AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Norma 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/norma-nj 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/norma-nj https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Tue, 18 Feb 2025 01:09:51 -0600 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism, https://www.americantowns.com/news/booker-durbin-armstrong-jeffries-announce-reintroduction-of-bipartisan-legislation-to-eliminate-federal-crack-and-powder-cocaine-sentencing-disparity-31538294-teaneck-nj.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/booker-durbin-armstrong-jeffries-announce-reintroduction-of-bipartisan-legislation-to-eliminate-federal-crack-and-powder-cocaine-sentencing-disparity-31538294-teaneck-nj.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 HUD funding will allow housing agencies to modernize and improve public housing for families and seniors WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Bob https://www.americantowns.com/news/menendez-booker-announce-938m-in-public-housing-funding-for-54-nj-towns-31538299-livingston-nj.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/menendez-booker-announce-938m-in-public-housing-funding-for-54-nj-towns-31538299-livingston-nj.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, today led https://www.americantowns.com/news/sen-menendez-congressional-hispanic-caucus-urge-president-biden-to-nominate-a-highly-qualified-latino-american-to-the-federal-reserve-31538301-newark-nj.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/sen-menendez-congressional-hispanic-caucus-urge-president-biden-to-nominate-a-highly-qualified-latino-american-to-the-federal-reserve-31538301-newark-nj.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 The Age of Reason or the Annihilation of Humanity? On the eve of tomorrow's Rage Against the War Machine rally in Washington DC—the most https://www.americantowns.com/news/the-larouche-organization-weekly-newsletter-february-18-2023-31538399-hackensack-nj.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/the-larouche-organization-weekly-newsletter-february-18-2023-31538399-hackensack-nj.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 At a rally in Point Pleasant Beach today, Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) called for immediate answers from the Biden Administration and Governor https://www.americantowns.com/news/smith-we-want-the-truth-about-the-environmental-review-process-for-the-bidenmurphy-offshore-wind-farm-31539113-toms-river-nj.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/smith-we-want-the-truth-about-the-environmental-review-process-for-the-bidenmurphy-offshore-wind-farm-31539113-toms-river-nj.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 While presiding over the House of Representatives today, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) was formally selected by Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to chair the https://www.americantowns.com/news/rep-smith-appointed-to-third-chairmanship-for-118th-congress-31539115-toms-river-nj.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/rep-smith-appointed-to-third-chairmanship-for-118th-congress-31539115-toms-river-nj.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 New Jersey House Republicans responded to the latest whale death off the Jersey Shore by announcing new legislation to address offshore https://www.americantowns.com/news/another-whale-death-leads-to-new-offshore-wind-legislation-by-nj-house-republicans-31539116-toms-river-nj.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/another-whale-death-leads-to-new-offshore-wind-legislation-by-nj-house-republicans-31539116-toms-river-nj.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) joined The Story with Martha MacCallum on Monday to discuss his new legislation—HR 1056—requiring an https://www.americantowns.com/news/smith-surge-in-whale-deaths-is-major-wakeup-call-for-rushed-massive-offshore-wind-development-along-jersey-shore-31539118-toms-river-nj.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/smith-surge-in-whale-deaths-is-major-wakeup-call-for-rushed-massive-offshore-wind-development-along-jersey-shore-31539118-toms-river-nj.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, DC -- Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement ahead of the first https://www.americantowns.com/news/booker-statement-on-the-anniversary-of-russias-invasion-of-ukraine-31540235-montclair-nj.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/booker-statement-on-the-anniversary-of-russias-invasion-of-ukraine-31540235-montclair-nj.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) today https://www.americantowns.com/news/booker-menendez-lujan-padilla-joint-statement-on-biden-administrations-proposed-asylum-transit-ban-rule-31540238-plainfield-nj.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/booker-menendez-lujan-padilla-joint-statement-on-biden-administrations-proposed-asylum-transit-ban-rule-31540238-plainfield-nj.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today and tomorrow, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Senate Foreign https://www.americantowns.com/news/booker-travels-to-usmexico-border-to-see-firsthand-the-impact-of-us-immigration-policies-on-asylumseekers-31540240-phillipsburg-nj.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/booker-travels-to-usmexico-border-to-see-firsthand-the-impact-of-us-immigration-policies-on-asylumseekers-31540240-phillipsburg-nj.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 NEWARK, N.J. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) urged New Jerseyans to plan ahead for passport renewals in the face of longer-than-usual https://www.americantowns.com/news/booker-urges-new-jerseyans-to-proactively-renew-passports-31540242-newark-nj.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/booker-urges-new-jerseyans-to-proactively-renew-passports-31540242-newark-nj.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, D.C — On Tuesday, February 21st and Wednesday, February 22nd, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) traveled to the U.S.-Mexico border in https://www.americantowns.com/news/booker-emphasizes-need-for-immigration-reform-after-visiting-southern-border-31540833-princeton-nj.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/booker-emphasizes-need-for-immigration-reform-after-visiting-southern-border-31540833-princeton-nj.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 The EPA provides funding to upgrade NJ water infrastructure and protect public health WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory https://www.americantowns.com/news/menendez-booker-biden-administration-announce-948m-for-clean-water-infrastructure-upgrades-through-the-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-in-new-jersey-31540835-long-branch-nj.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/menendez-booker-biden-administration-announce-948m-for-clean-water-infrastructure-upgrades-through-the-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-in-new-jersey-31540835-long-branch-nj.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 To date, NJ has received a total of $188,504,899 in LIHEAP funding this fiscal year WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory https://www.americantowns.com/news/menendez-booker-lead-nj-delegation-in-announcing-35m-in-liheap-additional-funding-to-assist-nj-families-with-heating-expenses-31540838-allentown-nj.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/menendez-booker-lead-nj-delegation-in-announcing-35m-in-liheap-additional-funding-to-assist-nj-families-with-heating-expenses-31540838-allentown-nj.html Government and Politics Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600