By DON STINE
Sewer lines under Deal Lake will be tested for leaks within the next three weeks in an attempt to see if they are sources of contamination in the lake.
A 350-signature petition, circulated by the Friends of Deal Lake, requesting sewer pipes running under Deal Lake be tested for leaks was presented to the [...]
By DON STINE
Capt. Stephen Carasia, a 20-year veteran with the Deal police department, is scheduled to be sworn in as the borough’s new police chief tomorrow (Dec. 19) at 10 a.m. He will officially become chief on Jan. 1.
“Capt. Carasia has worked very hard on the job and advanced through the ranks during his 20 [...]
By PAUL BOOTH
Representatives of the Deal Lake Commission say the very foundation of their organization is at risk if Asbury Park continues to refuse to pay their assessment.
The commission said Asbury Park is in arrears of payment for 2007 and 2008, totaling about $16,500.
Organized in 1974 at the behest of Asbury Park, the commission is [...]
By JOANNE L. PAPAIANNI
Students at the Hope Academy Charter School in Asbury Park will be launching a sailboat they made by hand in Deal Lake Mon., Jun 9.
The boat, The Hope 2008, was a year long project made possible through a grant from the Horner Family Trust and the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation.
Beatons Boatyard in Point Pleasant built the mast and sails used on the boat. Everything else was made by students all no older than 14.
The boat was unveiled at a ceremony in the schools gymnasium after Wednesdays launch was cancelled due to poor weather conditions.
By DON STINE
Political stability in Deal continued this week after longtime Board of Commission members Harry I. Franco and Dorothy ODonnell were sworn into office.
Commissioner Morris Ades was also sworn into office for his first full term. All three commissioners were re-elected to four-year terms last month.
Franco was appointed to fill an unexpired term in 1979 and won his first full term in 1980. He has served as mayor for the past 13 years and was again appointed mayor for the next four years.
ODonnell has served on the board for 12 years and begins her fourth full term.
Visiting Wegmans These fourth grade students from the Deal Elementary School recently visited Wegmans supermarket in Ocean Township as part of their Eat Well – Live Well Program. |
By DON STINE
A special Proactive Police Supervision Course was recently sponsored by the Deal police department in which officers from various towns improved their legal, management and leadership skills.
The training course is designed primarily for police supervisors or officers showing promise to become supervisors. Its the kind of training we think is essential to bring our force up to the highest standards, said Borough Administrator James Rogers.
The course, given by the Law Enforcement Training Associates, consists of five, eight-hour classes which began February 27 and ended April 17.
By DON STINE
Eight bond ordinances approving $900,000 in capital improvement expenditures for various projects and equipment purchases were introduced at Tuesdays Deal Borough Council meeting.
The money will be used for many annual maintenance-type improvements in the borough, said Borough Administrator James Rogers.
Public hearings on the bond ordinances will be held April 22.
Repairs to storm drains and streets, restoration work on an old fire engine, improvements to the Deal Casino and Conover Pavilions on Ocean Avenue, and the purchase of new equipment for the police and public works departments will be financed through $600,000 in bonding.