Thursday, October 28, 2010 (Morning)

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood “disappointed” in decision to scrap Hudson River tunnel project (Frassinelli, The Star-Ledger) Trenton, Mercer County

“All through the last-ditch efforts to persuade Gov. Chris Christie not the kill the nation’s largest public works project, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood held his tongue, said little publicly, met with the governor twice and continued to hold out hope the multi-billion dollar Hudson River train tunnel project could be saved.”

Plainfield inching closer to Muhlenberg redevelopment (Spivey, MyCentralJersey) Plainfield, Union County 

“The nonprofit parent company of the former Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center has a confidentiality agreement in place with a potential buyer and developer of the property as local officials start gearing up to study what a sale might mean for the city and its residents.”

Questions surrounding North Arlington zoning decision from 2009 (Anderson, South Bergenite) North Arlington, Bergen County

“The borough attorney is looking into the validity of a variance granted at a zoning board of adjustment meeting from more than a year ago in which meeting minutes are missing.”

Developers express interest in Transit Village (Burrow, Town News) River Edge, Bergen County

“Six developers have submitted Expressions of Interest for the proposed Transit Village project, according to Colin Quinn, River Edge’s redevelopment attorney.”