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December 4, 2015
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is the latest in a chorus of lawmakers calling for the immediate finance and construction of new rail tunnels between New Jersey to New York City; a project that NJ Congressman Donald Payne Jr. says should have been in the works years ago.

June 27, 2014
Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. and Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. held a joint press conference with Meeting Emergency Needs with Dignity (MEND) to announce the a countywide on-line food drive between June 1 and July 15 to provide fresh produce and other food for residents via the MEND Essex County food pantry partners.
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December 4, 2015
Renovation to Essex County's Glenfield Park began on Wednesday.
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March 10, 2016
Elevated levels of lead and discoloration caused officials to shut off the water taps at 30 schools in Newark, New Jersey, on Wednesday.

September 11, 2013
Twelve years after the tragic events of Sept. 11, residents, police and officials fill the on the cloudy Wednesday morning to honor lost loved ones.
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December 13, 2013
The decision by Congress not to renew long term unemployment benefits affects some 90,000 New Jerseyans. Congressman Donald Payne is among the lawmakers calling on his colleagues to renew the extended benefits program. If Congress doesn't take action another 80,000 New Jersey residents will lose their long term unemployment benefits in the first half of 2014.

May 28, 2013
Tyler Ballon of Jersey City's Henry Snyder High School won the Congressional Art Competition for the state's 10th district. Ballon's entry, a color pencil self-portrait, is one of many the teen has drawn.
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