Sherrill, Bucco Buttress Morris’ ‘Moving Wall’Sherrill, Bucco Buttress Morris’ ‘Moving Wall’
RANDOLPH – The Moving Wall, a half sized replica of the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington D.C., was launched before a crowd of veterans and local dignitaries, including state Sen. Anthony M. Bucco, who was given credit for helping to bring the wall to the campus. Rep. Mikie Sherrill, a Navy veteran, was the featured […]
‘I am here to be the voice for those names on that wall, of people I knew’
Belleville resident John Ukson knows the ravages of the Vietnam War only too well. He served as a medic there in 1967. “I took care of the wounded,” he said, after viewing “The Moving Wall” on the County College of Morris (CCM) campus Thursday afternoon. Although he and his wife, Linda, have been to the […]
Members of Congress urge the DOE to use infrastructure funds for microgrids
The Department of Energy (DOE) received a nudge last week from two members of Congress — Reps. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., and Andrew Garbarino, R-N.Y. — to remember microgrids when allocating infrastructure funds. In addition to Panetta and Garbarino, the letter was signed by Rep. Mikie Sherrill and other members of Congress committed to improving energy […]
$1M Awarded To Morristown Medical Center For Renovation, Expansion
MORRISTOWN, NJ — Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) announced that 14 community projects she submitted to the House Appropriations Committee are moving forward for funding in this year’s budget. READ MORE >>
Declaration of Independence reading returns to Washington’s Headquarters
The annual reading of the Declaration of Independence returned to Washington’s Headquarters Monday, July 4 after virtual readings the previous two years. Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill, D-11, said in a speech at the event that 246 years after the founding of the United States, this “unprecedented nation” is the greatest nation in the world, but the […]
‘We rely on each other’: A July Fourth reminder, outside Washington’s headquarters in Morristown
For the first time since the pandemic began, Morristown’s July Fourth celebration returned to Washington’s Headquarters, where an enthusiastic crowd in patriotic colors on Monday heard re-enactors give a spirited reading of the Declaration of Independence. They are words to live by in these contentious times, Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-11th Dist.) suggested to the gathering […]
These 14 Projects In NJ-11 Could Get Big Federal Bucks: Congresswoman
NEW JERSEY — Water quality. Affordable housing. Infrastructure needs. Scholarships. Hiking access. Traffic improvements. These are some of the projects that could see a windfall of federal bucks if they’re chosen in New Jersey’s 11th District, a congresswoman says. In March, U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill put out a call for local proposals to submit for […]
House Appropriations Committee Awards $2 Million to Madison Affordable Housing Development
NEW JERSEY- Fourteen community projects will be funded by the House Appropriations Committee for the 2023, announced Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11). READ MORE >>
Press Release: Boonton Reservoir Improvement Project gains federal funding
BOONTON – Increased security around the Boonton Reservoir, which provides drinking water for Jersey City, will likely become a federally funded project. Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-11, said in a release issued Tuesday, June 28, that 14 Community Projects she submitted to the House Appropriations Committee were included as part of the FY2023 Appropriations bill that […]
Sherrill lands federal funds to strengthen Picatinny Arsenal
ROCKAWAY TWP. – Navy veteran and Vice Chair of the House Armed Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-11, participated in the committee mark-up of the bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023, advancing the final bill out of committee. READ MORE >>