Friday, July 6, 2012
Barrella says state should send troopers since it won't let the town close bars at midnight
Point Beach Mayor Vincent Barrella says he will ask Gov. Chris Christie to send state troopers to patrol the boardwalk after midnight because the state is allowing bars to serve alcohol past that time. Barrella says he'll ask the Borough Council to support a request he'll make for state troopers to police "the center of the boardwalk from midnight to 2 or 3 a.m." since the state Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control has temporarily blocked the town from enforcing an ordinance for bars to stop serving alcohol by midnight. "I'll write to the governor, in light of the state interference, to send in 18 state troopers a night, so I can pull our officers off the boardwalk and put them into residential neighborhoods," Barrella said. Since the …
Saturday, June 30, 2012
State ABC won't let town enforce midnight bar closings yet
Point Beach bars can stay open until 2 a.m. for now until an appeal is decided, ruled the director of the state Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control on Friday night. The town is temporarily barred from enforcing an ordinance, adopted on May 15, that would have compelled all bars in Point Beach to stop serving alcohol at midnight starting Sunday, now that ABC Director Michael Halfacre has granted a "stay." (See attached PDF). Halfacre wrote in his ruling that compelling Jenkinson's and Martell's to close at midnight while the appeal they filed against the ordinance is pending, would be unfair. "Should the Appellants prevail after a full hearing, there is no method of redress for them to recoup the financial losses they would incur while …
Friday, June 29, 2012
Pat Storino, Jenkinson's owner, speaks at Point Beach GOP Club
Midnight bar closings would force Jenkinson's Boardwalk to lay off 50 of its 200 full-time, year-round workers, Pat Storino told the Point Beach GOP organization at the Woman's Club on St. Louis Avenue on Thursday night. "People have told me I should lay off the Point Pleasant Beach residents first, so they can picket," Storino said, adding, laughing, "So I may have to lay off my own kids." Layoffs would be one of the effects of a local ordinance adopted on May 15 that would compel all bars in Point Beach to stop serving alcohol at midnight, said Storino, who has owned Jenkinson's since 1977. That ordinance will be put to its first test today when the state Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) is expected to decide whether to "stay…
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
So state left to decide if midnight closing starts Sunday
Jenkinson's and Martell's are confirming they are turning down the town's "compromise" offer to stop serving alcohol at 1 a.m. Council and Mayor Vincent Barrella voted narrowly on Tuesday night to offer the 1 a.m. bar closing as a compromise, after the state Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) urged the two parties to try to reach a settlement. On Wednesday afternoon, the two largest businesses on the boardwalk released the following prepared statement (published here in its entirety): “The payment of dollars has been inextricably linked to the hours of operation. At each and every meeting with members of the governing body over the past five months, the demand has always been money for extended hours. The proposal last night …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
UPDATE: Council votes for preliminary approval for second ordinance giving bars the option to pay fees to stay open until 2 a.m.
Point Beach council voted on Tuesday night for bars to close at midnight, two hours earlier than the current 2 a.m. closing time. Councilmembers Kristine Tooker, Bret Gordon and Michael Corbally voted for the earlier bar closing, while Councilmembers William Mayer, Tim Lurie and Stephen Reid voted against it. That left Mayor Vincent Barrella to break the tie, and he voted yes. The ordinance goes into effect on July 1. The council also voted for preliminary approval for a second ordinance giving bars the option to pay fees to stay open until 2 a.m., which is the current closing time. However, councilmembers agreed to postpone the deadline for bars to request a later closing time from the town. That deadline had been May 24 but was moved to …
Boardwalk still offering $800,000 over five years, despite state saying proposed bar ordinance "appears to be unlawful"
A Boardwalk offer to pay $800,000 over five years is "still on the table," despite that the state says a related town proposal "appears to be unlawful." Marilou Halvorsen, Director of Marketing for Jenkinson's Boardwalk, said late Tuesday afternoon that Jenkinson's and Martell's are still jointly offering the payment, despite that the state Department of Community Affairs is questioning the legality of a proposed ordinance that would compel bars to pay fees to stay open past midnight (see related story posted on top of home page). "But if they pass a 12 o'clock bar closing, I'm sure it won't be," Halvorsen said. "But our offer is still on the table because it's in everyone's best interest to come up with a resolution," she said. Now it …
Sunday, February 5, 2012
We've rounded up some of the best spots to drink a cold one and watch the Super Bowl this Sunday.
Want to watch the big game along with other fans at a neighborhood bar Sunday? Here's a rundown of Shore watering holes with plenty of screens. Connolly Station Restaurant and Tavern, 715 Main St., Belmar: Connolly Station promises its biggest Super Bowl party yet. The tavern will be giving away a caribbean trip and a flat screen HDTV. Specials include Miller Lite mugs and bottle specials with their "famous" football menu. Sand Bar Restaurant, 201 Union Lane, Brielle: The Sand Bar will have a new football menu with sliders and pizza. You can get $10 Cruzan Rum buckets, $5 Skyy vodka drinks, $3 Bloody Marys and Mimosas, $2.75 Miller Light and Coors Light drafts. The Cabin, 984 Route 33, Freehold: Drink specials include $3 domestic bottles…
TommyG
9:59 pm on Tuesday, July 17, 2012
A Resident, The unaware excuse is getting old and tired. Our council members should be asking that question. Why were they "allowing" this to take place? What I thought I have seen on here and App, Someone on here posted the county clerk that signed off on this was Former Daniel Hennessy that was also PPB Mayor for years. Hmmmmm....Usual politics being played, jersey style! more ›