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Monthly Archives: July 2015

Belmar In The News

Press covers pavilion controversy! . Star covers pavilion controversy!   . Mulshine covers beer!  

Breaking News From Court

Ken Pringle tells the petitioners: “(Judge Katie A. Gummer) stated that while she was prepared to consider our application, her preference would be that we reach a mutual agreement without an order.  She then proposed an agreement on the following lines:   Dupont would agree not to release the Letter of  Withdrawal on his own discretion, […]

Good Question

A reader writes: Mantoloking isn’t bonding for the FEMA money. This is from your APP post:  . “Phoenix Advisors, the borough’s financial consultant, estimates the tax impact per home would be $302.29 a year. Mantoloking would bond $3 million for the project, and also use $1 million in federal FEMA grant funds, $427,000 from an […]

Council Meeting Of July 7, 2015

  The lowlights of the meeting begin at the 20:00 mark when, just before passing the unbundling ordinance, Councilwoman Blackburn and then Mayor Doherty attack the petitioners and the petitioners’ lawyers.  During the public session, at the 33:15 mark, former mayor Pringle explains the reason the petitioners are asking the court to stop borough attorney […]

Estate Sale At Joe Hillman’s House

July 17th, 18th and 19th. Please go buy something.   I’m sure many of you knew Joe Hillman, an attorney in town and a former Belmar committeeman.  My wife and I originally met him when he did some legal work for us and we learned he had adopted girls from overseas just like we had. […]

Good News! Belmar Doesn’t Win Polls!

Every year at the start of the summer season there are online polls about which NJ beach is the readers’ favorite.  Two that would be considered important by people who think that these kind of things are important are the NJ101.5 poll and the Asbury Park Press poll. Belmar lost both of them, coming in […]

Sunday Poll

I know many of you would like to see a smaller pavilion or no pavilion, but if we’re stuck with the current plan how much do you think it should cost?  I know, I know, it’s free, it’s free.  

Last Week

Tuesday’s Agenda

Happy 4th!

Judge Reisner Drops Claudio Charges

Judge Oxley had refused appeal two weeks earlier. Vitello attorney cries foul. Coast Star reports:   Republished with the permission of the Coast Star.