Saturday, May 18, 2013
The state urges customers to consult the database before buying a car
The State Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) and Division of Consumer Affairs (DCA) are urging all customers to consult their database of flood and salvage-titled vehicles before purchasing a car. That database now provides information on 31,000 such vehicles, the State MVC announced on Wednesday. It isn't illegal to sell vehicles with flood or salvaged titles. However, there are specific requirements that ensure potential purchasers are aware of the status of such vehicles, according to the MVC. “Damage sustained by vehicles must be disclosed to prospective buyers,” Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa said. “We will hold car dealers accountable for violating our Consumer Fraud Act if they fail to make such disclosures.” The database was …
Friday, May 17, 2013
Eatontown parcel will be on market soon
A change to the original redevelopment plan for Fort Monmouth will allow a parcel to become a veterans' community. At its May meeting, The Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) board made Fort Monmouth Parcel V1 available through the request for offers to purchase (RFOTP) process. The 10-acre parcel is located along Alexander Avenue in Eatontown and is scheduled to be built into a veterans community. The community will provide permanent housing and assistance for homeless veterans. There may be as many as 10,000 to 20,000 homeless veterans living in New Jersey, and upwards of 500 in Monmouth County alone, according to a FMERA newsletter. “FMERA believes that a veterans community project situated on Parcel V-I will offer…
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Borough will select developer to repair and operate facility for 2013
Fort Monmouth's marina parcel has been subleased to Oceanport, which will hire a company to maintain and run it this summer. The Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority approved the deal during its meeting on Wednesday night. Oceanport will solicit bids and select a company to operate the marina on a concession basis for the 2013 boating season. The company selected will also make repairs to marina. The marina's floating docks and boathouse were damaged by Hurricane Sandy last October. The marina is a 3.9-acre parcel located at Oceanport and Riverside Avenues in Oceanport. The property consists of a 71-slip marina and boat launch ramp on Oceanport Creek, a 2,600-square-foot boat house, two administrative buildings and off-street …
Saturday, May 11, 2013
'Triple whammy' for shore residents, Menendez says on U.S. Senate floor
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Saturday, May 11
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez threw shore residents a virtual lifeline Thursday, delivering an address on the Senate floor where he urged colleagues to support an amendment to federal legislation that would stop flood insurance rate hikes, at least in the short term. Menendez (D-NJ) spoke in favor of an amendment to the Water Resources Development Act which would stop flood insurance premiums from rising until FEMA completes its study on the affordability of premiums of the National Flood Insurance Program. Shore homeowners face annual flood insurance premiums of up to $31,000 a year if they do not raise their homes at a significant cost. Many homeowners who were never previously located in flood zones now find themselves being listed as …
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
New Jersey Turnpike Authority slightly alters design
The Garden State Parkway Exit 105 reconfiguration project will begin by the "end of summer," according to New Jersey Turnpike Authority Spokesman Thomas Feeney. The project will also feature one change in response to local concerns. A left-turn lane and traffic signal will be added at the intersection of Wayside and Pinebrook roads. This is being done to help ease traffic concerns from the increased amount of people expected to use Wayside Road. The $40 million project will completed in two contracts. The first contract will include the reconstruction of Exit 105 at the intersection of Hope Road and Route 36. The main improvement at the Hope Road intersection will include a new ramp from the parkway north exit that would run between a …
Governor tells New York Post that Lap-Band procedure was done at the urging of his family. An NYU doctor made house calls to Christie's Mendham home to not draw attention to the surgery.
Gov. Chris Christie underwent stomach-shrinking Lap-Band surgery in February, he confirmed to the New York Post on Monday night while refuting speculation that he was slimming down for a White House run in 2016. Christie quietly had the Lap-Band -- or laparoscopic adjustable gastric binding -- procedure done in a New York hospital, telling the paper that he agreed to the surgery at the urging of his family after turning 50 in September. The governor insisted that the Lap-Band was not inserted to help him lose weight in the run-up to 2016. "I know it sounds crazy to say that running for president is minor, but in the grand scheme of things, it was looking at Mary Pat and the kids and going, 'I have to do this for them, even if I don’t …
The surplus auction has 100 items up for bid, including a fleet of seized or surplus cars
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Tuesday, May 7
In the market for a new car? How about a lawn mower or a construction trailer? These items could be yours if the price is right. Monmouth County is holding an online auction of items from the county’s Fleet Services, Bridge Division, Buildings and Grounds, Park System and Reclamation Center, as well as seized and surplus property from the Prosecutor’s Office. The items are being made available in two USGovBid.com auctions: one featuring 99 items and ending Wednesday, May 8 and one featuring a construction trailer ending Wednesday, May 15. The cars up for auction include a 2005 Cadillac CTS, a 2013 Ford Explorer and a 2003 Mercedes Benz CL55 AMG. Office equipment such as copy machines and computer parts are also available, as are lawn …
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Proposals due by June 10, developers will likely be selected later this summer
The Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) is receiving proposals for parcels of Fort Monmouth that will become the town centers. FMERA issued requests for offers to purchase (RFOTP) for three Fort Monmouth parcels last month; two of which will are scheduled to become town centers in Eatontown and Tinton Falls. Eatontown's Parcel B is a 55-acre tract located along the Fort’s Route 35 frontage in the Main Post’s Eatontown Reuse area. The property currently includes six 80,000-square-foot World War II-era buildings, which were last used as administrative facilities and as the home of West Point Prep. Those buildings will likely be demolished to make room for the Eatontown town center. The Fort Monmouth Reuse and …
Monday, April 29, 2013
Highlands Council president hopes funding will get residents back in homes and businesses open
New Jersey’s disaster recovery plan calls for $1.83 billion to support a variety of housing, infrastructure and business programs, Gov. Chris Christie and U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan announced Monday, six months after Hurricane Sandy devasted areas of the state's coast. Before a crowd of more than 50 at Moby’s in Highlands, Donovan announced HUD’s approval of the disaster recovery plan to help homeowners and businesses following Hurricane Sandy. The $1.83 billion will be funded through HUD’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. “Today we take another important step toward recovery and healing for hard-hit communities in New Jersey,” said Donovan, who chairs President Barack Obama’s …
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Final hearing on a 4.1 percent increase for state's second largest utility
The sixth and final hearing on a request for a rate increase by the state’s second largest utility company met with a mix of praise and criticism for Jersey Central Power & Light Wednesday at Freehold Township’s Town Hall. JCP&L, fresh off widespread criticism for its handling of Hurricane Sandy and the Nor’easter that followed, is seeking a 4.1 percent increase in the rates it charges its 1.1 million customers — many of whom were without power for up to two weeks after this winter’s storms. The Morristown-based company, the main power supplier in Monmouth, Ocean and Morris counties, is seeking to recoup the $630 million it spent on repairs following Sandy. It has petitioned the state regulatory board — the Board of Public Utilities — …
foggyworld
9:30 pm on Monday, May 20, 2013
Could someone explain what this report is all about? Who authored it? Who paid for it? When was it written? And does it really apply to the question of today's police departmental behavior? And why is it a secret anyway? more ›