-menendez-and-velazquez-celebrate-success-of-their-law-in-ensuring-the-disclosure-of-any-conflicts-of-interest-in-puerto-ricos-debt-restructuring-process-31522555-haworth-nj.html Government and Politics Mon, 20 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 JERSEY CITY, N.J. – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) released the following statement on the passing of former Hudson County Freeholder, Barry https://www.americantowns.com/news/menendez-statement-on-the-passing-of-barry-dugan-31523223-paterson-nj.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/menendez-statement-on-the-passing-of-barry-dugan-31523223-paterson-nj.html Government and Politics Mon, 20 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 On the Appointment of the US Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), senior member of the House Foreign Affairs https://www.americantowns.com/news/on-the-appointment-of-the-us-special-envoy-on-north-korean-human-rights-issues-31524316-washington-nj.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/on-the-appointment-of-the-us-special-envoy-on-north-korean-human-rights-issues-31524316-washington-nj.html Government and Politics Mon, 20 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Smith Announces Army Corps Will Begin Significant Dredging Operation On The Manasquan Inlet Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) today announced that in https://www.americantowns.com/news/smith-announces-army-corps-will-begin-significant-dredging-operation-on-the-manasquan-inlet-31524310-rahway-nj.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/smith-announces-army-corps-will-begin-significant-dredging-operation-on-the-manasquan-inlet-31524310-rahway-nj.html Government and Politics Mon, 20 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Kean Meets with Small Business Owners in Downtown Clinton “Washington needs to step up to break the back of inflation, cut burdensome https://www.americantowns.com/news/kean-meets-with-small-business-owners-in-downtown-clinton-31524340-clinton-nj.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/kean-meets-with-small-business-owners-in-downtown-clinton-31524340-clinton-nj.html Government and Politics Mon, 20 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Tina Smith (D-MN), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), https://www.americantowns.com/news/booker-leads-colleagues-in-reintroducing-the-justice-for-black-farmers-act-31525136-kearny-nj.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/booker-leads-colleagues-in-reintroducing-the-justice-for-black-farmers-act-31525136-kearny-nj.html Government and Politics Mon, 20 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 NJ COVID-19 Updates and More Want to know about current topics in New Jersey? The State of New Jersey Update features information, news, and https://www.americantowns.com/news/the-state-of-new-jersey-updates-january-26-2023-31526170-trenton-nj.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/the-state-of-new-jersey-updates-january-26-2023-31526170-trenton-nj.html Government and Politics Mon, 20 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, January 27, 2023, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, new bipartisan legislation — the Holocaust https://www.americantowns.com/news/new-bipartisan-holocaust-education-bill-introduced-in-the-house-on-international-holocaust-remembrance-day-31526551-newton-nj.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/new-bipartisan-holocaust-education-bill-introduced-in-the-house-on-international-holocaust-remembrance-day-31526551-newton-nj.html Government and Politics Mon, 20 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 MAHWAH, NJ — Today, January 24, 2023, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer announced “Lower Tax Tuesday” with a new bipartisan federal https://www.americantowns.com/news/gottheimer-on-lower-tax-tuesday-announces-new-federal-investment-clawed-back-to-mahwah-to-improve-water-treatment-31526566-mahwah-nj.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gottheimer-on-lower-tax-tuesday-announces-new-federal-investment-clawed-back-to-mahwah-to-improve-water-treatment-31526566-mahwah-nj.html Government and Politics Mon, 20 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 BOGOTA, NJ — Today, January 24, 2023, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer announced “Lower Tax Tuesday,” beginning in the Borough of https://www.americantowns.com/news/gottheimer-launches-lower-tax-tuesday-announces-new-federal-public-safety-investment-clawed-back-to-bogota-police-department-and-bergen-county-sheriffs-office-31526570-bogota-nj.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gottheimer-launches-lower-tax-tuesday-announces-new-federal-public-safety-investment-clawed-back-to-bogota-police-department-and-bergen-county-sheriffs-office-31526570-bogota-nj.html Government and Politics Mon, 20 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Parsippany, NJ – Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) secured funding for fourteen Community Projects she submitted on behalf of NJ-11 in the https://www.americantowns.com/news/words-from-community-leaders-rep-sherrills-2023-community-projects-federally-funded-and-moving-forward-31526621-parsippany-nj.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/words-from-community-leaders-rep-sherrills-2023-community-projects-federally-funded-and-moving-forward-31526621-parsippany-nj.html Government and Politics Mon, 20 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600