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–Photos by Sara Grillo Couples hit the dance floor on a Thursday night to dance to live music by the band Brass Tax. By Sara Grillo TOMS RIVER – Ever wonder what’s going on in that grey-blue building between the 7-11 and Dunkin Donuts on Hooper Avenue? It’s home to the Silverton
TR Asks: Do You Want More Open Space?
By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – A nonbinding referendum will appear on the ballot in November asking residents if they want more open space purchased in town. The language of the question isn’t set yet, but it will be along the lines of whether the taxpayers want to support purchasing an additional 250 acres or so to prevent it from being developed, Councilman Maurice Hill said. The goal is to find out if people want to spend the money in exchange for more recreation and less overdevelopment. The question will
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Community Club, an over 30-year-old establishment with a favored pastime – dancing.
Although the sixmonth-old sign out front advertises “ballroom dancing,” member Lou
Gura understands that can sometimes scare people away. (Dancing - See Page 6)
Local Players Excel At Monmouth University By Chris Christopher WEST LONG BRANCH – Mike Basile, seated on the dais with three of his teammates and Monmouth University head football coach Kevin Callahan, broke into a grin Monday. Basile has plenty to smile about. The former Brick Memorial High School player has won numerous honors at defensive back for (Players - See Page 4)
–Photo courtesy Monmouth University Toms River South’s Tymere Berry is now playing ball for Monmouth University.
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not refer to any particular parcel in town, business administrator Paul Shives said. It will just ask people if they want to have more open space. Since it is a nonbinding referendum, it means that there won’t be a specific course of action. The question will just be to gauge public interest. Council President Alfonso Manforti described it as a “poll to see if the community is in favor of open space acquisition.” The Township Council passed a resolution at its most recent meeting that would place it on the ballot in November.
DEP Rejects 1,800-Home Eagle Ridge Golf Course Development
By Sara Grillo LAKEWOOD – The state Department of Environmental Protection has rejected an application from GDMS Holdings that would allow 1,872 homes to be built on the Eagle Ridge Golf Course, a 27-hole public golf club built in 1999. The applicant had applied for a Coastal Area Facility Review Act
(CAFRA) Individual Permit and a Freshwater Wetlands General Permit to construct 390 duplexes, 52 triplexes, 936 basement apartments and five community centers. It was opposed by residents who live at the neighboring Fairways at Lake Ridge, a 55-and-over development adjacent (DEP - See Page 8)
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