Lakewood Won't Pursue Proposal To Build An Arena For The NJ Devils, Due To Lack Of Support From The Jewish Community

Lakewood, NJ - A $40 million to $50 million proposal to build an arena for a New Jersey Devils farm team has been put on ice.
Two Devils owners — who confirmed the project is shelved — said lack of support from the Orthodox Jewish population stalled the proposal.
Positive reaction from the Orthodox community was critical because the arena was to be built on seven acres currently under contract to Cedarbridge Development Corp., the for-profit arm of Lakewood's Beth Medrash Govoha, the country's largest rabbinical college.