Wednesday, August 10, 2011
NJ Transit derailment renews calls for second tunnel under Hudson River to Manhattan (Frassinelli, The Star-Ledger) Statewide
“The area between New York Penn Station and the Hudson River train tunnel resembles a big bowl of spaghetti, with wires and tracks and trains veering in every direction.”
New Jersey’s ‘Live Where You Work’ home loan program comes to Camden (Hester Sr., New Jersey Newsroom) Camden, Camden County
“Camden on Tuesday became the 38th New Jersey city or town to join the state’s Line Where York Work program, which provides low-interest, fixed rate mortgage loans to first-time homebuyers who purchase homes in a municipality where they work.”
Developer, Bordentown Township reach financial agreement on waterfront community (O’Sullivan, phillyburbs.com) Bordentown, Burlington County
“A preliminary financial agreement for a planned $300 million waterfront development requires the township to authorize up to $22 million in bonds for infrastructure improvements throughout the multiphase project.”
Jersey City Planning Board forwards McGinley Square redevelopment plan to City Council (McDonald, The Jersey Journal) Jersey City, Hudson County
“The Jersey City Planning Board tonight approved a recommendation that the City Council adopt the controversial McGinley Square Redevelopment Plan.”
Developer Moving Forward With His Efforts to Open Outpatient Detox Facility in Lawrence Twp. Building (Tredrea, Lawrenceville Patch) Lawrence, Mercer County
“Real estate developer John Simone is employing a dual strategy in his continuing effort to install a drug and alcohol detoxification facility in a vacant building he owns on Federal City Road in Lawrence Township.”
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 (Morning)
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NEWS
NJ Transit requests $75M from killed ARC tunnel funds for new train cars (Staff, The Associated Press) Statewide
“Money meant to build a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River might be used to purchase new train cars.”
Proposed Lawrence drug rehab center back before zoning board (Staff, The Trentonian) Lawrence, Mercer County
“On Wednesday night, the Lawrence Zoning Board will resume its hearing into developer John Simone’s application for a use variance that would permit him to lease part of his vacant medical office building at 100 Federal Point Blvd. to Sunrise Detox to run a 38-bed residential treatment facility.”
COURTS
Devito v. Zoning Board of Adjustment of the Township of Middletown (Appellate Division) Middletown, Monmouth County
Zoning Board rejected fence. Applicant appealed, trial court ruled that the Zoning Board acted in an arbitrary, capricious, and unreasonable manner. Appellate Division reverses trial court.
Friday, November 12, 2010 (Morning)
Amtrak ‘no longer interested’ in tunnel deal with NJ Transit (Rouse, The Record) Trenton, Mercer County
“Talks between Amtrak and NJ Transit on any tunnel project are dead, Amtrak officials said late Thursday.”
Christie’s wife didn’t dig tunnel (MacIntosh, NY Post) Trenton, Mercer County
“New Jersey’s first lady helped kill the Hudson River rail tunnel, according to her hubby.”
Lawrence detox doc: We wouldn’t allow any crackheads (or Medicaid or Medicare patients) (Galler, The Trentonian) Lawrence, Mercer County
“The young Florida doctor who wants to open a 38-bed drug and alcohol detox center at 100 Federal City Road near a condo community and single-family homes says he won’t accept Medicare and Medicade patients because “they tend to bring down the level of our clientele.”
Tuesday, September 14, 2010 (Afternoon)
New fort authority begins to take shape (Davison, Atlanticville) Fort Monmouth, Monmouth County
“With the challenge of drafting S-917, the N.J. Senate Bill creating the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA), behind them, officials now look toward the challenges of assembling the authority and actually receiving the property from the federal government.”
Zoners to hear plan for detox center (Kahn, The Lawrence Ledger) Lawrence, Mercer County
“A controversial request for permission to open a drug and alcohol detoxification center tops the Zoning Board of Adjustment’s agenda when the board meets Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Municipal Building.”
Old Bridge celebrates acquisition of farm (Ciraulo, Suburban) Old Bridge, Middlesex County
“Old Bridge officials approved a bond ordinance for the purchase of the Cottrell Farm and Whitney Estates on Monday night after years of work to obtain the properties.”
