Thursday, January 17, 2013
Point Beach schools are closed Monday
Point Borough schools have a half day this Mon., Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and Point Beach schools are closed. Borough had originally planned to close for the King holiday, but, after Sandy, scheduled it as a half day to help make up for the days lost to the storm. For the rest of the information regarding Point Borough schedule changes due to Sandy, click here. For the rest of the information regarding Point Beach schedule changes due to Sandy, click here.
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Andy Cortes will be sworn in as new council member
The Point Beach Council Organization meeting is scheduled for 1 p.m. Jan. 5. The Point Beach Council voted unanimously on Tuesday night for the scheduling of the organization meeting, as part of a vote for a "consent agenda" that contained numerous agenda items. However, at least a few council members were not delighted about the date. Council members Stephen Reid and William Mayer asked Mayor Vincent Barrella why the meeting was not Jan. 1, which has often been the date for the council's organization meeting every year. Mayer said, "I was disappointed my schedule wasn't consulted." Barrella said Council member Michael Corbally, who was absent Tuesday night, will not be back from a vacation by Jan. 1, so he postponed the meeting until …
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Leaves can also be brought to the recycling center
Point Borough is continuing collection of brush, tree limbs and household debris, in addition to resuming leaf collection. Brush is currently being collected in Section 1 and then collection will move through town. Many residents had brush collected over the weekend (including in sections 4 and 5), but some of that collection was done by Ocean County and by a group associated with FEMA. The Borough is also collecting tree limbs that are 3 inches by 5 to 6 feet. The Borough asks that residents try to get the brush cut as close as possible to those lengths, although that's not being strictly enforced. Larger tree limbs and tree trunks and cut-up trunks will be collected on dates still to be determined. Household debris is also being …
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Point Boro First Aid needs ice and milk
Point Borough released the following information on its Facebook page on Friday afternoon, including that trash collection has resumed its normal schedule, but recycling collections are still suspended. Information about those collections, longer recycling center hours and many other items are included in the full text of the statement below. "Like" the Borough Facebook page to follow updates. Borough Police Chief Larry Williams is urging the public to not call Borough police unless the matter is a true police emergency. He said calls about power outages, trash and recycling collection, school schedules and other matters should not be made to police. GENERAL INFORMATION We recommend those in need of disaster assistance contact FEMA …
Friday, October 26, 2012
Town also lowering level of Lake of the Lillies
Point Pleasant Beach is cancelling part of its schedule for trash and recycling collection next week due to the incoming storm. Point Beach Public Works Director John Trout said on Friday morning that the following changes are being made: On Monday, there will be no trash collection in Districts 3 and 4 and there will be no recycling collection in Districts 1 and 2. On Tuesday, there will be no trash collection in Districts 1 and 2 and no commercial cardboard pick-up town-wide. Regarding bulk pick-up on Wednesday, public works asks that items not be placed out at curbside until late Tuesday or early Wednesday. Regarding Lake of the Lillies, public works will lower the level of the lake in two phases, starting on Friday afternoon and then…
Monday, October 8, 2012
Point Beach had no trash or recycling pick-up on Columbus Day
Trash and recycling collection are normal this week in Point Borough, because the town's private contractor picked up trash and recycling on Columbus Day. However, there was no collection of trash or recycling today in Point Beach on Columbus Day. All branches of the Ocean County library were open on Columbus Day. Point Borough and Point Beach municipal offices and post offices were closed. Other closures on Columbus Day were:
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Play continues tonight and next week
The director and six of the actors in Anything Goes at Spring Lake Theatre Company's Community House are from Point Pleasant Borough. Kerry Baglivio is directing. The cast includes Point residents Steve and Christine Baglivio; Felicia Catney; Andrew Ferrie; Chris Kubat and Lucas Westervelt. And you can see the play tonight or next week. There are seven performances remaining at 8 p.m. tonight and Aug. 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, and 25. The show opened Thursday at the Historic Spring Lake Community House. Anything Goes, featuring the music of famed composer Cole Porter, originally opened on Broadway in 1934 at what is now the Neil Simon Theater. According to a release from the company: Anything Goes tells the story of a cast of zany characters …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
UPDATE: Council votes for preliminary approval for second ordinance giving bars the option to pay fees to stay open until 2 a.m.
Point Beach council voted on Tuesday night for bars to close at midnight, two hours earlier than the current 2 a.m. closing time. Councilmembers Kristine Tooker, Bret Gordon and Michael Corbally voted for the earlier bar closing, while Councilmembers William Mayer, Tim Lurie and Stephen Reid voted against it. That left Mayor Vincent Barrella to break the tie, and he voted yes. The ordinance goes into effect on July 1. The council also voted for preliminary approval for a second ordinance giving bars the option to pay fees to stay open until 2 a.m., which is the current closing time. However, councilmembers agreed to postpone the deadline for bars to request a later closing time from the town. That deadline had been May 24 but was moved to …
Boardwalk still offering $800,000 over five years, despite state saying proposed bar ordinance "appears to be unlawful"
A Boardwalk offer to pay $800,000 over five years is "still on the table," despite that the state says a related town proposal "appears to be unlawful." Marilou Halvorsen, Director of Marketing for Jenkinson's Boardwalk, said late Tuesday afternoon that Jenkinson's and Martell's are still jointly offering the payment, despite that the state Department of Community Affairs is questioning the legality of a proposed ordinance that would compel bars to pay fees to stay open past midnight (see related story posted on top of home page). "But if they pass a 12 o'clock bar closing, I'm sure it won't be," Halvorsen said. "But our offer is still on the table because it's in everyone's best interest to come up with a resolution," she said. Now it …
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4:32 pm on Thursday, January 17, 2013
Why didn't point beach take this day too? This way the graduation could have stayed as scheduled. more ›