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A rendering of how the South Amboy ferry terminal would look. (City of South Amboy)
South Amboy has ambitious plans to put a high-end restaurant on the second floor of the ferry terminal and rent the terminal out for weddings and events. (City of South Amboy)
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SOUTH AMBOY, NJ The town of South Amboy is confident there will be a groundbreaking this summer on their highly-anticipated direct ferry service in and out of New York City.
However, what s going to be built first is the parking lot, bulkhead and ferry slips, well before work begins on an actual ferry building, South Amboy Business Administrator Glenn Skarzynski told Patch this week.
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Leslie Anderson
Anderson is the president and chief executive officer of the New Jersey Redevelopment Authority the first and only African-American woman in the nation to lead an independent redevelopment financing agency, and thanks to her effectiveness she has been reappointed to this position by four consecutive governors. Since Anderson took over more than a decade ago, the authority has leveraged nearly $4 billion in new investments – including about $500 million in direct investments – in some of the state’s most economically distressed communities. That funding has been vital to redevelopment efforts around New Jersey, with the authority claiming credit for 15,000 new housing units and more than 10 million square feet of commercial and retail space. And the authority is now poised to play a significant role in the Opportunity Zone program. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, NJRA created the Small Business Lease-Emergency Assistance Grant Program
How should we get to work or school in New Jersey in the coming decades? | Opinion
Updated Feb 17, 2021;
Posted Feb 17, 2021 John W. Bartlett of the New Jersey Transportation Planning Authority says previously we judged our transportation infrastructure based on how quickly and efficiently we move cars on highways. We should be determining the access that infrastructure provides to all potential users.
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By John W. Bartlett
The past year has shone a spotlight on many deep and enduring inequalities in our nation. As we begin to design and invest in America’s post-COVID19 economy, a need that deserves particular attention is access to transportation.
Firm hired to supervise conversion of building to new town hall in Freehold Borough
FREEHOLD – Members of the Borough Council in Freehold Borough have authorized professional assistance for a project that will see an office building on Mechanic Street converted to the location of Borough Hall, police department headquarters and the municipal court.
On Jan. 19, council members authorized a professional services agreement with Abbington Engineering for supervision of the new Borough Hall at 30 Mechanic St. The services are in an amount not to exceed $15,000.
At present, Borough Hall is on West Main Street and the police department and municipal court are in the Rug Mill Towers on Jackson Street. The Mechanic Street building was being used by the Monmouth County Probation Department.