Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Live traffic updates, weather, things to do
Good Morning Berkeley Township! Check out the current road and traffic conditions reported for the Bayville, South Seaside Park, Pelican Island, Pinewald and Holiday City areas. In this real-time traffic map from Mapquest, green portions mean traffic is flowing freely, while yellow and red indicate traffic delays. Click on the map picture, move the map and search the area for possible delays. The weather: Folks, we won't be seeing the sun until Saturday. The National Weather Service is predicting cloudy skies today with a high near 77 degrees. There's a chance of showers, mainly after noon. Winds will be from the east at 6 to 8 miles. Tonight will be cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Expect a low around …
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
No charges filed, investigation ongoing, State Police say
Although he was not physically injured in the Friday evening crash that took the life of a 24-year-old Barnegat motorcyclist, the accident has left its mark on Freeholder John P. Kelly. "I'm very sorry that a young man lost his life," Kelly said this morning. "That's all I have to say right now. I'm physically fine. It's traumatic." New Jersey State Police did bloodwork on Kelly after the Friday night crash that killed William D. Kolb on Route 9 South in Eagleswood. "They drew blood, which is standard procedure," Sgt. Harry Rocheskey said this morning. "The results are pending. He (Kelly) gave his consent to the procedure." The time to get the results from the bloodwork back varies, Rocheskey said. Kolb was heading southbound on his black …
Monday, May 21, 2012
Meeting-packed week ends with Berkeley Shores Homeowners Civic Association's annual Blessing of the Fleet
Monday - Stokes fundraiser at Tony's Pizza from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Buy a pizza or another item for $10. The business will donate 25 percent of the day's proceeds to the Stokes State Forest trip for Berkeley Township Elementary School students. Monday - Central Regional Alumni Association, 7 p.m., Central Regional High School, Forest Hills Parkway in Bayville. Tuesday - Berkeley Township Council, 7 p.m., Town Hall, 627 Pinewald-Keswick Road. The caucus meeting starts at 7, followed immediately by the regular council meeting. Most of the discussion and public comment takes place during the caucus meeting. Wednesday - Berkeley Township Board of Adjustment, Town Hall, 627 Pinewald-Keswick Road. The board will consider "The Cove On The Toms …
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Weak tropical storm forms off the Carolinas
An unusual, early-season tropical storm has formed off the Carolinas, and though it may brush the Outer Banks, its effects will be minimal – if there are any at all – at the Jersey Shore. Tropical Storm Alberto was centered about 90 miles southeast of Charleston, S.C Sunday morning, packing winds up to 45 m.p.h. A tropical system is desgnated an official tropical storm when its sustained wind speed reaches 39 m.p.h. According to Justin Roberti of AccuWeather.com, Alberto is expected to meander off the South Carolina coast the rest of this weekend. Then it will turn northeastward into the open waters of the Atlantic early next week, grazing the Outer Banks of North Carolina in the process. It is not expected to ever reach hurricane strength…
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Cleanup of site will begin next week, developer to pay costs
Larry Irons is going to be a busy man next week, if the weather holds up. Township officials have arranged for the longtime Bayville contractor to clean up the old Santo Marina site. The cost of the clean-up will be paid for by Ray Masucci, a Staten Island developer who bought the property from Paul Santo for $1.9 million nearly two years ago. "It's scary out there," Irons said late Friday afternoon during a tour of the site with Council President James J. Byrnes. "I've counted 25 boats so far. We counted 2,000 cement blocks." Byrnes, Mayor Carmen F. Amato Jr., Masucci and township Code Enforcer Kenneth Anderson met at the site earlier this week to determine what security measures to need to be taken and to iron out the details of the …
Ocean County law enforcement officials and officers gather to remember those lost in the line of duty in the last year
There are 12 names etched in the monuments at Ocean County Park in Lakewood. It's a list that grew longer in the last year, as more law enforcement families joined those whose family members made the ultimate sacrifice in giving their lives in the line of duty. During the annual Law Enforcement Memorial Day Service, on the grounds at the Ocean County Police Academy within the park, those officers were remembered again, as the county's entire law enforcement family paused to honor their sacrifices. "I've always believed that we are one large law enforcement family," said Juan Mattos Jr., U.S. Marshal for the District of New Jersey, who was the keynote speaker at the service. "When one of us bleeds, we all bleed." "Remembrance is the …
Friday, May 18, 2012
A bill floating in the state Assembly would do just that
A bill up for consideration by a state Assembly panel next week would decriminalize possession of less than 15 grams of marijuana. The Assembly Judiciary Committee on Monday will review bipartisan legislation that would replace criminal penalties with fines for possession of enough weed for just less than 30 joints, according to a report in today's Star Ledger. The state director of the Drug Policy Alliance told the newspaper that the bill is the farthest marijuana decriminalization has ever gotten in the state Legislature. Currently, the penalty for possession of small amounts of the illegal drug is up to six months in jail and a $1000 fine. The proposed bill would drop the penalty to a $150 fine for a first offense, $200 for a second…
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Growing enrollment, OCC-Kean partnership sparking need for new access driveway, student center
In two separate ordinances on Wednesday, the Ocean County Board of Freeholders approved $18.5 million in spending for improvements to the campus at Ocean County College. Thanks to state funding and money from the college itself, the measures are expected to cost the county $11 million of that total, however, Freeholder Deputy Director John C. Bartlett said. The improvements are the result of the college’s partnership with Kean University that allows students to start at OCC and wind up with a bachelor’s degree from Kean. “This is going to be a major development for our community,” Freeholder Director Gerry Little said. “It will offer students an affordable baccalaureate degree for under $25,000 total.” One ordinance, for $8.5 million, will…
Point Pleasant Beach is the first location where county residents can drop off hazardous waste products; registration is required
Today kicks off the beginning of Ocean County’s Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Program. Items can be disposed of at the sites listed below, free of charge. Hazardous waste items will not be accepted from businesses, school boards or government agencies. Only residential households and farmers are eligible. Proof of residency is necessary. Each household is limited to 200 pounds of dry materials and 20 gallons of liquid. The county asks to refrain from disposing of containers larger than 5 gallons. Acceptable materials include paints/thinners/boat paint; solvents; pool chemicals; pesticides and herbicides' aerosol cans; auto products; toilet and drain cleaners; silver polishes; oven cleaners; photographic chemicals; rug and upholstery …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
NJ’s governor and Cory Booker channel Seinfeld in video parody for correspondents show.
Just because they're the state's two most prominent politicians doesn't mean they don't have a sense of humor. The office of Gov. Chris Christie yesterday released a lighthearted video co-starring Newark Mayor Cory Booker as a peripatetic go-to guy, riffing off his now national-scale image as a man of action following his rescue of a neighbor from a burning building several weeks ago. As the Democratic mayor of the state's largest city is depicted doing everything from coming up with a spare guitar for Bruce Springsteen to catching a falling baby, a faux-frustrated Christie hisses "Booker!" The video was produced for the New Jersey Press Association's Legislative Correspondents Club show.
Mare
12:32 am on Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Thank you Tom, that's what a whole lot of us were wondering. more ›