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Monthly Archives: May 2019

And What’s So Bad About Belmar?

Showtime’s “Billions” throws a little shade our way.    

Meanwhile Up Here….

Red wave good but red tide bad .   Fascist kook running for office denounced by Marxist kooks .   BTW, the town of “New Hampton” is in a completely different part of the state than “Hampton”.

Deer Rescue Participant Out On $50,000 Bail

I didn’t think the story about surfers rescuing that deer was particularly blogworthy, but there is a twist to it now that makes it suitable for adult readers such as ourselves.

Filing Deadline Passed

  Financial Disclosure Statements were due April 30     Three Belmar officials subject to the requirement are apparently not compliant as of this morning: Note: an earlier version of this posting incorrectly showed the requirements and penalties for state officials, as opposed to local officials.

Council Meeting Of May 7, 2019

nbsp;   Kirschenbaum: Sewers fixed, hopefully. Pavilion leak solved. Dasti: State’s hands tied on Como engineering reimbursement. Asking Chris Smith for help. McCracken: Cost/benefit analysis of all events, including Sea Food Festival. Walsifer: No event should cost taxpayers a nickel. Walsifer: Taylor event prices rising, will be ten caterers, not one. Walsifer: Closed session for […]

And They’re Not Done Yet

 

No Escaping Kivvit’s Long Reach

Getting $1 mil to give CT pols and unions cover to toll its interstates Move CT Forward. Hmm. That’s original.

Nobody (New) Is Suing Us

That’s always good.     My guess..and hope…is that the “pending litigation” is the Borough readying legal action against Maser, either for the 10th Ave pavilion disaster or the Como project engineering bid disaster.  Or maybe the neglect of the sanitary sewer system resulting in the contamination of the Shark River.  Or maybe all of […]

Tomorrow’s Agenda

    Of note: Beach Haus getting 1st floor taproom   I’ll see what I can find about this

Parker House Voluntarily Downsizes…

Closes main upstairs bar on weekends Owners: Town refuses to work in good faith. Traffic, police costs major issues   . Neighbors speak out:   . Patrons, workers: Keep upstairs open!     Coast Star content provided with the gracious permission of the Coast Star.