The U.S. Air Force has issued the final decision to send 24 KC-46A tankers to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst after study found there would be no significant impact on the local environment, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) announced on Monday. “The joint base has cleared a major hurdle for the much-anticipated arrival of the KC-46A tankers,” said Smith, dean of the New Jersey congressional delegation who in July, 2016 led a delegation letter urging the Air Force to designate JB-MDL for the tankers. Smi... Read more

By The Community News - September 24, 2018 Miguel Hernandez Colon, of Hamilton Township, received military medals Aug. 28, more than 66 years after the veteran enlisted in the U.S. Army and was deployed to Korea. Hernandez, 85, enlisted Feb. 27, 1952 and served through March 10, 1954. In front of many of the veteran’s children, grandchildren and other friends and family at the Active Day of Hamilton Adult Day Care Center on Whitehead Road in Hamilton, Rep. Chris Smith presented Hernandez with f... Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) welcomed His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, the Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, for the consecration of Archangel Michael Church in Howell, NJ. Sunday. Smith told Pope Tawadros that there are many in other faiths and denominations, who know, admire and respect him, and support the persecuted Coptic community. “I chaired several congressional hearings on Coptic Christians and their many challenges,” Smith said. “It is a faith that has persevered ... Read more

By Staff Writer Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was the unofficial homecoming king Friday evening as he stepped foot inside his old high school for a special ceremony on a special night. “I am very much moved by this ceremony,” Alito said to an audience of dignitaries, school officials and former classmates in the newly renovated Steinert High School library, which now honors him for the ages. “I can’t think of a place where I would rather have my name associated ... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) today joined hundreds of family members and supporters of Alzheimer’s patients in Point Pleasant Beach at the 2018 Walk to Fight Alzheimer’s, hosted by Alzheimer’s New Jersey. The group’s President and CEO Kenneth Zaentz, Mayor Steve Reid and other leaders were also present to kick off the walk. Teams of walkers raised money for Alzheimer’s New Jersey’s services for local Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers; 100 percent of the funds raised at the walk will su... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) praised Deborah Heart and Lung Center for its contributions to community health care over the years as he attended the grand opening of its new Deborah Specialty Physicians cardiology office. He joined over 100 Deborah guests and officials, led by President and CEO Joseph Chirichella, as well as and Ocean County and Manchester Township officials in Whiting on Friday. Below are excerpts of Rep. Smith’s remarks at the ribbon cutting: “When I was a kid—about 10—I knew about ... Read more

On Friday, World Alzheimer’s Day, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), a leader in Congress in fighting for more funding of research, called for the U.S. to redouble its efforts in treating Alzheimer’s disease. “Alzheimer’s is a cruel disease, robbing its victims of their memories and robbing their family and friends of the person they know and love,” said Smith, Chairman of the House global health subcommittee. “The majority of people with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia have not even received a dia... Read more

Ocean County College has been selected to receive two federal grants totaling over $210,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency, to support its regional coastal wetlands assessment. “I am pleased to announce federal support for this comprehensive wetlands assessment of the Barnegat Bay Partnership at Ocean County College, that promotes coastal resiliency and contributes to proper resource management decision-making,” Smith stated. “This assessment is critical to measuring the resiliency of ... Read more

The deadly opioid crisis has prompted the Manchester Township Police Department to take the fight against addiction directly into high school classrooms with a powerful and effective education program, said Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), who was briefed by Manchester police officers about their #NotEvenOnce program on Wednesday. “The opioid epidemic has tragically claimed so many lives and ensnared many more in a horrific cycle of addiction,” Smith said. “Chief Lisa D. Parker and her select officers h... Read more

The Chinese government’s persecution of Christianity and other faiths will be the topic of a hearing chaired by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs’ Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations, on Thursday, Sept. 27. “Burning Bibles, destroying churches, and jailing Muslims by the million is only part of the Chinese Communist Party’s audaciously repressive assault on conscience and religion. Taking a hammer and sickle to ... Read more