The Deal Lake Commission and Friends of Deal Lake are looking for additional help to clean Deal and Sunset lakes on Saturday, Oct. 26. Volunteers are asked to meet at the Asbury Park boat ramp, on Seventh Avenue across from the 7-11 store at  9 a.m. Anyone who can not make it to the boat […]

Residents and homeowners around the Deal Lake area need not be alarmed in the coming days as the level of the lake significantly decreases. In preparation for an upcoming lake clean up to take place Oct. 26, members of the Deal Lake Commission will begin to lower the lake starting Oct. 22 by opening up […]

When members of the Deal Lake Commission went to survey the damage Hurricane Sandy caused to the flume house that connects Deal Lake with the Atlantic Ocean, they thought they were going to have to replace the entire structure. “It was pretty bad,” said Don Brockel [shown above, in front of the flume house], chairman […]

The Deal Lake Commission [DLC] has published a study that states the amount of toxins that enter Deal Lake [shown above] has been successfully reduced. Deal Lake is Monmouth County’s largest lake and the largest of New Jersey’s coastal lakes, according to the report. It encompasses 155 acres over 27 miles of shoreline. “Decades and […]

Deal Lake has been stocked with a variety of over 14,500 fish within the last two months to make up for a decrease caused by hurricane Sandy. Due to the storm’s effects on the lake, The Deal Lake Commission requested additional stocking from the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife, according to Don Brockel, […]

[CORRECTION: This meeting is an invitation-only event for local officials and others active in Deal Lake restoration activities. The Sun previously had reported it was open to the general public.] The Friends of Deal Lake [FoDL] board of directors are meeting Wednesday with local officials and residents active in lake restoration to discuss opportunities to […]

Surfing lessons on the beach and paddle board rentals on Deal Lake [above] may soon be coming to Asbury Park. The city is preparing requests for proposal [RFPs] for vendors to submit bids for the surfing lessons and the paddle board rentals. The RFPs contain requirements for insurance and rental fees to operate on city […]

The Deal Lake Commission and Friends of Deal Lake are looking for volunteers to help clean Deal Lake on Saturday, March 23. Two cleanups — one in Asbury Park and one in Loch Arbour — are being held as part of Clean Ocean Action’s Waves of Action Day. ASBURY PARK The Deal Lake Watershed Cleanup […]

Councilwoman Sue Henderson has announced her candidacy for the city council in the 2013 election. Henderson is winding up her first full term on council. She was appointed to the governing body after former councilman Jim Keady resigned a few months before his term was up. After her appointment, she ran on a successful ticket […]

A group of about 60 volunteers cleaned the perimeter of Sunset Lake and parts of Deal Lake yesterday, but more are needed today to continue cleaning Deal Lake. Volunteers are being asked to meet at Deal Lake’s boat ramp, near the 7-Eleven, at 11 a.m. today. During yesterday’s cleanup, a deep fryer was among the […]