By DON STINE The role of the Ku Klux Klan in New Jersey will be the topic of a special presentation and book signing at the Asbury Park Public Library Thurs., Oct. 17 and local civil rights activists are urging people to attend. “The Rise and Fall of the Ku Klux Klan in New Jersey” […]
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Ocean Board Gives OK to Deal Road Development Plan
By DON STINE A controversial project that will build commercial and residential units on a 32-acre site at the intersection of Deal Road and Route 35 was approved by the Ocean Township Planning Board this week. The move comes after 12 lengthy meetings were held on the application, with township residents both opposing and supporting […]
Continue readingNeptune Administrator to Remain in Post Through 2020
By DON STINE Neptune Business Administrator Vito Gadaleta will remain in his position until the end of 2020. Gadaleta was appointed to his job in December, 2012 and his contract is up at the end of this year but he said previously that he would like to continue in his job until the end of […]
Continue readingA Work of Art That Works
By DON STINE Whether fair or foul, one Asbury Park couple always knows which way the wind is blowing. The couple, Celia Morrissette and Keith Johnson, own a house a 614 Sixth Ave. and have a unique copper weathervane on top of their carriage house on the Bangs Avenue side of the property. “It was […]
Continue readingBook Signing for Springsteen Book
By DON STINE “Long Walk Home: Reflections on Bruce Springsteen” will be officially released in bookstores on Sept. 23 but a special advance book preview and book signing by some of the authors will be held in Asbury Park on Fri., Sept. 20 Commemorating Springsteen’s 70th birthday, “Long Walk Home” explores his legacy and provides […]
Continue readingNeptune OKs Agreement for North End
By DON STINE After being stalled for 11 years, redevelopment at the North End beachfront of Ocean Grove took a big step forward this week when the Neptune Township Committee executed an agreement to have the long-vacant site developed. “This is the first step in the process. It doesn’t end tonight; it begins tonight,” Township […]
Continue readingNew Bus for Neptune Seniors
By DON STINE Neptune’s senior citizens have a new set of wheels for their senior center – a second-hand bus donated by the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders. “We had a 1994 Blue Bird bus that we have used since 1995. But it has had issues and it’s getting harder and harder to get parts […]
Continue readingCharter School Seeks Court Ruling for Neptune Location
By DON STINE A Superior Court judge will decide if the College Achieve Charter School Asbury Park can move into Holy Innocents School in Neptune. The move hit a road block after a township zoning official denied the move. The issue, according to Neptune Business Administrator Vito Gadaleta, is that the primary use for the […]
Continue reading‘Living Shoreline’ Installation Put Off Until Next Year
By DON STINE Installing a “living shoreline” along the banks of the Shark River in Neptune will not begin this year but will most likely begin next spring. “We continue to tweak the plan and a fall installation is unlikely,” Township Business Administrator Vito Gadaleta said. He said the township hopes to have a finalized […]
Continue readingNeptune Skateboard Park Open
By DON STINE Final touches are being done to Neptune’s new skateboard park at the Sunshine Village Park with a grand opening planned for next month. Township Business Administrator Vito Gadaleta said that the park still needs some landscaping and a fence to be finished. “But the park is open and being utilized,” he said. […]
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