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Almost everyone who spoke at Tuesday's council meeting panned Toms River's plan to put a five-year ban on legal weed businesses in town.

POLITICO Get the New Jersey Playbook newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by Uber Driver Stories Good Thursday morning! Finally, New Jersey Republicans can run for office without the specter of Donald Trump haunting them. Or can they? Conservative activist Seth Grossman’s decision to run for state S...

Justice Department reaches agreement with New Jersey town after accusations of religious zoning bias Justice Department reaches agreement with New Jersey town after accusations of religious zoning bias Toms River, which was accused of placing unreasonable burdens on its growing Orthodox population, will modify its zoning code to reduce the “minimum acreage” for a house of worship from 10 acres to two. Aerial view of Toms River, N.J. Credit: Tom Aballo/Shutterstock. Spread the word. (March 10, 2021 / JNS) The U.S. Department of Justice reached an agreement on Tuesday with the Township of ...

N.J. town strikes agreement with feds, will change zoning for houses of worship Updated Mar 10, 2021; Toms River has agreed to change its zoning rules for houses of worship in order to avoid litigation with the U.S. Department of Justice, which argues amendments to the municipality’s code in recent years violate federal law by severely restricting where religious institutions can locate. The decision comes amidst of growth of the Orthodox Jewish population in the town. On Tuesday night, the town council voted 6-1 to approve a consent decree with the Justice Department that would resolve a ...