Save the Date, Saturday, May 23, 2014

The Atlantic Highlands Police Benevolence Association Local 242 
hosts their 27th annual event, which, for many residents of Atlantic Highlands, is an annual rite of Spring on Saturday, May 23rd, 2014 

Fine dining, hors d’oeuvres and an open bar combined with a 
charity auction with dozens of spectacular prizes are expected, as always, to attract large numbers of residents.Over the years, P.B.A Local #242 has contributed proceeds from the event to local organzations, including : The AH Historical Society, Henry Hudson Regional School and the Atlantic Highlands Elementary School. 

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Manalapan bridge is closed for repair work

Detours will be in place

MANALAPAN, NJ  – The bridge on Pine Brook Road between State Highway 9 and Arrowood Road is closed for repair work.

“The heavy rain last week created a scour condition beneath the bridge over Pine Brook,” said County Engineer Joseph Ettore. “In the interest of public safety and to complete the bridge repair as quickly as possible, a detour for motor vehicle traffic has been put in place.”

It is expected that the County bridge (MN-40) will be closed for up to three weeks, weather permitting.

While the section of Pine Brook Road bridge between Arrowood Road to State Hwy. 9 is closed, traffic should use Pease Road. Northbound traffic on Pease Road should travel to Union Hill Road to access Hwy. 9; southbound traffic on Pease Road should travel to Gordon’s Corner Road to access Hwy. 9.

“County crews are posting the detour and will be mobilizing to begin the repair work,” Freeholder Thomas A. Arnone said. “The County understands the inconvenience that this closure will have on the motoring public in the area. Our first concern is for the safety of the travelling public and the County will work to get the bridge and road reopened as soon as possible.”

In total, the county maintains of approximately 1,000 lane miles of roads, 980 bridges and culverts and 250 traffic signals and beacons.

If an adjustment to the work schedule is necessary, updates will be posted to the County’s website at www.visitmonmouth.com.

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Paper Shredding Days

County announces paper shredding days
Opportunities to dispose of old documents safely 

Monmouth County has scheduled four spring 2014 Paper Shredding events in local communities so that Monmouth County residents have opportunities to get rid of old documents and confidential files safely.  

All shredding events will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. as follows: 

Saturday, May 3 – Marine Park, West Front Street, Red Bank
Saturday, June 7 – Marlboro Municipal Complex, 1979 Township Dr.
Saturday, June 14 – Upper Freehold Municipal Building, 314 Route 539
Saturday, June 21 – Dow Avenue School, 555 Dow Ave., Ocean Township

“We are happy to offer these events for responsible paper disposal which will help residents reduce the risk of identity theft,” said Freeholder Serena DiMaso. “The County continues to be proactive in removing recyclables from our waste stream and we encourage residents to do their part by making use of these events and all other county services for proper waste disposal.” County residents may bring up to 100 lbs. to be shredded. 
The shredding event will stop once the shredding truck is full. 
All papers will be shredded on location in the mobile truck. Documents should be free of large binder clips; staples and paper clips may be left on documents.  

This is a project of the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders 
and partner municipalities. Information about these paper shredding 
events, recycling and removing other items from the County’s waste stream 
may be obtained from the County’s website at www.visitmonmouth.com 
or by calling 732-683-8686, ext. 6721.

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Holmdel bans tailgating ahead of PNC Bank Arts Center’s summer concerts

UPDATE: CBS is reporting that the tailgating ban does not apply to concerts.

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N.J. Marathon returns to Jersey Shore on Sunday, but not to ‘normal’

N.J. Marathon returns to Jersey Shore on Sunday, but not to ‘normal’ (via NJ.com)

In the weeks leading up to last year’s New Jersey Marathon, race organizers had to scramble to adjust for a pair of tragic events that changed the face and dynamic of the state’s largest marathon. After Hurricane Sandy pummeled the eight waterfront…

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Walk a Mile in Her Shoes

Come Walk a Mile in Her Shoes on May 1 at Monmouth University

WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ (April 25, 2014) – Monmouth University will host Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event on Thursday, May 1 at 4 p.m.

Over 100 students, employees, and community members are expected to participate in the event, which begins on the front steps of Wilson Hall.  Participants will walk one mile within the campus.

Walk a Mile in Her Shoes is the International Men’s March to Stop Rape, Sexual Assault, and Gender Violence.  The walk is meant to provide a framework to bring awareness for all to stop rape, sexual assault, and gender violence.  The walk is open to all, but there is an emphasis on targeting men.  Men are encouraged to literally walk one mile in women’s high-heeled shoes to protest sexualized violence, and educate their communities.

For more information on this initiative, please visit   http://www.walkamileinhershoes.org/.

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$25K raised in 20 hours for family of boy killed in Keansburg

$25K raised in 20 hours for family of boy killed in Keansburg (via NJ.com)

KEANSBURG – More than $25,000 has been raised in less than 24 hours to help pay for funeral arrangements and medical bills for a boy who was struck and killed by a car on Tuesday night. At around 4 p.m. on Tuesday, 11-year-old Drew Keough was a pedestrian…

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Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, April 25-27, 2014

By Greg Kelly

Friday, April 25

• Sunset Wetland Walk (Port Monmouth) – MORE INFO

• Shrek the Musical at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO

• Trouble in Mind at TRT (Rd Bank) – MORE INFO

• County Family Game Night (Tinton Falls) – MORE INFO

• Belmar and the Railroad Show – MORE INFO

• Arbor Day Trees of Sandy Hook Walk – MORE INFO

• Play It Again Sam at Center Playhouse (Freehold) – MORE INFO

• Alejandro Escovedo & the Sensitive Boys at Monmouth U (WLB) – MORE INFO

• College Men’s Baseball: Monmouth U vs. Temple (WLB) – MORE INFO

• The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Aberdeen) – MORE INFO

• The Toadies at The Stone Pony (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO

• “Survive Your Husband’s Retirement” with Nora Hall (Manasquan) – MORE INFO

• A View of the Mountains at NJ Repertory Theatre (Long Branch) – MORE INFO

• NJ Marathon Health & Fitness Expo (Oceanport) – MORE INFO

• Nunsense at First Avenue Playhouse (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO

• Laughter on the 23rd Floor by Monmouth Players (Middletown) – MORE INFO

• The Hallowed Roots at The Saint (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO

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Beach Replenishment Project Completed In Belmar

Resident Engineer Paul Jalowski with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, discusses how the elevation of a wide beach berm reduces coastal risks to communities behind them at the site of the Belmar to Manasquan beach renourishment project with U.S. Representative Chris Smith and local officials in Manasquan, N.J. Nov 7, 2013

Congressman Chris Smith announced this afternoon that the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers has completed a $25 million Southern Monmouth County beach replenishment project in Belmar.  The five mile stretch of beach including Manasquan, Spring Lake, Sea Girt and Belmar was severely eroded by Superstorm Sandy.  The project, which started in November 7, 2013 nourished the beaches to better conditions than existed pre-Sandy.

“I stood on what was left of the beaches in the days after Superstorm Sandy and the immense scope of the damage was a hard to take in,” said Smith, who worked to obtain Sandy recovery funding and hosted a groundbreaking in Manasquan Nov. 7. “The beaches and dunes which offered protection to the shore communities were washed away—leaving the towns vulnerable to future storms. Thankfully, the Army Corps of Engineers has now rebuilt the beaches in Belmar, Sea Girt, Spring Lake and Manasquan to continue the protections they provide for homes and lives.”

The project is funded 100 percent by the federal government through the Army Corps’ Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies (FCCE) account. The project pumped an estimated 1.3 million cubic yards of sand onto the shoreline.

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Middletown Calls On Christie, Legislature To Allow Affordable Housing Funds To Assist Sandy Impacted Homeowners

Citing the shortage of federal and state funds available to assist Superstorm Sandy impacted homeowners in rebuilding their homes, the Middletown Township Committtee this week joined Marlboro Mayor Jonathan Hornik and Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon in calling on the state legislature and Governor Chris Christie to put the more than $100 million in Affordable Housing Funds that are sitting dormant to work.

With a unanimous 5-0 vote, the committee passed a resolution on Monday, April 21, calling for legislation that would reinstate Regional Contribution Agreements (RCAs) “for the limited purpose of getting victims of Superstorm Sandy back in their homes during this time of need.”

RCAs were created in the original 1985 Fair Housing Act whereby towns with funds raised from developer fees or through bonding could transfer up to half of those funds to another community for the purpose of building affordable housing as required by the New Jersey Supreme Court’s Mt. Laurel decision.

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