Saturday, May 19, 2012
Looking to avoid the mosh pits, Mom prepares for mega music festival with four teens on Saturday.
Like any good mom, I wanted to give my 15-year-old daughter something she really wanted for her birthday. So what did she want to do more than anything else this weekend to celebrate? Maybe a Broadway show? A Knicks game? A day at a spa? A trip to the beach? She wanted to go to the beach all right — to Bamboozle, the three-day music festival at Asbury Park that is expected to draw 90,000 concertgoers down the shore over the weekend. A few months ago, a concert on the beach sounded like a fun and reasonable thing to do — at least one day of it — so I let her pick a day, and I offered to drive and chaperone. I didn’t really think too much about what I was getting myself into. Now it’s here, and I’m getting bulletins about traffic and how to …
Friday, May 18, 2012
Several borough eateries participating in third annual event
The third annual "Taste of Manasquan" tour is set for Sunday, May 30, in the borough, when locals and visitors will have a chance to sample dishes from several of the town's most popular eateries. The Chamber of Commerce event runs from noon to 4 p.m., and tickets can be purchased in advance for $20 or $25 the day of at BookTowne, Bouquets to Remember, Gatherings, Manasquan Lighting and Corner Bagelry. Organizers expect more than 200 participants this year. The chamber plans to set up shop in front of Manasquan Lighting, 126 Main Street, on Sunday to provide maps of where each participating eatery is located. A free-to-ride shuttle will take people around town to each location, but restaurant-goers are free to move at their own pace in…
A bill floating in the state Assembly would do just that
A bill up for consideration by a state Assembly panel next week would decriminalize possession of less than 15 grams of marijuana. The Assembly Judiciary Committee on Monday will review bipartisan legislation that would replace criminal penalties with fines for possession of enough weed for just less than 30 joints, according to a report in today's Star Ledger. The state director of the Drug Policy Alliance told the newspaper that the bill is the farthest marijuana decriminalization has ever gotten in the state Legislature. Currently, the penalty for possession of small amounts of the illegal drug is up to six months in jail and a $1000 fine. The proposed bill would drop the penalty to a $150 fine for a first offense, $200 for a second …
Wall, Neptune residents accused of stealing railroad ties in Spring Lake
Two local residents were indicted by a Superior Court grand jury this week for allegedly stealing railroad ties from train tracks in Spring Lake, documents show. Antoinett M. Perrone, 21, of Wall, and Evan C. Lied, 26, of Neptune, were indicted Wednesday on theft and fencing charges after allegedly stealing and trafficking the railroad ties on various dates between Dec. 2, 2011 and January 16, the indictment says. The ties, valued at over $500, were stolen from Spring Lake and fenced in Neptune and Red Bank, the indictment says. The pair face third-degree charges of theft of movable property and fencing. The indictment was signed by County Prosecutor Peter E. Warshaw Jr.
28th annual service scheduled for May 22 at the Great Auditorium
The New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police (NJSACOP) is scheduled to host the 28th Annual Statewide Law Enforcement Memorial Service for officers who have died in the line of duty at the Great Auditorium in Ocean Grove at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 22. Gov. Chris Christie will give the keynote speech, and Attorney General Paula Dow will speak on behalf of the law enforcement community, according to a release from the NJSACOP. "The Memorial Service brings together the entire law enforcement community and the public for a day of solemn remembrance," the release says. All members of the law enforcement community, their family and friends, and the public at large "are welcome and greatly encouraged to attend," the release says. No RSVP …
Bon Jovi, Foo Fighters, Skrillex highlight three-day event in Asbury Park
Mild temperatures send anglers into action
There's no doubt I'm a bit late to the party this year. History holds that my boat is often one of the first in the marina and, almost always, the last boat to be hauled out. Jingle Bell Rock has played from the speakers mounted in my center console. But this year, my fishing season has yet to begin. I have a tentative appointment with my boat hauler in Barnegat to drop her in the water Monday, but that's after a spring where some busy work weeks here at Patch and marathon rounds of graduate school studying have pushed fishing to the back burner. Luckily, with formal graduation ceremonies at Monmouth University now complete, I'll continue a much more elusive educational endeavour: finding every last honey hole in Barnegat Bay! With the …
Three-day event offers arts and crafts, food and music as well.
Patch is offering 50-percent off gate ticket prices to the 30th annual Festival of Ballooning in July. But you'll need to act quickly. The discounts are only available through this Sunday, May 20. The festival, held Friday-Sunday, July 27-29, at Solberg Airport in Readington, offers much, much more than ballooning. There are rides, an arts and crafts festival, yoga and Zumba demonstrations, and food—lots of it. Every evening, there will be a music concert and twice each day on Saturday and Sunday and once on Friday, more than 100 balloons will rise majestically into the sky. And Patch will offer all attendees a chance to leave all your troubles behind and take a free tethered balloon ride. Just find our table at the festival and sign up …
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Governing body finds it 'really useful to hear directly' from pupils
The public portion of Thursday's Belmar Council meeting contained several requests from residents that the governing body has likely not heard all year. It probably had something to do with the fact that those residents were sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders. The list of requests from students of Belmar Elementary School, where once each year the governing body holds its regular meeting, included an arcade, ice skating rink, swimming pool and water park. While several items on the youngsters' wish list would most likely have to be fulfilled by private sector developers, a few, such as a walking bridge over Silver Lake, are actual possibilities, Mayor Matt Doherty said. "I thought they were really good ideas and suggestions," Doherty …
Brielle and Spring Lake Heights cops to run seatbelt checkpoints, patrols
Local police next week will be cracking down on unbuckled drivers and their passengers as part of the statewide "Click It or Ticket" campaign. Brielle and Spring Lake Heights Police Departments received $4000 each from the state to run seatbelt enforcement checkpoints and saturation patrols from May 21 to June 3. The crackdowns come during Memorial Day Weekend, one of the most hectic times to be driving, according to a release from the state Department of Law and Public Safety. According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), 22,187 passenger vehicle occupants were killed in motor vehicle crashes in 2010 and 51 percent of them were not wearing seat belts, the release says. And NHTSA statistics show that in…
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11:54 am on Saturday, May 19, 2012
Decriminalize, legalize..whatever. Do SOMETHING! cause what we have now aint workin'! The fact that its illegal to smoke a joint in your own home is disgraceful. more ›