Friday, November 16, 2012
Township Committee sends open letter of thanks to workers, volunteers, residents
The Wall Township Committee is incredibly proud of the Wall Township employees and the work they have done in the response to Hurricane Sandy. We feel blessed to have such a great team of people to serve and support the residents of Wall and we want to thank each and every person who did their job so admirably in response to probably the worst storm to ever hit our town. Our Department of Public Works personnel worked tirelessly to manage the cleanup and keep normal operations in place for our residents even in light of a second storm that brought snow with it. Our Office of Emergency Management within the police department organized our township response and kept the residents continuously informed on our behalf. Our police department did…
Friday, October 12, 2012
Shouting match at last meeting of the governing body
An ongoing antagonism among some public speakers and Township Committee members boiled over at Wednesday’s regular meeting of the governing body. Comments, questions and criticisms from frequent Township Committee critics Nicholas Purpura, of Rue de la Port, and Betsy Cross, of New Bedford Road, turned into heated arguments among members of the committee and the administration Wednesday. Cross and Mayor Jeffrey Foster began shouting at each other after Cross peppered the committee with questions about a township-owned property on Holly Boulevard. At the end of the five minutes allotted to each public speaker, Cross continued to question the committee. After a few more minutes passed, Foster thanked Cross for her comments to end the …
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Ordinance would raise threshold for full, and expensive, Planning Board approval
Attempting to remove some red tape for some small businesses, the Township Committee is slated next week to vote on a measure that would make it easier to move some applications through the sometimes-costly Planning Board process. The committee at its June 13 meeting proposed an ordinance that would raise the threshold for some businesses that want to renovate an existing building for a new use. That measure has gotten the blessing of the Planning Board and is set for a vote of the Township Committee at its Aug. 8 meeting. The ordinance proposes to change the township’s zoning code and raise the threshold that triggers a Planning Board hearing for a minor site plan, according to the measure. Currently, any business that is renovating an …
Mickey Brewster
9:28 am on Friday, November 16, 2012
Ralph & Hilary Addonizio! There's a reason Ralph was named "Citizen of The Year"! They really hit the ball outta the park. Thanks you guys! more ›