The Ocean Signal | April 26th - May 10th, 2013
Seaside Honors Centenarian With First Centennial Beach Badge SEASIDE HEIGHTS—To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Borough of Seaside Heights, centennial beach badges are now on sale Saturdays and Sun-
days until 3 o’clock at the Borough Hall. At a recent council meeting, the borough presented Rosealeena Rosetti Rinaldi, “Rosie” with the first Centennial
Beach Bar Demolished
Beach Badge shortly after her 100th birthday. Rosie has been spending her summers in Seaside Heights for 67 years and moved here permanently in 1965. Seaside Heights Mayor William Akers presented the badge and a proclamation to Rosie’s daughter Ann Morgante. Mrs. Rinaldi, now lives in a senior assisted living community according to Morgante. “Most people who remember her, remember her walking her dog, strutting around walking her dog, she thought she was Miss America,” Morgante said. “To this day she still thinks she’s Miss America, she’s classy and she’s wonderful and the thing she loves more than anything in the world is Seaside Heights.” The Beach Bar, formerlly the Beachcomber Bar & Grill, badly damaged during Hurricane Sandy was demolished on March 16th.
Seaside Heights Included In Latest Round Of Robin Hood Funding The Borough of Seaside Heights will receive $400,000 in grants, according to Mayor William Akers. “The grant will
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come in the form of two $200,000 payments and is to be used for residents only,” he said. “It can’t go to anything commercial or
the town.” In the last round of funding on March 19th, several other local recipients were awarded grants by the Robin Hood foundation. Hometown Heroes for Toms River Township will also receive $400,000. Toms River was one of the hardest hit areas in New Jersey with 14,285 “mainland” homes having some form of wind or water damage and 7,083 impacted homes on the Barrier Island. The Township has partnered with Hometown Heroes to assist residents with rebuilding and the purchase of building materials and essential home contents such as furniture, cabinets and appliances. Berkeley Township will also receive a $200,000 grant. Homes for All, Inc. will receive $575,000. This grant will fund 15 significant rebuilds and minor home repairs to another 85 homes in Ocean County which lack or have insufficient insurance/ FEMA coverage. Other Ocean County recipients included in this latest round of funding include the Northern Ocean Habitat for Humanity ($150,000), Toms River Regional Schools Hurricane Relief Fund ($75,000), Hometown Heroes Ocean County ($150,000), St, Francis Community Center ($35,000) and Senior Citizens Activities Network of Monmouth & Ocean Counties ($30,000). With its latest slate of grants totaling nearly $7 million, the Robin Hood Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund has made more than $62 million in grants since Sandy devastated the region in late October. To date, approximately 42% of the funds have been allocated to New Jersey-based organizations, 42% to organizations based in New York City, 14% to Long Island/Westchester, and 2% to Connecticut. The vast majority of funds (60%) have been devoted to housing-related groups that are helping residents repair and rebuild their damaged homes. In total, the Robin Hood Relief Fund has made grants to more than 400 different organizations in the tri-state area
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