William Laforet News Today

The strife between the mayor and council of Point Pleasant Beach reached a fever pitch after residents launched a recall effort.

A special session was called because once an ordinance is introduced it needs to be adopted before the years end or the process has to start over.

DEP ruling clears way for construction to begin on permanent cell tower in Mahwah dead zone affecting 5,300 residents

The proposal has been the subject of several Township Council presentations. However, residents near the site have complained to the council that there has not been enough publicity on the plan, and that its projected cost and impact will be much greater than anticipated. The 7.58-acre  property is wedged between the railroad tracks and backyards of residences on Wanamaker Avenue off Franklin Turnpike, a mile south of the present DPW complex. It was purchased in 2003 by the township, and al...