Building A Future For All New Jerseyans

A record number of Americans are set to retire in 2025. According to 401k Specialist, 11,400 people are turning 65 every day in 2025, adding up to 4.18 million Americans reaching retirement age this year. And when they do, they’ll have lots of decisions to make, including where to live out their

For the seventh consecutive year, New Jersey has led the nation in outbound migration, with 67% of United Van Lines customers leaving the state in 2024, according to the company’s 48th Annual National Movers Study. The primary reasons cited were retirement (22%) and the desire to be closer to

The Republican House budget resolution would cost congressional districts an average of $2 billion each in Medicaid funding and could eliminate coverage for 15.9 million people. The impacts of these severe cuts will be felt across Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), covering essential, lifesaving health care

When James Evans was an 18-year-old high school senior, he got expelled for truancy. At his mother’s urging, Evans eventually earned his GED — the high school equivalency diploma — and as years passed, he started attending Essex County College. But he never became a full-time student. Well, not until

The Patch is reporting that there’s a new application and some other new features. The new application combines the way you apply for three different (2 current and 1 future) state programs. Senior citizens and disabled people who live in New Jersey can start to apply for ANCHOR, Senior Freeze, and a future

New Jersey’s Human Services Department on Friday issued two requests for proposals to welcome a PACE program in the last four counties that don’t currently have one in place: Hunterdon, Morris, Sussex and Warren. Local providers are in full support of the initiative, which they said would allow all

The bill (A4451), sponsored by Assemblywoman Michele Matsikoudis, would establish a 17-member task force on aging, based out of the state Department of Health. Its mission: study state resources for seniors and identify ways to improve those services. “In my discussions with seniors and their family members, one of

A developer has proposed a new senior housing project on a 16.6 acre site along Hamburg Turnpike, with five separate five-story buildings totaling 285 new residential units. Residents had concerns about stormwater management and runoff, additional traffic, and the impact on local neighborhoods, but only had about 15 minutes

People with disabilities, first responders and senior citizens are among the groups Sen. Carmen Amato is aiming to protect and help with a recent slate of bills he’s introduced into the State Senate. The Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee recently advanced bipartisan legislation, co-sponsored by Amato (R-9) and

Amato, Rumpf and Myhre invited the Division as the 9th Legislative District has among the highest concentration of senior citizens in the state.