WESTAMPTON, NJ – In honor of NJ STEM Month, Senator Troy Singleton will partner with the Burlington County Library System (BCLS) for their 5^thAnnual Makers Faire.  The monthly “Serve with Senator Singleton” event will be held on Saturday, March 23, 2018 and volunteers are asked to serve along with the Senator from 10:00 am-12:00 pm at the Burlington County Library - Main Branch located at 5 Pioneer Boulevard in Westampton.

New Jersey’s foreclosure situation isn’t the acute crisis it once was, though its rate remains the highest in United States.

The New Jersey Business & Industry Association said Thursday it is supporting a bill to have New Jersey enter a multistate compact for the licensure of registered professional nurses and licensed practical nurses.

Trenton – Legislation sponsored by Senate Education Chair M. Teresa Ruiz and Senator Troy Singleton, which would establish a pilot program to recruit men from disadvantaged or minority backgrounds to teach in public schools, was approved by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee today.

Singleton said celebrations such as Black History Month showed the importance of facing struggles and embracing diversity.

Trenton – Today, a bill package sponsored by Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee Chair Troy Singleton, Senator Dawn Marie Addiego and Senator Steve Oroho, which would tackle the surge in foreclosures and streamline the pending cases, was introduced into the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee. The bill package was also advanced out of the committee today.

BURLINGTON CITY – A bill to permanently reduce the speed limit along a dangerous stretch of Route 130 near several Burlington City schools was signed into law by Gov. Phil Murphy on Thursday.

Path to graduation still uncertain for about 170,000 high school seniors and juniors, but ‘business as usual’ for many school officials who continue to implement PARCC as a graduation requirement

Legislation would help owners struggling to make their mortgage payments, as well as get foreclosed properties back in circulation sooner, adding to housing stock and reducing neighborhood blight.