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Hurricane Sandy

Belmar Marina 9th Ave. Pier, Mini-Golf Reopens Months After Hurricane Sandy Damage

Borough paid for repairs with bond, expecting FEMA reimbursement

Time to grab a putter or simply go for a jaunt: Belmar Marina's 9th Avenue Pier and its mini-golf course have reopened. Monday was the first day of operation, with 11 a.m. being the first tee time for the season at the mini-golf course. Though some additional work needs to be done at the marina, the 9th Avenue Pier is now open, in a week expected to have temperatures regularly reaching the mid50s and sunny. The Monday reopening marks another open facility shuttered for months by Hurricane Sandy. Though the mini-golf course is normally closed for winter, this winter saw the marina pier undergo renovations after Hurricane Sandy. The 9th Avenue Pier bar is closed currently, but could open this weekend after completing a borough inspection of …

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Belmar's '9th Ave. Pier' Bar Opens Tuesday

New tiki bar and restaurant at marina set for 4 p.m. opening

Belmar's newest — and only — tiki bar at the marina is scheduled to open up shop at 4 p.m. today.  The 9th Ave. Pier, owned and operated by Chefs International, Inc., will be similar to the Patio Bar in Point Pleasant Beach, which the company also owns, offering "festival style" food, brick oven pizza and a raw bar, according to Robert Cooper, the company's president and CEO.  The Point Pleasant Beach-based company, which also owns Jack Baker's Lobster Shanty and Wharfside in that town, stepped in last spring after a $10 million major redevelopment deal fell through between Belmar and international developer Hibernian that would have seen the construction of a tiki bar, golf course and two-story twin commercial structures at the marina. …

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Belmar Closing In on $5.5 Million Pier Redevelopment Deal

Mayor hopeful deal with redeveloper for two-story commercial building will be signed by end of January

Belmar officials are hoping to begin talks with a potential redeveloper that wants to construct a two-story commercial building at the Ninth Avenue pier in the Marina, Mayor Matthew Doherty said.   At last week’s Borough Council work session, Doherty said the borough had received one bid for the redevelopment project but since the proposal was not complete the borough’s redevelopment attorney advised them to officially reject it. However, Doherty said, the borough plans to still pursue that company anyway and begin preliminary talks before negotiating the estimated $5.5 million commercial project. If all goes to plan, the current building at the pier, Fisherman’s Den Bait & Tackle, would be demolished and a two-story structure built in its…

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$2 Million Belmar Marina Project Under Way

Construction of new bulkhead and boat ramp scheduled for June 2012 completion

Work has begun on a $2 million marina project in Belmar that will replace the bulkhead and construct a new boat ramp at the docks just off Route 35. The state Department of Environmental Protection coastal engineering project is being funded by a combination of federal, state and municipal dollars, Belmar’s Borough Administrator Robbin Kirk said. The $1,950,135 project includes the removal of the current bulkhead along the Belmar Marina and then constructing a new one, some minor dredging and the construction of a new double-wide boat ramp, she said. Belmar has contributed $790,279 to the project, but was reimbursed $261,954 by a state grant, bringing the borough’s total cost down to $528,325, Kirk said. The bidding and construction of the…

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Belmar Mayor Concerned Over Bridge Privatization

Mayor Matt Doherty said he first learned of the privatization vote from a report on Patch

  Belmar Mayor Matt Doherty asked the Board of Chosen Freeholders to keep municipalities informed about the process of privatizing the county’s movable bridge operations. The board voted on Nov. 9 to unanimously approve a $1.485 million one-year contract with Florida-based Drawbridge Services, Inc. The contract was subsequently assigned to Drawbridge Services, Inc.’s newly-formed affiliate, East Coast Drawbridge Corporation. Doherty addressed the freeholder board during its regular meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 22 at the Hall of Records building, explaining that he first learned of the privatization effort from a report on Patch. “I am an advocate for privatization of services where it makes sense. My concern on behalf of my residents and, in …

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Beer on the Pier Coming to Belmar

Craft brewing festival returns to Belmar Marina

For the second year, Belmar will host Beer on the Pier at the Belmar Marina on Saturday. The beer festival and tasting will feature 34 craft breweries offering samples of their creations as well as vendors, live music and food from Belmar restaurants. Chris DePeppe of www.beerheads.com, one of the event organizers, explained that after selling out in the first year, the festival will hold two sessions— the first from noon to 3:30 p.m. and the second from 4:30 to 8 p.m. General admission to one of the sessions costs $42 and includes a meal ticket to one of a number of Belmar eateries including Federico's, Kaya's Kitchen, Jake's Crab Shack, Jack's Tavern, Mr. Shrimp, 10th Avenue Burrito and The Ragin' Cajun. This year's event will also …

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