By DON STINE A more than 100-year-old house in Neptune is being demolished to make way for several multipurpose athletic fields. The Township Committee passed a resolution at this week’s meeting awarding a $39,875 contract to Nacirema Demolition and Recycling, based in Matawan, to demolish and remove the debris. Earlier plans for the house included […]
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Asbury Park Museum to Open on Boardwalk
By DON STINE Those visiting the Asbury Park boardwalk will soon be in for a unique experience- the Asbury Park Museum is opening its doors there. “This is well overdue. Asbury Park is such a unique place and it’s too bad that its history has never been fully-documented,” said Kay Harris, owner of Asbury […]
Continue reading$50,000 Raised to Fight Pancreatic Cancer
By DON STINE A $50,000 check was presented to the Lustgarten Foundation by Neptune, county, and state officials at the recent Neptune Township Committee meeting. The money was raised through the annual Pound the Pavement For Purple Committee, which holds an annual 5km run/walk in Neptune and Neptune City to raise the money to help […]
Continue readingNeptune Police Investigate Stabbing
By DON STINE A 22-year-old male was stabbed in Neptune Sun., Dec. 2 but was treated and released from the hospital the same day. Police said the victim was uncooperative during the investigation and that there were no witnesses to the stabbing. “The was treated and released from the Jersey Shore University Medical Center on […]
Continue readingOcean Grove Redevelopment Steps Forward
By DON STINE Redevelopment at the long-neglected North End of Ocean Grove took a step forward this week when Neptune officials approved an official agreement that is expected to eventually result in a comprehensive redevelopment plan. Township Redevelopment Attorney Joseph J. Maraziti, based in Short Hills, stressed that this is not a redevelopment agreement but […]
Continue readingCourt Rules Village Allowed to Leave Ocean District
By DON STINE The decision by Loch Arbour to withdraw from the Ocean Township school district and establish a new school district for the village will be allowed under an Oct. 18 decision made by the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division. “Taxpayers will continue to benefit from the large property tax reduction from […]
Continue readingOcean Deputy Mayor Will Step Down
By DON STINE Ocean Township Deputy Mayor Robert Acerra will be stepping down from his post soon but he will not be leaving the Township Council “It’s just time to step down but I will still do what I need to do as a council member. I am not going anywhere,” he said earlier this […]
Continue readingNeptune Employee Promoted to New Administrative Position
By DON STINE Neptune Township’s Historic Preservation Commission will now be more streamlined with the hiring of an administrative officer. “We hope to improve the delivery of services through the HPC by doing this,” Township Business Administrator Vito Gadaleta said. Current HPC Secretary Dawn Crozier, who is the township’s deputy tax assessor, was promoted to […]
Continue reading$12 Million Route 66 Project Expected to Begin in 2020
By DON STINE Plans to widen Route 66 in Neptune from two into four lanes are moving forward, township officials said on Monday night. State Department of Transportation officials have proposed a $12 million, 1.2-mile road widening project that would expand Route 66 from two to four lanes from Jumping Brook Road, east to the intersection of […]
Continue readingNeptune Hopes to Create More Athletic Fields
By DON STINE Several multipurpose athletic fields will be created on the old Welsh dairy farm tract in Neptune using a $250,000 Monmouth County Open Space grant, if approved by the county. A public meeting on submitting the grant application was held recently where Township Engineer Leanne Hoffman said several different ideas and different sites […]
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