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REDEVELOPMENT SAGA
INSPIRES NEW COMEDY

Asbury Park's complicated path to waterfront redevelopment is the inspiration for writer and former radio talk show host Maureen Nevin's new play, Ocean Mile.

"Ocean Mile has a few themes running through it, not the least of which is what can happen when too much land is changing hands too fast and hungry people are hearing what they've longed to hear," Nevin said. [MORE]
GUEST SURFER LEADS CLINIC

Singer, songwriter and surfer Donavon Frankenreiter served as special guest instructor for members of the Asbury Park Boys and Girls Club before the performer's recent gig at The Stone Pony. [MORE]
PRINCIPAL CONFIRMS STIMULUS GRANT APPLICATION
PROMPTED HIM TO APPLY FOR OTHER POSSIBLE JOBS

Award-winning Asbury Park High School principal Tyler Blackmore has confirmed that the city school district's application for stimulus money from the Obama administration prompted him to look for other jobs.

Blackmore said Superintendent of Schools Denise Lowe informed him that there was a possibility he could be removed as principal in order for the school to receive the grant.

By the time he found out his job in Asbury Park was safe, Blackmore said, he was interviewed for a third time at Matawan-Aberdeen Middle School and decided to become that school's new principal, effective July 1. [MORE]
OUSTED BOARD MEMBER
GETS TOP VOTE TOTAL

A former board president removed from office for allegedly interfering with a hiring decision was the top vote getter in the 2010 city school board election.

Remond Palmer and his running mates, former substitute teacher Joseph Raines Jr. and unsuccessful City Council candidate Kevin Michel, finished first, second and third in the voting for three board seats. [MORE]
HOPE ACADEMY
CHARTER RENEWED

The state has renewed the charter of Asbury Park's Hope Academy Charter School for another five years.

According to one of the school's founders after the renewal was granted, Hope Academy's financial situation was said to be "stellar." [MORE]
COUNTY GRANT
EXPANDS PARKLAND

The county Board of Freeholders has approved an $86,000 grant toward the purchase of 18 contiguous lots to expand park opportunities for west side residents.

The 1.35-acre project is part of a redevelopment plan. [MORE]

Little wins GOP congressional primary as Gooch concedes defeat

Highlands Mayor Anna C. Little has won the race for the Republican nomination in the Sixth Congressional District by 83 votes over party-backed candidate Diane Gooch. Millionaire Gooch, a resident of Rumson in the nearby 12th Congressional District, conceded defeat. Little will face incumbent Frank Pelosi, who ran unopposed in the Democrat primary.
Monmouth University students help improve housing in Asbury Park

Freshmen at Monmouth University recently helped to build the frame of a house, which will be moved to Asbury Park and finished there. The students worked on the build for Habitat for Humanity as part of the university's First-Year Service Project.
Tommy, Rocky Horror, premiere of new musical scheduled for summer stage season

The ReVision Theatre will return to the historic carousel house on the Asbury Park boardwalk for summer productions of The Who's Tommy, The Rocky Horror Show and the world premiere of a new musical called The Bikinis.
ESPN: Pinball paradise is found in New Jersey

The super-cool Silverball Pinball Museum in Asbury Park, N.J. opened last summer and was such an instant hit that it moved to a larger location on the boardwalk. It has more than 180 machines, all set on free play, with historical background on each one.
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Est. 1906
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