Friday, May 18, 2012
Districts most likely won't share a business administrator.
Shore Regional and the West Long Branch School District will likely share a superintendent after a recent study concluded that it would be the best course of action for the schools Both schools have interim superintendents, and the report concluded that they enter a shared service arrangement for that position. The school districts, along with Monmouth Beach and Oceanport, entered into an agreement with Puleio & Strimple Associates in January to conduct a study to advise their boards of future options for providing administrative services. The openings at Shore Regional and West Long Branch, combined with decreased aid and a down economy prompted the school boards to go ahead with the study in hopes of saving money and moving toward …
The Oceanic Bridge, which connects Rumson and Middletown, reopened Friday after being closed seven months for repairs.
After seven months of repair work and a gathering, replete with speeches and ribbon cutting, the historic Oceanic Bridge did something this morning it hasn’t done all those months — it opened. Officials, dignitaries and residents of both Rumson and Middletown stood right at the foot of the revamped 98-foot moveable portion of the bridge that serves many surrounding communities as horns sounded and each side of the freshly painted green drawbridge rose, marking the official opening of the span to traffic. Elaine Van Develde contributed to this report.
Traffic on Route 36 to increase Friday night and Saturday afternoon
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The Bamboozle Festival in Asbury Park is bringing more than just Bon Jovi and the Foo Fighters to the area this weekend. The West Long Branch Police are warning residents of the increased traffic the three-day concert will bring to Route 36 and the area around Monmouth Park from Friday through Sunday. Monmouth Park will serve as the free offsite parking for the three-day music festival, using lots along Oceanport Avenue. Concertgoers will pay the $10 daily fee for the shuttle bus to Asbury Park, or $25 for all three days. A Nixle message from the West Long Branch Police says residents should try to avoid the area if they are not planning on attending the concert. "Officers will be positioned at points along the route as well as in and …
What's your passion? Bet it would make a great blog.
Next to cars that run into buildings, the thing that we all like to read most about is people, especially people we know. That's why Patch has Local Voices, a place for people you know to blog about what they know best. Check out who's already talking on Patch: If you want to know what the house next door sold for, your Patch neighbor Len Dunikowski has the scoop. Blogger Bob English can give you the history of the race track. And Patricia Phelan Clapp will coach you through life. Michelle A. Riklan will help you get a job. Lisa Marie Berger will tell you where find something sweet to eat. Jerry Turning will share experience as a father raising a son with autism. What's missing? You and your passion. Your neighbors want to hear about what …
Officials and residents gathered for the opening ceremony on the bridge
It was a beautiful day for a bridge re-opening. After seven months of repair work and a gathering, replete with speeches and ribbon cutting, the historic Oceanic Bridge did something this morning it hasn’t done all those months — it opened, to many smiles, sighs of relief and gasps of amazement at the sight so close up. Officials, dignitaries and residents of both Rumson and Middletown stood right at the foot of the revamped 98-foot moveable portion as horns sounded and each side of the freshly painted green drawbridge rose, marking the official opening of the span to traffic. “Wow,” Rumson Mayor John Ekdahl said. “After all these years, this is the first time I’ve ever seen it open so close-up. This is a first for me. And, I also got to …
Oceanport councilman says the borough got "the short end of the stick" in the recent deal to move CommVault to Fort Monmouth property in Tinton Falls.
I’d like to take a few moments to talk about recent matters involving the re-development of Fort Monmouth. In particular the move of CommVault from Oceanport to Tinton Falls While there are many out there praising CommVault's move, I have no praise for this move at all. Simply speaking, taking jobs from Oceanport and relocating them to Tinton Falls leaves Oceanport short 550 jobs. It also leaves our second largest taxpayer with an empty building to fill and, it takes the consumer dollars of 550 employees from our local economy. Relocating the 550 workers who currently work at CommVault in Oceanport is just that – RELOCATION of jobs, not job creation. According to press releases by local politicians and FMERA, representations have been …
Shuttle buses start running at 2 p.m. on Friday.
Oceanport Police are doing their best not to get bamboozled over the next few days as concertgoers use a Monmouth Park lot as overflow parking for a weekend-long music festival in Asbury Park. Police Chief Howard Sutton said on Thursday that early numbers do not seem to be as high as the initial 12,000 people that concert organizers estimated would park in the borough and be shuttled to the Bamboozle festival this weekend in Asbury Park. However, the beautiful weather forecast for the weekend might increase ticket sales, Sutton said at the May 17 Oceanport Borough Council meeting. Monmouth Park will serve as the free offsite parking for the three-day music festival, using lots along Oceanport Avenue. Concertgoers will pay the $10 daily fee…
Three-day event offers arts and crafts, food and music as well.
Patch is offering 50-percent off gate ticket prices to the 30th annual Festival of Ballooning in July. But you'll need to act quickly. The discounts are only available through this Sunday, May 20. The festival, held Friday-Sunday, July 27-29, at Solberg Airport in Readington, offers much, much more than ballooning. There are rides, an arts and crafts festival, yoga and Zumba demonstrations, and food—lots of it. Every evening, there will be a music concert and twice each day on Saturday and Sunday and once on Friday, more than 100 balloons will rise majestically into the sky. And Patch will offer all attendees a chance to leave all your troubles behind and take a free tethered balloon ride. Just find our table at the festival and sign up …
Schedules for everything today from an author reading at Wolf Hill to Point Road's Field Day and when to expect the Bamboozle rush.
De nada: I know, intuitively, that I have absolutely nothing to do with this spate of gorgeous weather we are enjoying. And yet, I'd like to take some credit for it. For as much as I am aware that I had nothing to do with my son's impressive math SAT score or having a really tall daughter (as I am a short English major), perhaps sheer will power created those assets. And if that is the case, I definitely willed this weather after writing all last week about the rain. So, let me just say: You're welcome. Expect Friday and Saturday to mimic yesterday with gorgeous, sunny skies and temperatures in the low 70s. Rain clouds head in by late Sunday but I will try to focus on using my powers and wishing them away. Author, author: On Friday, May …
Thursday, May 17, 2012
The annual event, organized by the LSBPA, runs through Saturday.
Looking for a new pair of flip flops, a good beach read or just an excuse to get outside and enjoy the beautiful weather? You can cross all those items off your to-do list with a visit to the Little Silver Sidewalk Sale that runs through Saturday throughout the downtown area. Check out the great selection of new and nearly-new book titles at the library's tent in front of borough hall; the great selection of merchandise put out by the Women's Exchange, Byford & Mills and the Family Pharmacy; or stop by and say "hello" to the folks from Two River Realty. Don't forget to come by and say "howdy" to your Patch editor and sales rep between noon and 2 p.m. on Friday. We'll be holding down the fort in front of the Women's Exchange and have some …
Jessica Stuckey
1:25 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012
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