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By PAUL BOOTH
Though some of the titles may have changed, their vision has not, say the members of the Asbury Park City Council, which elected Ed Johnson mayor at the reorganization meeting Wednesday afternoon.
Johnson, who is the city’s first openly gay mayor, replaces Kevin Sanders, who served in the position for the last eight years.
“Eight years ago I was voted in as mayor in a town that most people didn’t want to visit let alone live in,” said Sanders, who won his third term on council in May and nominated Johnson for his new post. “It was with the help of this council that we moved beyond that. And this is still one team and we’re moving forward.” Read the rest of this entry »
By JOANNE L. PAPAIANNI and PAUL BOOTH
For so long the weather has been so wrong so this week business owners and residents up and down the shore were happy to see the sun starting to shine as they prepared for the upcoming July 4 weekend.
At Bradley Beach’s Honeysuckle Cafe owner Elizabeth Giberson McAllister said, “It’s great, the season started rainy, but I looked at the records from last year and we’re not that far behind. I know by the end of the summer it will even out.” Read the rest of this entry »
By DON STINE
Loch Arbour’s attempt to obtain an injunction against a $1.3 million state-imposed school tax increase, effective July 1, was rejected by a Superior Court judge on Tuesday.
Superior Court Judge Thomas W. Cavanagh Jr. rejected the village’s suit to have an injunction imposed on the increase.
While not granting the injunction, the judge ordered a short discovery period and a hearing for the matter on Oct. 1. Read the rest of this entry »
By ED SALVAS
Christopher Shields of Asbury Park won’t be spending his summer lounging on the beach. The 16-year-old Asbury Park High School junior is heading for Washington, D.C. where he’ll spend four weeks working as a Page in the U.S. House of Representatives. Read the rest of this entry »
By DON STINE
Sewer lines under Deal Lake will be tested for leaks within the next three weeks in an attempt to see if they are sources of contamination in the lake.
A 350-signature petition, circulated by the Friends of Deal Lake, requesting sewer pipes running under Deal Lake be tested for leaks was presented to the Ocean Township Council recently and a subsequent meeting was held with the Township of Ocean Sewer Authority on the matter.
FODL member Brian Mullins said the petition seeks to have an inexpensive dye test conducted by TOSA in the sewer lines to see if untreated sewage is leaking into the lake. Read the rest of this entry »
By JOANNE L. PAPAIANNI
Pet owners, as most know, have a unique way of looking at the world.
Joseph and Robbin Everett are no different than most pet lovers, but they have taken their love of animals to the Internet.
The Bradley Beach couple began filming a weekly podcast, full of fun and whimsy, about issues and events involving people and their pets. Read the rest of this entry »
By BONNIE GRAHAM
When someone purchases a house in Ocean Grove, they are not only getting a home but an address in a National Historic District.
Neptune Township Land Use Administrator Bernard Haney, who was a guest speaker at the Ocean Grove Homeowners Association meeting Saturday, said he is putting together a package for new homeowners which would educate them about the historic district.
Township Committee member Kevin McMillan, who is the liaison to the tax assessor office, told the homeowners “We are committed to maintaining the integrity of Ocean Grove.” Read the rest of this entry »