Quick response Monday from local and county agencies helped to contain an elusive oil leak that has been plaguing Deal Lake, said Don Brockel, chair of the Deal Lake Commission. Brought to light after inches of rain fell in a short period of time over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, the oil slick was reported […]

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 […]

While we dodged a bullet during last week’s nor’easter, a few inches more of rainfall would have caused flood damage to nearby properties, said Deal Lake Commission Chairman Don Brockel. During “the latest northeaster, ocean water poured into Deal Lake 2-3 hours before and after high tide,” Brockel said. The lake “just got pounded by […]

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 […]