Blog and Website: New Version

To all my subscribers, I wish everyone a joyful Hanukkah, a merry Christmas, and a happy Kwanzaa. How are you?

Since November this webmaster/blogger has been trying to stay busy. The best thing to do following a bad event is to get back to work. These days my work is local politics, voter engagement, and sharing resources. Let me share what I’ve been up to this past month.

Every webpage, all twenty, have been updated since mid-November. No more broken or dead links.

You will notice, if you were a subscriber from a few years ago, a new layout. Please excuse the “under construction” look. Some things need some work.

Two webpages are updated this time of year, NJ Energy Programs and the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). Feel free to share the links to both pages. Many households are in need of help with there utility and heating bills. The EITC page provides information on a free tax filing program, Direct File, regardless of income.

The EITC page provides information on the best new program to come along in years, known as Direct File. It is a free tax software program that allows taxpayers to file their federal income tax return directly to the IRS. Rolled out in 2023 as a pilot program in twelve states, it has been made permanent and available this coming tax year in twenty-four states, including New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Since it is a new program, it does not have all the bells and whistles and is useful to individuals who take a standard deduction and do not itemize.Save some of those dollars or get benefits you need.