The American Littoral Society has filed a lawsuit against the Borough of Deal aimed at protecting public beach access in the 1.2 square mile community, according to a news statemet issued by Executive Director Tim Dillingham. The lawsuit comes on the heels of a Board of Commissioners’ approval to vacate the Neptune Avenue access to […]

The Surfrider Foundation, Jersey Coast Chapter, and COBRA: Citizens in Opposition to Beach Restrictive Access, is leading a charge to save a beach access point Deal officials plan to vote on vacating during a 9 am Wednesday Board of Commissioners’ meeting. First introduced on Nov 9, the ordinance seeks to vacate the street end at […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, The Surfrider Foundation: Jersey Shore Chapter would like to thank the City of Asbury Park for introducing an ordinance to ban the intentional release of balloons! Our chapter helped to advocate for this ordinance, which would protect our coast from senseless pollution. On August 22, 2018, the City of Asbury Park […]

Gov. Phil Murphy and Congressman Frank Pallone Jr were among those who came out Sunday to honor Luanne Peterpaul at Watermark on the Asbury Park Boardwalk. “I don’t think that there is anyone in this state that I have met who has poured their heart out day in and day out more than Luanne Peterpaul,” […]

An ordinance setting paid beach access guidelines in Deal does not apply to waterfront residents, Mayor Sam Cohen told News 12 New Jersey. Cohen told the public broadcast station that “the free beach access only applies to a handful of homeowners who already have private beach entrances. He says that he believes it doesn’t make […]

Three Asbury Park residents have begun work as part of Governor-elect Philip D. Murphy’s transition team.  Murphy visited the City many times throughout his campaign, holding a campaign rally that featured a mini concert by Jon Bon Jovi at the House of Independents on Cookman Avenue, and celebrated his victory at the Grand Arcade in […]

The Asbury Park Democratic Committee has unanimously voted in two new district representatives. Each of Asbury Park’s nine voting districts are represented by two city residents. Monmouth County Democrats bylaws allowed Chairman Joe Grillo to make the recommendation to appoint Linda Phillips and Andrew Chambarry, who replace Lynn Wilson and Joseph Pepe in the 7th […]

Hundreds of postcards, some with personal messages, were posted at noon Saturday on the doors leading into iStar’s local office on Ocean Avenue. The message – Save Asbury Park’s north end beach from development. iStar, as the city’s waterfront redeveloper, owns the development rights for much of the waterfront redevelopment area and has proposed constructing […]

Deal’s Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a new municipal beach Friday. The public beach, located between Marine Place and Neptune Avenue, includes a swimming zone that by law will not exceed 300 ft. in width. “The addition of beach fees seemed inevitable thanks to the Army Corps’ replenishment project,” said Surfrider Foundation co chair Andrew […]

Deal officials introduced a new seasonal parking permit ordinance for streets bordering its waterfront on Wednesday that has many calling it a move against the Public Trust Doctrine, which grants public access and use to the waterfront. The local statute will require all parked cars to have a permit between the hours of 10 a.m. and […]