Alexandria

  • The Pattenburg Fire Company received a $115,989 first-responder grant from the Homeland Security Department to purchase an air compressor and air tanks for the all-volunteer force. The fire company serves residents in Alexandria, Bethlehem and Union in Hunterdon County.

  • Congressman Ferguson voted to reduce taxes for Alexandria residents, including doubling the child tax credit to $1,000, reducing the marriage penalty faced by two-income families, making college expenses tax deductible, reducing taxes on capital gains and dividends, and reducing all tax brackets benefiting every worker in Alexandria.

  • Congressman Ferguson nominated Stephanie Boyer of Pittstown for an appointment to the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo.

  • Congressman Ferguson voted to provide Alexandria public schools with more than $15,815 in federal elementary and secondary education aid in fiscal year 2007. Congressman Ferguson has voted to increase federal education funding for New Jersey schools by more than 33 percent since 2001.




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