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Want To Donate To Belmar Boardwalk? Final Day is May 15

Borough extended its deadline for donations

Belmar has extended its "Buy a Board" campaign to May 15. The original deadline was April 30, but Mayor Matt Doherty announced recently that the borough would be accepting donations through Wednesday, May 15. "Buy a Board" is a fundraiser that will put names on boardwalk entrances and funds in the boardwalk rebuilding coffers. The "Buy a Board" campaign allows donors to give money to the borough, specifically to buy the actual boards that make up the boardwalk, and have their name displayed at beach entrances. The borough set a deadline in order to have enough time to write out all the names of the donors. Belmar's boardwalk was destroyed in the surge of Hurricane Sandy, and the borough is using grants, bonds, FEMA reimbursement, to offset…

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9:47 am on Monday, May 13, 2013

'They have signs out for noise' and 'as soon as leave the clubs', those are your complaints?? Then yes please do stay out of Belmar until you can behave like an adult. You see we are a tight knit community who works hard and plays hard but NOT at the expensive of our neighbors and we are pretty busy at the moment putting our lives back to gether NOT for YOU but for US. So if those are truely your…   more ›

Belmar Looking for Big Kahunas to Help 'Buy a Board'

Boardwalk boards for 'sale'

Belmar has launched a creative fundraiser that will put names on boardwalk entrances and funds in the boardwalk rebuilding coffers. The "Buy a Board" campaign allows donors to give money to the borough, specifically to buy the actual boards that make up the boardwalk. Belmar's boardwalk was destroyed in the surge of Hurricane Sandy, and the borough is using grants, bonds, FEMA reimbursement, possibly increased beach fees and more to help offset the more than $6.6 million cost. The "Buy a Board" campaign is part of that effort, and the borough has set up donor levels ranging from $5,000 to $25. Now those looking to give can make a donation via credit card on the borough website, where previously print applications were only available. Mayor…

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