The Coaster

By DON STINE

Contract negotiations between the Ocean Township Education Association and the Board of Education have been settled under a memorandum of agreement reached between the two sides.

The last contract expired in June 2007 and education association members have been working under the old contract ever since.

School board member Michael Beson, who headed the contract negotiating committee, said the board is satisfied with the agreement.

“All sides came together and worked out an agreement that’s best for our teachers and the taxpayers,” he said. Read the rest of this entry »

By JOANNE L. PAPAIANNI

Bradley Beach residents and police officers rallied around their police chief this week after a question arose about the legality of an employment contract between him and former mayor Steve Schueler.

On June 16, two weeks before Schueler left office, a contract was signed between the mayor and Police Chief Leonard Guida. The 14-page contract details Guida’s employment for January of this year through December 2010. The contract calls for a $104,000 salary this year rising to $114,000 in 2010 and a longevity compensation of 12 percent of his annual base salary. Read the rest of this entry »

Coaster Photos: Visitors to the Asbury Park boardwalk Saturday stood on benches to get a better look at the dancers (click below) who participated in the Sand Blast Dance Party at the Fifth Avenue Beach. The event, which ran from noon to 6 p.m., took place on a handmade platform and was part of the annual Road Trip event, sponsored by the Asbury Park Marketing Fund.

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By TOM SHORTELL

The owner of the food processing warehouse on the corner of Main Street and Newark Avenue in Bradley Beach has removed his application to convert the building into a restaurant.

Ray Walsh, the owner of Beach Crepevine LLC, removed his application at the Board of Adjustment meeting when some residents opposed his plan. Walsh said he did not want to be a “bad neighbor.” Read the rest of this entry »

Coaster Photo: Sofia Cella of Tinton Falls eyes Sunny, an albino Burmese Python, Monday afternoon in the Atchison School foyer.

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The first rig owned by the Bradley Beach First Aid Squad.

By JOANNE L. PAPAIANNI

The Bradley Beach First Aid Squad, celebrating its 75th year, has had a front row seat at central New Jersey’s major catastrophes, since being incorporated June 7, 1933.

“There were only a few squads in the area, they went all over the place,” said long time member Norman Wright. Read the rest of this entry »

By JOANNE L. PAPAIANNI

John Schneider, owner of Schneider’s Restaurant in Avon, has a family that keeps on growing and if he has his say it will grow even more.

As the recipient of a heart, seven years ago, he is a member of a very exclusive club, but with emotions easily surfacing, he spoke of the donors and other recipients he has met as “family.”

Schneider received his heart seven years ago from a 39-year-old army reserve soldier who was killed in an accident while training. Over the last seven years Schneider has established close ties with the donor family and both families get together several times every year. Read the rest of this entry »

Allenhurst musician Sal Boyd, under the moniker Sally, will present his debut album July 27 at Asbury Lanes in Asbury Park.

Doors are at 7 p.m.

Boyd’s music is rooted in classic ‘50s rock and roll and pop progressions but also incorporates surf, latin and blues. Read the rest of this entry »