Repairs to the Allenhurst Beach Club should be completed by Memorial Day weekend, with a full opening date of June 14, Mayor David McLaughlin said at last night’s borough commissioners’ meeting. “If everything falls into place by Memorial Day weekend, we’ll shoot for that,” McLaughlin said. “We’re acting like it’s a Memorial Day opening, but […]

Repairs to the Allenhurst Beach Club and Mr. C’s Beach Bistro are taking longer than anticipated, and the restaurant likely won’t reopen until next year. The club and Mr. C’s both received heavy damage in Hurricane Sandy, which hit on Oct. 29 last year. The borough plans to demolish Mr. C’s [pictured above] today, they […]

The Feb. 12 borough commissioners meeting was packed as Allenhurst Beach Club members clamored for more information about possible changes to the rules governing cabana rentals. Some borough residents attended a January meeting to suggest rule changes in order to lessen the wait time for a resident to rent a cabana at the Allenhurst Beach […]

A misstep has caused Allenhurst to halt plans to consolidate with Loch Arbour — but Loch Arbour Mayor Paul Fernicola says the issue isn’t a deal-breaker. The two boroughs plan to merge, enabling Loch Arbour to leave the Ocean Township school district to join Allenhurst’s send-receive, per-pupil deal with Asbury Park’s school system. The move […]

Some borough residents complained about the long wait time to rent a beach club cabana at last night’s board of commissioner’s meeting, and suggested the commissioners change the rules. “Considering that our beach is basically wiped out, this is possibly a good time to try and create a more fair and equitable policy on renting the […]

The centerpiece of Allenhurst’s nativity scene was reported missing on Jan. 2 and police are currently following leads to locate the 150-pound figure of baby Jesus [pictured at right], according to Chief Robert Richter. “The people in town are upset,” Richter said. “Who steals the baby Jesus?” Police figure the culprits in this theft could […]

Borough governments are still mulling an Allenhurst-Loch Arbour merger, and Allenhurst’s commissioners discussed the proposed consolidation at their Dec. 11 meeting. Loch Arbour has asked to join Allenhurst in order to reduce its school taxes. Loch Arbour currently pays the Ocean Township school district through a formula that takes property taxes into account, while Allenhurst […]

After the Allenhurst Beach Club sustained heavy damage from Hurricane Sandy, borough officials are looking not only to repair the club’s facilities, but also make improvements. The town hopes to offset costs with help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency [FEMA], officials said at last night’s commissioners’ meeting. FEMA has three different categories for repairs […]

Despite the extensive damage that hit the Beach Club during Hurricane Sandy, beach club co-manager Chris Rogers said it will be repaired by the start of the summer season. “I’m absolutely confident,” Rogers said. “Seeing the way that our crew worked to get the town and beach club prepped before the storm and cleared after […]

The landmark Allenhurst restaurant and bar known as Mr. C’s Beach Bistro suffered damage to its front bar area, where the large windows fronting the ocean were smashed when a beam collapsed from the intense wind during Hurrican Sandy. However, the restaurant area did not suffer significant damage, according to Mr. C’s Karen Marzulli, who […]