Hoboken Receives Money To Purchase New Fire Truck

U.S. Senators Robert Menendez and Frank Lautenberg announced on Wednesday afternoon that Hoboken's Fire Department will receive $427,962 to purchase a new pumper fire truck.

In total, the senators are distributing roughly $1,5 million among nine municipalities in the state. The federal money that will be going to Hoboken's fire department, is coming from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant.

Lautenberg said through a press release on Wednesday that he is working to "ensure that federal funding for public safety in New Jersey communities remains a priority.”

Some of the Hoboken Fire Department's equipment is multiple decades old.

"All of us must step forward to make sure our communities have the personnel and equipment they need," Menendez said in the release. "These resources will help communities and towns across New Jersey, even in these tough economic situations, be safe."