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Monthly Archives: November 2016

Last Week

I See A Council Resolution Coming…..

Belmar Dems oppose Electoral College Think that Wyoming is too powerful and that California’s voice is too small. There’s plenty of media out there with arguments in support of the Electoral College, but I just want to add that if we did scrap it we would have to give every state that benefits from it […]

Campaign Follow Up

AshBritt’s Perkins demolished in Florida Blew $7.8 million of his own money in loss to Brian Mast House seat flipped to the Republicans  

Keep The Rolaids Handy

Douglass College political science professors Maggie Moran and Mike Duhaime discuss Trump’s election victory.   At one point, in response to a question from a member of the audience, Moran describes what is happening in Oakland and other cities as “rallies”…… ……by well meaning people on the left concerned about fascism coming to America. Fascism […]

Gopal Banks On Short Memories

Vin Gopal, March 24th: Golden must disavow Trump!     Vin Gopal, November 15: Trump’s huge coat tails too much for us!   Word to future Republican candidates: When Vin Gopal gives you advice, do the opposite.

Doherty Departing?

Art Gallagher analyzes the Monmouth County races: I found this passage particularly interesting: I think he should resign because his violations of Belmar’s pay to play laws have disqualified him from participating in all sorts of important Council actions.  I wasn’t completely sure if it was the right thing for him to do though, so […]

Greasy Street

Film taken yesterday of greasy water overflowing from a sewer on River Ave. near Klein’s. Click on the image to play the video. That white residue you saw all over the street is grease that settled out of the water.  My understanding is that the sewer line there has to be constantly cleaned by the […]

Last Week

City Of Belmar

86 new residences coming to downtown area. Those of you who attended this week’s Council meeting or watched the tape of it know that developer Barry DiPeppe, who built the giant new buildings at 8th Ave. and 5th Ave., has two more planned for us.  The one below, with 26 residential units, will replace the […]

Expenditure Excerpts

Some notables from this month’s payment of bills. Money collected for the SID: Epic: Lumber for Taylor: Maser: Bill Northgrave:                                                   (Broadco legal bills paid by beachgoers.) Nuts: Poll workers for a […]