asbury park press front page thursday, aug. 13 2015

CAMP FABULOUSASBURYPARKPRESS :: MONMOUTHEDITIONAPP.COM$1.00VOLUME 136NUMBER 193SINCE 1879THURSDAY 08.13.15Join Christie Ramponefete in ManasquanChristie Rampone and her team members were the victors ofthis years World Cup. There will be a parade and ceremonytoday in Manasquan to honor the local soccer player. See somemagic inLakewoodThe Lakeside ChildrensTheater will be hosting afree magic show today.Come fly a kite inLavalletteKids can fly their kites andparticipate in a sand castlecontest on the beach today.Happy hourTeak Restaurant: Red Bank, $7 apps; $7Stoli cocktails; $5 select glasses of wine; $4tap beer; $4 hot sake; $3 Miller Lite; 4-7 p.m.Windward Tavern: Brick, $4 wine glasses; $4 cosmos; $4 well drinks; $2 Miller and BudLight; $2 Yuengling; 4:30-6:30 p.m.PKs Shamrock Pub: Lake Como, $1 mugs;$14 beer towers; $2.75 domestic bottles;2-7 p.m. beacheditionYOUR WEEKEND GUIDE DOWN THE SHOREAll this and more inside! 2AADVICE5DCLASSIFIED1ECOMICS4DLOCAL3ALUXURY LIVING 1DOBITUARIES12AOPINION15ASPORTS1CWEATHER8CYOUR MONEY 10ASee what people are saying about the hottest stories in APP and join theconversation. Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/asburyparkpress. LONGBRANCH Inacitywherepoliticscanturninto a bare-knuckle brawl and legal fees pile up, the fo-cushasturnedtotheWestEnd,wherealawsuitisthreateningthepeaceinthisquaintvillage-likesec-tion.Scott M. Kelly, a West End attorney, is suing the city,its mayor and council on his own behalf to get a newzoning ordinance called the West End Overlay Designoverturned. He alleges the citys attorney had financial ties to akey property whose fate is tied to the new zoning andthat the mayor and council were swayed by campaigncontributions they allegedly received by a group look-ing to develop that same property, a former theater.The city contends Kellys lawsuit is frivolous, po-tentially libelous and has asked a judge to dismiss it.The request is pending before Superior Court JudgeLisa Thorton. Inthemeantime,thelawsuithasthepotentialtogum up comprehensive development plans in the West Lawsuit threatensWest End progressAttorney claims Long Branch used spot zoningMARK R. SULLIVAN/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERPedestrians stroll along Brighton Avenue in Long Branchs West End on July 23.DAN RADEL @DANIELRADELAPPSee LAWSUIT, Page 6ADylan Gowan refused to die. Perched on a channel marker tower Tuesday night,stranded alone in the ocean, he saw shooting stars. Hewished on each one and prayed to God. He could seerescuers searching, but they didnt see him.In the morning, he made his move. Gowan, 19, explained how he survived Wednesdayafternoon at Riverview Medical Center. He was in awheelchair,hookedtoanIVandaheartmonitor,flanked by doctors who treated him for scratches andcuts on his arms, dehydration and a condition in whichmuscles break down. HespentTuesdayafternoonridingafriends WaveRunner near Highlands. His friend drove the wa-Rescued boater tellsmiraculous survival taleANDREW FORD AND STEPH SOLIS@ANDREWFORDNEWS AND @STEPHMSOLISSee RESCUE, Page 6ADylan Gowan was rescued after spendingTuesday night stranded in the ocean.MASSIVEEXPLOSIONATCHINESEPORTKILLS 17,INJURESHUNDREDS PAGE 1BGlamping isnew way to get intouchwithnature. 1D