Navesink News

The Dad Vail regatta's departure from Philadelphia next year became almost official last night, when local leaders tentatively agreed to host the collegiate rowing event in May.

The beach erosion in Monmouth Beach is dramatic and emergency management officials worry it's about to get a lot worse when the storm kicks up overnight and into the morning.

Former Fire Chief Shaun Foley, whose accident in the fire chief's vehicle last month resulted in a massive rescue effort, also had an accident with a fire department vehicle in 2008.

The Two River Times has filed suit in federal court alleging trademark infringement by a competing publication.

It was all whispers prior to Fair Haven's regular Borough Council meeting on Monday night.

Police issued motor-vehicle summonses to a Monmouth County fire chief who, authorities said, jumped off a bridge into the Navesink River after a crash.

The fire chief resigned after he crashed his car and jumped off a bridge into the Navesink River Sunday, bringing dozens of responders to the Oceanic Bridge, a report in the Asbury Park Press said.

The chief of the Fair Haven Fire Department was expected to be released from the hospital today after rescuers plucked him from the Navesink River which he jumped into following a motor vehicle accident Sunday night, authorities said.

When they convene here six months from now for the first Dad Vail Regatta outside Philadelphia in more than half a century, thousands of collegiate rowers on the Navesink River will race past the Salt Creek Grille and take in a view of the splendid Oceanic Bridge and riverfront homes.

Rival changes name after suit by "Two River Times" By MICHAEL L. DIAMOND * BUSINESS WRITER * November 20, 2009 The Two River Journal, a publication mailed to more than 20,000 homes in Eastern Monmouth County, has decided to drop the name "Two River" from its title rather than fight a lawsuit filed Friday by the Two River Times, its publisher said.

Almost 200 guests gathered together at Branches in West Long Branch, Thursday Nov 12 to join in honoring the Eastern Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce 2009 Spinnaker Award winners.

Regatta spokesman Harry Stinger confirmed last night that the event would be moving about 90 miles northeast to Rumson, N.J. "We are thrilled that the Dad Vail Regatta has decided to relocate to Rumson," said John Ekdahl, mayor of the Monmouth County town.

Borough officials announced on Wednesday that the nation's largest intercollegiate regatta, known as the Dad Vail, will take place in Rumson on Friday and Saturday, May 7 and 8, 2010.

Plans for managing development and conserving open space for the 30 coastal Monmouth County municipalities will be discussed at a public meeting at Brookdale Community College at 7 p.m. Monday.

The legendary Dad Vail regatta could be leaving the muddy waters of the Schuylkill behind.

The Ashley Lauren Foundation will host an Apple and Pumpkin Festival 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov.

The borough beachfront will get an influx of up to 100,000 cubic yards of sand near the end of Central Road starting next week, the byproduct of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredging project in the Navesink and Shrewsbury rivers, officials said.

A glimpse of what ice boating was like on the Navesink River at the turn of the 20th century will be presented by the Navesink Maritime Heritage Association through a silent film at 7:15 p.m., Wednesday, Oct.

The aging Oceanic Bridge has apparently taken a turn for the worse, with Monmouth County officials lowering the weight limit for a second time this month to three tons, which takes effect Wednesday morning, officials said.

The line was clearly drawn Thursday night. Borough Board of Adjustment members want two units of a proposed condominium conversion to meet state affordable-housing mandates.