dEditor, Asbury Park Sun, We are concerned that we have seen more rip currents this year and more people have died as a result. [Rip currents have killed eight people at New Jersey beaches this year — the most since the National Weather Service began tracking rip current-related fatalities in 1998. The second-highest was six […]

During the 15th Annual State of the Shore event in Long Branch Wednesday, Department of Environmental Protection [DEP] Commissioner Bob Martin returned high expectations for the upcoming tourism season. “The beaches are in great shape and our water quality is excellent,” Martin said in a written statement. “When people come to the Jersey shore, a […]

A public group is again picking up the fight to stop residential permit parking along the waterfront in Deal. Citizens in Opposition to Beach Restrictive Access [COBRA] has launched an attendance campaign for the 5 p.m. Wednesday Board of Commissioners meeting in the Borough Hall Courtroom at 190 Norwood Avenue. On the agenda is the […]

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 […]

As the Loch Arbour to Deal beach replenishment concludes, all eyes shift to the federally funded project’s second phase that runs north toward Elberon. U.S. Rep Frank Pallone Jr. [D-NJ] announced this week that the Army Corps of Engineers, who oversees the project, awarded the $86,722.10 contract to Manson Construction. The Seattle-based company conducted the first […]

A close to $40 million federally-funded beach replenishment project from Deal to Loch Arbour begins this week, U.S. Rep Frank Pallone [D-NJ] announced Monday. The area is the last remaining stretch of Monmouth County beach damaged during the October 2012 hurricane Sandy to undergo recovery. “As New Jerseyans well know, the fight for Sandy aid […]

A $38 million beach nourishment project that affects a stretch of shoreline from southern Deal to Loch Arbour is scheduled to start when the cold weather breaks. Congressman Frank Pallone’s office announced Friday the $38,283,230 project contract was awarded to Seattle-based Manson Construction Company. It will cover the area stretching from Philips Avenue in Deal […]

In response to concerns voiced by fishermen, environmentalists and surfers, the Army Corps of Engineers will notch only three jetties, instead of the six originally planned, as part of the Loch Arbour to Elberon beach replenishment project, according to a news release from Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. The announcement came after a meeting held yesterday […]

A recent protest held at the site of the Deal Lake flume house against an upcoming beach replenishment project has earned protesters the ear of the Army Corps of Engineers. The Corps prolonged the public comment period for the upcoming Loch Arbour to Elberon replenishment project, effectively allowing citizens more time to express their opinions, […]

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, […]