New Helplines Bolster Response to COVID-19 Emotional Well-being and Mental Health Concerns

On December 15, Stone Harbor initiated a new era of combined paid and volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians (EMTs).

Thirty-three new firefighters are sworn in to the Jersey City Fire Department during a ceremony at Jersey City Hall on Tuesday, December 8, 2020.

On Monday, December 7, 2020, PFANJ 1st VP Anthony Tarantino testified on behalf of the PFANJ in support of State Assembly bill A4745.

With New Jersey deep into the dreaded second wave of the coronavirus, hospitals are filling up again in numbers not seen in six months.New Jersey’s 71 acute-care hospitals are two-thirds full, according to the New Jersey Hospital Association.COVID-19 is partly driving that surge, with nearly 2,500 patients receiving treatment for the respiratory disease, according to data Gov. Phil Murphy released Wednesday.

On Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at 11am, Barasch & McGarry "Lawyers For The 9/11 Community," will be hosting a webinar discussing the rights that any past or present PFANJ member has if they were in Lower Manhattan on 9/11/01 or the months following.

The PFANJ was honored to have representatives on hand on October 22, 2020 at an event supporting State Senator Nicholas J. Sacco (LD-32) and Assemblywoman Angelica Jimenez (LD-32).

The PFANJ was honored to have representatives on hand on October 22, 2020 at an event supporting State Senator Brian P. Stack (LD-33).

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has broadened the definition of what it means to be a "close contact" of a person with COVID-19.

On October 19, 2020, PFANJ 1st Vice President Tony Tarantino testified in Trenton in support of State Senate Bill S487 - the Marino “Rookie Bill”. This bill "enhances PFRS accidental death pension for surviving spouse by providing for minimum of $50,000 annually" and was released from committee unanimously.