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MONDAY 09.22.14
VOLUME 135
NUMBER 227
SINCE 1879
ADVICE C5
BUSINESS A8
CLASSIFIED C8
COMICS C7
LOTTERIES A2
OBITUARIES A9
OPINION A11
SPORTS D1
TODAY A3
WEATHER D12
Freehold
in the fall
Festive food, fun and
more await @PLAY, C1
U.S. OFFICIAL: WELL HAVE ALLIES IN ANY AIRSTRIKES IN SYRIA PAGE 1B
SMALL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT
RELATIONSHIP REPAIR
Ocean Township therapist looks to help people
create and maintain healthy relationships,
whether one on one, couples, families or in
groups. YOUR MONEY, A8
LAKEWOOD Thousands of township children are
attending classes inside dilapidated public school
buildings with leaky roofs and faulty heating systems
that are often inadequate during the winter.
School district officials want the public to give them
the authority to borrow nearly $34.7 million to repair
the problems and to refinance a previous bond.
But the request for more money, to be put to town-
ship voters in a Sept. 30 referendum, comes after a se-
ries of audits released this year have found ample ex-
amples of financial mismanagement in the district.
Lakewood officials argue that after implementing
reforms prompted by the state Department of Educa-
tion placing a monitor to oversee the administrations
decisions this spring, the district can now be trusted.
MARK R. SULLIVAN/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Lakewood High School would get a new heating, ventilation
and air conditioning system if township voters approve a
$34.7 million proposal in a referendum set for Sept. 30.
Lakewood
schools
need cash
$34M proposal comes
as finances under probe
KEVIN PENTN @KEVINPENTONAPP
See LAKEWOOD, Page A4
TRENTON Going to court is going to cost more in
New Jersey, starting in November.
The state judiciary last week proposed to raise 65
fees and create 17 new ones, under terms of a state law
enacted this summer that authorized the increases to
pay for a new system for assessing defendants for bail,
a digital upgrade for the judiciary and funding for Le-
gal Services of New Jersey.
Filing a lawsuit or appeal would cost $250, rather
than $200. Filing for divorce would cost $300, rather
than $250. Applying to expunge a criminal record
would cost $100, rather than $52.50. Permits to carry a
handgun would cost $50, up from $20, and appealing a
N.J. court, gun fees
rising by up to $50
See FEES, Page A4
MICHAEL SYMONS @MICHAELSYMONS_
BLUE FINALLY
GETS IN GAME
Giants face 2-0 Texans and dominate
AP
Giants cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (left) and cornerback Trumaine McBride celebrate after Rodgers-Cromartie
intercepted a pass against the Houston Texans in the fourth quarter of Sundays game in East Rutherford. Before a home
crowd, the Giants improved to 1-2 with their 30-17 thumping of the Houston Texans. COVERAGE BEGINS ON D1
DEATH
UNDER
PROBE
Rutgers student,
19, dies on
campus; alcohol
may have been
to blame. A4