Friday, December 21, 2012
Still pursuing lawsuit against parking plan, says attorney
Martell's is continuing to litigate against Point Beach's overnight parking plan, says the oceanfront bar's attorney. Martell's Seabreeze and Tiki Bar is not dropping its lawsuit against the parking plan the town had in place this past summer and plans to establish again this summer, says Ronald Gasiorowski, Martell's attorney. "Martell's isn't dropping anything," Gasiorowski said Thursday. Patch asked Gasiorowski if there is any change in plans because Jenkinson's Boardwalk has made a deal with the town to drop all pending litigation against the proposal for earlier bar closings and the overnight parking plan in exchange for the town dropping the earlier bar closing proposal. The Point Beach Council, except for Michael Corbally, who was…
Saturday, October 20, 2012
In possible turn-around, Point Beach Republicans say they might be in favor of District 4 parking plan
Maybe the District 4 Parking Plan wasn't such a bad idea after all. Then again, maybe it was. Point Beach Republican candidates Andy Cortes and Stephen Reid, who had always been staunchly against the overnight parking restrictions established this summer for non-residents in District 4, now say that maybe they're in favor of it. If they're elected, would they vote for it next year? Maybe they would. But maybe they wouldn't. The two said at Thursday night's council candidates forum that they've been doing a lot of walking door to door and talking with residents in District 4 and beyond. They said they're hearing a lot of reports that the parking plan helped cut down on noise and litter while it was in effect from early summer until Sept. …
Thursday, October 11, 2012
.........if he puts it in writing
An attorney for Jenkinson's and Martell's said he is willing to look at the mayor's proposal for dropping the local midnight bar closing law - but he wants to see it in writing. "He should have his attorney send me his proposal in writing," said attorney Ronald Gasiorowski on Thursday, when asked to respond to Mayor Vincent Barrella's comments at the Tuesday night Point Beach Council meeting. Barrella said at the meeting that he would not mind repealing the midnight bar closing ordinance if the boardwalk businesses would first withdraw lawsuits against that and the District 4 parking plan. On Thursday, when told of Gasiorowski's response, Barrella said in an interview on Thursday that he thinks it would be a lot more productive to meet and…
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Free shuttle buses available
Seafood, wine, live music and pony rides and games for the kids are among the offerings at the Festival of the Sea in Point Beach on Saturday. The event, known locally as "the seafood festival" and sponsored by the Point Pleasant Beach Chamber of Commerce, is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., with Sunday scheduled as the rain date. The Festival of the Sea is a street fair located in the heart of downtown Point Pleasant Beach, where Arnold and Bay avenues will be closed for the festivities. Visitors can sample dishes by 25 of the area’s finest restaurants (from clam chowder to lobster to steak). There is no admission price to enter the festival. However, visitors pay for food, beverages and pony rides for the children. There will also be: …
Saturday, September 1, 2012
What's fun, what's closed and more
Here are some fun things to do in Point Beach area and beyond and some useful things to know during Labor Day weekend. Jenkinson's is having events all weekend, culminating in fireworks scheduled for the evening of Labor Day (wind and weather conditions permitting). And Jenkinson's rides will still be open next week, which may be good news for local kids since Borough schools don't open until Thursday and Beach schools don't open until Wed. While you're out driving around this weekend, get your car washed for a good cause. Matthew Drew, 15, who will be entering Point Pleasant Borough High School as a sophomore next week, is working towards his Eagle Scout status, but he needs the community's help. He is running a car wash from 8 a.m. to 11…
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Fine now set at $48
District 4 parking plan tickets no longer require a court appearance and now cost $48, according to two Point Beach council members. The tickets can now be paid by mail or online, only requiring a mandatory court appearance for those pleading not guilty, wrote Point Beach Councilmember Michael Corbally in Patch Comments on Monday. "Letters will go out this week for folks who have received tickets prior to today," Corbally wrote. "Sorry for the confusion." Corbally could not be reached to elaborate. However, Councilmember Kristine Tooker, when reached by telephone on Monday evening, said she, other council members and police officials had received an email on Monday afternoon that the mandatory court appearance had been eliminated. …
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Also: District 4 parking fines not being collected yet
Frank Gualtieri isn't happy about getting a District 4 parking plan ticket. But he never would have come to a Point Beach Council meeting to complain if it didn't require a court appearance. "It was an honest mistake, I didn't know about the parking plan," he told the mayor and council at Tuesday night's meeting at Borough Hall. "I don't have a problem paying it, but I oppose a mandatory court appearance for this. It's a parking ticket!" "You were talking before about negative publicity," Gualtieri told them. "This is why some of it exists." Gualtieri, a former Beach resident who now lives in Brick, is one of many residents and visitors who have started noticing that their District 4 parking tickets have the box checked off for a …
Friday, July 6, 2012
Judge Grasso denies motion for injunction filed by marina, charter boats and GOP officials
A Superior Court judge ruled Friday afternoon that Point Beach can continue operating its new District 4 parking plan for now, denying a motion filed by a group suing the town. State Superior Court Assignment Judge Vincent Grasso, sitting in Toms River, denied a request by a group of commercial charter boats, a marina and a small group of residents for an injunction to block the parking plan which restricts parking from midnight to 6 a.m. on municipal roads in District 4, said Municipal Attorney Sean Gertner. The group is suing the town to block the parking plan. Councilmember Kris Tooker, who was in Grasso's courtroom with some other municipal officials, said she was glad to hear the decision. "I feel that we finally had a fair chance!" …
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
District 4 parking plan warnings start Friday; ticketing starts June 22
District 4 businesses will get parking placards for employees so they are exempt from the District 4 parking plan restrictions that go into effect on June 22. The placards for employees will have the name and address of the businesses they work for, but not the names or addresses of individual employees, so the placards can be shared among employees, said Municipal Clerk Maryann Ellsworth on Wednesday. That was one of several revisions to the new District 4 parking plan that was adopted, as an ordinance, by Point Beach Council at Borough Hall on Tuesday night. Councilmembers Stephen Reid and William Mayer, who have always been against the parking plan, voted against the ordinance, while it was supported by councilmembers Kristine Tooker, …
Friday, June 8, 2012
Lawsuit follows one filed by boardwalk businesses against District 4 parking plan
The new District 4 Parking plan is unlawful because it reduces public access to the ocean and Manasquan River and discriminates between Point Beach residents and others, according to a lawsuit filed by several charter fishing boats, a marina and several Point Beach residents. Because the plan allows only residents and local taxpayers to park in District 4's metered spots between midnight and 6 a.m., it violates the Public Trust Doctrine, an underpinning of beach access laws that says members of the public should all have equal access to the waterways and beaches, regardless of where they live, according to a lawsuit filed by John J. Jackson III, an attorney with the law firm of King, Kitrick and Jackson, LLC, 635 Duquesne Blvd., Brick (…
Clayton
6:40 pm on Sunday, December 23, 2012
You are not alone. Many have told me the same story. At one time I would go to the boardwalk all the time until it got out of control. more ›