LAKEWOOD It seems only fitting that a forum called to talkabout how to ease congestion on Route 9 would result in a bottle-neck getting into the meeting room.

Hundreds jammed the conference room to talk about how toimprove traffic flow on the busy roadway, bringing probingquestions, detailed suggestions for easing congestion, and warstories from the front lines of the daily battle with Route 9 grid-lock.

The heavy turnout is an indicator of how critical an issueRoute 9 has become for local residents like Jacob Leitman, wholives just off the highway in the southern end of town.

I think since 2010 its gotten steadily worse, said Leitman,39. People are just building more businesses (and) more hous-ing and a lot of schools in that area.

The North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority, which

NO WAY OUT Hundreds inLakewood jammeeting todiscuss Route 9

3 milesHighway length

21,000-38,000Weekday vehicle volume

240Annual crashes, three times the stateaverage for similar roadways

SOURCE: NORTH JERSEY TRANSPORTATION

PLANNING AUTHORITY

SHANNON MULLEN @MULLENAPP

See ROUTE 9, Page 4A

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Route 9 near the border of Lakewood Wednesday. Visit APP.com to read about the changing face of Lakewood.

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Come visit the nurseryof baby clams, oystersalong Barnegat Bay See the nursery and learn about efforts to restock BarnegatBay with the shellfish.

Hear theCountingCrows inHolmdelThe rock band performsSaturday at PNC BankArts Center.

Pizza andminiaturegolf on theboardwalkEnjoy dinner and a game at Castaway Cove inPoint Pleasant Beach.

Happy hourSt. Stephens Green Publick House,Spring Lake. 9 p.m. to midnight: $2domestic pints; $4 craft beers and $4well drinks.

River Rock Restaurant and MarinaBar, Brick. 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.: $2 Skyydrinks; 9 to 10 p.m. 50-cent Miller Lites,then $1 thereafter

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PLUMSTED As he lay in a hospital in critical condi-tion, Arthur Haskoor was charged with murdering hiswife.

Susanne Haskoor, 47, was found dead of apparentstab wounds in the couples driveway Tuesday morning.After a standoff, Arthur Haskoor was found uncon-scious inside their home.

Authorities announced Wednesday that Arthur Has-koor, 56, was charged with murder and possession of aweapon for an unlawful purpose, according to a release

from the Ocean County Prosecutors Office.Police found Susanne Haskoor dead about 10 a.m.

Tuesday at the couples home at 120 Evergreen Road.They found a note on the door of the home saying Ar-thur Haskoor was armed and would hurt anyone whocame inside.

Police surrounded the home for 4 hours beforesending a robot inside. The robot found Arthur Has-koor unconscious in the garage and he was airlifted toJersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune.

HUSBAND CHARGED Man found unconscious after armed standoff in Plumsted accused in fatal stabbing of his wifeANDREW FORD @ANDREWFORDNEWS

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BELMAR The story of the waitress who got ataunting message instead of a tip has gone interna-tional, and prompted more than a dozen people fromacross the United States to come forward and offer topay her the gratuity instead.

Jess Jones, 20, a Rutgers University student who iswaiting tables at DJais Bar & Grill this summer tohelp pay her way through school, had first taken toFacebook to recount the indignity she suffered. Overthe weekend, Jones agreed to allow APP.com and theAsbury Park Press to share her post with its readers.

By Monday night, it was trending on Facebook and people nationwide were sharing Jones outrage.

I eat out about six days per week and come intocontact with many servers, wrote Jack Bass of Colo-

Tips pour in for stiffed Belmar waitress ERIK LARSEN @ERIK_LARSEN

COURTESY JESS JONES

A copy of the receipt left for Jess Jones, a server at D'Jais Bar& Grill in Belmar. See TIPS, Page 9A