Thursday, September 9, 2010 (Morning)
NEWS
Oakes Pond development dogged by environmental questions (Frankel, Bloomfield Life) Bloomfield, Essex County
“There may be more than meets the eye at the site of a dilapidated industrial complex alongside the Garden State Parkway.”
Byram close to winning Highlands plan OK (O’Dea, The Daily Record) Byram, Sussex County
“Byram is set to become the first municipality to conform to the state’s Highlands regional master plan.”
New Brunswick becomes model for Atlantic City (Barna, The Daily Targum) New Brunswick, Middlesex County
“After finding the state in another economic slump, Atlantic City officials, Gov. Chris Christie and the state legislature are seeking solutions to help spur the economy and redevelop the struggling city — and a large portion of their inspiration is coming from New Brunswick.”
Housing developers want Vineland council to OK grant application (Staff, The Daily Journal) Vineland, Gloucester County
“The owners of a stalled East Vineland residential development are seeking the city’s support to pursue a state affordable housing grant.”
Zoning Board Carries Hearing on River Road Shell Station (Sullivan, Summit Patch) Summit, Union County
“The Zoning Board of Adjustment heard testimony pertaining to the Shell station at the corner of River Road and Passaic Avenue Tuesday night.”
Talley to become new planning director (McDonald, The Montclair Times) Montclair, Essex County
“A current member of Montclair’s Planning Board has been tapped to become the municipal planning and community development director.”
OPINION
Company turning a sealed toxic dump into a solar-energy development (Riordan, The Philadelphia Inquirer) Gloucester County
“Atop a sealed mound of industrial waste on a historically toxic swath of Gloucester County, Bill Geary sees a sunny future.”
Suburbs suffering from Christie’s short attention span (Mulshine, The Star-Ledger) Statewide
“If they were going to build a Seaside on the farm next door to his place in Mount Olive, I suspect Bret Wien would like it a lot more than the project that’s planned for the spot.”
