April W. Klimley
By April W. Klimley, Art Critic
Everything starts blooming in May—including the Shore art scene. All of a sudden, galleries and artists’ organizations are all holding openings. It’s almost impossible to decide which to attend. The art scene may not be as broad and deep here as it is in New York City—where the auction houses sell the “best of the best” of modern during these weeks—from Picasso to Giacometti. But there’s a great deal of excitement and variety, and even more to come in June.
Opening this Friday the 15th
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Posted: May 13th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: April W. Klimley, Art, Monmouth County, Monmouth County News, Things to do in Monmouth County, Things to do on the Jersey Shore | Tags: April W. Klimley, April's Art Column, Asbury Park Student Art, Belmar, Belmar Arts Council, Guild of Creative Art, Jersey Shore Arts Scene, Red Bank, Shrewsbury, The Art Alliance, Things to do at the Jersey Shore, Things to do in Monmouth County | Comments Off on The Shore Fine Art Scene Is in Full Blossom
Donna Schepiga, Rich Long, Chris Siciliano, William Garofolo and and Rob Acerra were elected to a three year term government Ocean Township
Mayor Chris Siciliano and his One Ocean Team easily fought off a challenge by Ocean Together in a non-partisan municipal election in Ocean Township.
Siciliano was the top vote getter with 3,001 ballots cast for him. Deputy Mayor William Garofolo earned 2, 793 votes. School Board member Robert Acerra, the only non-incumbent council member on the slate came third with 2,775 votes. Councilman Richard Long got 2,614 votes and Councilwoman Donna Schepiga won 2,490 votes. The five winners were elected to govern the Township through 2019.
4,038 of the Townships registered voters, 21.7%, cast ballots.
Posted: May 12th, 2015 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Monmouth County, Monmouth County News, Ocean Township | Tags: Ocean Township, Ocean Township Municipal Election | 1 Comment »
All five seats on Ocean Township’s governing body are up for grabs today in a non-partisan municipal election.
There are ten candidates, two slates, running for the five seats.
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Posted: May 12th, 2015 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Monmouth County, Ocean Grove | Tags: Ocean Township, Ocean Township Municipal Election | Comments Off on Ocean Township: The polls are open till 8 p.m. Vote Today
Gov Chris Christie and Sen Bob Menendez kibitz at the reopening of the Belmar boardwalk as Freeholder Tom Arnone reads the names on the boards, NJ.com photo
Despite the facts that U.S. Senator Bob Menendez was indicted by federal prosecutors last month and Chris Christie says he’s in the clear after he wasn’t indicted in the Bridgegate scandal, Menendez has a higher job approval rating the Christie, according to Monmouth University Poll releases.
In a poll release issued this morning, Menendez’s job approval rating is 42% positive to 38% negative and 20% unsure among registered voters.
In a release last week based upon the same 500 person survey, Christie’s approval rating is 35% approve, 56% disapprove, and 9% unsure among voters.
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Posted: May 11th, 2015 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Bob Menendez, Chris Christie, Monmouth County, Monmouth County News, Tom Arnone | Tags: Bob Menendez, Chris Christie, Monmouth University Poll, Patrick Murray, Tom Arnone | 1 Comment »
Amid the stress and confusion in the immediate aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, residents of coastal communities found themselves struggling to comprehend their losses and how to begin to put things back together. They contacted their insurance companies to file flood claims — but many of them didn’t fully understand the process or their rights. “What happened… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: May 11th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: FEMA, Flooding, Hurricane Sandy, Monmouth County, Monmouth County News, National Flood Insurance Plan, Superstorm Sandy | Tags: FEMA, Flood Insurance Claims, Superstorm Sandy | Comments Off on Feds Probe Why Sandy Victims Were Shortchanged on Flood-Insurance Claims
Belmar Mayor Matt Doherty and Former Mayor Ken Pringle
Belmar Mayor Matt Doherty said, “Ken Pringle is like a jaded ex-girlfriend who won’t go away.”
Ken Pringle, who was mayor of the oceanfront borough for 20 years before Doherty took over in 2011, isn’t sure how many times he’s sued Doherty and the borough since he left office. “Four or five, I’m not sure.”
Both Doherty and Pringle, who served together for four years, are Democrats. Doherty was a councilman during Pringle’s last term as mayor.
At issue is the beachfront and money.
Pringle contends that Doherty and the Council are using the Beach Utility Fund to subsidize borough operations and to keep property taxes artificially low, in violation of the Public Trust Doctrine. Doherty says that while Pringle was mayor Belmar’s property taxpayers subsidized the beach and that Pringle raised taxes 14 years in a row. Doherty has not increased Belmar’s taxes since becoming mayor, keeping the borough’s spending flat at 2010 levels.
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Posted: May 11th, 2015 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Beach Access, Belmar, Birdsall Engineering, Matt Doherty, Monmouth County, Monmouth County Court, Monmouth County News | Tags: Beach Access fees, Beach Badges, Beach Parking fees, Beach Utility Fund, Belmar, Birdsall Engineering, Birdsall Services Group, Jim Bean, Joy DeSanctis, Ken Pringle, Law suits, Matt Doherty, Michael Seebeck, Public Advocate, Richard Chen, Robbin Kirk | 1 Comment »
By Greg Kelly
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Friday, May 8
- National Public Gardens Day at Deep Cut Gardens (Middletown) – MORE INFO
- A Night in Provence at First Avenue Playhouse (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
- Greater Shore Band Annual Concert (Wall Twp) – MORE INFO
- Meridian Health “Paint the Town Pink” Month in Monmouth County – MORE INFO
- The Realization of Emily Linder by NJ Repertory Company (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
- Brighton Beach Memoirs by Center Players (Freehold) – MORE INFO
- Murder on the Paradise Line at La Strada Ensemble Theater (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
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Posted: May 7th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Greg Kelly, Greg's List, Jersey Sting, Monmouth County, Things to do in Monmouth County, Things to do on the Jersey Shore | Tags: Greg Kelly, Greg's List, Things to do in Monmouth County, Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, Things to do on the Jersey Shore | Comments Off on Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, May 8-10, 2015
Look, up in the sky, it’s … nothing to be concerned about. JCP&L says residents in its 13-county service area shouldn’t be worried if they see a low-flying helicopter over the next few weeks. The company using the helicopter patrols starting today to inspect transmission lines, towers and related equipment. Local law enforcement agencies will be… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: May 6th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: JCP&L, Monmouth County, Monmouth County News | Tags: Helicopter inspections, JCP&L | Comments Off on Don’t freak out about low-flying helicopter over N.J. skies
HOLMDEL – The all clear has been given after an apparent hoax caused two township schools to go in lock down for several hours on Tuesday, police said. William R. Satz School and Holmdel High School were placed in lockdown after officers responded a possible swatting incident at the middle school, police said on social media.… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: May 5th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Holmdel, Monmouth County, Monmouth County News | Tags: All clear, Holmdel, Holmdel High School, Swatting, William R, William R. Satz School | Comments Off on Schools get all clear after possible swatting causes lockdowns, police say
HOLMDEL – A middle school and high school were placed in lock down Tuesday morning after a possible hoax report, police said. In a post on Twitter, Holmdel police said the possible swatting incident happened at The William R. Satz School and both that middle school and Holmdel High School were placed in lockdown. Swatting typically… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: May 5th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Holmdel, Monmouth County, Monmouth County News | Tags: Holmdel, Holmdel High School, Swatting, William R. Satz School | Comments Off on 2 schools in lockdown after possible swatting incident, police say
