By DON STINE Limited three-hour parking on Main Avenue and more parking spaces on Central Avenue will be created in Ocean Grove under two ordinances introduced by the Township Committee this week. Public hearings on both ordinances will be held May 24. Under the ordinances. limited three-hour parking will be imposed on Main Avenue, between […]
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Possible Parking Restrictions in Ocean Grove
By DON STINE Imposing three-hour parking limits along Main Avenue in Ocean Grove during the summer is a discussion expected at the next Neptune Township Committee workshop. The Ocean Grove Chamber of Commerce urges members to attend the May 14 meeting. The limited three-hour parking would be on Main Avenue, between Central and New York Avenues, […]
Continue readingLake Commission Seeks Volunteers
The Wesley Lake Commission is looking for volunteers to join the commission Applicants should be interested in the upkeep and condition of the lake. The Wesley Lake Commission oversees Wesley Lake and its watershed on behalf of the City of Asbury Park and Neptune Township. The Commission’s goal is to improve the ecological balance […]
Continue readingOcean Grove North End Will Be Developed
Boutique Hotel, 10 Homes Planned The Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association (OGCMA) has announced that it has signed an “Options Agreement “with the Ocean Grove North End Development LLC (OGNED) to allow OGNED to develop the land parcel between Wesley Lake and Spray Ave; the boardwalk and Beach Avenue. This is the site of […]
Continue readingDonations Sought for Rummage Sale
St. Paul’s Church in Ocean Grove will host its Spring Rummage Sale on Friday, April 6 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Sat., April 7 from 9 a.m. to noon. This event directly benefits many people in the community who would not ordinarily be able to afford retail prices on household items and clothing. […]
Continue readingShuttle Considered for Ocean Grove
By DON STINE Neptune officials are considering implementing a shuttle program to help ease Ocean Grove’s usual summertime parking problem. At Monday’s Township Committee meeting, officials said the program is under review. Mayor Nicholas Williams said that plans for the shuttle service are still preliminary. “We are not there yet,” he said. The project would involve using […]
Continue readingIn Ocean Grove: Billy Graham Remembered
By DON STINE The Rev. Billy Graham, one of the world’s most famous Christian evangelists, died in his North Carolina home on February 21 at age 99, but his sermons in Ocean Grove will long be remembered. Graham preached in Ocean Grove three separate times over the years, with the 8,000-seat Great Auditorium being […]
Continue readingIn Ocean Grove: $1 Million Boardwalk Project Begins
The Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association is beginning a more than $1 million reconstruction project for the north end boardwalk area from McClintock Street to Seaview Avenue. The project will begin this month and completion is targeted for May 2018. This represents the next phase of the Camp Meeting Association’s ongoing efforts to improve […]
Continue readingIn Ocean Grove: Permit Proposal Over
By DON STINE Permit parking for residents in Ocean Grove is a dead proposal, according to Neptune officials. “There are too many issues with the plan and I am not for parking permits,” Committeeman Robert Lane Jr. said at this week’s Township Committee workshop. Residential permit parking was proposed by some residents in the […]
Continue readingOcean Grove Permit Parking Discussed
By DON STINE Approximately 200 showed up for the Neptune Township Committee meeting this week for a discussion of permit parking in densely populated Ocean Grove, where parking is at a premium. “There are different points of views and concerns,” Mayor Michael Brantley said at the beginning of tje special meeting on creating paid […]
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