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Port Authority clears
higher tolls, PATH fares
Colleen Wilson North Jersey Record
USA TODAY NETWORK – NEW JERSEY
Commuters will bear the brunt of toll increases
unanimously approved Thursday by the Port Author-
ity of New York and New Jersey board, with the first
hikes coming in November.
The cost at the George Washington Bridge, Lincoln
Tunnel, Holland Tunnel and other crossings will go
from $15 to $16; EZ-Pass discounts will drop by a
quarter; and taxi and for-hire rides to the airport will
cost an extra $4.
And while there are across-the-board spikes in
fees at crossings, airports and rail, bus operators and
Off-road rage
Trails cut into the Pine Barrens by off-roaders are shown at the Forked River Mountains in Lacey.
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Illegal off-roaders wage secret war over control
of Ocean County’s Forked River Mountains
Erik Larsen Asbury Park Press
USA TODAY NETWORK – NEW JERSEY
LACEY – In the dead of night at the entrance to
the Forked River Mountains, along that stretch of
Lacey Road that serves as a reminder as to how
rural large areas of Ocean County remain, some
folks were up to no good.
Someone in a truck brazenly drove up to the
gate under the moonlight — attached a chain to
their vehicle and the gate — and bent open the
barrier on its mounts.
“That’s an $8,000 gate,” exclaimed Freeholder
Director Virginia E. Haines as she inspected the
latest damage last week from the front passenger
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PATH riders will see some of the largest rate in-
creases.
Buses with New York-New Jersey E-ZPasses
crossing one of the Port Authority’s six tunnels or
bridges into the city from New Jersey will face a near-
See INCREASES, Page 2A
Off-roaders damage the environment by
cutting trails at Ocean County-owned Forked
River Mountains in Lacey.
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Freehold HS
district seeks
$42 million
Officials trying multiple-choice
attempt after last year’s failure
Joe Strupp Asbury Park Press
USA TODAY NETWORK – NEW JERSEY
A year after seeing a $39 million referendum for
school improvements fail at the ballot box, Freehold
Regional High School District is giving it another shot.
But this time district officials hope multiple choice
will be the answer.
“Following last year’s vote, we solicited feedback
and residents stated they had wished to see the items
broken out into separate questions,” district spokes-
person Rebecca Policastro said via email. “We listened
to their concerns and changed the format this time
around.”
The district, which oversees six regional high
schools serving eight communities, will ask voters in
November to approve a $42 million spending plan for a
long list of improvements ranging from tennis court
reconstruction to roof repairs.
Among the key elements for each school is en-
hanced vestibule security at the front doors and im-
proved interior locking systems.
The Freehold Regional High School District com-
prises Freehold Township, Freehold Borough, Howell,
Manalapan, Marlboro High and Colts Neck high
schools. The district serves grades nine through 12 in
those communities, as well as Farmingdale and Eng-
lishtown.
The district recently issued an eight-page release
on the proposal dubbed “FRHSD: Ensuring Excel-
lence.” It states the project will “reinvest in our schools
without raising taxes.”
Officials also produced a 21⁄2-minute video on You-
Tube promoting the projects.
See DISTRICT, Page 9A
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Authorities call Deal Lake search
training, not about missing woman
Keith Schubert Asbury Park Press
USA TODAY NETWORK – NEW JERSEY
INTERLAKEN – For the second day in a row, doz-
ens of law enforcement officers combed Deal Lake,
methodically walking through the water and search-
ing its perimeter.
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tive and ongoing” search into the disappearance of
Jacqueline Terrulli, who mysteriously went missing
after her house burned down Sept. 12.
See DEAL LAKE, Page 9A

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