The Coaster

Beach, bags, babies ready for the holiday weekend

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Bradley Beach residents enjoy a day at the beach this week. From left are moms; Barbara Cizewski, Sue Monroe and Jen Young, with children Ian Sexsmith, 5, Madison Young, 4 and Morgan Young, 1.

By JOANNE L. PAPAIANNI
Summertime can mean lots of fun, but for moms heading to [...]

Construction to continue until August

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Construction is slowing traffic down at the entrance to Ocean Grove on Route 71.

By ANDREW CANGIANO
Construction on Route 71 at the entrance to Ocean Grove will likely continue until mid-August, said one of the projects engineers.

By ANDREW CANGIANO
The Neptune planner has been authorized to create a redevelopment plan for the north end of the Ocean Grove beachfront property.
The township will be able to get reimbursements for the $25,000 planning costs, said Chief Financial Officer Michael Bascom.
The Township Committee voted 3-0 in favor of the resolution, with Mayor Thomas Catley abstaining [...]

By JOANNE L. PAPAIANNI
Neptune City Mayor Thomas Arnone thanked neighboring Neptune Township for its help after a rain storm Saturday night that left the borough rain-soaked and battered.
Arnone said, “We were hit the hardest in Monmouth County, we had a lot of power outages, serious ones.”

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Dorothy Argyros, Neptune holds a sign at the eminent domain rally.

By ANDREW CANGIANO
New Jersey should enact a moratorium on eminent domain, Asbury Park City Councilman James Keady said at a rally held at city hall on Friday.

I think in the short term we need a moratorium on the use of eminent domain statewide, [...]

By ANDREW CANGIANO
Neptune officials introduced an ordinance this week which will govern the townships waterways.
A public hearing on the ordinance, which will create the Neptune Harbor Commission, will be held July 10.

By ELAINE VAN DEVELDE
Tinton Falls will hire Realty Appraisals of West New York for $48,000 to complete a revaluation in the borough.
The money is now in place to get the first revaluation since 1989 under way but residents will still not see the results on their tax bills until 2007.

By GARRETT STASSE
The emergency generator for Avons only sewer pump station will be above ground.

The underground pumping station at Ocean and Lincoln avenues has to be replaced, and the Board of Commissioners wants it underground so it can sell the land beneath the brick building housing it. But that means finding a place for [...]