The Long Branch Arts Council and its sponsoring partners seek submissions from New Jersey poets of all ages to write about their personal experiences during the days that followed Hurricane Sandy, according to news release from the organization. Accepted pieces will be published in an anthology entitled “Poetic Voices in Response to Hurricane Sandy.” All that […]

Any business owner whose business suffered damage due to Hurricane Sandy has until Tuesday, Dec. 31, to submit an application for the Stronger NJ Business Grant Program, according to a news release from the New Jersey Economic Development Authority. The program provides grants of up to $50,000 to businesses damaged by the hurricane. To be eligible, […]

Several state agencies will hold mobile cabinet office hours in Asbury Park on April 11 to provide guidance to people whose homes or businesses were affected by Hurricane Sandy. The event will bring key state-level agency personnel who deal with housing, permitting and business assistance, as well as representatives from FEMA [the Federal Emergency Management […]

After sustaining heavy damage during Hurricane Sandy, popular boardwalk restaurant Langosta Lounge is almost ready to reopen in time for Earth Day. “We really wanted to be kicking off our new beginning on Earth Day beecause it’s an important holiday for us and it gives us a goal to attain,” owner Marilyn Schlossbach said today. […]

The city council in Asbury Park may pass a resolution in support of the Ocean Grove boardwalk if another vote takes place, as Councilman Kevin Sanders said today he has reviewed the issue and decided he’s in favor of supporting the city’s southern neighbors. Earlier this week, the council failed to pass a resolution supporting the Ocean […]

An estimated 1,000 students from middle school through college pitched in to plant dune grasses and install snow fencing at North End beach this week. Starting on Monday, 200 to 300 college students from Rutgers University, Montclair University, New Jersey Institute of Technology and the United States Naval Academy joined organizer Tim Donnelly and other […]

After being closed since Hurricane Sandy, most of the Asbury Park boardwalk between Convention Hall and the Casino reopened Monday, March 18. The city and redeveloper Madison Marquette are coordinating the reopening and removal of fences keeping the public from the boardwalk. Entryways at First and Second avenues were opened on Monday. There is still […]

Most of the now-closed boardwalk in Asbury Park will reopen next week, and the city council has awarded a contract to repair the remaining two sections that will remain off-limits until May 18. By a vote of 3-0, the council awarded the repair work at last night’s council meeting to GCS Contractors of Oakhurst in […]

The Asbury Park boardwalk should open by Saturday, May 18, Mayor Ed Johnson [pictured at right] announced at a press conference at Stella Marina Friday afternoon — as long as the weather holds out. “We’re not going to have [the especially snowy winter we had two years ago],” Johnson joked. “We’re hoping for last winter.” […]

In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, many businesses and homeowners have become frustrated while dealing with insurance companies. One business owner, local restaurateur Marilyn Schlossbach [pictured at right with husband and business partner Scott Szegeski] is raising money online while she waits to see if insurance funds will come through. Following Hurricane Irene in 2011, […]