Ashley Balcerzak

Jan 6, 2025 | northjersey.com | Ashley Balcerzak

La crisis de vivienda continúa dificultando que los compradores de primera vivienda y los inquilinos encuentren residencias asequibles en Nueva Jersey, reflejando lo que ocurre en todo el país. A medida que el 2025 se acerca, esperamos ver a los políticos utilizando la vivienda como un tema de debate en su contienda por ser elegidos gobernador del Estado Jardín. Y hay programas especiales preparados para veteranos y sobrevivientes de desastres naturales.

Nov 4, 2024 | yahoo.com | Ashley Balcerzak |Scott Fallon

Time to cast your vote New Jersey. Follow along here for live coverage of the 2024 elections. Along with the high-profile U.S. Senate and congressional elections, we'll have updates from local races across the region, including municipal, school board and ballot measures. Need to find your polling place? Read below to see where to cast your ballot. Check back here throughout the day for live updates from our reporters from the polls, including comments from candidates and voters.

Apr 24, 2024 | yahoo.com | Ashley Balcerzak |Megan Burrow

Doreen Rearden loved seeing her teenage daughters bond with her aging father after he moved into a converted bedroom in their Montclair home. But both he and her family were looking for more privacy and separation. That’s when Doreen and her husband, Joe, first began thinking about building an accessory dwelling unit in their backyard. “Living with a parent, it’s kind of like going back to your childhood,” Doreen Rearden said.

Apr 15, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com | Ashley Balcerzak

Sen. Bob Menendez raised nearly $189,000 from real estate developers, property management companies and individuals across five states, and spent nearly all of it during the first three months of 2024 to help fund his legal expenses related to federal bribery charges he and his wife face. This is the least he has raised in a quarter since setting up the fund last July. Ten donors gave Menendez the yearly maximum of $10,000 for his legal defense fund, according to an IRS filing made public Monday.

Mar 31, 2024 | njherald.com | Ashley Balcerzak

8-minute readShow Caption Hide Caption NJ group spends time with homeless people to connect them to servicesThe Collaborative Support Programs of New Jersey is a nonprofit behavioral health agency that assists people who have no stable housing. “You got a new tent!” Moments after Dan Harp greeted Donna, a 75-year-old Polish woman, she unzipped the nylon door, stepping out to talk with two members of the Bergen County street outreach team who had become a consistent part of her day.