The Neptune City Board of Education is seeking a replacement for a vacant seat following the recent resignation of Board Vice President Debra Johnson-Dahrouge.
The board is soliciting letters of interest from residents who would like to fill the seat.
Johnson-Dahrouge has been a member of the board since 2004.
The person appointed will serve until April, when [...]
By JOANNE L. PAPAIANNI
Time is running out for the Shark River.
The river which borders Neptune, Neptune City, Avon, Belmar and Wall Township is quickly drying up, officials say. Dredging, which has been approved by the state, will give the river new life. But not all officials in the five towns bordering the river agree [...]
By JOANNE L. PAPAIANNI
The Neptune City Land Use Board denied a request from the owners of the Charline Motel to certify it as a rooming house based on a pre-existing, non-conforming use.
Mayor Thomas Arnone said, “There is no way the Charline Motel is not a motel. We disagreed with them, it is not a rooming [...]
By JOANNE L. PAPAIANNI
Edward Zakerowski, a member of the Neptune City Board of Education, demonstrated his love for his mother by donating one of his healthy kidneys to her.
Frances Lovely, 64, had suffered from the deterioration of her kidneys brought on by the use of high blood pressure medicines for three decades.
“She had a long [...]
By JOANNE L. PAPAIANNI
Thomas Campbell, who is beginning his first year as the top administrator at the Woodrow Wilson School in Neptune City is hoping that all new construction on the school will be completed before school starts.
We are just finishing up construction, were hoping to have everything finished and move the kids into the new rooms at the start of school, he said this week.
The school had been undergoing an expansion as well as renovations of the existing building for several years.
Campbell, who has been in the district for nine years, said its been a busy summer.
Family Reunion Coaster Photo: The Avagliano family, which includes residents of Neptune and Neptune City, gathered at the Oceanview Bakery in Long Branch recently to celebrate a visit by seven family members from Italy. Half of the members stayed with Carmela West in Neptune City and the other half at Lea Tallarios home in Ocean Township. |
Doggie Cocktail Hour
The Wonder Bar in Asbury Park hosts a doggie cocktail hour every Thursday beginning at 5 p.m. A group of recent patrons is pictured here.
Police in Neptune City have released a sketch of a man they believe robbed a 74-year-old Avon man the afternoon of June 21 after threatening him with a gun as the victim left a check cashing business.
Police responded to the business on West Sylvania Avenue and determined that the Avon man was robbed of cash as he was leaving the business.