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NJ Environmental Focus Group Participants Sought

Oxford Graduate Student Places Call To Jersey Shore Residents

By Michelle Gladden
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An Oxford University graduate student is putting out the call for Jersey Shore residents to participate in an environmental study focus group, taking place July 14 and 15 in Eatontown. Aviela Hochberg is a Jersey Shore native pursuing an advanced degree in Nature, Society and Environmental Governance at the United Kingdom university.   Hochberg’s environmental […]

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Jun 28, 2018
Asbury Park

Wesley Lake faces drainage issues

Outflow pipe stopped up with sand, pond weed leaves trash trapped

By Jill Bartlett
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An outflow pipe that allows water to exchange between Wesley Lake and the ocean is clogged with sand, and a pond weed is further trapping debris and garbage in the coastal lake. City public works employees identified the problem with the pipe Wednesday, according to City Engineer Joe Cunha, who heads up the department. Workers […]

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Sep 18, 2014
Asbury Park

Following rally, citizens get more time to speak up

Army Corps extends public comment period on Loch Arbour-Elberon replen

By Jill Bartlett
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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, […]

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Mar 28, 2014
Asbury Park

DLC report: less pollutants washing into Deal Lake

Storm water runoff is the largest contributor of toxins

By Asbury Park Sun
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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 […]

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Sep 16, 2013

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