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 […]

An estimated 1,000 students from middle school through college pitched in to plant dune grasses and install snow fencing at North End beach this week. Starting on Monday, 200 to 300 college students from Rutgers University, Montclair University, New Jersey Institute of Technology and the United States Naval Academy joined organizer Tim Donnelly and other […]

College students and local volunteers will work to replenish the dunes on the North End beach at the end of the month. The dunes were decimated by Hurricane Sandy on Oct. 29, 2012. The volunteers need to work fast — the unofficial deadline for planting new dune grass is April 1 each year, according to […]

After years of allowing many fitness groups to access the beach unfettered, the city will likely create an official policy for people holding beachfront yoga and exercise classes by next year. City director of commerce and economic development Tom Gilmour is currently drafting a policy, and he expects it to be complete by October. It […]