An organized motorcycle ride from Tramontin Harley Davidson to Vets Summerfest at Vasa Park in Budd Lake on Aug. 9 is just part of the fun and special events of the day. Tramontin Harley Davidson is a big supporter of veterans and the Operation Chillout mission. They are a collection point for cases of water that is distributed to...
read moreLakewood, NJ – A homeless encampment near the Jersey shore that came to be known as Tent City and shined an uncomfortable spotlight on homelessness in the suburbs was declared closed after the last of its 120 occupants was placed in temporary housing. Lakewood town officials and a lawyer who represented the camp’s occupants...
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90° under the sun. That is what it was today around 3 in the afternoon in Roselle Park. It also happens to be the average temperature in Iraq and Afghanistan in early summer – it gets hotter than that in July and August. Imagine being in the latter locales standing post in uniform of one of the Armed Forces – some need not...
read moreBy Richard W. Brown and Taiisa Kelly Since 2005, the number of chronically homeless people across the country has been cut in half. The decrease in homelessness can be attributed to bipartisan efforts to invest in permanent supportive housing. Supportive housing improves tenants’ lives by combining affordable housing with...
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Inspired by his father’s experience in the Great Depression, he represented occupants of ‘Tent City’ in Lakewood Who he is: Jeffrey J. Wild, 54, attorney and advocate for the homeless. Job: Attorney and partner with the Lowenstein Sandler law firm in Roseland; founder and board member with the New Jersey Coalition to End...
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