Ocean Avenue closed for construction
Ocean Avenue in Lake Como remains closed as crews work on the oceanfront pumping station. Work continued this week to build the facility between Belmar and Spring Lake. (Photos by Paul Spennrath)
Power mostly restored by sunset, JCP&L reports
A transformer fire Tuesday afternoon popped atop a utility pole in Lake Como, leaving residents in the borough and neighboring Belmar without power. JCP&L crews responded after emergency responders addressed the small blaze around 2:15 p.m. By 5 p.m., power had been mostly restored through utility crews remained on the scene. Lake Como police, fire department and fire aid were dispatched to Margerum and 21st to 22nd streets to address the transformer fire around 2:15 p.m. The busted transformer created a power outage impacted a large portion of Lake Como into Belmar past 8th Avenue.
Four decades of Irish culture, local community and celebration continues Sunday
There's another reason to toast this weekend: the Belmar-Lake Como St. Patrick's Day Parade turns 40. We put together a collection of videos from the Manasquan-Belmar Patch archives and from YouTube showing many a previous year in parades. And while some things never change (lots of green, and pipes and drums) the parade has grown to include new groups and attract more visitors over its history. Check out our video gallery and share your own photo or video memories from past parades.
Lieutenant governor takes tour of Shore to promote Labor Day tourism after hurricane
"Get the hell back on the beach." Those were the words Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno jokingly gave to the people of New Jersey while taking a tour of the Jersey Shore on Monday. Days after Gov. Chris Christie told sunbathers to "get the hell off the beach in Asbury Park" as Hurricane Irene barreled up the coast toward the Jersey Shore, his second in command made stops along the state's coast to survey the damage caused by the storm and to encourage tourism this Labor Day Weekend. Belmar was one of a four-stop helicopter tour of the Jersey Shore which included Atlantic City, Point Pleasant Beach and Asbury Park. "We're open for business," she said emphatically. Guadagno met with mayors Michael Ryan of Lake Como and Matt Doherty of Belmar and …
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Sierra Club speaker tells council that asking Green Acres land to be diverted from recreational to commercial use for radio station tower should be 'a last resort'
Lake Como resident Diane Edgar wonders why borough officials, having invested time and money in Behrmann Park, would consider allowing the proposed WRAT-FM radio transmission tower to be raised on the state-protected parkland. While the WRAT's existing 300-foot-high tower on Main Street is an eyesore, replacing it with a 535-foot-high tower in the borough-owned park is not the answer, said Edgar, a 22nd Avenue resident who addressed the Lake Como Borough Council on Tuesday night. "We appreciate all the help that we have received with the park," Edgar said. "So I don't understand why anyone would want to see this monstrosity towering over it." Edgar and many of her neighbors urged the governing body not to apply to the state Department of …
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1:05 am on Thursday, September 15, 2011
I live in Spring Lake and the only radio station i can get on my FM radio it the God-awful WRAT, the worst radio station in the state of NJ. And they want to put an even taller tower? NO WAY! more ›
Mayor points to $125 yearly savings on average property tax bill if radio station owner is allowed to raise 535-foot-high tower in Behrmann Park
Lake Como officials are relying upon facts and figures, not threatened lawsuits, in deciding if the owner of WRAT-FM should be allowed to construct a 535-foot-high radio transmission tower in Behrmann Park. Responding to comments by residents during Tuesday night's Borough Council meeting, Mayor Michael Ryan said officials are not intimidated by suggestions that Greater Media Inc., the radio station's parent company, would sue the town if denied access to the borough-owned park to build the tower. "No one up here [on the dais] is fearful of a lawsuit," Ryan told about 80 persons present in council chambers. The borough's legal professionals are prepared to negotiate with Greater Media about its plan to erect the tower, he added. Ryan …
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Scoping hearing on 530-feet tower draws static from host community, Spring Lake & Wall Twp.
If Lake Como refuses to allow the owners of WRAT-FM to construct a 530-foot tower in Behrmann Park, town officials may instead end up fighting a plan to raise the radio station's existing tower downtown. And if Lake Como officials reject any future use variance application to raise that 300-foot tower, Greater Media Inc., parent company of WRAT-FM, would take the borough to court to appeal, according to one company representative. The legal fees associated with fighting Greater Media in New Jersey Superior Court would ultimately prove costly to Lake Como taxpayers, said Anthony Graziano, the company's real estate expert. Instead, the borough ought to allow Greater Media to build the new tower on a 4,000-foot portion of the park situated …
9:58 pm on Saturday, July 2, 2011
The town government needs to wake up, and seriously consider this relocation. Greater Media is stretching the truth saying the new tower would help them provide emergency alerts. Most of their coverage is over the ocean, and realistically most of the people in the area do not listen to the station. It will not matter whether a new tower is provided. The potential move will potentially increase … more ›
Dame Bridgid
4:17 pm on Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Correct. A fail safe for the pump losing power should follow the K I S S rule. more ›