Hurricane Sandy

Martell's Plan to Rebuild Pier Hits a Bump

Correction: David Bassinder asked the town if Martell's can use the parking lot during rebuilding (see below)

  Point Beach Council is not allowing Martell's Tiki Bar to use a town-owned parking lot to store lumber and equipment needed to rebuild the end of the pier destroyed by Sandy. Councilmembers Kristine Tooker, Bret Gordon and Michael Corbally, at Tuesday night's council meeting, voted against Martell's to use a parking lot behind the south end of Risden's Beach and off New Jersey Avenue to store materials and equipment for roughly 5 to 10 days. Counclimembers William Mayer and Stephen Reid voted yes. Councilmember Tim Lurie was absent. Mayor Vincent Barrella did not get a vote because in the Borough Council form of government the mayor only votes when there is a tie. Correction: Barrella said that David Bassinder, the former owner of …

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A Resident

10:38 pm on Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Vito and Junior, the NJ Division of Consumer Affairs disagrees with you. They were responsible for the report saying PPB should have 25 full time officers. According to the report (which the State created) PPB PD is 2 short. But go ahead and continue to think that nothing happens in PPB during the 9 months of "off season" time.   more ›

Earlier Bar Closing Ordinances Postponed by Point Beach Council

Two ordinances, one for midnight closing and one for bars to pay fees to stay open later, are "carried" or postponed until May 15 meeting

Late-night partiers at Point Pleasant Beach's bars have gotten at least a temporary reprieve from an early last call. Ordinances calling for bars to stop serving alcohol two hours earlier and one allowing bars to pay fees to stay open later were both "carried," or postponed until the May 15 Point Beach Council meeting by the Point Beach Council on Tuesday night. There were two separate votes to "carry" each of the two ordinances regarding hours for bars to serve alcohol. The decision to "carry" was made at the request of an attorney for Jenkinson's to give boardwalk business owners and elected officials more time to meet privately to try to come up with a solution. The votes to carry both ordinances were cast by council members Bret Gordon…

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JD

7:33 pm on Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Barrella isn't that smart... His only choice is... 1. All bars and restaurants in PPB to stop serving alcohol at midnight.. 2. He can't charge a fee to stay open past midnight. That is the only ordinance that can pass legal mustard!!! What is being proposed will be thrown out by the court as violation of state statue and violation for restraint of trade.   more ›