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WEDNESDAY 04.13.16

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FISHERMEN VOW:
NO SANCTUARY

They fear proposal for protected water area akin to park

in Sandy Hook Bay will end up damaging their industry

Roofer at fire
unlicensed,
officials say
Man was previously charged
in dogs river death last year
RUSS ZIMMER @RUSSZIMMER
JERRY CARINO @NJHOOPSHAVEN

KEYPORT - A man already facing charges in the

death of his dog in the Toms River was accused of doing unlicensed roofing work on a downtown building
consumed in a massive fire on Friday, authorities said.
Andrew Mayer, 28, of Toms River was charged
with working without a permit, working without a license and driving without a license, said Charles Webster, a spokesman for the Monmouth County Prosecutors Office. Mayer was released on his own recognizance, Webster said
The violations Mayer is charged with do not allege
that he caused the five-alarm blaze that sent nine people to the hospital and caused $613,000 in property
damage. Investigators have not determined the cause
of the fire or where it started, Webster said.
Mayer, who could not be immediately reached for
comment, was identified as investigators followed up
on tips that roofers were doing work on the building
before the flames broke out, Webster said.
Mayer is the same person facing charges in Ocean
County in the death of his dog last year. Authorities
See ROOFER, Page 5A

FILE PHOTO

The sun sets over Sandy Hook Bay as seen from the dock and outdoor dining area of the Inlet Cafe in Highlands last summer.

RUSS ZIMMER @RUSSZIMMER

AND DAN RADEL @DANIELRADELAPP

DOUG HOOD/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Actor Don Cheadle after a showing of the film Miles

Ahead, in which he stars, at the Paramount Theatre.

A proposal to turn much of northeastern Monmouth

County into a national marine sanctuary is being met
by stiff opposition from fishermen, who are convinced
that the federal designation will eventually lead to new
restrictions and possibly bans on fishing.
The Sandy Hook Bay National Marine Sanctuary
would formalize boundaries around the estuary containing the Navesink and Shrewsbury rivers and
Sandy Hook Bay. What it would do beyond drawing
those lines is up for debate.
There are 17 towns included in the plan: Middletown, Atlantic Highlands, Highlands, Tinton Falls,
Colts Neck, Red Bank, Fair Haven, Rumson, Little Silver, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury Township, Eatontown,
Oceanport, West Long Branch, Long Branch, Monmouth Beach and Sea Bright.
Rik van Hemmen, a marine engineer with an office
in Red Bank, is the architect of the proposal.
He believes that simply by calling the area a nation-

Asbury festival
raises $125G for
music education
KALA KACHMAR @NEWSQUIP

See SANCTUARY, Page 7A

We have all federal, local and state layers of

protection. The marine sanctuary doesn't
make it any stronger. All it does, is it's going
to restrict traditional user groups such as
recreational and commercial fishermen, duck
hunters, clammers, etc.
JIM DONOFRIO FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE

PROVIDED BY RIK VAN HEMMEN

RECREATIONAL FISHING ALLIANCE, A NATIONAL GROUP THAT REPRESENTS THE

INTERESTS OF FOR-HIRE BOATS, TACKLE SHOPS AND RECREATIONAL ANGLERS

The bounds of the proposed Sandy Hook Bay National

Marine Sanctuary, the water equivalent of a national park.

Attendance at last weekends Asbury Park Music in Film Festival doubled from last year and raked in at
least $125,000 in proceeds and donations for music education programs
that will benefit the citys children, according to festival officials.
So many events were sold out,
said Matt Hockenjos, executive director of the Asbury
Park Music Foundation, a nonprofit that helped organize the event. Its really amazing that this is our second year. It looks like were in year 10.
At least 10,000 people attended the various events
over the weekend, which included film screenings,
panel discussions and concerts at venues all over Asbury, said festival co-chairman Tom Donovan, who is
also president and publisher of the Asbury Park Press
and Gannett NJ, which sponsored the event along with
See FESTIVAL, Page 5A

FILE PHOTO

Sandy Hook is part of the Gateway National Recreation Area, but the waters surrounding it are not national park territory.

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