Thursday, February 7, 2013
Red Bank-based senator's resolution passes committee
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Thursday, February 7
A bid by Sen. Jennifer Beck to transfer a state department dedicated to investigating claims of abuse and neglect of developmentally disabled New Jerseyans to the Attorney General's Office has passed committee. “The Special Response Unit in the Department of Human Services does invaluable work ensuring justice for our state’s most vulnerable residents that have been abused or neglected at the hands of their caretakers,” said Beck, of Red Bank. “While the unit has been able to develop a strong, collaborative working relationship with law enforcement from its current home in the Department of Human Services, I believe that collaboration can be strengthened by relocating the unit to the Office of the Attorney General. Probing and prosecuting…
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Resolution sponsored by Red Bank resident Sen. Jennifer Beck
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Wednesday, December 26, 2012
One of the Jersey Shore's most iconic figures will be honored annually with "Clarence Clemons Day" each Jan. 11. The state Senate last week passed a resolution sponsored by Red Bank resident Sen. Jennifer Beck that memorializes the legendary saxophonist from Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band. Clemons died last year at the age of 69 after suffering a stroke. “The New Jersey Shore would not be the same without the music of Bruce Spingsteen’s E- Street Band,” said Beck, a Republican legislator. “And the E-Street Band would not have been the same without the sound of a saxophone played by Clarence Clemons. For me as a resident of Red Bank, where he once owned a rock club, the loss rings ever more true. New Jersey lost an icon last year, an …
Thursday, June 7, 2012
District 11 Legislative Office members discuss state budget, abbot districts, sick pay payouts
Senator Jennifer Beck and Assemblywomen Mary Pat Angelini and Caroline Casagrande visited the Long Branch Senior Center on Wednesday night to discuss state-wide issues and how they affect the city as well as the rest of District 11, which includes Red Bank. Senator Beck said that the state's proposed budget is $32.1 billion and that education will receive the largest appropriation in state history with $8.9 billion. She said she was happy with the progress the state has made since 2009, "when New Jersey had the highest tax rate in the nation." She said 60,600 new jobs have been created since 2010 and that the unemployment rate has declined from 9.8 percent to 9.1 percent. Assemblywoman Angelini spoke specifically about school districts and…
DJS
12:56 am on Sunday, January 6, 2013
It's called Veteran's Day and it honors not only those that died, but additionally have serve their country. As for what he did, among them were to help break the barrier for black artists, he was a role model for his community, he worked to rebuild the NJ shore particularly Asbury Park and it's music community and he was an ardent supporter of charities such as, Little Kids Rock which helps to … more ›