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Taxpayers to foot COAH bill in Wall

Taxpayers to foot COAH bill in Wall

WALL TOWNSHIP — It is not a question of if residents here will be forced to pay higher taxes related to the township’s affordable housing obligation, but how much.

When Gov. Jon Corzine recently signed a bill into law ending Regional Contribution Agreements [RCA], he basically dictated that Wall Township must construct nearly 700 new affordable housing units somewhere in the township.

RCAs were a way municipalities were able to ...

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Background check policy scrutinized in HeightsBackground check policy scrutinized in Heights

Spring Lake Heights — Private contractors for children’s recreation programs, here, may not have had background checks, as required by borough ordinance. Borough Administrator Theresa Casagrande said this week she could not confirm whether or not the contractors who were paid as part of the bills list at last week’s council meeting received the background checks.

Private contractors paid out of the borough’s recreation trust fund include leaders of ...

Calif. man rescued after hole in sand collapses over himCalif. man rescued after hole in sand collapses over him

A Sunday afternoon at the beach turned into a terrifying experience for a California man who was briefly buried alive when the hole he had dug in the sand collapsed on top of him.

The Point Pleasant Beach Fire Department and Police Department responded to a call on Sunday at 1426 Ocean Ave., where a young man was buried in a hole roughly 7 feet deep.

Point Pleasant Beach ...

State police locate boat believed to be involved in fatal crashState police locate boat believed to be involved in fatal crash

New Jersey State Police announced today that they may have located the boat involved in a fatal collision on the Metedeconk River in Brick Township yesterday.

One man was killed and four other people were injured early Sunday morning when the boat they were cruising on was struck by a larger vessel, which then fled the scene.

According to New Jersey State Police, Robert Post, 49, of Essex Fells, died ...

Initial report on plane crash states pilot should not have been flyingInitial report on plane crash states pilot should not have been flying

The National Transportation Safety Board [NTSB] has issued its preliminary report on the July 5 plane crash that claimed the life of Point Pleasant Borough resident Richard Jahns — a report which indicates he was not certified to fly in the weather conditions that day.

Mr. Jahns, who was the owner and broker of the Edward Jones office in Point Pleasant Beach, died when his home-built plane crashed into ...


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Annual canoe and kayak races make a splash in SquanAnnual canoe and kayak races make a splash in Squan

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