Tag: Sea Bright

  • Sea Bright to meet with developers over zones

    Sea Bright to meet with developers over zones

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — Before moving forward with implementing redevelopment zones, the Borough Council has opted to meet with at least one potentially impacted developer. During the Sept. 15 Borough Workshop meeting, attorney Martin McGann, representing the owners of the former school building on River Street, requested a meeting with borough…

  • Sea Bright seeks to trim cost of bonds

    Sea Bright seeks to trim cost of bonds

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — Borough officials are hoping to use revenues from such sources as municipal parking fees and a cell tower to limit the cost of three bond ordinances that total almost $13 million for new borough facilities. Business Administrator Joseph Verruni said during an Aug. 23 town hall meeting…

  • Sea Bright preps for referendum meetings

    Sea Bright preps for referendum meetings

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — The Borough Council is getting ready for the three educational sessions on the three facility projects that are subject to a Sept. 27 referendum. Business Administrator Joseph Verruni said he is preparing information for the three public sessions for the projects, which are  the borough’s community center,…

  • DEP monitors impact of recent rain events on Navesink River

    DEP monitors impact of recent rain events on Navesink River

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer SHREWSBURY — A two-month study has identified some of the problem areas in the Navesink River that have led to increased pollution. Bob Schuster, acting chief of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Bureau of Marine Water Monitoring, said during the Aug. 4 Two River Council of Mayors…

  • Sea Bright sets date for referendum

    Sea Bright sets date for referendum

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — The questions concerning a referendum that if passed would invalidate a trio of bond ordinances totaling nearly $13 million for new municipal buildings have all been set. During the Aug. 2 Borough Council meeting, the council passed a resolution that established the referendum date as Sept. 27, while…

  • Sea Bright asks voters to back 3 big projects

    Sea Bright asks voters to back 3 big projects

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — After a lengthy and contentious meeting, the Borough Council has opted to hold a special election on Sept. 27 for the voters to decide the fate of three bond ordinances that would fund a new municipal complex, beach pavilion and community center. The council decided on the…

  • Sea Bright removes some paid parking spots

    Sea Bright removes some paid parking spots

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — The borough has opted to remove several parking spaces previously designated to be paid spots for the duration of the summer. During the July 5 meeting, the council voted to remove 88 spaces previously designated as paid parking spots. The borough will now have free parking with…

  • Children’s program at Sea Bright Library

    Children’s program at Sea Bright Library

    The Sea Bright Library, located at the First United Methodist Church, 1104 Ocean Ave., Sea Bright, will hold the children’s program “Science Tellers, Experiments and Storytelling” at 3 p.m. on July 18. See things soar, fly and bounce.

  • Project marks how high water can reach in Monmouth County

    Project marks how high water can reach in Monmouth County

    By Kenny Walter Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN- As many as 100 signs marking where the superstorm Sandy waters reached will be placed throughout Monmouth County in an effort to educate the public on just how high the water could reach during a storm event. During a June 27 press conference at the Belford Ferry Terminal, several…