As the year winds down, the last stretch of beach replenishment along the Monmouth County shoreline moves into its final phase. Headed by the US Army Corps of Engineers, this final replenishment project covers the beach area from Lake Takanassee in Elberon to Philips Avenue in Deal. “The completion of this project will not only […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, I am writing in response to the Asbury Park Sun article published on September 11, 2015 entitled Beach Replenishment Heads North to Elberon.  I would like to respond to two statements in the article in which many local residents may share a different viewpoint. First, the article mentions that several rock […]

Local anglers amassed alongside surfers, environmentalists and concerned residents that live along Deal Lake on Friday to call attention to aspects of the Elberon to Loch Arbour beach replenishment project they believe will irreparably harm a well-known fishing locale and potentially dam up the Deal Lake flume structure. Representatives from the Asbury Park Fishing Club, […]

The position of a transatlantic cable line in Avon-by-the-Sea has forced the Army Corps of Engineers [ACOE] to shuffle around the logistics of an $18.3 million beach nourishment project. Instead of starting in Avon as originally expected, the work will begin in Asbury Park “by the end of the week if not today,” said ACOE […]

By May of next year, beaches from Asbury Park to Avon-by-the-Sea will be restored to “conditions better than prior to Sandy,” according to a press release from democratic Congressman Frank Pallone’s office. Pallone’s office announced Thursday a $18.3 million contract to replenish the beaches was awarded by congress through a federal Sandy aid package. Work will […]

Pending the adoption of an ordinance, Asbury Park will join a beach replenishment project covering much of Monmouth County’s coastline. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the federal government’s Army Corps of Engineers have an agreement in place to perform a replenishment project whereby they import sand from farther out in the ocean […]