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Government
/ 3 years agoToms River Planning to Repair Ortley Beach for 2023 in Absence of Replenishment
[videopress u6qQqP6X] With it becoming clear that the Ortley Beach oceanfront will not be replenished or otherwise repaired in time for...
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Environment & Weather
/ 3 years agoDEP Officials: BASF Approached State With Ciba-Geigy Deal; Land Favored Over Cash
Senior officials with the state Department of Environmental Protection addressed Shore area residents, officials and environmental advocates Monday night at a...
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Environment & Weather
/ 3 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
/ 3 years agoLocal Town Deploys ‘Save the Whales’ Message Boards As T.R. Officials Call for Offshore Wind Pause
[videopress oVXRsr7p] A Jersey Shore town has made no bones about its position on calls to place a moratorium on offshore...
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Government
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 years agoWhy Ortley Beach Erodes so Quickly, And What’s Going to be Done About It
[videopress u6qQqP6X] Ortley Beach has experienced the unfortunate reality of being labeled Superstorm Sandy’s “ground zero” in 2012, and since a...
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Government
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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...
