
Jean Mikle
Staff Writer at Asbury Park Press
Staff Writer at the Asbury Park Press; I cover Toms River; also write an Asbury Park-focused music history column. Proud member of APP-MCJ Guild.
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1 week ago |
app.com | Jean Mikle
Five-minute readToms River introduced a 2025 budget with no tax increase, maintaining the municipal tax rate at 43.7 cents per $100 of assessed property value. The $135 million budget is $11 million less than last year's, with savings attributed to cuts in positions and employee healthcare. The council meeting was marked by heated exchanges between Mayor Daniel Rodrick and council members, particularly Councilman Thomas Nivison.
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1 week ago |
app.com | Jean Mikle
Seaside Heights experienced a chaotic Memorial Day weekend with increased arrests, stabbings, and unruly behavior. Police Chief Boyd closed the boardwalk after midnight on May 26th to ensure public safety. Local officials hope the rest of the summer season will be calmer, similar to last year's experience. SEASIDE HEIGHTS -- Police made 14 more arrests on Monday, May 26, as a long Memorial Day weekend marred by fights, four stabbings and unruly teenagers came to an end.
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2 weeks ago |
app.com | Jean Mikle
A Bruce Springsteen tribute band, No Surrender, was dropped from a scheduled performance at Riv's Toms River Hub after Springsteen criticized Donald Trump. The restaurant owner cited his clientele's political leanings as the reason for the cancellation. The band has since booked a new gig at the Headliner Oasis in Neptune on the same date.
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Jean Mikle
TOMS RIVER -- A Bruce Springsteen tribute band who lost their May 30 gig at a Toms River restaurant after Springsteen made disparaging remarks about President Donald Trump while on tour in England is now scheduled to perform instead at the Headliner Oasis in Neptune that day instead.
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2 weeks ago |
usatoday.com | Jean Mikle
• A Bruce Springsteen tribute band, No Surrender, was dropped from a scheduled performance at Riv's Toms River Hub after Springsteen criticized Donald Trump. • The restaurant owner cited his clientele's political leanings as the reason for the cancellation. • The band has since booked a new gig at the Headliner Oasis in Neptune on the same date.
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