Headlines for September 24, 2026

=Can you qualify for one of 10 new low-income homes in North Jersey?

Newark Zoning Board Rejects Proposed Six-Story Ironbound Development

Three affordable homes planned for former Chatham Township skate park

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Research, Advocacy, and Social Action: A Conversation with Teen Think Tank Project's Jiya Varma
By Shaun Moran - September 4, 2026

Jiya Varma, a junior at Colts Neck High School, a Scout, and member of the Monmouth County Teen Think Tank Project’s Social Action Lab Fellowship, is no stranger to hard work. So when the Teen Think Tank took on dual advocacy roles, as Network member Affordable Housing Alliance hosted them at both the Network’s Legislative Day in Trenton and for an advocacy effort in Washington, D.C., she was ready to roll up her sleeves. 

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