The Deal Lake Commission has teamed up with the The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection [NJDEP] to request $6.9 million in federal assistance to restore the eastern end of Deal Lake that was damaged by Hurricane Sandy, according to a news release from the Deal Lake Commission. The NJDEP will give the 10 percent of matching […]

Two businesses within the Steinbach Building store fronts along downtown Bangs Avenue will have to change their locations to accommodate for two Meridian Health partner companies that will move into the location in the spring. Meridian Obstetrics and Gynecology is currently located at 607 Eighth Ave [on the triangular block bound by Deal Lake Drive, Eighth […]

A new sushi restaurant is expected to open its doors on the Asbury Park boardwalk this spring. Nick Oliveri, co-owner of Stella Marina and Cubacan, confirmed with the Sun he and his business partners have signed a five-year lease on a third space within the First Avenue Pavilion. Their plan is to open a traditional […]

The city council is scheduled to meet tomorrow night in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 4 p.m., followed by a workshop session at 6 p.m. and a regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on the agenda […]

A city ordinance that allows property owners to apply for tax abatements for improvements made to existing structures and new construction throughout the city expires at the end of this year. Under the state’s five year abatement and exemption law, cities that qualify may adopt an ordinance to provide local property tax abatement or exemptions. […]

Nine individuals who have made important contributions to the city’s musical legacy will have their names added to plaques that will be placed on benches along the Asbury Park “Boardwalk of Fame,” according to a release from the Asbury Park Chamber of Commerce. They will join 21 previous honorees as the newest additions to the Asbury […]

Asbury Park resident Spence Cook will be seen on an upcoming wedding special filmed for The Learning Channel [TLC.] Cook [at right], who owns bloom boxx florist in Avon-by-the-Sea, provided flowers for a one-hour special, “Secret Wedding.” For the show, a bride-to-be thinks she is being filmed for her ability to put together a wedding […]

A group of Asbury Park entrepreneurs have set their sights on a new horizon, this time along the Delaware River. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports Smith, a partnership between Knockout design group and Watt Architects, are under contract to purchase ten buildings in Burlington City, an historic town situated about 20 miles north of Philadelphia ripe for […]

A city man who suffered a nonfatal gunshot wound showed up at the Asbury Park Fire Department headquarters on Main Street Tuesday, according to a spokesman from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Around 1 a.m., a 20-year-old resident walked into the station, located on the northwest corner of Main Street and Asbury Avenue, and reported he […]

Organizers of the November “Summit to End Violence” in Asbury Park held their second meeting Saturday at St. Stephen AME Zion Church. The first Summit to End Violence brought law enforcement officials, politicians, business owners and other city stakeholders together in November to address the underlying causes of violence in Asbury Park: health, law enforcement, jobs, housing and […]