BELMAR, NJ — First and foremost, we need to think smarter and streamline how Belmar conducts its business by upgrading our computer systems to institute online payment and document access: to make it possible to pay property taxes, water and sewer bills, purchase beach badges, apply for construction permits, mercantile and other licenses, certificates of occupancy, view minor police reports ...

BELMAR, NJ — I believe I am best qualified to be mayor based on my 28 years as a Belmar department head: developing a budget, hiring assistants, purchasing equipment, understanding the process of vouchers and purchase orders, and never having overspent my Recreation Department budget. Also, I worked well with children, adults and senior citizens of Belmar to provide very successful programs ...

To the Editor:

Two weekends ago, after nearly a week of rainy weather, the sun finally made an appearance. I decided to take a bike ride to the beach and check out the ocean. What a surprise when I got there. The ocean was gone! In its place was a giant sand (more like dirt) pile, or as Belmar officials call it, the berm!

As I sat on the boardwalk admiring the new view, I realized ...