Saturday, February 2, 2013
Representatives from several State departments will be on hand to answer questions and provide assistance to residents.
Editor's note: A previous version of this story reported that the event would be held Monday. The event is being held Tuesday. Representatives from several state departments are slated to spend the day in Monmouth County Tuesday, offering expert advice and assistance in a number of areas to victims of Hurricane Sandy, Gov. Chris Christie's office announced recently. Senior staff members from the Department of Banking and Insurance, Department of Community Affairs, Department of Environmental Protection, and the Business Action Center will be on hand at Union Beach Hose Co. #1 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to do casework for residents who need assistance. The day of casework is part of Gov. Chris Christie's Mobile Cabinet effort, which seeks to …
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
DEP holds public hearing in Long Branch
A large group of citizens and groups gathered at Long Branch City Hall on Wednesday night to criticize the Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP) proposed public access rules and amendments for beaches, bays and other waterways. The DEP held the meeting to hear public comments on the public access rules and the amendments which were drafted after hearing feedback from the public in the past. According to the DEP, the proposed amendments will: Most spoke against the rules and the amendments stating that while the amendments were a step in the right direction, that they will not help create more public access areas for residents and that it they will give too much power to municipalities. The rules, if adopted, would give towns …
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Several groups plan to protest the DEP's plans for beach access
The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is holding a public hearing on Wednesday night in Long Branch to discuss proposed amendments to public access rules for beaches, bays and other waterways. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in the Long Branch Council Chambers, at Long Branch City Hall, 344 Broadway. "Wednesday’s hearings will focus only on amendments to the Public Access rule that the DEP proposed earlier this year in response to public comments on the initial public access rule proposal," a DEP release states. According to the DEP, the proposed amendments will: DEP states that the public access rule will "improve and enhance public access to New Jersey’s beaches, bays and waterways through plans to be developed and …
Monday, March 19, 2012
Rulemaking authority would still go to municipalities, with caveats
Following numerous rounds of public comment that took place over the past year, state officials on Monday formally proposed a slate of revised beach access rules that they say represents a compromise between a number of stakeholder groups. The plan would still allow municipalities – rather than the state – to develop local beach access plans, though the municipalities would be required to include both day and night public access to the shoreline. Municipalities would also be required to hold hearings on the access plans before they could be formally adopted and approved by the state. Last year, the Department of Environmental Protection held numerous public hearings on a Christie administration initiative that would have put several …
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Nesting sites in northern part of the county help push numbers over 100 statewide
In what the state Department of Environmental Protection has called a "dramatic" recovery of the bald eagle population, local eagle nesting sites in northern Ocean County are home to two of more than 100 nesting pairs that can be found statewide, an important milestone for state environmental officials. DEP spokesman Larry Ragonese confirmed that state officials have identified nesting pairs near Kettle Creek, on the border of Brick and Toms River, as well as in northern Brick, on the Manasquan River near the border with Wall Township. John Zingis, a Brick resident who lives on the Tunes Brook branch of Kettle Creek, also confirmed the bald eagle pairs live nearby. "Last weekend, I saw at least a pair up in the nest, just hanging out," …
Diane Caso
10:12 pm on Monday, February 4, 2013
I FULLY AGREE!! There is no way that people in the Bayshore can afford this. So many are still reeling, trying to pick up the pieces of their lives.. more ›