The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Thursday in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 4:30 p.m., followed by a public workshop session at 6:30 p.m. and the regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to hold a workshop meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. The public participation session takes place near the end of the meeting, after comments from city officials. Items on the agenda for the meeting include: Special events discussions: […]

Deal officials say scrapping a vote to allow permit only parking along its waterfront streets will be determined late Thursday morning. “We will find out from our attorney tomorrow morning how to go about doing this,” said Borough Clerk/Administrator Stephen Carasia of the legal action needed to possibly reverse the ordinance, introduced September 21. The […]

iStar’s 1101 Ocean high rise project won unanimous Planning Board approval Tuesday night. Market conditions and further agreements with the City Council will be the next catalyst for the construction of 1101 Ocean, iStar Senior Vice President of Development Brian Cheripka said. Once funds and agreements are in place construction would take 2 to 2½ […]

The Deal Mayor and Board of Commissioners have opted to table a permit only parking along its waterfront streets, according to The Associated Press [AP]. The Department of Environmental Protection told the AP Tuesday, borough officials said they were tabling the ordinance that would have restricted public parking on six streets east of Ocean Avenue. […]

The 1101 Ocean project will be presented before the Planning Board 7 p.m. Tuesday at city hall. The site of the formerly planned C-8 and Esperanza waterfront tower projects, the 1101 Ocean high rise will be waterfront redeveloper iStar’s first oceanfront project. Set on the 2-acre block between Third, Ocean, and Fourth avenues and Kingsley […]

While we dodged a bullet during last week’s nor’easter, a few inches more of rainfall would have caused flood damage to nearby properties, said Deal Lake Commission Chairman Don Brockel. During “the latest northeaster, ocean water poured into Deal Lake 2-3 hours before and after high tide,” Brockel said. The lake “just got pounded by […]

A parking by permit only proposal along Deal’s oceanfront has maddened area residents who, for decades, have enjoyed the mile-long beach. “Generations have surfed and fished there,” said Oceanport resident Mark Nietzel. “It’s been like that forever and now that they have the new federal and state-funded beaches, they want to limit access to make […]

The Asbury Park Quality of Life Committee, formed earlier this year by Councilwoman Yvonne Clayton, officially launched its Pride in the Park initiative Friday. Aimed at improving the quality of life for city residents, the committee is asking volunteers to join in the upcoming city-wide cleanups, planned for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct […]

Organizers have opted to postpone the Zombie Walk in lieu of this weekend’s unpredictable inclement weather. “We have gone ahead and postponed the Zombie Walk to next,” Chamber of Commerce President Jackie Pappas said. The Chamber is organizing the event in conjunction with John McGillion, who bought the event rights, and boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette. […]