The Coaster

By PAUL BOOTH
The Asbury Park Planning Board took the initial steps on Monday night toward approving what may well be the first construction project under the Springwood Avenue Redevelopment Plan.

Chang Hwan Yi, a long time business owner on Springwood Avenue, applied for, and was granted, preliminary approval for a site plan that calls for the construction of a 33,000-square-foot structure that will have retail space on the first floor and residential apartments on the second and third floors. The proposed site is the block stretching from Avenue A to Borden Street along Springwood Avenue.

Yi, who operates the 6-11 convenience store currently at that location, has proposed that a supermarket operate the retail space on the bottom floor and 22 apartments, including five low income units, occupy the upper two floors. The plan calls for six two-bedroom units and 16 one-bedroom apartments. Read the rest of this entry »

By Dave Christopher

By RICHARD VIRGILIO
The sun rises tomorrow (Friday, Nov. 14) on Asbury Park’s next destination restaurant – Marilyn Schlossbach’s Langosta Lounge, at the Boardwalk.

Marilyn – founder of the Labrador Lounge in Normandy Beach and Market in the Middle on Cookman Avenue – is dedicated to ensuring her new endeavor is a 21st Century business built on a foundation of morphing benevolence and commerce into its success criteria.

“If you make your living from the environment, you must give back and take care of the environment,” said Marilyn. Read the rest of this entry »

By PAUL BOOTH
Like Senator Barack Obama’s campaign for the presidency, Asbury Park City Councilman Ed Johnson’s Election Night party at Cameo Bar started slowly and built to a crescendo. Read the rest of this entry »

By JOANNE L. PAPAIANNI
Former borough councilman Sal Galassetti was the big winner in Bradley Beach’s election Tuesday despite dropping out of the political scene for 10 years.

Galessetti was the top vote getter in the race for two Borough Council seats. He received 774 votes. Joining him on council will be newcomer Dr. Harold Cotler, who received 594 votes.

Incumbents Norman Goldfarb and George Bachar, who were appointed to the council in July, were defeated. Mayor Julie Schreck had endorsed both men on her personal Web blog. Read the rest of this entry »

By PAUL BOOTH
The race was tight and the night was long, but when all the votes were tallied and all the absentee ballots accounted for, Andrew Mayer eked out a 135-vote victory over Charles Lomangino in a special Tinton Falls election to fill the vacant Borough Council seat.

Lomangino had been acting councilman since his appointment in Sept. to fill the seat left vacant by former Council President Brendan Tobin’s sudden resignation in Aug. Read the rest of this entry »

Asbury Park hosted its first Stephen Crane Day Sat., Nov. 1 with proclamations from both the city and Assemblywoman Mary Pat Angelini, readings of Crane stories and announcing the winners of a writing contest based around Crane’s work.

The author spent 10 years of his life living on Fourth Avenue in Asbury Park. The house where he lived is being restored by the current owner Frank D’Alessandro.

Activities also included a cocktail party at Synaxis and an after party at Asbury Lanes. Read the rest of this entry »

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 Johnson-Dahrouge’s seat will be up for a one year unexpired term.

Board Administrator William Folk said Johnson-Dahrouge cited personal and health reasons for her departure. Read the rest of this entry »