Jersey Central Power & Light [JCP&L] has released estimates for when power will be restored to municipalities that were affected by Hurricane Sandy last week throughout New Jersey. Many areas of the state have been without power since last Monday, including parts of Asbury Park. According to JCP&L’s timetable, 3,149 customers are currently without power […]

School’s out until further notice, but that doesn’t mean the city’s youngsters have to sit at home. Due to last week’s Hurricane Sandy, school has been canceled since last Monday, when the storm hit. School is canceled tomorrow, as well, city manager Terence Reidy said today, but the district is shooting to re-open on Wednesday. […]

The pickup of recyclables in town will resume next week after having been disrupted by last week’s Hurricane Sandy, according to an update on the city website. Garbage pickup is as usual this week. Schools are closed today, Monday, Nov. 5, and tomorrow, according to city manager Terence Reidy. He said the district is shooting […]

A water emergency announced this morning is no longer in effect in Asbury Park, city manager Terence Reidy said moments ago. “The sewer plant is back up and running and we have power there,” Reidy said. Residents were urged not to use the city’s water for any purpose, although the water’s condition was safe, said […]

[UPDATE: City manager Terence Reidy said at 12:05 p.m. today that power has been restored to the waste water treatment plant and the emergency is no longer in effect. City residents can now use water normally. For the full story, click here.] Asbury Park residents are being urged not to use water for any purpose […]

The 7:00 p.m. curfew put in place in Asbury Park in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy has been lifted, according to the Facebook page of Mayor Ed Johnson. Johnson stated the following: Good Afternoon! The curfew in Asbury Park has been officially ended. A significant portion of the City now has power. We ask all […]

The city-wide 7 p.m. curfew instituted when Hurricane Sandy hit Asbury Park kept the city calm, and no major law enforcement incidents were reported during the power outage, according to Mayor Ed Johnson [above]. The curfew remains in effect until lifted by the city’s Office of Emergency Management, Johnson said. City officials are monitoring the […]

Power in downtown Asbury Park appears to be largely on, with traffic lights working on Cookman Ave. Traffic lights are working on Main St. in the area of City Hall. The light at Asbury Ave. and Main St. at the firehouse is out. Further north on Main, several of the lights are out, particularly as […]

Power has been restored to a Kingsley St. location. Porta Pizza now has full power, according to manager and head pizzaiola Freddi Vilardi [above on right with staff]. The Kingsley St. establishment plans at 1 p.m. opening today for the bar, and a 2 p.m. opening to serve a limited menu of marinara pizza and […]

Two local business owners have raised almost $50,000 for Red Cross hurricane relief in less than three days using their own skills and a crowd-funding website. Bret Morgan and Danny Croak, co-founders of Bandsonabudget, launched a site, restoretheshore.cowerking.com, to sell T-shirts and hoodies in exchange for donations, at around 7 p.m. Thursday night. They’d been […]