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TUESDAY 07.22.14
VOLUME 135
NUMBER 174
SINCE 1879
ADVICE D6
CLASSIFIED D7
COMICS D5
LOCAL A3
MOVIES D4
OBITUARIES A8
OPINIONS A11
SPORTS C1
TECH TUESDAY A4
WEATHER C8
T
heyre landmarks for different reasons. One hosted Bruce Springsteen and harbored
memories of blossoming love. The other gave children their first tastes of boardwalk
thrills. On Monday, though, change was in the air, and the Jersey Shore promises to be
different because of it. McLoones Rum Runner restaurant, the first of Tim McLoones eateries,
was torn down, a victim of superstorm Sandy and a harsh winter. On the same day, it was announced
that the iconic carousel at the Casino Pier in Seaside Heights could be sold for more than $2 million
at auction or piece by piece if there is no single buyer. STORIES ON A3
Doug Snell (top photo) of Toms River rides the soon-to-be-auctioned Casino Pier carousel on Monday in Seaside Heights
with his daughters Avery (left), 2, and Madison, 4. On the same day, the iconic McLoone's Rum Runner restaurant on
Route 36 in Sea Bright gets torn down. THOMAS P. COSTELLO (TOP) AND MARY FRANK/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS
Seaside Heights carousel to be sold; Rum Runner razed
GONE AND GOING, GOING...
Visit APP.com/Photos for more images of the Rum Runners demolition and of the Casino Pier carousel.
VANI SHI NG
LANDMARKS
TOMS RIVER Two years after a scientist issued a
dire warning about Barnegat Bays health, the bays
degradation appears to be spreading south from Ocean
Countys biggest suburbs, New Jersey lawmakers were
told Monday.
The northern end of the 42-mile-long estuary al-
ready has crippled water quality, a trend that has accel-
erated during the last 20 years, Rutgers University re-
search professor Michael Kennish told a joint meeting
of the Legislatures environment committees.
The situation has not gotten better; its gotten worse
in term of nutrients, said Kennish, who leads the uni-
versitys Barnegat Bay science efforts and is an author
of a recently updated report on the bays conditions.
Those nutrients dissolved compounds of nitrogen
Barnegat Bay
degradation
moving south
Rutgers researcher tells of peril
posed by unchecked nutrients
By Kirk Moore @KirkMooreAPP
See BAY, Page A6
TRENTON Reports from integrity monitors hired
to fend off wasteful or fraudulent spending in Sandy re-
covery projects turned up few problems of substance
so far but they ignited controversy nonetheless, for
delays, an alleged paucity of detail and a disagreement
over the overall cost of the reports.
Atlantic Highlands was urged to cut its engineer,
T&M Associates, separate checks for its Sandy work
and general work for the borough and to do a better job
retaining documents. Many of Belmars daily inspec-
tion reports for its boardwalk project werent immedi-
ately available, though that may be because its engi-
Sandy integrity review
too limited for some
By Michael Symons @MichaelSymons_
See MONITORS, Page A6
ROAD TO RECOVERY
Indoor water park. Smoke-free hotels. More timesh-
ares. And make sure the city is safe.
Those were some of the ideas offered by Asbury
Park Press readers who were asked on its Facebook
page how to reinvigorate Atlantic Citys tourism indus-
try.
Perhaps a lot more family attractions like a great
water park? wrote Patricia Wilson, who visited Atlan-
tic City for a week for a childrens dance competition
and stayed at the Trump Taj Mahal. Hotels have spent
$$$$ to look so luxurious.... How about making them
more family friendly?
Readers made their comments after the Press on
Sunday wrote about the perils of Atlantic Citys transi-
tion from gambling hub to family-friendly resort.
City officials have touted new attractions that have
helped the nongambling revenue from restaurants,
amusement parks, shows rise by more than $160 mil-
lion in the past two years to nearly $1billion. But it bare-
ly makes a dent. Casinos, facing competition from other
states, has seen revenue fall by more than $2 billion
Readers suggest fix for Atlantic City casinos
On the list: making resort family friendly, better customer service
By Michael L. Diamond @mdiamondapp
and Jean Mikle @jeanmikle
See READERS, Page A5
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