The fight to save Tillie
An Asbury Park icon is withering away in a shed. Will he be a casualty of the city’s rebirth?
Updated on Mar 03, 2021;
Published on Mar 03, 2021
The original Tillie mural from the old Palace Amusement building is peeling away in a shed near the Asbury Park boardwalk. Andre Malok | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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The beloved icon sits in darkness, withering away inside a wooden shed just steps from the bustling beachfront.
The paint on his hulking, concrete face is flaking. A chunk of his nose is ready to fall off. The years of salt and wind and neglect have exacted their toll, and spiderwebs hang from the steel frame keeping him intact.
Mayor denies affordable housing application amid concerns over stream corridor
Mayor denies affordable housing application amid concerns over stream corridor
Mayor Shawn Lipani moved to deny the Campus Associates application on Feb. 25, and subsequently the application was unanimously denied by the Hillsborough Planning Board.
Various overarching environmental concerns lead to the denial, according to information provided by the township.
“Public health and safety is always the top priority in Hillsborough Township, and this was the impetus for my motion,” Lipani said in the statement.
The Campus Associates application did encompass an affordable housing element (23 units) and therefore, as a result of this denial, there will be potential litigation brought against the township, according to the statement.
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Oakmont officials plan to go with a state-approved contractor to develop a proposed pump track at Creekside Park.
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Oakmont officials plan to skip the traditional project bidding process in favor of a state-approved contractor to create a pump track in Creekside Park.
Borough Manager Scot Fodi said council is expected to hire American Ramp Co. through the state Department of General Services’ COSTARS program at its March 15 meeting.
COSTARS is a cooperative purchasing program designed to help municipalities and other government entities save money when buying supplies and services.
NEW HANOVERÂ â The board of supervisors has voted unanimously to reject the final site plan approval for the first phase of the controversial Gibraltar Rock Quarry off Route 73.
The milestone vote occurred in the 20th year that the quarry has been trying to win township approvals since it was first proposed in 2001.
The vote followed a Feb. 10 recommendation from the township planning commission.
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The supervisor vote, taken at a Feb. 22 meeting, was the culmination of hours of often salty debate between township officials and Stephen Harris, the attorney for Gibraltar Rock, at both the planning and supervisors meetings.
Credit: NJ Governor s Office
A rendering of the New Jersey Wind Port in Salem County
The Murphy administration’s plan to spend $200 million to upgrade a new port in South Jersey to serve the offshore wind industry is being touted as a step toward making New Jersey a hub of the fast-growing sector.
The commitment, proposed by Gov. Phil Murphy last week in his budget for the fiscal year that begins in July, also not so coincidentally matches what New York is offering offshore wind developers to build out ports in the Empire State.
The actions illustrate the stakes of the increasing rivalry and the costs arising for states along the Eastern Seaboard all pivoting to grab their share of new jobs, increased tax revenue, and other benefits from transitioning to a cleaner way of producing electricity for their residents and businesses.