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Environment & Weather
/ 2 years agoToms River Approves Ban On Environmental Easements in Industrial Zones Amidst Ciba-Geigy Controversy
The Toms River Township council on Tuesday night adopted an ordinance that prohibits conservation easements being applied to properties in the...
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Environment & Weather
/ 2 years agoLocal Town Deploys ‘Save the Whales’ Message Boards As T.R. Officials Call for Offshore Wind Pause
A Jersey Shore town has made no bones about its position on calls to place a moratorium on offshore wind development...
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Government
/ 2 years agoNew Automated Car Wash Approved for Fischer Boulevard Property
One of the last remaining undeveloped properties along the Fischer Boulevard business corridor will be home to a modern, automated car...
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Environment & Weather
/ 2 years agoToms River Introduces Ordinance That Could Block State’s Plans for Ciba-Geigy Site
Toms River officials this week introduced an ordinance that would prohibit conservation or environmental uses of property in the township’s two...
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Environment & Weather
/ 2 years agoWhy Ortley Beach Erodes so Quickly, And What’s Going to be Done About It
Ortley Beach has experienced the unfortunate reality of being labeled Superstorm Sandy’s “ground zero” in 2012, and since a major beach...
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Government
/ 2 years agoToms River Council Approves Lower Speed Limit After Neighbors’ Requests
Toms River officials last week unanimously voted in favor of an ordinance lowering the speed limit on a roadway where residents...
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Environment & Weather
/ 2 years agoState to Host Public Ciba-Geigy Meeting, Extend Comment Period on Settlement
New Jersey environmental officials have reversed their position on holding a public information session on a proposed settlement with a German...
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Government
/ 2 years agoVicari, N.J.’s Longest-Serving County Official, Will Not Seek Re-Election After 43 Years
Ocean County Commissioner Joseph Vicari, following a 43 year-long tenure in office, will not seek re-election and will retire after this...
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Government
/ 2 years agoEffort to ‘Redesign’ Ortley Beach Business District to Begin Within Months
A years-long effort to aimed at improving the aesthetics, accessibility and commercial value of the Ortley Beach business district is poised...
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Government
/ 2 years agoT.R. Planning Board Recommends Zoning Change for Commercial Development on Cemetery Property
The Toms River planning board on Wednesday recommended a change in zoning to a parcel of land adjacent to an age-restricted...
