Wednesday, December 12, 2012
A revaluation is coming, but the tax impact will not hit until 2015 under terms of settlement agreement between county and township
The Township Committee at its regular meeting tonight is scheduled to ratify a court settlement with the county over a revaluation of all property in the township. The County Board of Taxation more than a year ago ordered the township to conduct a revaluation of all property in town, business and residential, to determine its current value. It’s a process that is conducted about once a decade. Wall’s last revaluation was in 2000, township officials said. But the town fought the order, delaying the revaluation for two years. One reason: the expense. The other: timing, Mayor Jeffrey Foster said. “We’re not happy about it,’’ Foster said. “It couldn’t come at a worse time for people – a down economy, and now all this with Sandy. I think it’s …
Three pieces of local legislation target the state's second largest utility company
The Township Committee on Wednesday is set to vote on three pieces of local legislation targeting the state’s second largest utility company. The first is an adapted version of a resolution being passed in numerous towns in Monmouth County. It outlines 10 suggestions to make JCP&L a more responsive company, culled from a meeting attended by officials from several Monmouth County towns and held in Tinton Falls on Nov. 19, according to Jeffry Bertrand, township administrator. The second is the codification of a strongly worded open letter sent by Mayor Jeffrey Foster and the Township Committee, Bertrand said. The letter called JCP&L’s response to the storm “atrocious’’ and suggested that the company institute a Incident Command System, …
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Network's "48 Hours" program airs case of fugitive George Wright
The man who spent 41 years on the lam after escaping from prison following his conviction on charges he murdered a man at a Wall Township gas station was the subject of a CBS news show this weekend. "48 Hours'' aired a 42-minute segment on the case of George Wright, who was convicted of killing Walter Patterson at his gas station on the Routes 33/34 circle on Nov. 23, 1962. Wright spent seven years in a U.S. prison for the murder before escaping in 1970. He then hijacked a plane in 1972 from the U.S. to Algeria along with other Black Liberation Army militants. He was captured just last year in Portugal after his U.S. fingerprint matched one in Portugal's database of prints for all citizens. Portugal has refused to extradite Wright to the …
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Township Committee continues criticisms of JCP&L's performance
Effective communication and selfless teamwork enabled Wall Township's government to keep residents safe as the state suffered through superstorm Sandy, officials said Tuesday night. "Everyone stepped up to the plate," township Administrator Jeff Bertrand said at the regular meeting of the Township Committee. "Volunteers are the backbone of this township," Mayor Jeff Forster said in agreement. Committee members, residents and department heads lauded the efforts of staff and volunteers at the meeting, the first regular session since Sandy made landfall and knocked out power to much of Wall for almost two weeks. Officials also reiterated their dissatisfaction with JCP&L's performance and pledged to pressure the company to improve its …
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Authorities have issued mandatory evacuations for all trailer parks, other portions of town
The Wall Township Office of Emergency Management on Sunday issued mandatory evacuation orders for all trailer parks and certain other portions of town ahead of Hurricane Sandy. Everyone living in any of the trailer parks — including Bearmore, Sea Breeze Shore Mobile Acres and 138 trailer parks — as well as those living on Old Mill Road north of the Old Mill School and south of the Old Mill Inn Bridge, and those living on Butternut Road between the addresses of 2114 to 2133 must leave by 11 p.m. Sunday, according to an automated call put out by the OEM. Also, the office has issued voluntary evacuations of low lying areas of Millbrook Road, Belmar Boulevard east of Marion Street and west of Route 35 and Heroy's Pond Court, according to the …
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Longtime television quiz show to feature Wall resident Craig Chern
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Wednesday, October 10, 2012
The answer: He’s the latest Wall Township resident to appear on a national television show. The question, of course, is: Who is Howell High School Assistant Principal Craig Chern? Chern, 41, of Tennis Court, is scheduled to appear Wednesday, competing for cash and prizes on longtime quiz show Jeopardy! Chern, a years-long Jeopardy! fan whose appearance on the show was recorded in August, said in an interview Tuesday that the whole experience was surreal. “It’s insane,’’ he said. “It’s something you dream about and then you’re right there on the set, which is a lot smaller than you would expect it to be. It’s crazy.’’ Chern in February completed an online quiz on the Jeopardy! website to be a contestant. A few thousand people were chosen …
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Aggravated assault, obstruction and resisting arrest among charges for New Bedford Road man
A township man was arrested and charged with aggravated assault after he fought with Neptune City police officers trying to arrest him, according to an arrest warrant. Steven J. Teasley, 41, of New Bedford Road, on Tuesday was arrested and charged with aggravated assault when he fled from and then kicked and punched two Neptune City officers attempting to arrest him at a West Sylvania Avenue home, according to the warrant. Teasley was taken to Monmouth County jail, Freehold Township, where he remained Thursday, according to jail records. Teasley also was charged with resisting arrest and obstruction. His bail is set at $55,000, according to jail records.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Wall, Manasquan mayors bagging groceries Wednesday to raise money for local food bank
The mayors of Manasquan and Wall on Wednesday, Sept. 19, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. will be bagging groceries at the ShopRite on Route 34 in Wall to help raise money for their local food banks, organizers said. Mayor George Dempsey of Manasquan and Mayor Jeff Foster of Wall will be on-hand Wednesday to "help bag hunger" by raising awareness and funds for the Food Bank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, organizers said. Both mayors will serve as honorary grocery baggers to cashiers at the supermarket, organizers said. Representatives from the Food Bank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties will also be on-hand, organizers said. ShopRite will be accepting donations to help stock the shelves at the food bank, organizers said. Honoring National Hunger …
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
A new report from United Way calculates the number of struggling working families across the state
According to a new report, 28 percent of Monmouth County residents struggle to afford basic necessities, despite having working adults in the home. The United Way reports New Jersey sees one in three households in the same situation, hard-pressed to pay for "housing, child care, food, health care, and transportation." United Way recently released a report, five years in the making, to document the number, location and experiences of New Jersey families who are working, yet "who live each day one crisis away from falling into poverty." The report is known as the ALICE project, which is an acronym for " Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed." Between 21 and 30 percent of Wall residents are estimated to be living below the ALICE …
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Memorial Race for John Blewett III this Saturday
Wall Stadium is scheduled to honor the memory of a longtime Jersey Shore racing legend with a race this weekend, stadium officials said. The 76-lap “John Blewett III Memorial’’ is set to take place Saturday, memorializing a Modified racer who lost his life in Thompson, Ct., five years ago. Members of the Blewett family, incluing standout driver Jimmy Blewett who plans on driving in the race that honors his brother, plan to be in attendance, track officials said. Wall Stadium Speedway will take time to honor the memory of one of its most successful and popular drivers as it celebrates the “John Blewett III Memorial” this Saturday evening. Spectator seating will open at 5:00 p.m. with qualifying set for 6:00 p.m. and feature race action …
Tara P
3:13 pm on Wednesday, December 12, 2012
I don't think they need to come inside. I recently appealed my taxes and at the county hearing another homeowner was advocating that his taxes should be lower than others in his neighborhood based in part on the fact that he did not have an upgraded kitchen. he said that his kitchen was the original, builder-grade kitchen with laminate countertops, etc., whereas his neighbors had upgraded … more ›