Does Ms Sharkus know that the Belmar council is majority Republican? And has been since January.
On the night of the fireworks, we experienced a sudden and very dangerous storm. Now, I am frustrated with the government as much as the next guy, but I don’t blame them for that wind.
Mother Nature’s displays are always far more impressive than man’s.
If your enjoyment of the nation’s semiquincentennial was ruined by obsessing over how it was celebrated by others, that’s a shame. My advice is to stop worrying about everyone else and start enjoying life.
Linda Sharkus I agree with you 100%.
Where was the flotilla of boats on the marina decked in red, white, and blue lights?
Sad to see the boro overlooked the 250th Anniversary of the USA! Anyone notice the USA flag is no longer flying at Main Street and Pyanoe Plaza. Brandl’s has flag flying!
Like many residents those who love our country celebrated in their own way. A group of friends organized a Patriotic Concert for tenants and invited residents at the senior building. Check out theBelmarBlog July 1st video of the concert.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t the letter writer, Clare Hayner the campaign manager for Donovan? Anyway, in the past couple of years taxes went up 21%. Water and sewerage went up 25%. This is all an enormous increase to homeowners. The only thing I can see moving forward is bankruptcy for citizens, a mass exodus because people can’t afford to live here. Not to mention an administration that gave up serving the town to judges and lawyers in a declarative judgment for affordable housing. We lost an historical building in the process. Your gal voted YES to all of this.
The previous mayor resigned when DeBlasio and Maroney questioned the mayor. Every time they questioned his motives, he responded in rage. He also said the only one loyal to him was Mrs. Donovan.
Is this what moving BELMAR forward looks like? I am absolutely voting for Mike DeBlasio and Suzanne Anan because they are looking to change course!
They will not change course. DeBlasio has been on the council for almost seven months. Mrs Kinney had been on for years. What makes you think anything will change?
It shows that the previous Mayor knew he was going to leave and therefore made no preparations for the 250th even though surrounding towns were painting, red, white and blue down their main street.
When Mark Walsifer was Mayor, he celebrated the towns 150th. Money was donated and collected to put a clock on 10th and Main including a time capsule that was collected and placed underneath the clock. The streets were lined with banners, and the town worked with the BELMAR historical society to incorporate imagery from 150 years ago. The Mayor worked in collaboration with the department heads to get the community involved. There were fireworks and a large celebration in the historical building that has now been torn down on route 35, which was the original Townhall.
This town had a lot to celebrate with the previous administration. We had a leader who was a Republican, our community was safer and it was more affordable to live.
Under this Gerry administration along with the current interim Mayor our cost of living has gone up and you are correct Linda we were very disappointed there was no celebration for the 250th to enjoy along with the rest of the country.
My taxes went up 26% under Walsifer. He also bought a contaminated building on Main Street for over market value from a relative of his BA. Our community wasn’t any “safer” then than it is now.
He lost the election for a reason.
Pls don’t revise history.
I have never heard such a bunch of whiny babies. Don’t rely on others for your own happiness. You want to celebrate, celebrate.
This town has been majority Republican for six months. Do they not have any responsibility? What a sweet job. Control the council but don’t have any blame. Hook me up.
By the way, the national celebration in DC was a pathetic mess. No crying about that??
I find nothing weird about that. We live in a small town. We should vote for the person, not party. i too supported Jodi because I thought she was the best person. I will vote for Caitlin because I know she is the best person for this job, as she has demonstrated by her ability to cross party lines and do what is best for Belmar.
That reading of the Declaration of Independence was deliberately arranged on the same day that the Republicans held a fund raiser for their candidates which had been planned for months. Just like Matt D planned his last minute so called town hall. If anyone doesn’t think that was deliberate you have your head in the sand. Plus it was very last minute after complaints that the town wasn’t doing enough to celebrate.
“Last evening, Belmar proudly participated in the nationwide “Sharing the Spirit of America” initiative, commemorating the first public readings of the Declaration of Independence on July 8, 1776.”
The first reading of the Declaration was on July 8, 1776, so the borough’s event was on July 8, along with other readings taking place across the nation on July 8. Perhaps it was the GOP and Matty who scheduled their events on the same day instead of the other way around. Now what was that about heads in the sand?
I will agree it was a very last minute announcement. Our planning and social media is not what it used to be.
Um, the reading of the Declaration of Independence was a nationwide event where cities in ALL 50 STATES and 13 US territories all simultaneously read the document. Belmar was proudly part of that. It was done on July 8th to honor the fact that the actual first public reading of the DOI was done on, you guessed it, July 8th 1776 (perhaps the founders chose that date in a long game attempt to disrupt a political fund raiser 250 years in the future) The reading takes about 15-20 minutes. Pyanoe plaza is about 6 blocks from Bar Anticipation (where the GOP had their pass the hat fundraiser). If there is a single person out there who couldn’t do both, well that’s on them. Frankly, it was a missed opportunity if the GOP representatives didn’t go to the reading and then walk to Bar A in a ceremonial enclave. That wouldn’t been great.
You better tell that to “deliberate timing”. They think it was purposefully scheduled to disrupt the fundraiser. They also seem to think a political fundraiser is more important than a ceremonial reading of the DOI.
Glad it was a “huge success”. And appreciate your “go team” sentiments.
Personally, I think that the money flowing into politics (both sides) is ruining this great country. And I believe that political tribalism (again both sides) is destroying rational discourse. It’s what George Washington literally warned us about in his farewell address. Washington stated that party spirit “agitates the community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms”. Kinda spooky how right he was.
But hey, go team.
The ***** raised the taxes again again again again.
This must stop real soon. The **** Democrats just don’t give a ****.
Do not vote for a woman. A close friend ask me to forward this.
Does Ms Sharkus know that the Belmar council is majority Republican? And has been since January.
On the night of the fireworks, we experienced a sudden and very dangerous storm. Now, I am frustrated with the government as much as the next guy, but I don’t blame them for that wind.
Mother Nature’s displays are always far more impressive than man’s.
If your enjoyment of the nation’s semiquincentennial was ruined by obsessing over how it was celebrated by others, that’s a shame. My advice is to stop worrying about everyone else and start enjoying life.
Linda Sharkus I agree with you 100%.
Where was the flotilla of boats on the marina decked in red, white, and blue lights?
Sad to see the boro overlooked the 250th Anniversary of the USA! Anyone notice the USA flag is no longer flying at Main Street and Pyanoe Plaza. Brandl’s has flag flying!
Like many residents those who love our country celebrated in their own way. A group of friends organized a Patriotic Concert for tenants and invited residents at the senior building. Check out theBelmarBlog July 1st video of the concert.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t the letter writer, Clare Hayner the campaign manager for Donovan? Anyway, in the past couple of years taxes went up 21%. Water and sewerage went up 25%. This is all an enormous increase to homeowners. The only thing I can see moving forward is bankruptcy for citizens, a mass exodus because people can’t afford to live here. Not to mention an administration that gave up serving the town to judges and lawyers in a declarative judgment for affordable housing. We lost an historical building in the process. Your gal voted YES to all of this.
The previous mayor resigned when DeBlasio and Maroney questioned the mayor. Every time they questioned his motives, he responded in rage. He also said the only one loyal to him was Mrs. Donovan.
Is this what moving BELMAR forward looks like? I am absolutely voting for Mike DeBlasio and Suzanne Anan because they are looking to change course!
They will not change course. DeBlasio has been on the council for almost seven months. Mrs Kinney had been on for years. What makes you think anything will change?
It shows that the previous Mayor knew he was going to leave and therefore made no preparations for the 250th even though surrounding towns were painting, red, white and blue down their main street.
When Mark Walsifer was Mayor, he celebrated the towns 150th. Money was donated and collected to put a clock on 10th and Main including a time capsule that was collected and placed underneath the clock. The streets were lined with banners, and the town worked with the BELMAR historical society to incorporate imagery from 150 years ago. The Mayor worked in collaboration with the department heads to get the community involved. There were fireworks and a large celebration in the historical building that has now been torn down on route 35, which was the original Townhall.
This town had a lot to celebrate with the previous administration. We had a leader who was a Republican, our community was safer and it was more affordable to live.
Under this Gerry administration along with the current interim Mayor our cost of living has gone up and you are correct Linda we were very disappointed there was no celebration for the 250th to enjoy along with the rest of the country.
My taxes went up 26% under Walsifer. He also bought a contaminated building on Main Street for over market value from a relative of his BA. Our community wasn’t any “safer” then than it is now.
He lost the election for a reason.
Pls don’t revise history.
I hope that we are seeing all of the responses here and that they are not going to be edited
They certainly had time for the LGBTQ+IA flag. And a ceremony!
Yes. And I agree it was a wonderful ceremony. So glad you came out to support it.
I have never heard such a bunch of whiny babies. Don’t rely on others for your own happiness. You want to celebrate, celebrate.
This town has been majority Republican for six months. Do they not have any responsibility? What a sweet job. Control the council but don’t have any blame. Hook me up.
By the way, the national celebration in DC was a pathetic mess. No crying about that??
Clare Hayner couldn’t be Caitlin’s campaign manager. I saw her at Jodi Kinney’s celebration party when she won her council seat!
I find nothing weird about that. We live in a small town. We should vote for the person, not party. i too supported Jodi because I thought she was the best person. I will vote for Caitlin because I know she is the best person for this job, as she has demonstrated by her ability to cross party lines and do what is best for Belmar.
Unfortunately, she voted along with Jerry for the last 3 1/2 years
That’s not crossing Party lines and doing what’s good for BELMAR
In fact, he said that she was the only one loyal to him
And then he resigned
Because the two new councilman were questioning him, which she never did
Is that doing what’s best for BELMAR?
Knowing our taxes went up
Our water went up
I question that
In the whole Town should question that
Didn’t any of you “patriots” attend the reading of the declaration of independence in pyanoe plaza? It was lovely and very red white and blue!
I guess it’s easier to just complain all the time. As Patrick Henry famously said: “give me something to bitch about or give me death”
Put all of this extra energy folks into attending a meeting, meeting the candidates and genuinely caring about your community and not your egos.
That reading of the Declaration of Independence was deliberately arranged on the same day that the Republicans held a fund raiser for their candidates which had been planned for months. Just like Matt D planned his last minute so called town hall. If anyone doesn’t think that was deliberate you have your head in the sand. Plus it was very last minute after complaints that the town wasn’t doing enough to celebrate.
From the Belmar Facebook page post on July 9:
“Last evening, Belmar proudly participated in the nationwide “Sharing the Spirit of America” initiative, commemorating the first public readings of the Declaration of Independence on July 8, 1776.”
The first reading of the Declaration was on July 8, 1776, so the borough’s event was on July 8, along with other readings taking place across the nation on July 8. Perhaps it was the GOP and Matty who scheduled their events on the same day instead of the other way around. Now what was that about heads in the sand?
I will agree it was a very last minute announcement. Our planning and social media is not what it used to be.
Um, the reading of the Declaration of Independence was a nationwide event where cities in ALL 50 STATES and 13 US territories all simultaneously read the document. Belmar was proudly part of that. It was done on July 8th to honor the fact that the actual first public reading of the DOI was done on, you guessed it, July 8th 1776 (perhaps the founders chose that date in a long game attempt to disrupt a political fund raiser 250 years in the future) The reading takes about 15-20 minutes. Pyanoe plaza is about 6 blocks from Bar Anticipation (where the GOP had their pass the hat fundraiser). If there is a single person out there who couldn’t do both, well that’s on them. Frankly, it was a missed opportunity if the GOP representatives didn’t go to the reading and then walk to Bar A in a ceremonial enclave. That wouldn’t been great.
The Republican candidates happily did attend both and Mr. DeBlasio was one of the readers.
Yes it was a nationwide event and it was lovely.
The fundraiser at BAR A was a huge success and the attendees didn’t mind the candidates being a little late. Go team!!
You better tell that to “deliberate timing”. They think it was purposefully scheduled to disrupt the fundraiser. They also seem to think a political fundraiser is more important than a ceremonial reading of the DOI.
Glad it was a “huge success”. And appreciate your “go team” sentiments.
Personally, I think that the money flowing into politics (both sides) is ruining this great country. And I believe that political tribalism (again both sides) is destroying rational discourse. It’s what George Washington literally warned us about in his farewell address. Washington stated that party spirit “agitates the community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms”. Kinda spooky how right he was.
But hey, go team.
The ***** raised the taxes again again again again.
This must stop real soon. The **** Democrats just don’t give a ****.
(Asterisks are mine, Editor.)