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Major Breakthrough in Tent City Standoff

Rosetta Key — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 09:54:32 +0000

An attorney for Lakewood's Tent City residents is calling a final consent order a major victory for the homeless of Ocean County. wjlk

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Tent City in Lakewood – Learn More About Them

Dennis and Judi Show — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:06:16 +0000

Dennis and Judi discussed how tent cities are popping up more frequently around NJ and whether or not NJ Legislature should do something about them or just leave them.

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Lakewood Tent City Agreement Reached

Ilya Hemlin — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:00:56 +0000

Before residents of Lakewood’s Tent City must leave the woods, they will be given housing for at least a year according to a principle agreement reached Friday.

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Judge Orders Help for NJ Tent City Residents

Townsquare News Network — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 20:05:02 +0000

Residents of a New Jersey homeless encampment will not be evicted from their tents in the woods without being offered indoor housing for at least a year under terms of an agreement reached Friday.

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Judge Considers Testimony from Homeless at Lakewood Camp

Townsquare News Network — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 03:59:38 +0000

One is a nurse with three college degrees who says she was hit by a car and disabled. Another says he was born with brain damage and has bipolar disorder.

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Lakewood Tent City Not Being Shut Down This Week [AUDIO]

Rosetta Key — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 10:49:48 +0000

Just a formality. That's what Lakewood Mayor Al Akerman is calling violations ordering a so-called Tent City to remove all its tents and wood-burning stoves by today.

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How Is Jersey Taking The Cold Snap? [AUDIO]

Jason Allentoff — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:16:02 +0000

Bitter Arctic air continues to plague the Garden State with unbearable temperatures. Just think - just six months ago, we were all complaining about 90 degree weather and a series of heatwaves during the Summer season. Now, it's a total 180.

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Lakewood's Tent City Residents Pick Representatives

Townsquare News Network — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 17:00:57 +0000

The candidates made the rounds of their neighborhood, canvassing voters who live in canvas.

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Doctors Bring Supplies For Homeless at Lakewood Camp

Townsquare News Network — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 21:56:01 +0000

Representatives of two medical groups have donated winter clothing, medicine and supplies to residents of Tent City, a homeless encampment in the woods of Lakewood.

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Homeless Man Sues, Says Volunteer Stole His House

Townsquare News Network — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:01:51 +0000

A New Jersey man who once lived in a waterfront home at the Jersey shore now lives in a teepee made of plastic tarpaulins in muddy, mosquito-infested woods.

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