Hurricane Sandy

Atlantic Highlands Prepares for the Road Ahead (PHOTOS)

Harbor devastated by Hurricane Sandy.

Nearly a week after Hurricane Sandy and with a harbor suffering from nearly $30 or $40 million worth of damage, Atlantic Highlands Borough Administrator and OEM Coordinator Adam Hubeny finally got some good news. Thompson Electric trucks—three of them—rolled past his office in the municipal building on First Avenue Saturday morning. The biggest need Hubeny had at that moment could be summed up in one word: “Electric, electric, electric,” he said. Electric for residents to feel normal again, electric to light up the unique restaurants and charming boutiques on First Avenue, and electric to fully assess and clean up the damage to the Atlantic Highlands harbor. “It’s this guy,” Atlantic Highands Councilman Peter Doyle said, crediting Hubeny …

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TELL US: A Casino Boat Off Atlantic Highlands? What Do You Think About That?

Casino Royale LLC is making a bet that a floating casino boat would succeed in the waters off Atlantic Highlands, and the borough could be the winner.

People in Atlantic Highlands are talking about a proposal to dock a three story floating casino boat off Atlantic Highlands that could hold up to 400 passengers.  On July 10, residents packed a Harbor Commission meeting to learn more about a proposal by Casino Royale LLC to berth a 184-foot vessel in the marina to provide gambling and entertainment offshore in Federal waters. The upside is the potential to create 65 to 100 new jobs, and churn up a new source of revenue such as docking fees for the Harbor Commission, according to a summary of the meeting by the Commission on its website. But some asked, at what cost? Residents had questions about parking, noise, utility demands, safety and licensing.  The Two River Times' John Burton has …

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1:01 am on Saturday, January 12, 2013

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