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 […]
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‘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. […]
Continue readingOcean Voters to Decide on Bow Hunting, Sale of Medical Marijuana
By DON STINE How to deal with Ocean Township’s run-away deer population and whether or not to allow medical marijuana sales in the township will be left up to voters in this November’s general election in two separate referendums. “These are non-binding referendums and will not automatically result in the council taking any action. We […]
Continue readingOcean Hears Pros and Cons About Deal Road Project
By DON STINE After seven months of hearings, an application to develop a 32-acre site at the intersection of Deal Road and Route 35 in Ocean Township is heading to a close. Last week the Planning Board, once again, heard the proposal by Paramount Realty, who wants to build a 112-room Marriott Hotel, a Wawa […]
Continue readingBow Hunting Discussed in Ocean Township
Officials preparing referendum question on controlling deer population By DON STINE Bow hunting or sterilization are two primary options being considered in Ocean Township to deal with the township’s run-away deer population and the question is scheduled to be decided by voters in November. The large deer population is an ongoing problem in Ocean Township […]
Continue readingSevere Thunderstorms Rock the Area
By JOANNE PAPAIANNI and DON STINE Severe thunderstorms in the evening Mon., July 22 caused massive power outages in the area, leaving thousands of PCP&L customers without power. Many still in the dark in Neptune and Oakhurst on Wed., July 24 at press time. “This is the most significant power outage since Superstorm Sandy,” said […]
Continue readingMuckFest Raises Funds for MS Research
By DON STINE It’s going to be a muddy mess for Neptune’s Sprengels Bar and Liqours employees and their supporters this weekend. Sprengels will be sending a team to the annual MuckFest New Jersey, a 5K mud and obstacle run designed by special effects and event production specialists from Hollywood. “The first run was so […]
Continue readingTake a Tour of the Tents in Ocean Grove
By DON STINE About 300 people are expected to attend this year’s tour of the historic tents in Ocean Grove- offering a unique opportunity for people to see how the “tenters” live over the summer. The Historical Society of Ocean Grove is sponsoring the Tent Colony Tour on Fri., July 19 from 11 a.m. to […]
Continue readingIn Ocean Grove: Who’s That at Your Door? The Mayor
By DON STINE Neptune’s mayor is going door to door in Ocean Grove in an effort to gauge residents’ thoughts about the locked gates over two pedestrian bridges between the historic district and Asbury Park. The gates on the bridges across Wesley Lake are locked every night from midnight to 5 a.m. and have been […]
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