AMBROSE CLANCY PHOTO Hermann’s Castle on Shore Road, around the time it was purchased by Zach Vella.
Where do dreams go to die? For one man, it might be a hillside overlooking Crescent Beach and the bay. (more…)
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The town expects to ink a deal with SBA Communications for that Florida-based cell tower company to purchase the cell tower at the Recycling Center for $2.2 million. (more…)
JENNIFER STEELE PHOTO A wrecking ball at work on Herrmann’s Castle Wednesday morning.
If Walter Herrmann were here today, he might shed a tear as a wrecking ball began demolishing his beloved Herrmann’s Castle at 85 Shore Road on Wednesday to make way for a modern structure that will be the home of Zach Vella and his family. (more…)
AMBROSE CLANCY PHOTO | Hermann’s Castle on Shore Road.
Representatives for Zach Vella are hoping his long battle to replace the antiquated Herrmann’s Castle with a modern structure will finally reach a successful conclusion.
After months of hearings and work sessions before the Zoning Board of Appeals, what is expected to be the final hearing closed December 14, leaving only written comments submitted by January 11 to be considered before the ZBA renders its decision.
Plans by Mr. Vella for the white, idiosyncratic three-story structure rising above Shore Road next to the Pridwin Hotel have been under discussion at Town Hall for years. Locally known as Herrmann’s Castle, it appeared nearly half a century ago, conceived and built by German immigrants Walter and Ingrid Herrmann as their fantasy Bavarian chalet. (more…)
AMBROSE CLANCY PHOTO | Herrmann’s Castle on Shore Road.
Four years and counting.
That’s how long the fate of Herrmann’s Castle, the crumbling, idiosyncratic white structure rising above Crescent Beach next to the Pridwin, has been the subject of official town agendas. (more…)