Remedying the algae overgrowth that brings out an unbearable stench during the driest and warmest summer months will be multi-pronged, according to members of the Sunset Lake Commission and a team of area environmental agencies working in support of their efforts. “We are all concerned and want what is best for the lake,” Chair Sue […]

To the Editor, Asbury Park Sun, In response to Mr. Marty Martino’s Letter to the Editor “is Deal Lake still contaminated;” The simple answer is NO, Deal Lake is NOT contaminated. Although the lake appears on the State’s 303D list of impaired water, this is no different than the vast majority of New Jersey’s other lakes, […]

To the Editor, Asbury Park Sun, In response to Mr. Marty Martino’s recent Letter to the Editor on whether Deal Lake is contaminated; “Implying that Deal Lake is polluted and unsafe is a mischaracterization of lake’s actual condition – 1. Yes, Deal Lake is on the State’s 303D list of impaired waters. The reason being […]

[Correction: The Asbury Park Fishing Club Carp Fishing Contest will held from 6 a.m. to noon April 17.] Now that the $1.6 million dredging project is complete, The Deal Lake Commission focuses its immediate attention on its Spring Cleanup. This year, the Spring Cleanup will begin at 9 a.m. March 19 from the Asbury Park Boat […]

Department of Environmental Protection [DEP] Commissioner Bob Martin announced a $1.66 million contract to remove sand pushed by Superstorm Sandy into Deal Lake has been awarded to Tri-State Dredging of Philadelphia. The project, funded in part by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resource Conservation Service [NRCS], will dredge 12,000 cubic yards of material. The […]

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 […]

The Deal Lake Commission has announced its spring clean-up event. The clearing of logs, debris and trash will begin 9 a.m. March 28 at the Asbury Boat ramp, officials said. Participants are asked to wear older clothing and shoes and bring along their work gloves. There will be some work gloves available if you don’t […]

The Asbury Park City Council Wednesday voted to submit a grant application to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to seek funds to dredge portions of Deal Lake. The Deal Lake Commissioner paid for the cost of an engineering study and supplemental materials for the city’s $6.9 million request for funds to restore the lake […]

The Deal Lake Commission [DLC] is looking for volunteers to help clean Deal Lake on Saturday, Sept. 20. The end of summer cleanup will begin at 9 a.m. at the Asbury Park boat ramp, located on Seventh Avenue across from the 7-11 store. It is suggested volunteers bring gloves, wear old clothes, shoes, boots, or waders […]

The federal government has approved a request for post-Sandy dredging and debris removal to Deal Lake, but the funds are significantly less than the total sought by the Deal Lake Commission [DLC]. The DLC teamed up with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection [NJDEP] to request a total $6.9 million in federal aid for […]