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Hotel, Assisted Living Center Approved For Former Econo Lodge Site

August 4, 2017 Planning Board

An artist’s rendering of the hotel proposed for the Easton Avenue site.

A gateway to the township will get a much-needed upgrade, thanks to an Aug. 3 Zoning Board of Adjustment approval.

A site plan application for an assisted living facility and a 119-room hotel, targeted for the roughly 9-acre Easton Avenue location of Venue 1850 banquet hall and the former Econo Lodge hotel near Route 287, won board approval.

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