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New York Times:
News articles:
February
27, 2005 "Lincroft, NJ: Loving the Landsacape
but Not the Sprawl"
November
27, 2007 "From Roundabouts to 'Naked' Streets?"
ASBURY PARK PRESS:
News articles(courtesy of the Asbury Park Press,
a Gannett Co. newspaper):
June 16,
1999 "Petition opposes college's lot sale"
June 17,
1999 "2 bids made for Brookdale College land"
June 24,
1999 "Middletown fights Brookdale land sale"
June 26,
1999 "Democrate rips Brookdale College land-sale
plan"
July 2, 1999
"Brookdale opts out of landsale, pleasing critics"
June 19,
2002 "Residents: Leave Route 520 alone"
August 15,
2002 "Residents oppose proposal to widen Route 520"
August 22,
2002 "Road-widening objectors out of time"
October
11, 2002 "8 miles of sidewalks to be built"
July 22,
2004 Leedsville Road and speeding
September
10, 2004 "Vote on Trash Dump Expansion Delayed"
October
14, 2004 Planning Board Adopts Master Plan
October
23, 2004 "Solid Waste Panel OKs Plan to Expand Dump"
February
23, 2005 "Cancer risk high due to diesel engines"
March 17,
2005 "Freeholders next for waste opponents"
March
25, 2005 "County considers waste-center bid"
April
29, 2005 "Shore area fails air-quality test"
April 21,
2006 "It's about time for a roundabout..."
July 14,
2006 "Truck traffic cited by foes of waste
station expansion"
July 19,
2006 "Roundabout approved to alleviate college
traffic"
July 28,
2006 "County Rejects Marpal Expansion"
August 1,
2006 "Residents oppose recreation facility"
August 9,
2006 "Future of Lincroft parcel hotly debated"
August 24,
2006 "A new kind of circle is coming around"
November
1, 2006 "Witness: Emergency worker arrived
early, tried to help two who died in accident"
November
1, 2006 "UPDATE: Newman Springs Road speed
limit to be revisited after fatal crash"
November
1, 2006 "Victims of double fatal accident identified"
November
18, 2006 "Rules would allow truckers to stray from
major roads"
November
21, 2006 "Three weeks after fatal crash, group urges
township to improve road safety"
December
4, 2006 "Push for an Exit 107 gets mixed reviews"
December
6, 2006 "Mayor: No plans for sports complex"
December
7, 2006 "Lincroft group wants trucks off local
roads"
December
8, 2006 "Newman Springs roundabout project moves
forward
August
31, 2007 "Roundabout opens at Brookdale"
June
21, 2009 "Authority to reconsider Middletown cell
tower plan"
November
15, 2009 "Get caught on camera running a redlight..."
February
3, 2010 "Plans to expand field use riles Lincroft
neighbors"
February
17, 2010 "Recreational fieldsa remain an issue
in Middletown"
May
4, 2011 "Middletown hears controversial housing
plan"
May
17, 2011 "Middletown OK's 190 homes at Bamm Hollow"
Editorials:
Letters to the Editor:
July, 1999
"Brookdale land sale resolved, college still needs a
student center"
July
16, 2002 "Route 520 plan must improve flow of traffic
and protect pedestrians"
June 25,
2002 "Brookdale commuters make Route 520 unsafe"
June 27, 2002
"Don't punish Brookdale students in fight to block road
widening"
August
13, 2002a "...520: Residents group offers alternatives"
August
13, 2002b "Long term impact must be considered"
August
17, 2004 "Neighborhood noise: Don't expand garbage
dump"
March
23, 2005 "Don't expand recycling facility"
April 30,
2005 "Landfills affect their neighbors"
November
8, 2006 "Fatal accident proves need to reduce traffic,
speeding on Route 520"
January
1, 2007 "Truck traffic ruining Lincroft area"
February
7, 2010 "Poor location for sports field"
Independent:
News Articles:
May
17, 2000 "Task force to focus on Lincroft"
June
28, 2000 "Lincroft Task Force to open talks tonight..."
July
5, 2000 "Lincroft Task Force told: Fix the traffic
problems..."
July
5, 2000 "Task force handed a challenge"
October
18, 2000 "State OKs Middletown, Brookdale land 'swap'
"
October
11, 2000 "...Lincroft revitalization/Township gets
$275,000 grant..."
November
15, 2000 "Lincroft streetscape program ready to go..."
September
6, 2001 "Traffic study slated for Lincroft village
area Rose Street..."
May
29, 2002 "...Rt 520 public meeting scheduled for
June 6"
June
26, 2002 "Locals challenge Route 520 changes"
August
21, 2002 "Competing proposals over Route 520...LVGA
offers alternatives"
September
4, 2002 "Towns at odds over widening Rte. 520"
October
9, 2002 "More money doled out for 520 study"
May
21, 2003 "Panel exploring possibility of Swimming
River Road boardwalk"
May
28, 2003 "Middletown considers county road problem"
June
25, 2003 "Middletown to acquire 7.6 acres open space"
September
3, 2003 "Signs causing traffic confusion in Lincroft"
September
24, 2003 "Improvements in Lincroft to target pedestrian
safety"
December
24, 2003 "Road department installs new drainage grates"
January
28, 2004 "Swimming River Road speed limit reduced..."
March
24, 2004 "Speed limit reduction to take effect April
1"
March
31, 2004 "Lincroft group pushing for new exit off
parkway..."
August
25, 2004 "Marpal expansion plan dumped on by neighbors"
September
14, 2004 "County prisoners...blaze new trails in
Middletown's Village Green Park"
October
6, 2004 "Petition against Marpal expansion going
strong"
December
14, 2004 "Township objects to a Marpal tonnage increase"
December
28, 2004 "Easing traffic in a roundabout way"
March
29, 2005 "Lincroft homeowners trash Marpal
proposal"
July
7, 2005 "Lincroft gets its 'own little oasis'
on Route 520"
July
19, 2006 "Freeholders urged to deny Marpal
expansion"
June
26, 2006 "A roundabout way to Brookdale is
approved"
August
2, 2006 "County rejects Marpal expansion"
August
9, 2006 "Residents oppose 'Sports Complex'
at Lincroft site"
November
8, 2006 "Route 520 fatal crash still under
Investigation"
November
29, 2006 "Residents propose ideas to ease Rt.
520 traffic"
June
27, 2007 "Train-to-ferry shuttle bus service ready
to roll"
September
6, 2007 "Roundabout Opens at Entrance to Brookdale"
December
18, 2008 "Middletown balks but passes housing plan"
December
18, 2008 "Mid'town ready for COAH deadline"
April
23, 2009 "Lincroft group's yardsale Saturday"
May
21, 2009 "Lincroft cell tower denied by board"
June
18, 2009 "Mid'town clears the air about cell tower"
July
30, 2009 "Residents protest Avaya rezoning"
August
6, 2009 "Lincroft Village beautifies entrance"
October
22, 2009 "Residents question candidates on the issues"
February
25, 2010 "Sports complex proposal remains controversial"
April
8, 2010 "Tough economic times sink Middletown
turf fields"
February
24, 2011 "Tempers flare in Mid'twn over library
funding"
March
3, 2011 "Twp., library talks continue on transfer
of surplus funds"
May
12, 2011 "Proposal for Avaya site draws wide
oposition."
May
12, 2011 "Mid'town BOE reorganizes"
May
19, 2011 "Mid'town intersections to get red-light
cameras"
May
19, 2011 "Middletown Township approves Bamm Hollow
settlement"
Editorials:
Letters to the Editor:
July
12, 2000 "Alternatives to overdevelopment offered"
October
3, 2001 "(Re: 9/11/2001 & World Trade Center)
Lincroft residents should be proud of their efforts"
June
5, 2002 "Widening Route 520 will only encourage
speeding"
June
19, 2002 "Traffic caused by Brookdale needs
to be addressed"
July
10, 2002 "Public opinion says get rid of plan to
widen 520"
October
2, 2002 "Communities need to join forces to solve
Route 520 problem"
October
30, 2002 "Mass transit needs to be considered in
Rt. 520 changes"
November
13, 2002 "Speed should be lowered on Swimming River
Road"
August
13, 2003 " 'Speedway' resident feels town isn't 'equilitarian'
"
August
27, 2003 "Lincroft residents must unite to solve
traffic problems"
September
10, 2003 "Don't solve traffic problems of a
few at expense of others"
November
12, 2003 "Resident says thanks for sign removal"
March
24, 2004 "Lincroft resident thankful for reduction
in speed limit"
March
31, 2004 "Hall thanked for traffic safety efforts
in Lincroft"
August
25, 2004 "Residents don't want to live at 'gateway
to dump' "
February
4, 2004 "Residents implore mayor to install speed
bumps"
July
5, 2006 "Falsehoods circulating about football fields"
August
2, 2006 "Lincroft field proposal exemplifies
how Township Committee makes decisions before consulting the
public"
September
6, 2006 "Ordinance a weak effort to address
serious health issue"
September
27, 2006 "Association urges creation of mandated
truck routes"
November
8, 2006 "County must alleviate drag strip effect
in Lincroft"
January
4, 2007 "Increase in traffic in Lincroft area distrubing
to resident"
December
12, 2007 "Police presence needed on Newman Springs
Road"
June
25, 2009 "Lincroft should follow redesign of Times
Square"
Lincroft Journal:
News Articles:
March 2001
"Grant Given to Lincroft for Needed Facelift"
August
2002 "Lincroft Residents Say 'NO' to Widening
of Route 520"
September
2002 "The Lincroft Village Green Association
Outlines Route 520 Proposal"
September
2002 "Residents of Lincroft Address Local Issues"
October
2004 "Sheriff's Inmate Labor Program Assists with
Lincroft Village Green Park Cleanup"
February
2005 "Township meeting for discussion of Route
520"
April 2005
"Message from the Mayor" (in part, regarding Park)
July 2005
"Lincroft Village Green Association Sponsors Polo Match"
Lincroft Village News:
News Articles:
June 1999
"Brookdale to sell 5.8 acres on Route 520 by bid"
August 1999
"Grass Roots Group Saves Open Space"
December
2003 "County Presents Revised Plan"
January
2005 "The Roundabout: Making Believers of Skeptics"
July 2005
"The Lincroft Village Green Officially opens!"
Letters to the Editor:
August 2008 "To
the Residents of Lincroft (from Lincroft Fire Department)"
Two River Times:
News Articles:
March
18, 2005 "Lincroft Residents Unite to Protect
Quality of Life"
July
14, 2006 "Lincroft Residents Oppose Sports
Field on Middletown-Lincroft Road"
August
11, 2006 "Talk of Sports Complex Draws Ire of Lincroft
Residents"
November
3, 2006 "Morning Rush Hour Turns Deadly on
Newman Springs Road"
February 5, 2010
"Residents Demand Action From Township on Ball Field
Issue"
Red Bank Green:
News Articles:
March
10, 2011 "Lincroft Housing Plan Rattles Neighbors"
May
4, 2011 "Controversial Avaya Hearing Tonight"
May
5, 2011 "More Hearings Expected on Avaya Plan"
May
17, 2011 "Deal Allows 190 Units at Bamm Hollow"
Altantic Hearald:
Letter to the Editor:
April
27, 2011 "LVGA Strongly Opposed to Four Ponds
Redevelopment Plan in Lincroft"
Middletown Patch:
News Articless:
May
18, 2011 "Development Debate: Bamm Hollow Overview"
March
2, 2012 "It's Back: Bamm Hollow Development"
Raritan Journal:
News Articles:
May
6, 2011 Raritan Journal: "Lincroft
Redevelopment Plan Draws Concern"
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