By TOM SHORTELL
Avon’s Board of Commissioners voted to apply for two grants that would help it purchase the marina off the east side of Main Street. It is not the Main One Marina, as previously reported.
The borough will apply for a Green Acres grant of $325,000 and a Monmouth County Open Space grant of $250,000, [...]
By TOM SHORTELL and JOANNE L. PAPAIANNI
Local beach towns are reporting increases over last year’s total revenue in beach badges with Asbury Park seeing an increase of about 30 percent in badge sales.
By JOANNE L. PAPAIANNI
John Schneider, owner of Schneiders 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.
Summer Reading Project
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Children and moms listen to directions about their bug projects at Bradley Beach Librarys Summer Reading: Catch the Bug program held recently.
 Coaster Photo:Over the weekend Avon residents got a chance to inspect the renovations at the Avon Elementary School during an open house there. School Superintendent Helen Payne (above left) is pictured with students Skyler Schoenleber and Cory DeBenedetto and teacher Joan Duckett. The addition provides handicapped accessibility, and includes a new cafeteria, science room and media center. The main office was moved to the former cafeteria and is now near the new main entrance to the school. |
By JOANNE L. PAPAIANNI
The Avon Board of Education introduced its 2008/2009 budget at a special meeting March 5 which will include an estimated 1.2 cent increase on the school tax rate.
According to Board Administrator Amy Lerner, the board attended a meeting with county officials, but because of a recent revaluation in the borough, firm figures were not released.
The total budget is $3,817,837.
The total general fund is $3,346,790 with a debt service fund of $426,860 and a special revenue fund which is $44,187.
By JOANNE L. PAPAIANNI
The sailing program at the Belmar Marina, run by the Friends of Belmar Harbor since 2000, has grown into a thriving and respected club.
During the summer months, about 400 youngsters learn the basics of sailing, while 150 families, as club members, use the sailboats for family outings.
Neptune City Mayor Thomas Arnone [...]
By TOM CARDINALE
A Monmouth County representative for the New Jersey State Department of Youth and Family Services says the area is in desperate need of foster families and is urging residents to get involved.
“My job here is I’m the recruiter for adoptive and foster parents,” Jo Pohl said.
Her list of foster and adoptive families, however, [...]