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Lifelong Strong New Jersey is an advocacy campaign to prioritize policies that ensure New Jerseyans can thrive in the Garden State as we age.

Like all age groups, older New Jerseyans are important contributors to the state’s economy, infrastructure, and communities. As demographics rapidly change, we ask that the next Governor recognize our increasingly older population and include aging as an important consideration in all policy discussions, so that New Jersey can become an even better place to age well.

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Senior Law Day presented by the New Jersey State Bar Foundation

The New Jersey State Bar Foundations works with the Elder Law and Disability Section leaders of the New Jersey State Bar Association to present Senior Law Day. Members of the public are invited to learn more about navigating the key legal issues facing older adults. This year’s conference will offer information

Alarm but no surprise as Kennedy fires key vaccine advisory panel

Kennedy’s steps to narrow vaccine availability to the public comes as the Trump administration is pressing Congress for deep spending cuts to science, medicine and public health programs across the federal government. Many of those proposed cuts would land at the Department of Health and Human Services, which beyond

See where NJ governor candidates Jack Ciattarelli and Mikie Sherrill stand

Ciattarelli would cap property taxes to a percent of a home’s assessment and expand the Senior Freeze program. He pledged to reduce the Corporation Business Tax, estimated to bring in about $4.5 billion in revenue in the current fiscal year, by 1% a year for five years. Sherrill would

What to know about the New Jersey primary and the governor race

It’s been a contentious and expensive race with unprecedented spending levels. This election will also be the first time every county will use the “black ballot” instead of the “county line” ballot design, which allowed county party-endorsed candidates a preferred ballot position. For voters, the high cost of living is

Murphy announces $430M in relief for rising electricity rates

Starting in July and running through December, the new program will provide a minimum of $100 in direct savings for every household, roughly enough to offset the expected $25 monthly increase. Lower and moderate-income households will see larger rebates of at least $250, officials said. While the relief offers

NJ primary 2025: Early trends show higher voter turnout, more interest

With just days until Tuesday’s primary Election Day, more than 308,000 people already have voted. Close to 27,000 ballots were cast at dozens of polling sites open across the state on the first early in-person voting day on Tuesday. That’s more than the number who voted early in person

Meals on Wheels in Hunterdon Nourishes Seniors, Strengthens Community

Meals on Wheels in Hunterdon, Inc., is a private, non-profit organization based in Flemington, founded in 1973. It supports homebound or disabled seniors, ages 60 and older, by providing nutritious meals and related services. The organization’s mission is to help seniors maintain their independence by improving nutritional health and

Property taxes, caregiving top issues in June primary

“If you want to get elected in New Jersey, you really have to be paying attention to what 50-plus voters are looking for,” says Crystal McDonald, senior associate state director for advocacy at AARP New Jersey. She says these are the top issues AARP hears about from its members: Expanding relief

Republicans running to become New Jersey governor want tax cuts

Barbera: Burlington County contractor Justin Barbera has said he would seek to lower taxes for New Jerseyans without children and lower or remove them for seniors, veterans, and those with disabilities. Bramnick: State Sen. Jon Bramnick lauded a longstanding Republican proposal to adjust New Jersey’s income tax brackets for inflation to

United By Leaders in New Jersey Aging Policy

New Jersey Advocates for Aging Well
Fair Share Support Services
Rutgers School of Social Work
Grotta Fund for Older Adults
Parker || we make aging part of life
The Henry and Marilyn Taub Foundation
New Jersey Future