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Red Bank Council Approves Marine Park Improvement Contract
RED BANK, NJ: Mayor Billy Portman opened the meeting last night that lasted less than a half hour with all members in attendance except for Kristina Bonatakis, who was excused. $530,000 Marine Park Improvement Contract AwardedCLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Engineering firm CME Associates was awarded a contract in the amount of $530,000 to oversee and provide professional services for the Marine Park Improvement project. The contract funding will be paid by a previously approved bond authorization (see below). In the June 27 council meeting, the council passed a resolution for the borough to apply...
Senator Bob Menendez to Resign Following Bribery Conviction; Potential Successors Include Historic Candidate
ASBURY PARK, NJ - Democratic Senator Bob Menendez is set to resign next month after being found guilty in a federal bribery trial. The resignation is slated for August 20. With Menendez's imminent departure, attention is turning to who will fill his Senate seat. Among the top contenders is Christian Fuscarino, Executive Director of Garden State Equality (GSE), based in Asbury Park. Fuscarino would make history as the first openly gay male U.S. senator, adding a significant milestone to his candidacy.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Fuscarino has been a vocal supporter of Governor...
Red Bank OKs 20 condos near train station that wipe away Mexican restaurant, framing store
RED BANK - A four-story condominium across from Red Bank’s train station was approved unanimously Wednesday night by the borough planning board. It would raze two houses on Oakland Street, the Mexican restaurant Mi Lupita’s Kitchen, a detached garage and a neighboring two-story building that currently houses 90 Degree Gallery on Bridge Avenue....
NJ overrules Jackson school board, adopts budget despite huge cuts, tax hike
JACKSON — Less than one week after school board members rejected the district's budget over its inclusion of "unthinkable cuts" required to make ends meet, the state Department of Education overruled them and forced the budget into place. The district's fiscal monitor, Carole Knopp-Morris, overruled the board's unanimous decision on Tuesday and...
Brick police release photo of suspect in Santander Bank robbery
Police have released security camera photos of the person they believe robbed the Santander Bank on Beaverton Boulevard shortly after noon Wednesday. The photos show the person walking with a backpack and wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, black athletic joggers and white athletic shoes. During the robbery, he disguised his appearance with a...
Driver without license kills NJ pedestrian in hit-run, prosecutors say
TOMS RIVER — An Ocean County man is charged with running over a pedestrian and driving away, according to authorities. Ganzalo Jimenez-Hernandez, 48, of Toms River was crossing the street in Toms River on Monday afternoon when he was struck by a Ford-150 pickup truck, according to the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office.
Belmar settles with intervenors for four projects
BELMAR — The borough mayor and council, after holding a workshop discussion regarding affordable housing updates, passed four resolutions authorizing settlement agreements with the four intervenors to the borough’s declaratory judgment (DJ) action. According to the presentation given by borough redevelopment counsel, the borough has achieved 99 units of its obligated 96 affordable housing units with the approval of these four settlement agreements.
Another large warehouse proposed for vacant land in N.J. town
A new distribution warehouse is scheduled to be proposed Thursday night for a large swath of vacant land in Middlesex County. Federal Business Centers, an Edison-based real estate developer, wants to develop land near North Disbrow Hill Road and Butcher Road in Monroe into a 176,085-square-foot warehouse and office space, according to the plans.
Upper beach at Manchester's Harry Wright Lake closed to swimming
MANCHESTER — A portion of beach at Harry Wright Lake in Whiting was closed to swimming on Thursday after high levels of fecal bacteria were discovered in the water over two consecutive days. The upper beach was closed to swimming Thursday, while the lower beach remains open, according to the Ocean County Health Department, which oversees water testing at local beaches. ...
'Hot Boys Mafia' Gangster Was Being Served In Rahway Shooting That Injured Him, Detective: Cop
At 8:32 p.m., the detective, who has not been identified, was shot by 20-year-old Rahway resident Angel Santiago, who is a suspect in an aggravated assault that occurred in Perth Amboy Tuesday, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel and Rahway Police Director Nicholas Breiner said. The detective was shot multiple times...
PHOTOS: Lakewood Township Inspection Department Officials Get Tour of Special Children’s Center
Lakewood Township Inspection Department officials this week got a tour of the new Special Children’s Center building. Department Head Jeremy Kuipers and Rich Nieliwocki got a first hand look at the mega Center, located on Prospect Street, and were given a glimpse into the operations of the facility. The...
Police Searching For Suspect Who Stole Lakewood Woman’s Wallet At Local Car Wash [VIDEO]
Police are searching for a man who was captured on surveillance cameras stealing a Lakewood woman’s wallet from a local car wash on Route 9. Police are searching for the suspect, who was driving a white Kia K5 with Virginia plates TGY-6422. Anyone with information is asked to contact...
This tiny South Jersey town has built stunning boats for 60 years at Viking Yachts
BASS RIVER TOWNSHIP - At 4 p.m., the workday is over for the 1,500 or so craftsmen at the Viking Yachts boat works. The line of cars waiting to make a left out of the factory parking lot onto Route 9 is long enough to require a police officer to direct traffic. Of course, it wasn't always this way. Nothing rarely is. Greatness doesn't often start out great. Viking Yachts, now celebrating its 60th...
Flash Flooding in Margate, NJ, Turns Roads into Rivers (Photos)
Whenever it rains hard for even a moderate timeframe, you know that certain streets in Margate, New Jersey flood very quickly. We saw Carol Boutcher-Speirs‘a post on the Margate, NJ Community Group Elite Facebook Page, whereby she candidly voiced her displeasure. The flooding on certain Margate roads occurs so...
Guns & Drugs in Hotel Room & 4 Arrested in Atlantic City, NJ
On Wednesday, July 24, 2024, the Atlantic City, New Jersey Police Department executed a search warrant at a motel, located in the 3000 block of Pacific Avenue. The warrant was served by members of the Atlantic City Police Department's Special Investigations Section. During the search, Atlantic City police officers located...
Fisherman towed by fish, catches 135-pound tuna in Raritan Bay
One would be hard-pressed to recall the last time a bluefin tuna was caught in Raritan Bay but it happened Wednesday when a 135-pound bluefin took Steve Nosti of Holmdel for a Nantucket Sleighride - around Flynns Knoll and through the Sandy Hook Rip in Nosti's 12-foot aluminum Jon boat, the Silver Bullet. ...
‘I Could Give a F—’: A New York Judge’s Days on the Bench Are Numbered After She Was Caught on Video Threatening to Shoot Black Teens Accused of Trespassing at Graduation Party
A judicial conduct panel recommended that a New York state justice be removed from office after she was caught on police body camera threatening to […] ‘I Could Give a F—’: A New York Judge’s Days on the Bench Are Numbered After She Was Caught on Video Threatening to Shoot Black Teens Accused of Trespassing at Graduation Party
'STAY INSIDE': Police in NJ warn of 'large swarm' after bees attack 3 workers, severely sting 1
Three workers were stung by bees while trimming trees in New Jersey on Thursday morning, leaving one of them with severe injuries, police said as they urged residents to take shelter in their homes.
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