First Shore Meeting for Annual Statewide Young Republicans Gathering Area officials describe difficulties following Hurricane Sandy POINT PLEASANT—“The future of the Republican Party is in this room,” said New Jersey Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno to a gathering of New Jersey Young Republicans at the Whites Sands Hotel here on May 18th for the [...]
BRICK—The 11-acre recreational park project at Trader’s Cove, located at the northern base of the Mantoloking Bridge here, was due to officially open on Thursday, May 23rd at a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by township officials. In 2005, Brick Township acquired the run down marina property with the intent to turn it into a public [...]
BRICK – The New Jersey chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) hosted a weekend community design program starting on April 27th at Emma Havens Young Elementary School on Drum Point Road, here, to help develop a plan to rebuild Camp Osborn in Brick Township, which was devastated by a fire after Hurricane Sandy. [...]
by Phil Stilton BRICK—More than six months after Hurricane Sandy struck, Brick Township Mayor Steve Acropolis once again took to the offensive with federal agencies who he said were hindering rebuilding efforts they were supposed to be assisting with. On Friday, May 18th, at a meeting with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Federal [...]
From the Jackson School District: JACKSON – After searching for months, posting the job twice and receiving troves of resumes from all over New Jersey and surrounding states, the Board of Education ultimately decided it needed to look no further than within its own family to find the district’s next superintendent of schools. At [...]
SEASIDE HEIGHTS – Mayor William Akers was confident in his declaration this week when he announced that the entire length of the Seaside Heights boardwalk would be open for Memorial Day weekend. “There is no doubt, it will be open,” he stated at mid-May borough council meeting. “The entire length will be open, but there [...]
The following is a release from Toms River Township: Toms River’s Ortley Beach, from 2ndto 5th Avenues, will open Saturday, May 25th from 9-5, with lifeguards. Entrance is on 3rd and Ocean Avenue. Temporary bathrooms will be in place. Schedule: Open Saturday, May 25-Monday, May 27 for Memorial Day Weekends only until June 22nd Open daily after [...]
Topic focused on obesity surgery first; hurricane recovery second by Phil Stilton SEASIDE HEIGHTS – In an unannounced visit here, Governor Chris Christie sat down on May 7th with NBC anchorman Brian Williams to talk about his ordeal as the Governor of a hurricane ravaged state. The interview, recorded for Mr. Williams’ Rock Center [...]
by Kathleen Koch and Phil Stilton SEASIDE HEIGHTS – What do three Democrats from the “Deep South” have in common with a Republican mayor from the Jersey Shore? They all know what it’s like to have a hurricane devastate their communities, and on Friday, May 17th, they all came together in here. Seaside Heights Mayor [...]
The following is a short essay on cherished past times on the shore, specifically in Ortley Beach, submitted by Island Heights resident Karen Jensen Kier. Ortley Beach was a magical place the summer of ’70 . . . Six girls, a rented summer cottage three houses from the beach, a well-worn path to and [...]