The holidays are a special time of gathering with family, friends and loved ones. It’s a time when college students, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins pack up the car and drive many miles to be with those they care about.

The New Jersey Department of Transportation announced hundreds of municipal-aid grants for the 2020 fiscal year. One of them will include reconstructing Fort De France Avenue in Berkeley.

Members of the New Jersey 18th Legislative District, Senator Patrick Diegnan (D-South Plainfield), Assemblywoman Nancy Pinkin (D-East Brunswick), and Assemblyman Robert Karabinchak (D-Edison) announced $3,815,000 in Municipal Aid grants from the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) as part of their second round of funding on Wednesday, November 27th.

Governor Phil Murphy announced Tuesday that 96 percent of New Jersey municipalities will receive Municipal Aid grant awards, totaling $161.25 million for fiscal year 2020, of which Plainfield will be awarded $531,748.

Gov. Phil Murphy yesterday announced the state’s fiscal year 2020 municipal aid grant awards, with just over $161 million awarded to 542 towns, or 96% of the state’s municipalities.

Cherry Hill will receive a $240,000 grant from the state for road improvements.

Cinnaminson will receive a $245,000 grant from the state for its 2020 Road Program.

State Transportation Innovation Councils (STIC) in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Washington received 2019 STIC Excellence Awards for demonstrating success in fostering a strong culture of innovation.

The Allentown Borough Council has awarded a contract for the Historic Streetscape Phase IIA improvements to Captain Construction Inc., South River.

With a $674,000 “Safe Routes to School” grant in hand, Princeton officials are poised to make improvements to two key intersections on N. Harrison Street that will make it safer for bicyclists and pedestrians to cross the street.