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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Point Beach Council Votes For Midnight Bar Closings

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 …

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UPDATE: Boardwalk Says Offer Still on Table Despite DCA Letter and Point Pleasant Beach Borough Hall and Police Department (in Point Pleasant Patch)

Joe D

8:46 am on Thursday, April 11, 2013

Sounds like Brick has a new sister town and it's name is PointTucky!   more ›

UPDATE: Boardwalk Says Offer Still on Table Despite DCA Letter

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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Earlier Bar Closing Ordinances Postponed by Point Beach Council, Point Pleasant Beach Borough Hall and Police Department (in Point Pleasant Patch), New Alcohol Ordinance on Point Beach Tuesday Night Agenda (in Point Pleasant Patch), and 2 more ›

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whatdontyouget

8:19 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012

Beach_N8iv, What do you mean by a BENNY-come-lately crowd happy? There is a heck of a lot of residents that are originally from here or have been here for years that actually think these are great ideas. Don't blame the newbies if that is what you are trying to say... That is a down right lie. Maybe that is what you think, that is not true. The difference is most of the newbies are not hiding …   more ›

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