SEASIDE HEIGHTS–The Borough of Seaside Heights will receive $400,000 in grant money from the New York City based Robin Hood Foundation, according to Mayor William Akers. “The grant will come in the form of two $200,000 payments and is to be used for residents only,” the mayor said. “It can’t go to anything commercial or [...]
Submitted by the US District Attorney, NJ $2.6 Million Will Go To Projects to Aid Coastal Environment Hit by Hurricane Sandy. WASHINGTON – Two shipping firms based in Germany and Cyprus today pleaded guilty to felony obstruction of justice charges and violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships related to the deliberate concealment of [...]
Submitted by Debbi Winogracki, Toms River Township TOMS RIVER– After meeting with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Toms River Township Mayor Thomas Kelaher said it was evident that if the proper dunes had been put in place years ago, Hurricane Sandy would have caused very little, if any, damage on the barrier island and [...]
Submitted by Debbi Winogracki, Toms River Township TOMS RIVER – Toms River Township Engineer Robert Chankalian, Jr. is being recognized with the “Green Apple” award by the 50th Annual New Jersey Concrete Awards Committee, sponsored by the New Jersey Chapter of the American Concrete Institute and the New Jersey Concrete & Aggregate Association. The [...]
The following is a release issued by the Toms River Township Council: TOMS RIVER– It is now 5 months past Superstorm Sandy and it would be appropriate at this time to report on where the Township stands. By way of a quick review, approximately 10,000 homes in Toms River were either destroyed, partially destroyed and/or [...]
ASBURY PARK–A Neptune man admitted he stabbed a dog in the chest during an altercation with its owner back min December, said Victor “Buddy” Amato, Chief Humane Law Enforcement Officer at the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA). Altarik Cullun, 27, of Neptune, pleaded guilty Friday to one count of [...]
MANTOLOKING– Mantoloking Fire Chief Larry Gilman will be in San Diego on Monday to accept a special $9,028 grant from Apollo General Insurance and Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company to purchase equipment to support the town’s rebuilding efforts. The grant is being awarded at the National Demolition Convention taking place during this time. The grant will [...]
By Phil Stilton / Ocean Signal Photo by Jason Allentoff / Townsquare Media, WOBM BRICK— In an attempt to remove politics from the equation during the rebuilding process here, Mayor Steven Acropolis announced he will not be seeking re-election this November. “This is the most important year – I believe in our town’s history [...]
JACKSON – The Jackson Township NJ-782nd Air Force Junior ROTC will hold their 14th annual Tricky-Tray Gift Auction on Saturday, April 6th 2013 at the Jackson Memorial High School – Clayton Cafeteria, 101 Don Connor Boulevard, Jackson New Jersey 08527. For more than 30 years the Jackson Township Air Force Junior ROTC has been [...]
