By DON STINE
Ending backyard garbage collection in Ocean Township will be the sole subject at a special Township Council meeting to be held Wed., Sept. 26 at 7 p.m.
The township is planning to switch to high-tech, mechanized garbage trucks that will empty 95-gallon containers at the curbside.
The reality is there hasnt been an opportunity to [...]
By DON STINE
Interlaken residents may not be able to come together on whether to apply for a $250,000 matching county grant to renovate the borough park on Bridlemere Avenue but one thing residents do seem to agree on is that the park does need improvement.
Residents packed a special meeting last week at Borough Hall that [...]
By ED SALVAS
When Harvey Schultz graduated from Asbury Park High School in 1959, the city was a bustling commercial, residential and resort community still known as the “Jewel of the Jersey Shore.”
Over the next 40 years, as the city fell on hard times, Schultz went to work building a successful real estate development company. He [...]
By GARRETT STASSE
Asbury Park officials said they are continuing to secure a permanent center for senior citizens, maybe the Braverman building on Memorial Drive.
City Councilman John Loffredo said the city is considering the Braverman Building, 1201 Memorial Dr. between Fourth and Fifth Avenues. The 40,000-square-foot facility is in partially move-in condition and could house [...]
By JOANNE L. PAPAIANNI
The set of a movie now in production is set to move to the Bradley Beach train station Sept 21.
At Tuesday nights Borough Council meeting the governing body decided to table the request until the Bradley Beach police department can coordinate the effort with NJ Transit police.
Greta Productions, LLC made the request [...]
My Oprah Asbury Park beach ah-ha moment
By RICHARD VIRGILIO
My friend Gary, who has lived here his entire life, tells me once a Benny, always a Benny. Because I moved here just three years ago, I will always be a Benny in his eyes. The Saturday evening of Labor Day weekend I had a [...]
By JOANNE L. PAPAIANNI
Residents of Interlaken came together for the towns annual picnic last weekend to celebrate their small community.Three generations of Shotwells are lifeguards
By TOM CARDINALE
For the Shotwells, guarding the beaches of Ocean Grove is a family affair.
Now, 57 years after David Shotwell Sr. began his lifeguard career and the Shotwell lifeguard legacy, three generations are together on one beach.
The summer of 1951 marked the beginning of the elder Shotwells lifeguard career. Only [...]