By JOANNE L. PAPAIANNI
Bradley Beach officials and residents showered outgoing Bradley Beach Borough Administrator Phyllis Quixley with words of praise at her last meeting Tuesday night.
Quixley has worked for the borough for 40 years, the last 16 as the administrator.
At press time, the council was holding a special meeting where Gail O’Reilly was expected to [...]
By JOANNE L. PAPAIANNI
Metro Homes, developers of the now defunct Esperanza on the Asbury Park beachfront, hopes to unveil the project’s redesign soon.
According to Dean Geibel, a managing partner of Metro Homes, his company and city officials are in discussions about what the new project will look like.
Geibel did say, however, it will remain a [...]
By DON STINE
A face-off over state-imposed parking requirements is taking place among some Ocean Grove residents with one resident saying it’s time to stop overbuilding the historic district and creating more serious parking problems.
Mayor Randy Bishop, who owns a bed and breakfast in the historic district, and Ocean Grove resident Joseph Krimko last week attended [...]
By DON STINE
A township-wide ordinance limiting the hours for construction projects on Saturdays in the summer is being considered by the Neptune Township Committee after a similar proposed ban for Ocean Grove only was presented at a previous meeting.
“I think we should make any such ordinance township-wide and not just for Ocean Grove,” said Deputy [...]
Deal Lake will be the scene of the inaugural Deal Lake Regatta, “Light up The Lake” on Sat., Sept. 27 which will feature illuminated boats in a loop around the western portion of the lake.
In addition, fund-raising house parties are being scheduled beginning at 5 p.m. at private homes on the lake to raise [...]
By TOM SHORTELL
Asbury Park’s City Council narrowly approved Asbury Partner’s plans for 15 beachfront townhouses approximately 60 feet east of Asbury Towers on the north end of the beachfront.
The townhouses, called Bradley Cove, are planned for a .6-acre lot on the 1700 block of Ocean Avenue, across the street from Asbury Towers. Architectural drawings [...]
By JOANNE L. PAPAIANNI
It was all in the family Monday night at Neptune City’s Borough Council meeting as Michael Donovan, III was sworn in as a police officer only hours after his father, also named Michael, was sworn in as Chief Warrant Officer of the Monmouth County’s Sheriff’s Department in Freehold.
Like his son, the elder [...]
Chief Michael William Donovan was sworn in as chief warrant officer in Monmouth County by Superior Court Judge Lawrence Lawson. He is pictured with Emily Donovan and Sheriff Kim Guadagno.