The Coaster

By JOANNE L. PAPAIANNI
Five Bradley Beach residents, including the two incumbents, have filed to run for two Boorugh Council seats in the upcoming November election.
The two seats are both unexpired terms and will run until May of 2010.
Two incumbents Norman Goldfarb and George Bachar who were appointed in July will face two former council members [...]

By JOANNE L. PAPAIANNI
Four Bradley Beach residents, including two former Borough Council members and the two incumbents, have filed petitions to run for the two open council seats in the upcoming election Nov. 4.
The filing deadline is Sept. 11 at 4 p.m.
Former Councilmen Benjamin Waters and Sal Galassetti are challenging Councilmen George Bachar and Norm [...]

By JOANNE L. PAPAIANNI
A small town in Missouri is about to become safer.
Bradley Beach Borough Councilman George Bachar reported at Tuesday night’s meeting that the borough’s recently decommissioned fire truck is being donated to the Queen City, Missouri fire company.
The donation will come with a document stating that it has been decomissioned and “has no [...]

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.

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A 56-year-old Tinton Falls man was arrested this week and charged with robbing five banks including the Central Jersey Bank in Bradley Beach last week.
Police arrested Richard Demott, 56, Tuesday after two members of a task force investigating the robberies spotted a man matching the robber

By JOANNE L. PAPAIANNI
Investigators from the Monmouth County Prosecutors Office are looking for a man who robbed the Central Jersey Bank on Main Street in Bradley Beach Tuesday morning.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bradley Beach Police Department are also involved in the investigation.
Police Chief Leonard Guida said the robbery was committed by an adult, white male at about 10:30 a.m.
The man entered the bank and handed a note to the teller demanding money.

By JOANNE L. PAPAIANNI

A three-year contract for the Bradley Beach police chief was tabled at Tuesday nights meeting.
Mayor Julie Schreck said she and Chief Leonard Guida were still negotiating.
The chief and I are still negotiating, but we have not dotted our is and crossed our ts yet, she said.

By DAVE CHRISTOPHER

Grupo Yuri is a six-piece ensemble led by violinist Yuri Turchyn encompassing an array of diverse styles from World Beat, Latin and Jazz flavors. Pictured here is the groups recent performance Upstairs at Giamanos in Bradley Beach.