The Sun has received its first reports of power back on in the city. A resident of a condominium building on Sunset Ave. on Sunset Lake reports her building has power. Meanwhile, city manager Terry Reidy sent a text to Sun staff on Friday night stating that the citywide 7 p.m. curfew will continue until […]

The city of Asbury Park put out a call for volunteers earlier this week after Hurricane Sandy hit, and more than 100 people turned out to help. Aid is needed for manning voting booths; overseeing recreation and helping with cleanup and other duties in Belmar. A beach cleanup in Ocean Grove is slated for 10 […]

The city is preparing for Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 6, by acquiring generator-powered trailers with voting booths, according to city resident Joe Grillo. The trailers will be located as close as possible to the original polling locations, Grillo said. Volunteers will be needed to direct people to the trailers to vote. To find your […]

With the greater Asbury Park area still without power, some businesses have nonetheless managed to open their doors. The Hardware Store of Asbury Park on Main Street was open on Thursday. Meanwhile, the Sun received a message from Jerome Beckman of Beckman’s on Bangs Avenue saying that he is open to serve pork roll, egg […]

The two main 1920s-era structures on the Asbury Park boardwalk — Convention Hall and the Casino — visually appear structurally intact in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Sun staff were on the boardwalk Wednesday, the first full day after the storm had subsided. Convention Hall did not appear to sustain any significant damage from the […]

Before power can be restored in city residents’ homes, the department of public works [DPW] must clear trees and wrap power lines throughout Asbury Park. Today, workers sawed trees, disposed of the wood and cleared the roads to pave the way for Jersey Central Power & Light [JCP&L] workers. Although residents on Ridge Avenue and […]

In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the city is picking up the pieces and looking for volunteers to help with displaced residents, recreation programs and more. City resident Joe Grillo is collecting names of volunteers with CDL licenses; medical personnel or people with medical knowledge; and anyone with a social service background. All other volunteers […]

About a century ago, Deal Lake was open to the ocean. During Hurricane Sandy, the two bodies of water met up again. On Monday night, the ocean flowed over Ocean Ave. and flooded into the lake, in the area near the Deal Lake flume. Massive amounts of sand also were dumped onto Ocean Ave. as well […]

Boardwalk pavilions today appeared structurally intact, but heavy internal damage was visually observed in several. Sources on the scene said that structural assessments will next be made, after which repair crews can be sent in to rehabilitate the buildings. Electrical systems in the buildings may have suffered heavy damage, according to a source on the […]

The roof of one of Ocean Grove’s most famous landmarks appears to have been damaged by Hurricane Sandy, which swept through the Jersey Shore yesterday. The historic Grand Auditorium can be seen from Asbury Park. It was built in the late 1800s and serves as a concert hall and meeting space. The town’s fishing pier […]