Court Hearing On Tent City Friday

Superior Court Judge Joseph Foster will hold a hearing Friday, the latest in the yearslong effort by Lakewood and Ocean County to shut down the Tent City camp where many homelesss have been staying, according to The Star-Ledger.

Advocates for the residents say that there is no shelter anywhere in the region for homeless adults and that the governments have not done enough to provide safe housing for them, according to The Star-Ledger..

The issue has vexed the judge, who is wrestling with the many legal, moral and intensely personal issues the case has raised, according to The Star-Ledger. Last year, he ruled the government has some responsibility to care for the poor, but the extent of that care, and how it is provided, remains to be determined, according to The Star-Ledger.

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