By John Burton SEA BRIGHT – Mayor Dina Long is insisting that rumors about a planned redevelopment for the borough’s downtown business district are simply that – just rumors. “I’ll tell you what, I’m on…
By Michele J. Kuhn SEA BRIGHT – Woody’s is back. When lunchtime began 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at 1 East Church St., it marked the reopening of Woody’s Ocean Grille after an unplanned hiatus of almost…
SEA BRIGHT – Ama Ristorante at Driftwood, the newest restaurant on the Sea Bright oceanfront and the first to reopen after Super Storm Sandy, welcomes the new year with an exciting choice of daily drink…
SEA BRIGHT – Ama Ristorante at Driftwood, the newly renovated restaurant on the Sea Bright oceanfront, has reopened. The restaurant was able to open its doors on Friday, Nov. 30, just a month after Super…
By John Burton SEA BRIGHT – Sandy hit the borough hard and among those that were hit the hardest were the town’s summer beach clubs. “Every single one of them got creamed,” said C. Read…
By John Burton RED BANK – Sea Bright is rebuilding, residents are moving back and there are promises the beach will be ready for next summer, the mayor and borough council, say. Three weeks after…
By Michele J. Kuhn Brian George is bullish on Sea Bright. “We’ll be back and we’ll be better than ever,” he said. George, the longtime owner of Northshore Menswear, saw almost the entire inventory…
By Karen J. Irvine It’s almost a cruel joke that the catastrophic storm was named Sandy, because sand was one of rebuilding effort’s most formidable obstacles. But even in the midst of chaos there are…
By John Burton Mary Brooks was waiting in the long line on Monday in Rumson to take the bus that would allow her to inspect her home for the first time since Super Storm Sandy…
By John Burton Local beach community mayors are re-evaluating their town’s requirements for beach access after the state’s environmental commissioner signed an initiative, forwarded by the Christie Administration. State Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)…