Belmar News

Capt. Pete Wagner put the Eric Larsen party from Atlanta into a 67-pound dorado on his Dream Girl out of Los Suenos, Costa Rica today.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced $62 million in annual funding for public housing authorities in New Jersey to make major improvements to their housing units.

Those who have passed the Belmar boardwalk recently likely noticed construction on the boards near the 10th Avenue beach entrance.

In the wake of 81 incidents involving NJ Transit trains over the last two years, the state is looking to improve safety along railroad tracks.

On Sunday February 26, 2012 runners and walkers will meet at Johnny Mac's House of Spirits located at 208 Main Street in Asbury Park.

If you feel a little lighter in the wallet, there's good reason. Last month was the most expensive January on record for gas prices, and experts say there's no end in sight as fuel prices likely will push toward $4 a gallon by spring.A The current national average is $3.48 a gallon for regular grade gas.

A Lake Como man last month was arrested for allegedly burglarizing a car in the Inlet Terrace section of Belmar, according to police.

Redevelopers last week pitched a $10 million Marina redevelopment project to Belmar's governing body, but while officials seem enthusiastic, some would-be neighbors are not as keen to the idea.

Gas prices in the area just keep climbing, and at $3.39 per gallon the area average for regular grade at cash price is 4 cents higher than it was last week .

Ironically, the water temperature off Virginia at 45 to 46 degrees is no warmer than that in local waters.

The Belmar St. Patrick's Day Parade is about one month away, and organizers are gearing up for several fundraisers between now and then to help pay for the much anticipated day-long festivities.

Mackerel: Jigging broke open Thursday as coolers were loaded on the Golden Eagle from Belmar while just 12 miles offshore.

Since they didn't finish the job as expected last weekend , NJ Transit will try to complete their rail deliveries this weekend, according to a release.

A 3-2 vote by members of the governing body last Wednesday night allocated funds the SID requested to continue working to improve the borough's business community in 2012.

In the wake of a contentious Belmar Borough Council meeting last week, borough Democrats are now admitting that some of the accusations laid against them, which they denied that night, are indeed true.

Belmar Police made six arrests the first half of January, according to a department release.

The annual Belmar/Lake Como St. Patrick's Day Parade - the state's largest St. Patrick's celebration - will be lead by residents of Belmar and Wall when it steps off on March 4. The parade committee has announced that John Carr, of Belmar and Jane Guild, of Wall, have been selected as Grand and Deputy Marshals of the event, respectively.

Three Monmouth County bridges will undergo routine safety inspections and be closed to all traffic during off-peak hours on specific days next week.

After the recent premiere of the fifth season of MTV's "Jersey Shore," ratings for the Thursday night show were down by 1.2 million viewers.

Gas prices are up 4 cents from last week's area average, which is now $3.29 for a gallon of regular grade at cash price.