Tuesday, August 21, 2012
We're creating a map and photo gallery of the worst intersections in Point Boro and Point Beach
In the 1960s, many of these roads were still paved with dirt. Now Route 88, Bridge Avenue and Beaver Dam Road are the busy thoroughfares of a community that's bustling with summer traffic, commuter cars and - soon enough - school buses. Point Pleasant Boro and Point Pleasant Beach have developed into community hubs that cater to a busy tourism industry, as well as a densely populated bedroom community whose residents commute to jobs in New York City, Trenton and elsewhere. The people who have known these communities for more than half a century now find themselves locked in traffic that, at times, clogs blocks of Route 88 and Beaver Dam Road on a busy summer or school day. So we're asking residents to help us place more pins in the map …
How has the 2011 storm impacted you?
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Sunday marks the first anniversary of the storm that pulled trees from their roots, flooded cars, decimated homes and businesses and left thousands without power. After Irene blew through Point Beach and Point Boro in August 2011, Point Pleasant Patch was there to cover the hurricane that had been downgraded to a tropical storm. One year later, we're asking you: Does the storm continue to impact you? What changes did you make in and around your home? Did your business, or neighboring businesses survive the wind and flood damage? Add photos of your neighborhood from the storm, and photos today so we can see how far we have come since the worst storm since 1985 hit the Jersey Shore. Leave your comment below, and share your stories about how …
Thursday, August 16, 2012
What keeps pulling me back to Point Beach year, after year, after year....
The sloping, swirling roller coaster sure looks the same, the same one I once had to push uphill - knowing that one little slip, and I was roadkill - to get it where it is now, on the Point Pleasant Beach Boardwalk. We got in the back of the truck trailer that carried it, flattened our hands, pinned our arms against it and moved the strapped-down machinery slowly, inch-by-inch, up a rocky driveway that seemed steeper than a hill in Appalachia. With every slow, careful shove forward, the big two-ton hulking mass would roll one quick and perilous step back toward us, ready to roll us onto Ocean Avenue. The thing got so close to us that the wheels nearly clipped our toes. Or so it felt. I could sense the weight of the rubber trailer wheels …
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Point Pleasant man's name is being withheld for now
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- Daniel Nee
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012
A 48-year-old Point Pleasant man was killed in Brick Wednesday morning after his bicycle collided with a tractor-trailer on Route 88, police said. The crash occurred at 8:58 a.m. near the intersection of Route 88 and Coolidge Drive, across from Midstreams Road, leaving the state highway and some adjacent streets closed for about four hours. The victim's name was not released pending notification of next-of-kin, police said. Sgt. David Bedrosian said the tractor-trailer had been stopped for the red traffic light on Route 88 westbound at the intersection with Coolidge Drive. The bicyclist, he said, was also traveling westbound on the right edge of the roadway. As the traffic light turned green for westbound traffic, the tractor-trailer began…
High bacteria was cited in the beach closings
Two beaches along the Manasquan River have been reopened, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection and boro officials. The DEP says the following beaches were shut down because of high bacteria, but now have been reopened:
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
High bacteria cited
Two beaches along the Manasquan River have been closed, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection. The DEP says the following beaches have been shut down because of high bacteria: The DEP did not say when the beaches will reopen.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Governing body unanimously passes resolution calling for state, Congressional reps to disallow practice
Point Borough has aligned itself with opponents of a controversial technique to extract natural gas that some say threatens drinking water. The Borough Council unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday to urge a federal ban on hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," a process by which chemical-laden water is injected into wells at high pressure to force the fracturing of underground rock in an attempt to extract resources such as natural gas. The resolution urges the state Legislature to ban the practice in New Jersey while asking Congressional representatives to consider banning the process outright. "We realize the process ends up with wastewater," Mayor William Schroeder said. "What good is drinking water if it contains cancer-causing …
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Council unanimously amends animal control law in response to shuttered Brick pet store
Retailers are banned from selling dogs and cats within Point Borough under the terms of an ordinance unanimously adopted Tuesday night. The Borough Council amended its animal control code at its regular meeting to prevent stores from selling the pets after public outcry over a store in Brick that was shut down after authorities found a majority of its dogs to be in poor health. "This is a step in the right direction," Councilman Chris Leitner said. The amended code states that no pet store will "sell, deliver, offer for sale, barter, auction or otherwise improperly dispose of cats or dogs in the Borough of Point Pleasant. "The Borough of Point Pleasant has a local responsibility to promote animal welfare and encourage best practices in the…
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Sunday, September 4, 2011
Planning a vacation or just a day trip? Patch has all the information on the Shore's best beaches
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Sunday, September 4, 2011
Wonder how much it will cost to get on your favorite beach? Stressed about where to park? Debating whether to pack a lunch or head up to the boardwalk? All the answers are right here. Just click each individual beach name for all the essential information on the best Shore spots around the counties. BARNEGAT LIGHT Visitors to Barnegat Light can enjoy both the beautiful beach as well as BarnegatLighthouse State Park, home to "Old Barney." Seasonal beach badges are currently available for $25. The price increases to $35 on June 15. Senior citizens, ages 65 and older, can purchase a seasonal pass for $10. Weekly badges also are available at a rate of $20 — with a week being defined as running from Saturday to Friday. The daily rate is $5 …
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Our beautiful beaches are turning into garbage bins
So last night - and what a beautiful summer night it was - a friend and I decided to take my little one up to the beach to look for some sea glass. It was about 7:30 p.m., so the temperature was just right. The humidity gone, and the moon was out. It was just about as perfect a night as one could hope for. Living in Point Pleasant for almost my whole life, you'd think that I would tire of the sight we all see as we pass the dunes and head towards the water. That massive, beautiful ocean, and the smooth sand with the gulls flying over us, is just breathtaking every time. I really know how lucky we are to live so close to such natural beauty. Which is probably why it bothers me so to see such massive amounts of trash just about everywhere. …
Opinionated
1:02 pm on Wednesday, August 22, 2012
After looking at the map with all of those "pins" and reading all of these posts, it is obvious that the intersections are not so much the problem. It is the fact that there are so many people who simply can't drive. What do blame it on, DUI's, cell phones, texting, advanced age, the "red sticker" crowd, or just plain ignorance? We have some who think a stop sign is a suggestion or it is OK to … more ›