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Middletown, N.J. – During a tour of the Navesink Hook & Ladder Co. fire station in Middletown today Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. announced a grant for nearly half a million dollars to help ensure the safety of the Middletown community. The $465,320 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) will be used to purchase new radios to replace equipment made obsolete by new Federal Communications Commission standards, ensuring the department's members can communicate effectively with each other and the dispatch center.

WASHINGTON D.C. —Today, Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (NJ-06) stood with Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Members of the House Democratic Leadership at a press conference calling on Republicans to cut short their vacations and come back to Washington to work on getting the American economy back on track.

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that two separate grants have been awarded to New Jersey for the repair and reconstruction of local highways and roads damaged by Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee last year. A grant of $64,695,620.00 was awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation for road repairs and an additional grant for $24,490,436.00 was awarded to deal specifically with flooding damage.

WASHINGTON D.C.—Today, Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (NJ-06) announced grants awarded under the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program to the Asbury Park and Plainfield Fire Departments totaling $932,500.

“Thanks to these grants, both the Asbury Park and Plainfield Fire Departments will have the resources they need to purchase vehicles and equipment that will modernize their fleets and save lives,” said Pallone.

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. Wednesday announced that two fire departments that serve his constituents in Ocean Township and Middletown have each been awarded Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG). Ocean Township Fire District 1 will receive $175,468 and the Middletown Township Fire Department will receive $465,320. The Ocean Township fire department will spend the grant on a new breathing apparatus which will replace 36 units that are at the end of their useful life.