Milltown
Milltown, NJ · Municipal
The Staten Island Advance
The city’s yearslong interest in bringing a homeless shelter to the former Bayley Seton Hospital site has resurfaced. Staten Island elected officials said they were briefed on plans for a 200-bed shelter at the historic Clifton...
Courier News
Nearly 100 apartments, shops and restaurants proposed on Oak Tree Road
EDISON – A three-story mixed-use building with commercial and restaurant space, along with nearly 100 age-restricted apartments, is proposed for a heavily traveled Oak Tree Road property. Applicant JK Estates LLC is seeking preliminary and final major site plan approval from the Planning Board to construct the project on a 7.65-acre site at 1696 Oak Tree Road, which is governed by the 1696 Oak Tree Road Redevelopment Plan. The property is currently vacant, and the applicant plans to build a three-story mixed-use building with 58,785 square feet of commercial space and 4,000 square feet of restaurant space on the first floor. Plans also call for 90 age-restricted apartments on the second and third floors, with about 18 units designated as affordable under the New Jersey Fair Housing Act. The property is near the Patel Brothers grocery store and the intersection with Wood Avenue. .oembed-frame { width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0; border: 0; } 39 commercial tenants, two restaurants planned Plans call for 39 commercial tenants and two restaurant tenants on the first floor, along with two lobby areas, two administrative offices, two package rooms, fire pump and electrical rooms, two trash rooms and two utility rooms. More: Edison buys
Courier News
Edison seeks Division Street property through eminent domain
EDISON – The owner of property the township is seeking to acquire through condemnation behind the Stelton Community Center has been ordered to appear before a Middlesex County Superior Court judge next month to explain why the township's acquisition should not be granted. The defendants, identified as 401 Division Street LLC and Natu Patel, have been ordered to appear before Superior Court Judge Michael A. Toto on Dec. 4 to show cause why judgment should not be entered, according to court records. The court date comes just days after lawyers for the township filed a civil lawsuit against the property owner. Edison has been trying to acquire the land at 401 Division St. through eminent domain for the public purpose of preserving open space and other public uses. Edison offers $550,000 for Division Street property According to the lawsuit, the township has been unable to acquire the land through bona fide negotiations with the owner. "The amount of compensation offered by plaintiff to the property owner is $550,000 which amount assumes that the property is free of contamination or has been remediated," the Oct. 28, 2026, lawsuit states. The lawsuit states the township reserves the right to seek reimbursement for