Fort closure timetable must be extended       On Aug. 24, 2005, the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders took a very strong position on the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission's decision to close Fort Monmouth. It read as follows: "It is with great sadness and disappointment that we receive the news today that For... More ... Restore 'oasis' on Ocean Avenue       My family spent summers here in Long Branch since the early 1940s and purchased property on Cottage Place in the early 1950s. At that time, Ocean Avenue was a wide street. The big hurricane changed that. It took away the boardwalk and half of the street in West End. More ... Ode to eminent domain       First they came and took the Pit, Nobody spoke up, Not a bit! Then they came for Bruce McCloud, Nobody spoke up, At least not very loud! Then MTOTSA was the bait, MTOTSA spoke up, City said, "Too late! More ... Pavilion project a boondoggle       What a shame that two people have caused such an uproar in the community. There are so many distorted stories about the project. First of all, why has the word repair been thrown out the window and only knock down and spend $3 million of taxpayers' money? More ... Development will make Sandy Hook an elite enclave       The entire scenario surrounding the proposed plan for Gateway National Recreation Area, Sandy Hook Unit, is totally suspicious to me. I believe that the ultimate goal of the National Park Service (NPS) is to divest itself of this property at a huge profit to private developers. More ...