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Traditional acupuncture is based on the belief that the body is controlled by a flow of energy, referred to as qi, and pronounced "chee." According to ancient texts, qi travels through pathways in your body called meridians. Acupuncturists believe that interruptions with energy flow in these meridians are responsible for modern ailments.
Acupuncture improves your body's functions and helps boost its self-healing processes through anatomic site stimulation - usually called acupuncture points. To stimulate acupuncture points, professionals typically insert fine, sterile needles you're your skin. Most patients feel little-to-no discomfort as the needles are applied. Typically, needles are left in the skin anywhere from five to 30 minutes. After their session, patients often report an incredible feeling of relaxation.
While some practitioners still adhere to traditional acupuncture philosophies, modern acupuncturists take an integrative approach. Today, professional acupuncturists use the therapy to stimulate the body's natural healing and pain-fighting processes. When coupled with personalized chiropractic care and physical therapy, patients can find real relief from painful physical conditions.
At Denville Medical, your licensed physical therapist's goal is to maximize your body's structure and increase its overall function for long-term health. To accomplish this, our physical therapists combine traditional and innovative techniques focused on increasing muscle strength and improving the body's range of motion. Our goal is to discover the root cause of your pain or mobility problems. That way, we can address the true reason why you need physical therapy, and work towards achieving long-lasting relief.
Of course, we understand that every patient is different. Your doctor can provide expert care in an encouraging environment by creating a customized treatment plan for you using modern, evidence-based research.
Professional acupuncture treatments can be incredibly helpful for patients suffering from a wide range of disorders. When paired with personalized chiropractic care and other medical treatments, acupuncture is even more effective.
With a systematic treatment plan, patients can find help for painful symptoms like:
Professionals practicing acupuncture in Lincoln Park, NJ, use several techniques to achieve overall patient wellbeing, from Cupping and Gua Sha to Needling and Facials.
Made popular by Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, most acupuncturists describe cupping as giving an inverse massage. Rather than using pressure to release tight muscles, acupuncture cups create a suction effect. The suction pulls on muscles and fascia to relieve tension and improve blood flow. Like a massage, cupping is very relaxing for patients. Most people describe it as enjoyable, although the suction cup markings may look painful to friends and family.
Acupuncture cups are made using various materials, including glass and plastic. Cupping applications also vary - some clinics go the traditional route with cotton balls, rubbing alcohol, and fire. Other applications include manual placement with silicone suction points. Usually, patients receive one of two cupping styles. The first uses stationary cups, which remain for about 10 minutes. The second uses moving cups, supplemented with massage oil to let the cups glide over painful areas.
Also called "dry needling," chiropractors and acupuncturists often use this technique to reduce trigger points within soft tissues and muscles. In this application, acupuncturists use a sterile needle and insert it into the trigger point, which fosters a feeling of "release" that helps reduce muscle tension and pain while boosting mobility.
Trigger points are hypersensitive, irritable skeletal muscle areas formed in rigid bands of muscle fiber. Trigger points lead to neuromuscular dysfunction and manifest in painful symptoms, increased stress, and lower overall functionality. During an acupuncture session, these needles are applied to trigger points, which cause a twitch, essentially releasing and restoring proper muscle function.
Gua Sha is the practice of using tools to scrape the skin and apply pressure to painful areas of the face and body. A Gua Sha is a flat, hard tool, usually made of stone. Recently, Gua Sha has taken the skincare world by storm, but the technique has been providing relief for centuries. It is one of the oldest forms of Chinese medicine used to boost blood circulation and energy flow.
In traditional Chinese, Gua means to press or stroke, while Sha refers to redness. Gua Sha usually causes small red spots or bruises to form, which are also called microtrauma spots. When using Gua Sha on microtrauma areas, your body elicits a response that can help break up tough scar tissue. When paired with professional chiropractic care, Gua Sha can be quite effective, even for moderate injuries.
At Denville Medical, we aim to serve you with long-lasting quality of life through personalized acupuncture treatments in New Jersey. The path to a pain-free life begins with a friendly, informative appointment, where one of our doctors develops a customized treatment plan tailored to your body's needs. It starts with your first evaluation, where our experts learn about your medical history, diagnostic tests, current condition, and overall health goals. From there, we'll create your plan and help you hit your milestones until your quality of life is improved.
With treatments like needling, cupping, Gua Sha, and acupuncture in Lincoln Park, NJ, included in your scope of treatment, musculoskeletal relief is right around the corner.
If you're sick and tired of living with painful limitations, our doctors are here to help you live a normal life free of debilitating body issues. No surgery. No addictive medicine. Only comprehensive acupuncture treatments, crafted with health and happiness in mind.
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LOCATION: Jersey City, Hudson County between Routes 1 & 9 along the Hackensack River. PURPOSE: To restore approximately 34 acres of wetlands and 11 acres of wetland transition area. The project has restored the area’s native salt marsh community to enhance the overall ecological health of the Hackensack River ecosystem, improving the tidal hydrology and increasing public access and recreation to a restored urban ecological oasis.FUNDING: $10.6 million in National Ocea...
LOCATION: Jersey City, Hudson County between Routes 1 & 9 along the Hackensack River.
PURPOSE: To restore approximately 34 acres of wetlands and 11 acres of wetland transition area. The project has restored the area’s native salt marsh community to enhance the overall ecological health of the Hackensack River ecosystem, improving the tidal hydrology and increasing public access and recreation to a restored urban ecological oasis.
FUNDING: $10.6 million in National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal and Marine Habitat funds under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) of 2009 and $2.3 million in oil spill settlement funds from the Harbor Spill Restoration Committee. Additional funding was provided by the Office of Natural Resource Restoration from natural resource damages of settled sites in the same watershed.
BACKGROUND: In 1998, the NJDEP in association with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), NOAA and Hudson County began discussions of restoring tidal channels and tidal wetlands and properly closing and developing the abandoned 80 acre landfill at Lincoln Park. A Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) was completed in February of 2004 by the USACE. The EA formed the basis for the complete design plans and specifications that were funded and created under the oversight of the NJDEP. The Office of Natural Resource Restoration (ONRR) competed with over 800 grant applicants for federal funding and received the largest ARRA grant given out by NOAA. The ARRA funding was absolutely essential to make this project a reality.
BENEFITS: In addition to properly closing an unregulated landfill, this restoration helps to improve water quality in the Hackensack estuary and restores the area’s native salt marsh community improving the overall ecological health of the Hackensack River ecosystem. This project also provides a unique opportunity in this urban setting for the public to experience a thriving tidal wetland and observe a host of aquatic dependent wildlife in their natural environment.
PROJECT SUMMARY: Approximately 267,000 cubic yards of solid waste material were removed from approximately half of the landfill and consolidated on the northern section of the park outside of the restoration area. The county closed the remaining portion of the landfill making it into a 9-hole golf course for public recreation.
All areas within the wetland restoration site were over-excavated and backfilled with two feet of clean fill material (dredged sand) to create a clean substrate for all wetland and open water areas. Coordination of the project among Hudson County, NJDEP, NOAA, USACE and the Port Authority resulted in beneficial reuse of dredged material from the USACE and Port Authority harbor anchorage project. The dredged material (sand) was brought in by a ship and pumped into a confined dewatering facility created on site. This successful government coordination saved money for both Hudson County and the NJDEP, saved valuable space at the off-shore dredge disposal area, and prevented tens of thousands of trucks from rolling through the streets of Jersey City. The material was then used to provide suitable substrate for growing the wetland plants and aquatic organisms. Dredged material was also used to cap and properly close the landfill.
The site elevation has been lowered and graded so that it is once again regularly flowed by the tide. The site was planted with approximately 100,000 native wetland and upland plants that have a high habitat value for raptors, wading birds, waterfowl, fish and aquatic invertebrates. The creek system design maintains a tidal connection with the existing 9+ acre man-made lake. A weir was installed where the tidal creek and the lake meet, to allow for lake levels to remain stable. The lake was dredged and two feet of clean sand was placed at the bottom. The perimeter of the lake has been planted with intertidal vegetation and the lake shores planted with native species. A walkway/nature path was constructed and provides recreational opportunities for the park users including fishing, birding, walking, and biking. The walkway will ultimately be connected to a larger more comprehensive riverfront trail system.
PARTNERS: NJDEP, NOAA, USACE, Hudson County Parks Department, Hudson County Improvement Authority, Port Authority of NY and NJ and USF&WS.
AWARDS: David Bean, Project Manager with the Office of Natural Resource Restoration received the 2010 Excellence in Restoration award from the NOAA Restoration Center. The award was presented by Secretary of Commerce, Gary Locke on Earth Day 2010 at Lincoln Park. The project team received the Partnership Award from Coastal America in January of 2012.
3-minute read Gene MyersNorthJersey.comThe latest deluge put 2 feet of water in the garage of Lincoln Park's Kristen Perry.On Dec. 18, it was 4 feet. That was the first of three storms within three weeks that her family had to prepare for, endure and clean up. Perry, 53, and her husband Brian, 50, have lived through numerous floods since moving into their ye...
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The latest deluge put 2 feet of water in the garage of Lincoln Park's Kristen Perry.
On Dec. 18, it was 4 feet. That was the first of three storms within three weeks that her family had to prepare for, endure and clean up. Perry, 53, and her husband Brian, 50, have lived through numerous floods since moving into their yellow raised ranch on the corner of Ryerson Road and Pequannock Avenue.
They bought it 14 years ago to be near Brian Perry’s family.
“Honestly, my brain is just fried from all this,” Kristen Perry said, adding she has a tension headache this week.
It's anxiety that thousands of North Jersey homeowners are dealing with — and one unlikely to go away, given expectations of more bad weather in the coming days and projections that climate change will lead to more wild weather in our future. Therapists say the mental health toll of repeated flooding is often overlooked after such disasters — and an ordeal that needs to be taken seriously.
"People who live in flood zones like this that are repeatedly flooded, when we hear the word 'rain,' you see the entire neighborhood on edge,” Westwood resident Peggie Maisch said on Wednesday, after enduring the latest inundation of her Harding Avenue home.
Back in Lincoln Park, Kristen Perry worries about her son walking through dirty, muddy floodwater when she sees neighbors’ garbage floating through her yard. She worries about her husband’s flights up and down the stairs, moving household items to higher ground before storms and putting it all back together again after the waters recede.
'A muddy mess':Boys & Girls Club of Lodi cleans up from yet another flood
"God bless him. He always just moves his stuff out of the garage and he doesn't complain. He's 50 years old. He can't be carrying all this heavy stuff up from the garage every time it floods, every week. I'm talking about weight benches and mini refrigerators," she said. "He's carrying all that stuff up the stairs every time."
At this point, the Perry family would like to get out. But selling a flood-zone home isn’t easy. She watched a neighbor’s home sale fall through after rainstorms when the prospective buyers saw the trouble they’d have.
A 2021 study of Kerala, India residents after recurring flooding, published in the Nepal Journal of Epidemiology, found such episodes can have a profound psychological impact. Researchers emphasized the need for comprehensive mental health support in disaster management.
People might not always make a conscious connection between their overall heightened stress and the repeated experiences they have endured, but there are a number of warning signs when it comes to flooding, said Michael Tozzoli, CEO of Ridgewood-based West Bergen Mental Healthcare.
Of course, having to constantly worry about upcoming weather conditions, especially when the news is blasting out alerts of snowstorms or heavy rainfall will cause anxiety. And the anxiety will be heightened for people who have been through traumatic flooding.
What may seem like attentiveness to weather forecasts can turn into a feedback loop that creates more and more tension as keeping an ear out for updates becomes excessive, Tozzoli said.
Then the fear and nervousness that people feel as they anticipate another flood can be pervasive and impact their daily lives as they worry about the safety of their homes and families. Sleeping less and worrying more as storms approach.
'Entire neighborhood on edge':North Jersey residents face more hardships from flooding
Sadness, frustration or helplessness: It's normal to have strong reactions to the damage caused by flooding.
The study from India found a significant decline in psychological well-being among people repeatedly affected by the floods as well as a sense of powerlessness that comes from the inability to control your environment.
It’s important to recognize and normalize these feelings, Tozzoli said. It’s not a shortcoming or personal failing to be at your wits' end.
He advocates for proactive mental health planning, similar to preparing for a flood. Identify and set up emotional support in advance. That can be someone to talk to or a professional if more help is needed.
Taking on small, manageable tasks can help you regain a sense of control, but Tozzoli recommends seeking professional help to cope with these challenges effectively.
Leverage community support when possible. The Morris County Office of Emergency Management refers people to the American Red Cross during flood events, which offers mental health support, spiritual care and personalized recovery casework.
These services are aimed at addressing both the immediate and long-term needs when it comes to recovery from disaster.
Anyone looking for help can reach the Red Cross at 1-800-733-2767.
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For Lincoln Park's Kristen Perry, it was getting old. Wednesday marked the third time in three weeks that floodwaters invaded the garage of her yellow raised ranch near the Pompton River.
The latest deluge wasn't as bad as the mid-December rainstorm that left 4 feet of water swirling around the property at Ryerson Road and Pequannock Avenue. This time, Perry "only" had to contend with 2 feet, she said. Still, she picked her son up early from Pequannock Township High School, worried he might have trouble getting home if the river continued to rise.
“The water comes around both sides of our house. If it rises high enough, it meets in the middle of the yard it and will connect and then our house is completely surrounded by water,” she said. “I don't think it's supposed to be as bad as last time, which is good but, it's still a little nerve-wracking. I don’t want my son walking through disgusting, muddy river water to get back in the house."
From Dover to Denville to Montville and Pequannock, waters were receding around Morris County by Wednesday evening, but roads and intersections remained flooded in some spots after the region's latest soaking. Authorities were still urging caution.
“River flooding is expected this evening,” Lincoln Park officials warned in an alert to the community earlier in the afternoon. “Residents in flood-prone areas are urged to self-evacuate before roads become impassable. For the safety of our first responders, assisted evacuations will end at 10 p.m. unless there is an emergency.”
In the Pompton Plains section of Pequannock, the Pompton River was still in a "major flood stage" when it crested around 4 p.m. at 20.4 feet, according to the National Weather Service. That was 4 feet above flood level, though the river was projected to continue falling, the agency said.
Earlier in the day, stores were open and traffic was brisk along the flood-prone Route 202 corridor from Montville through Lincoln Park into Pequannock. But significant flooding could be seen in some neighborhoods, including homes along River Road, parallel to Route 202 near the Wayne border where the Pompton River bends. Those River Road homes were completely surrounded by floodwater.
More flooding could be seen nearby along Ryerson Road, while the Lincoln Park Community Lake recreation complex was completely under water. So was the boat launch at Aqueduct Park.
Boonton Turnpike at the Wayne border and Two Bridges Road both remained closed in Lincoln Park. In Montville, police Changebridge Road would be closed, with the Passaic River expected to rise until 1 a.m.
(Above: Before and after views of flooding in Denville.)
In Denville, floodwaters were dropping in many areas and Route 46 near Bloomfield Avenue was open as of 3 p.m. following earlier closures. Bloomfield Avenue was still closed due to flooding, as were Second Avenue, McCarter Park and several parking lots.
But downtown, Broadway was open, as was Pocono Road after Rockaway River flooding closed it earlier in the day near Saint Clare’s Hospital. Several hospital lots were still under water, so visitors were parking along Pocono Road. The river at 3 p.m. was flowing heavily, just below the bridge into Mountain Lakes.
Perry, 53, and her husband Brian, 50, moved to town 14 years ago to be near his family. Since then there have been numerous floods, some major, some minor, she said.
At this point, the family would like to get out. But neighbors have had trouble selling their homes.
“Our neighbors were trying to sell their house and they actually had some offers and then the potential buyers came during the first flood and took pictures and video and I don't think they ever heard from them again. It's frustrating.”
She’s hoping the government might help. Perry applied to the state's Blue Acres program, which buys out homes in flood prone areas. The initial application was turned down, but she tried again recently.
“I sent them video of the water just rushing into our driveway after Irene in 2011 and I sent them pictures of the last two storms and said, ‘How do we apply again?’ But I forget, what the reply was. Honestly, my brain is just fried from all this. I don't remember what he said.”
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NEWARK, NJ — The following news release comes courtesy of the Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District. Find out how to post announcements or events to your local Patch site.The Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District (LPCCD) announces the 18th consecutive Lincoln Park Music Festival Season (including two hybrid “Covid” seasons 14.1 and 14.2). Headlining the legendary House Music Day is none other tha...
NEWARK, NJ — The following news release comes courtesy of the Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District. Find out how to post announcements or events to your local Patch site.
The Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District (LPCCD) announces the 18th consecutive Lincoln Park Music Festival Season (including two hybrid “Covid” seasons 14.1 and 14.2). Headlining the legendary House Music Day is none other than dance music and Disco pioneer – Nicky Siano! Nicky Siano is one of the only surviving DJs who actually started the dance music scene in New York City and he’s coming to Newark’s #1 House Music Day for the first-time ever!
Nicky Siano is one of the last true pioneers of the inception of New York's dance music scene, a music genre that later became DISCO. His first job playing records at New York’s famed club THE ROUND TABLE, was in 1971. In 1972, at the age of 17, he co-owned, designed and was the DJ at THE GALLERY nightclub, called “the first disco” in books such as Love Saves the Day and Love Goes to Buildings on Fire. Both books and documentaries such as MAESTRO chronicle how Nicky started many DJ techniques like beat matching records, designing the first crossover and building the first club bass horns. He inspired owners to build such clubs as The Paradise Garage and Studio 54. He launched the careers of Grace Jones, D.C. La Rue, Loleatta Holloway, Larry Levan and Frankie Knuckles, to name a few. His party at hot spot Twelve West (1999-2002) was heralded by New York Magazine, The Village Voice, Time Out, Hx, Next, Flyer, DJ Times and Paper Magazine as the party of the year. Nicky's live theatrical experience HALLELUJAH DISCO: Stonewall to Studio 54 is a compelling immersive experience where the story, beginning at the STONEWALL RIOTS in New York City and the first PRIDE celebration, comes to life!
This year, Lincoln Park Music Festival spotlights the global 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop in addition to House. Music, Gospel, Jazz, and R&B/Soul. Lincoln Park Music Festival’s second week officially launches in partnership with EQUAL SPACE as they present “Newark Tech Week Summer Sessions: Rap Battles and AI: Voice Ownership in the Digital Age”, a panel discussion and mixer that kicks off their annual Newark Tech Week summit this October. The week continues with 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop free outdoor movie night; Lincoln Park Music Festival’s Youth Day Fest; The Soul of Lincoln Park; and a Caribbean infused Lincoln Park Caribana experience.
“In our twentieth year as a non-profit, and upon the precipice of implementing the federally earmarked $3.5 million for green space revitalization secured by U.S. Senator Menendez and U.S. Senator Booker, our signature arts and culture program – the Lincoln Park Music Festival – is the best example of future use. We are outdoor programmers and Lincoln Park is our world class venue”, states LPCCD Executive Director Anthony Smith. “Lincoln Park Music Festival is where legends, icons, pioneers come to play for “the people” of Newark. Our annual House Music Day’s lineage descends directly from the dance clubs such as Le Joc's, Shanique’s, Paradisio, Club Dock’s and of course Zanzibar. It’s a reunion of the House Music community. Nicky Siano is next in a long line of legends that have come to play.”
Over the past 18 consecutive seasons, the festival has evolved to a full umbrella season of music, arts, culture and wellness from April to October annually. Check out the schedule below!
Here's a list of festival season activities that should be on every summer calendar!
YOGI FEST with Tyrone Daye | Saturday, July 8
Check In 10:11AM – Event 11:11AM-5:55PM
Yogi Fest “Namaste The Park” with a day of Yoga, Arts, Culture, Healthy Vendors, Upliftment. Facilitators include Yoga Every Daye, Farah Fit Baddie, Daily Growth Yoga, Fruits of Life Yoga, Move With Jas, Hoops Yogi, Sensate Wellness, Movement by Jordan. Special performances by Ashley Thee Great, God Sent and 10th Ltr with music by DJ MPURE. Powered by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, RWJBH, and Prudential’s Community Grant Program
Save time and PRE-REGISTER NOW for this FREE EVENT https://bit.ly/LPMF2023YogiFestbyTyDaye
Jazzy Soul Series 2023 | July 18, August 17 and September 28 - 6PM-9PM
Influenced by founding board member Amiri Baraka’s love of jazz, Lincoln Park Jazzy Soul Series program, introduces jazz infused live soul music to a new generation of music lovers. For the 5th time, the Lincoln Park Music Festival, drawing upon its Jazz heritage, will produce the Jazzy Soul Series, a cabaret-style series of live music events. This year’s Jazzy Soul Series is in conjunction with Tito’s Handmade Vodka, WBGO 88.3FM and The Positive Community Magazine.
The Jazzy Soul Series is kicking off at Swahili Village, 2 Center Street, Newark, NJ on July 18th
RSVP required https://bit.ly/LPCCDJazzySoulSeriesKickoffJuly18
For table reservations, call 973-494-7379
The series continues at local eateries around the City of Newark on August 17th and September 28th.
Lincoln Park Sustainable Living Community WALKERS CLUB 2023
Saturdays, 8:45AM-10AM
Walk, Hike and Fellowship with Us! Powered by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, RWJBH
Saturdays 7/8, 8/19, 9/9, and 9/30
Lincoln Park House Music BAR CRAWL 2023
Saturday, July 15, 4PM-10PM
It’s the 4th year running! Lincoln Park Music Festival (LPMF) House Music Bar Crawl was designed to create economic impact in downtown Newark. Our crawlers will cash mobbing and dancing to the tunes of Jersey’s best House Music DJs! In partnership with Tito’s Handmade Vodka.
Lincoln Park Music Festival Official Events 2023
Don’t Miss This Season Closer!
Lincoln Park Sustainable Living Community BIKE RIDE | Sunday, September 17
Check In 8:30AM - Ride 9:30AM-11:30AM – Fest & Fellowship 11:30AM-4PM
We’re going long! This year, our ride will have two routes: one originating in Newark, NJ through our city's historic wards and parks; and a second route coming into Newark from a neighboring city or township. Then, chillax and fellowship at the “fest” with food, Live DJ and cycling culture activities.
Powered by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, RWJBH
About Lincoln Park Coast Music Festival
The annual Lincoln Park Music Festival (LPMF) is the largest music experience rooted in traditions of the African American and Afro Caribbean diaspora in the tri-state region. LPMF has expanded into an audience of 50,000-60,000 international attendees that comes together, over two weekends, to experience multiple genres of music including Gospel, Jazz, House, Hip-Hop, Rhythm & Blues, Reggae, Dancehall, Soca, Kompa and of the Latinx/Hispanic diaspora, as well as film, tech and music business education.
About Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District (Non-Profit, 501c3)
The Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District, Inc. (LPCCD) is a non-profit organization actively engaged in the practice of economic development through Creative Placemaking. Its mission to plan, design and develop a comprehensive arts and cultural district in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of downtown Newark. LPCCD’s main arts & culture programs are the annual Lincoln Park Music Festival, Lincoln Park Music Speaks citywide humanities initiative, the Lincoln Park Jazzy Soul music series, the Lincoln Park Sustainable Living Community Podcast and the public art initiative Lincoln Park Gallery Without Walls.
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3-minute read Mary Ann KoruthNorthJersey.comNew Jersey's public schools will see over $900 million more in state aid for the 2024-25 school year, putting the Murphy administration on track to fully fund schools under the current formula for allocating aid. Still, many districts will still see losses in state aid.State aid for K-12 school districts in Ne...
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New Jersey's public schools will see over $900 million more in state aid for the 2024-25 school year, putting the Murphy administration on track to fully fund schools under the current formula for allocating aid. Still, many districts will still see losses in state aid.
State aid for K-12 school districts in New Jersey will rise by more than $900 million to nearly $11.7 billion, a jump of 8.4% over the current year's aid.
Gov. Phil Murphy announced the 2024-25 state aid numbers for K-12 public school districts Thursday with Kevin Dehmer, the newly appointed acting commissioner of the Education Department.
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Murphy told reporters that 423 school districts will get additional aid, 15 districts will receive the same amount as this year and 140 will lose some aid in the proposed K-12 budget.
The proposed budget includes an additional $124 million for preschool education; $20 million of that would be for expansion into new districts to create more than 1,000 seats.
The K-12 funding during Murphy’s tenure as governor is the “single largest investment in public education in the state’s history and in this budget," he said. "We are increasing funding by over 12% from last year, by over $30 million since last year.”
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Murphy said the investment in the state’s public schools is a "no brainer … making New Jersey the best place in America to raise a family.”
“Thirty-three years in the classroom, 12 years as president of AFT New Jersey, I never thought I’d see the day where I could say, ‘education in New Jersey is fully funded,'” said Donna M. Chiera, president of the 30,000-member American Federation of Teachers New Jersey. "But after this budget is done, we have to go back to work and make sure it happens again next year.”
The K-12 and pre-K aid is 24% of the entire proposed 2024-25 state budget, said Dehmer, who made his first public comments Thursday since his appointment in February.
About $3 million would go toward community schools and $2.5 million to literacy initiatives, Dehmer said.
Most districts could expect increases of between $0 and $1,000 in funding per pupil, but that is because the Murphy administration has already "eliminated all severe under-aiding and even moderate under-aiding" with earlier budget funding, said school funding expert Jeff Bennett. "Compared to the late-Christie era, all districts are now well aided."
In Bergen County, the districts seeing the largest gains are Maywood, up 105.9%, Northvale, up 39.7%, Elmwood Park, up 30.35%, North Arlington, up 29.03%, Bogota, up 27.28%, Saddle Brook, up 24.74%, Wallington, up 24.73%, Old Tappan, up 18.47%, East Rutherford, up 17.77%, and Haworth, up 17.59%.
Bergen County districts absorbing decreases in state aid are Hasbrouck Heights, down 25.05%, River Edge, down 13.66%, River Dell Regional, down 11.54%, Rockleigh, down 9.72%, Ridgefield, down 8.65%, Waldwick, down 7.9%, Leonia, down 7.04%, and New Milford, down 0.26%.
Passaic County winners include Woodland Park, up 29.46%, Prospect Park, up 23.22%, Manchester Regional, up 21.54%, North Haledon, up 18.44%, Wayne, up 17.2%, Little Falls, up 15.56%, Totowa, up 11.8%, Paterson, up 10.26%, and Clifton, up 9.39%.
Passaic County districts that will receive less aid than in the current year are Hawthorne, down 18.51%, Lakeland Regional, down 8.13%, Pompton Lakes, down 4.13%, West Milford, down 1.46%, and Passaic Valley Regional, down 1.42%.
Morris County districts that will see the biggest boosts in state aid include Boonton Town, up 48.01%, East Hanover, up 30.79%, Mine Hill, up 22.27%, Wharton, up 19.8%, Lincoln Park, up 19.04%, Morris Plains, up 16.64%, Denville, up 16.48%, and Mendham, up 15.98%.
Morris districts losing aid are Butler, down 28.43%, Roxbury, down 21.29%, Morris Hills Regional, down 9.85%, Rockaway Borough, down 7.2%, and Jefferson, down 5.01%.
Sussex County districts with large aid boosts are Sandyston-Walpack, up 34.87%, Stanhope up 29.74%, Franklin, up 29.35%, Hampton, up 24.88%, Newton, up 19.18%, Sussex-Wantage, up 15.81%, and Lenape Valley Regional, up 15.14%.
Sussex districts losing aid are Hamburg, down 12.73%, Kittatinny Regional, down 7.73%, and Green, down 3.93%.
Essex County districts seeing aid boosts include Nutley, up 32.57%, Belleville, up 22.44%, Irvington, up 22.18%, and Livingston, up 11.83%.
Essex districts losing aid are Essex County Vocational-Tech, down 2.48%, and West Orange, down 2.05%.
The 2024-25 fiscal year is the last year any district should lose money as a result of changes made to the funding formula in 2018 for a seven-year period. "It's possible that districts will lose aid due to future growth in tax base or enrollment loss, but those future decreases would be small compared to the last seven years," Bennett said. Enrollment is one of the main determinants of how much funding a district receives.
Murphy's announcement took place at the Charles and Anna Booker elementary school in Plainfield. The Bookers, civil rights activists who sued to desegregate Plainfield's public schools in 1965, and for whom the school was named, were present at the announcement. Murphy praised Anna Booker as the first Black educator in Metuchen public schools. Her husband, Charles, turns a 100 years old this year; Murphy recognized him for his service in World War II.
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