Recreational activities on Deal Lake has remained at a standstill ever since testing by the Monmouth County Health Dept showed the presence of cyanobacteria, a naturally-occurring photosynthetic bacteria more commonly known as blue green algae. “The traffic on Deal Lake is non existent,” said Brian Watkins, owner of Deal Lake Dock Co, located at the […]

An Oxford University graduate student is putting out the call for Jersey Shore residents to participate in an environmental study focus group, taking place July 14 and 15 in Eatontown. Aviela Hochberg is a Jersey Shore native pursuing an advanced degree in Nature, Society and Environmental Governance at the United Kingdom university.   Hochberg’s environmental […]

11:26 a.m. The City of Asbury Park appreciates your patience with snow removal during this significant storm. Please see the following important information: Where possible, today park on the odd side of the street. On Saturday park on the even side of the street. Paid parking will be suspended until 9am on Monday. Vehicles that are double-parked, parked in […]

Watershed restoration at Deal, Sunset and Wesley Lake was given the go ahead, thanks to a Department of Environmental Protection grant, Deal Lake Commissioner Don Brockel announced at Thursday night’s meeting. The Water Quality Restoration Grants [WQRG], known informally as a 319 Grant, totals $735,000 and will be used to improve the three water bodies […]

Exploring Our Differences is a community meeting being held 6:30 p.m. Monday at Gables Elementary School, located at 1 Gables Court in Neptune City. The forum aims to bring about meaningful conversation on everything from race, religion, and gender, honesty, understanding and awareness, to perception, privilege, and power, according to organizers. The free event opens […]

During the 15th Annual State of the Shore event in Long Branch Wednesday, Department of Environmental Protection [DEP] Commissioner Bob Martin returned high expectations for the upcoming tourism season. “The beaches are in great shape and our water quality is excellent,” Martin said in a written statement. “When people come to the Jersey shore, a […]

In recognition of Friday’s International Family Drug Support Day, local nonprofit Help Not Handcuffs Founder Randy Thompson has announced a partnership with Families for Sensible Drug Policies. “As long as our governments continue to criminalize drug use, then prohibition laws will be the priority, instead of the health and empowerment of individuals, and supporting the […]

The Feb. 9 snow storm has shuttered schools and government offices, services and meetings in the area. In Asbury Park, all schools, including Hope Academy Charter, are closed. The Master Plan Community input meeting slated for 6 p.m. Thursday at Trinity Church is cancelled. The meeting will be rescheduled. The next meeting is February 21 […]

The Monmouth County Democrats County Committee unanimously elected David G Brown II as its Chairman Monday night. The Long Branch native takes over the position left open by former Chair Vin Gopal, who stepped down to run for State Senate. Brown, who has been a Long Branch Democratic Party volunteer for over a decade, served […]

The Hotel Tides will launch a two week food drive on Feb. 1 to benefit the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties. Founded in 1984, the Neptune based nonprofit serves over 300 pantries, soup kitchens and other feeding programs through its distribution of over 12 million pounds of food annually; including 2.5 million pounds of […]