The BERKELEY Times Vol. 28 - No. 15
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Berkeley Taking Dep To Court Over Park Repairs
September 24, 2022
$60 Million Beach Replenishment
Project Announced
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─Photo by Bob Vosseller The northern portion of the barrier island will be part of a beach replenishment project.
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Residents want the park to be useful again. By Chris Lundy BERKELEY – Holly Park has been without its flagship park for a decade. The shore neighborhood is east of Route 9, north of Butler Boulevard and south of Eugene Furey Boulevard. Main Street stretches out to the Barnegat Bay. At the tip is a bit of land that was
─Photo courtesy Maggie Lugo residents there. A flagpole, an outline of bulkheading, and patches of beach grass cling to a slowly receding shoreline. Berkeley officials have wanted to stabilize the area with bulkheading in the same footprint that it used to be. There has been talk of
once a place for families to go. The Holly Park Beach Club used to have a small building before Superstorm Sandy wrecked it, carrying its roof into the marsh half a mile or so away. Sandy was in 2012, and in the intervening years, the township has been trying to restore something for the
( Park- See Page 6)
Has Jersey Shore Tourism Returned To Its Pre-Pandemic Status?
─Photo by Alyssa Riccardi Visitors enjoyed the cool evening weather at the Seaside Heights Boardwalk.
By Alyssa Riccardi JERSEY SHOR E – With countless sunny days that offered the perfect beach day, the Jersey Shore had quite a successful summer season despite the world still living through a pandemic.
In 2020, many businesses and beaches were closed due to COVID-19. 2021 was the year tourism bounced back. However, several businesses in both Ocean and Monmouth counties had issues with staffing
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By Bob Vosseller OCEAN COUNTY – Officials recently announced plans for an upcoming beach replenishment project from Point Pleasant Beach to Berkeley’s South Seaside Park. The total cost of the project will be approximately $60 million. The Army Corps of Engineers will pay $30 million, with the remaining $30 million paid by the state and munici-
palities. Locally, towns were responsible for $8 million of the $60 million total, and the county will split that with them. The project is slated to start in early 2023. “We received a call from the local mayors and they asked us to help,” said John P. Kelly, Director of the Ocean County Board of Commissioners. A meeting was held (Beach - See Page 6)
The Past Revisited At Ocean County History Day By Stephanie Faughnan TOMS RIVER - It should be no surprise that a great deal can be learned from locals who enjoy studying the history of Ocean County and its lore. The 2nd Annual Ocean County History Day offered many opportunities for those inclined to revisit the past. The Ocean County Historical Society and Ocean County Cultural
and Heritage put together the event, which included participation from an assortment of other historical societies. As Elaine McGuire ensured her white wig stayed in place, she looked a bit like America’s first president, George Washington. However, McGuire quickly removed all assumptions by revealing the figure she (History - See Page 5)
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