SEASIDE HEIGHTS – In an unannounced visit here, Governor Chris Christie sat down on Tuesday with NBC anchorman Brian Williams to talk about his ordeal as the Governor of a hurricane ravaged state. The interview was conducted outside the Beachcomber Bar & Grill on the boardwalk, one of many businesses impacted by Hurricane Sandy last [...]
The following was submitted by Donna Bahrle with the Central Regional School District in Berkeley Township. BERKELEY – Central Regional TV Productions students won county and state contests and film festival awards for their video productions surrounding the events of Hurricane Sandy. Senior Austin Steinbrick recently took the award for Best Documentary in the Ocean [...]
SEASIDE HEIGHTS–Boardwalk construction was one of the main topics at Wednesday night’s Seaside Heights municipal council meeting, but Steve Whelan, owner of Lucky Leo’s Arcade told the council that the live webcam on top of the Coca-Cola sign near his business is online. Seaside Heights Special Events Coordinator Michael Graichen said the camera was the [...]
SEASIDE HEIGHTS-Seaside Heights Boardwalk will be open on Wednesday according to Michael Grachien, Director of Community Improvements. Mr. Grachien said that the boardwalk will be open from the Seaside Park border in the south northward, ending before the Casino Pier. Grachien said town officials will determine the northern most limit later this morning before opening. [...]
by Phil Stilton SEASIDE HEIGHTS–This week the Asbury Park Sun reported that the HBO original series “Boardwalk Empire” was considering Asbury Park as a future filming location. Today officials here reported that they, too, were trying to urge producers from the popular cable series to consider their boardwalk exclusively or possibly in conjunction with [...]
The Central Regional Education Association and the Central Regional Foundation will be co-sponsoring a “Jeans Day” fundraiser (staff will make donations in order to wear jeans to work) in each school for the Thinking of You Thursdays lunch fund, which will provide the entire staff of Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut with a [...]
The following was received by the Central Regional School District. BERKELEY TOWNSHIP -The Central Regional High School Guidance Department has incorporated the robust, interactive college search engine offered by College Board called “BigFuture” as a link on our high school guidance webpage to assist students and families with their college decision-making process. College Board is [...]
TRENTON–School report cards are out. Find out how your school performed in the annual assessment. Beginning with School Year 2011-2012, the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) has significantly revised the annual school report cards, required under both federal and state legislation. The new School Performance Reports are designed to enhance both educator and stakeholder engagement [...]
The following is a release issued by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office: TOMS RIVER–Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato announced today the arrest of several individuals as a result of a cooperative multi-jurisdictional investigation conducted by the Prosecutor’s Special Operations Group, the Drug Enforcement Administration, Newark Division, the South Brunswick Police Department along with other [...]
by Phil Stilton Photos by Phil Stilton SEASIDE HEIGHTS–While in town for Wrestlmania 29 at the Meadowlands, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) wrestler Ted DiBiase, Jr., son of Ted “The Million Dollar Man” DiBiase, took time out of his schedule to meet with local residents in Seaside Heights on Friday. The venture, an outreach program between [...]