Bradley Beach Municipal Tax Rate to Decrease
By PETE WALTON Bradley Beach plans to raise slightly less in tax revenue for municipal purposes in 2021 than it did in 2020. At its meeting earlier this week, the Borough Council discussed a budget...
View ArticleBradley Beach Lowers the Cost of Daily Beach Badges
By PETE WALTON Daily beach badges will cost $12 in Bradley Beach this summer. By a 4-1 vote, the Borough Council approved the $1 drop in price when it met earlier this week. Councilman John Weber voted...
View ArticleFormer Mayor Honored at Maritime Forest Ceremony
In 2009, the Maritime Forest in Bradley Beach was a parking lot. Almost 12 years later – this parking lot, at the north end of the boardwalk has become a natural habitat for migrating birds and...
View ArticleThree Area Mayors Hope to Continue Meetings Together
By PETE WALTON The mayors of Neptune City, Bradley Beach, and Avon met recently to discuss mutual interests and possible expansion of cooperation. Mayors Andrew Wardell of Neptune City, Larry Fox of...
View ArticleNew Administrator Approved in Bradley Beach
By PETE WALTON Bradley Beach will hire Kim Humphrey-Gonzales as its new borough administrator. She will replace David G. Brown II of Long Branch, who starts a new job next week as township manager in...
View ArticleBradley Beach Postpones Fireworks
Bradley Beach has postponed its 4th of July Fireworks show scheduled for Sat., July 3. Neighboring Asbury Park had already canceled its fireworks show. The borough’s public safety team concluded a...
View ArticleGoing Forth on the Fourth
By DENISE HERSCHEL It’s been a long time coming and now it’s beginning to look a lot like the Fourth of July weekend as Americans are gearing up for the patriotic holiday complete with backyard...
View ArticleBradley Beach Arts Council Celebrating 10th Anniversary
The Bradley Beach Arts Council is celebrating its10 anniversary with a free Shakespeare at the Beach celebration. The performances will be dedicated to the late Mayor Julie Schreck who was instrumental...
View ArticleIn Bradley Beach Survey Shows Strong Support for a Community Center
A survey recently completed by a group of Bradley Beach residents shows that over 80 percent of respondents said that they strongly favor building a community center in the borough. A report of the...
View ArticleBeach Cinema Still for Sale
By: PETE WALTON Nearly eight months after a group of movie industry veterans and local residents announced plans to buy and reopen the former Beach Cinema in Bradley Beach, the property is still listed...
View ArticleBradley Beach Decides Against November Referendum on Church
By PETE WALTON If Bradley Beach voters are to decide the future of a borough-owned former church, it will not happen in November. At a workshop session of the Borough Council earlier this week, several...
View ArticleBradley Beach Library Offering A Variety of Fall Programs
Patrons of the Bradley Beach Library had an activity-filled summer enjoying a slew of events including an outside drum circle, bird watching program, and a children’s puppet show. Also included was a...
View ArticleIn Bradley Beach …. Beach Revenues Slightly Lower Than Projections
By PETE WALTON Despite bad weather on several key weekends, Bradley Beach nearly met its beach revenue goal for the summer. Mayor Larry Fox said the borough took in $1.888 million, just $12,000 short...
View ArticleBradley Beach Library to Hold Drawing for a Kindle Fire Tablet
By DENISE HERSCHEL The American Library Association and libraries nationwide are celebrating September as Library Card Sign-Up Month, a time in which to remind parents, caregivers, and students that...
View ArticleBradley Beach Police Blotter
On Sept. 3 on Ocean Park Avenue Robert Carlos Diaz, 32, of 806 Third Ave., Asbury Park, was arrested and charged with burglary, theft, fraud, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Diaz was observed...
View ArticleCinema Lab Plans Purchase of Bradley Beach Movie Theater
By PETE WALTON The reopening of an iconic theater in Bradley Beach is moving closer with the signing of a contract. A group called Cinema Lab said it has signed an agreement to buy the former Showroom...
View ArticleBradley Beach Approves Service Awards for Emergency Personnel
By PETE WALTON By an overwhelming margin, Bradley Beach voters have approved length of service awards for volunteer emergency personnel. According to preliminary returns issued by Monmouth County Clerk...
View ArticleHanukkah Celebration in Bradley Beach
Congregation Aggudath Achim is hosting a Hanukkah celebration with the lighting of an ice Menorah Sun., Nov. 28 at 5:30 p.m. in Riley Park, Bradley Beach. There will be donuts and latkes for those...
View ArticleBradley Beach Cinema Sold
The ShowRoom Cinema in Bradley Beach has sold and the new owner, Cinema One Global LLC, can now begin to implement the plans which have been promoted for the past year. The months of negotiation ended...
View ArticleConcern Raised Over Sunshine Law in Bradley Beach
By PETE WALTON Bradley Beach officials held a closed-door meeting last fall with a private developer to discuss the possible sale of the borough-owned property at 705 Evergreen Ave., the current...
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