Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Berkeley Shores Homeowners Civic Association event gets underway at noon., followed by a 2 p.m. picnic on Amherst Beach in Bayville
In the first few bleak months after Superstorm Sandy, Berkeley Shores Homeowners Civic Association President Fred Bekiarian doubted the group could hold its annual Blessing of the Fleet on Memorial Day weekend. "I had so much on my plate with the storm," he said. "I said to the board 'Let's not do it this year.' " But he changed his mind later, at the urging of Township Council President James J. Byrnes, who lost his own home during the storm. "Especially this year, we need to have it," Bekiarian said today. "We need to have it for the people to come together." So the tent will go up on Amherst Beach on Friday morning. Township employees from the Parks and Recreation Department will help heft heavy picnic benches and tables onto the sand, …
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Members of the Berkeley Shores Homeowners Civic Association, township officials and public works employees spent Saturday on beautification project
Berkeley Shores Homeowners Civic Association President Fred Bekiarian wanted to spruce up the entrance to this Bayville waterfront community close to Barnegat Bay. "All we had was a beaten-up bush and a tree," he said. So he turned to association member Ken Gerb and asked him to come up with a more nautical approach for the center island on Veeder Lane, which many consider the gateway to Berkeley Shores. "I said, 'Come up with an idea for the island,' " Bekiarian said during a break under sunny skies yesterday. He got one. "This is my thinking," Gerb said. "This is the gateway to Berkeley Shores. Berkeley Shores is a waterfront community. What better way to say waterfront than with a waterfront design?" Bekiarian, Gerb, Mayor Carmen F. …
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Mark your calendars!
Tuesday - Cub Scout Pack 27 and Boy Scout Troop 76 will hold a 9-11 Remembrance Ceremony at 5 p.m. in Veterans Park. Tuesday - Lego Club meets at 4 p.m. at the Berkeley Branch of the Ocean County Library on 30 Station Road in Bayville. For ages, library supplies the Legos. Pre-register online at www.theoceancountylibrary.com or call 732-269-2144. Wednesday - Ocean County Board of Freeholders, 4 p.m., County Administration Building, Toms River. Wednesday - Senior Parent Night, 6:30 p.m., Central Regional High School auditorium, Forest Hills Parkway, Bayville Thursday - Bingo night, sponsored by the Holiday City at Berkeley Bingo Club, Clubhouse #2, Port Royal Drive. Doors open at 5 p.m., bingo starts at 6:30 p.m. Thursday - Berkeley …
Monday, May 28, 2012
Berkeley Shores Homeowners Civic Association's annual event ends just before rain came
Mike Teichmann didn't like the looks of the darkening skies to the west as he steered the 38-foot "Live Wire" into position for the Berkeley Shores Homeowners Civic Association's annual Blessing of the Fleet. "Supposed to be some thunderstorms coming in," Teichmann said at 12:15 p.m. "That's not good." "Keep it coming, Berkeley Shores, let's close it up!" he bellowed to a parade of boats chugging out of the Amherst Beach inlet. Teichmann, 75, and his wife Barbara have done much of the behind-the-scenes work for the annual Blessing of the Fleet event, which includes a Memorial Day commemoration, boat parade and a picnic on the beach. Wally Everett's "Live Wire" was the lead boat today. Everett and Teichmann slowly motored out of the …
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Events in Bayville, Beachwood, Ocean Gate, Pine Beach and South Toms River slated
Area residents who want to honor those who served have a number of ceremonies to choose from over the Memorial Day weekend. The Berkeley Shores Homeowners Civic Association's annual Blessing of the Fleet and Boat Parade kicks off at the Amherst Beach inlet off Amherst Drive in Bayville at noon on Sunday. Boats owners will proceed out to channel marker 39 in Barnegat Bay, where they will be blessed by retired Army Chaplain Cornel Philip Denig. Mayor Carmen F. Amato Jr., Township Council President James J. Byrnes, Police Chief Karin T. DiMichele and honored veteran Alex Hermos will speak. Also planned is a dedication of a wreath to Sgt. John Lyons of Seaside Park, who was killed last October in Afghanistan. The Blessing of the Fleet will …
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Township officials hope to do maintenance dredging on inlet before Memorial Day
It's the only way in and the only way out. For the hundreds of boaters who live in the Berkeley Shores section of the township, the Amherst Beach Inlet - also known as the Berkeley Shores Channel - is the watery portal to Barnegat Bay. The narrow channel historically has a tendency to shoal in as storms and shifting tides take their toll on Amherst Beach and nearby Allen Road beach. And 2012 is no exception. "They've been dredging it for the past 40 or 50 years," Township Engineer Alan B. Dittenhofer said during a recent inspection with Council President James J. Byrnes. "I lived here 25 years ago and they were dredging it then." Township officials hope to have maintenance dredging on the inlet done before the Memorial Day holiday. The …
Monday, March 19, 2012
The Hunger Games, Music Man and more
Tuesday - "The Hunger Games" pre-movie party, 6 p.m. at the Berkeley branch of the Ocean County Library at 30 Station Road in Bayville. Come celebrate the release of the movie adaptation of the hit novel. Compete in fun survival competition and see if you have what it takes to win. Ages 13 to 18. Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday - Central Regional High School and the Drama Club present "The Music Man." Thursday, Friday and Saturday performances are at 7 p.m. A Sunday matinee is slated for 2 p.m. Tickets are $11 for adults, $7 for seniors, students and children. Tickets can be purchased on the district's website and by phone from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays by calling 732-269-1100, ext. 298. Thursday - Central Regional High School …
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Meetings, alligators and more
Tuesday - Berkeley Township Council, 7 p.m. Town Hall, 627 Pinewald-Keswick Road. This will be the council's first regular meeting of the year. Wednesday - "The Strange World of Reptiles," 6:30 p.m., Berkeley branch of the Ocean County Library, 30 Station Road, Bayville. The program features a boa constrictor, a rescued American alligator, snakes, lizards and turtles. Pre-register online or by calling 732-269-2144. For ages 5 and up. Thursday - Central Regional Board of Education, 7 p.m., board meeting room in the Board of Education office at the high school off Forest Hills Parkway in Bayville. Friday - Berkeley Shores Homeowners Civic Association "Dutch Treat" pizza party at Yesterday's Restaurant on Route 9 in Bayville. Event starts …
Monday, October 17, 2011
Family movie night, bingo, Board of Ed meeting on tap this week
Tuesday - Family movie night at the Berkeley Branch of the Ocean County Library, featuring "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides," at 6 p.m. This is the fourth installment of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series. Pre-registration is required, either online at the library's website at www.theoceancountylibrary.org or by calling 732-269-2144. Thursday - Woof Tales -Read to the dogs. Berkeley Branch of the Ocean County Library at 30 Station Road in Bayville. For more information, call 732-269-2144. Thursday - Central Regional Board of Education, 7 p.m.- board meeting room, Central Regional High School, Forest Hills Parkway, Bayville. Thursday - Bingo night, sponsored by the Holiday City at Berkeley Bingo Club, Clubhouse #2, Port …
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5:44 pm on Monday, March 18, 2013
Love to see those same civil servants come and clean up never mind decorate Good Luck Point which is an abomination. more ›