When members of the Deal Lake Commission went to survey the damage Hurricane Sandy caused to the flume house that connects Deal Lake with the Atlantic Ocean, they thought they were going to have to replace the entire structure. “It was pretty bad,” said Don Brockel [shown above, in front of the flume house], chairman […]

Two Asbury Park families will soon see their energy bills greatly reduced through the donation and installation of solar energy panels on their homes. The panels come through a the work of Grid Alternatives, a nonprofit organization that brings solar power and solar job training to under-served communities,  according to Julian Foley, a communications manager for Grid […]

Wednesday’s board of education meeting was cancelled when less than half of the board members showed up at the designated start time. The meeting was schedule to start at 7 p.m. Board president Angela Ahbez-Anderson and board members Christian Hall, Felicia Simmons and Barbara Lesinki were present. Ahbez-Anderson waited until 7:15 to announce the meeting […]

The Asbury Park Housing Authority has entered into a new agreement for professional legal services. At a special meeting held Tuesday, the Board of Commissioners appointed Florio, Perrucci, Steinhardt and Fader as their new attorneys. It took the board two attempts and two closed executive sessions before a vote passed. The initial vote was 3-0 […]

Motorists will experience at least a two-year detour when construction on the Sunset Avenue bridge replacement project begins, but where the diversion will take place is still not finalized. The project has been a topic of conversation between Monmouth County officials and the city for over a year. The bridge [shown above], which links Asbury […]

The Asbury Park Historical Society is set to sponsor a gospel concert to honor the sounds of the city’s west side. On Saturday, Sept. 28, a “Gospel Explosion” concert will pay tribute to the city’s West Side Missionary Jubilaires, one of Asbury’s oldest and most famous gospel groups, according to a press release from the historical society. The […]

From Sept 18 to 24 the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: SEPT 18 • A 50-year-old male from Neptune was arrested and charged with robbery in the 900 block of Summerfield Avenue. • A 48-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with possession of controlled dangerous substances [CDS], possession of […]

A group of Neptune property owners withdrew their petition seeking a referendum to repeal the township’s new rent control ordinance after the discovery that a number of signatures on the petition may have been forged. Blaming a vendor retained to collect the signatures, a representative of the group said today that they would refer the matter […]

On Friday, Sept. 27, representatives from the Department of Health and Human Services will hold an information session on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Commonly referred to as the “Obamacare,” the measure is a federal healthcare overhaul whose proponents say will increase the coverage and affordability of health care in the United States. […]

Rental properties in Ocean Grove and Neptune Township that contain three or four units are no longer subject to rent control. The Neptune Township Committee [pictured above] on Monday approved an amendment to increase the threshold for minimum exemptions under the township’s rent control ordinance and established a rent leveling board to oversee rent control regulations. […]