Asbury Park’s 7th Avenue beach is now the site of a Sandy Ground Project playground. The goal of The Sandy Ground project is to build 26 playgrounds in communities affected by Hurricane Sandy across the coasts of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut to honor 26 lives lost in the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting […]

Repairs on a boardwalk access ramp in Asbury Park that was damaged by Hurricane Sandy are scheduled to begin next week. The Sunset Avenue pedestrian walkway [photo at top], which connects Ocean Avenue with the boardwalk between Convention Hall and the North Beach Pavilion, has been blocked by metal gates since the storm struck last […]

President Barack Obama visited Asbury Park today to address crowds on the boardwalk in front of Convention Hall. The president spoke about the Jersey Shore’s recovery since Hurricane Sandy hit seven months ago, and made it a point to tell residents that although the region has seen remarkable recovery in the past seven months, the […]

Six months after Sandy, major construction is complete on the Asbury Park Boardwalk, and the city is celebrating with an official ribbon cutting this weekend. The Grand Re-Opening starts at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 18. The first 1,000 people to attend will receive free Asbury Park 2013 daily beach badges, courtesy of the city […]

UPDATE: A previous version of this story stated that Langosta Lounge would reopen on May 13. The Sun has been informed that the restaurant is experiencing a delay and will not open tonight. —————————————————————————- Just over six months after Hurricane Sandy hit the Jersey Shore, Langosta Lounge is reopening soon. Owner Marilyn Schlossbach [pictured above […]

Closed since Hurricane Sandy, Langosta Lounge on the Asbury boardwalk will reopen to the public for dinner service on Monday, May 13 at 5 p.m., according to a news release from Langosta owner Marilyn Schlossbach [above]. Lunch will be added a week later on May 20, the release stated. Also scheduled is a reopening party […]

Six months after Hurricane Sandy, some traffic lights in the city are still blinking red instead of going through the typical green-yellow-red sequence. Traffic lights with newer technology are experiencing the most issues, City Engineer Joe Cunha said at the April 17 council meeting. “The newer technology seems to be reverting back to a blinking […]

The municipal budget for 2013 still has not been brought to the council because the state is requiring all municipalities along the shoreline to submit FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency] applications prior to approving budgets, city manager Terence Reidy said. There are three different categories for FEMA applications, and one of those categories could impact […]

Loch Arbour will try to be a part of the first phase of the state’s beach replenishment project, per a resolution passed at Monday night’s special commissioners meeting. By being included in the first phase of beach replenishment, overseen by the Army Corps of Engineers and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection [DEP], the […]

Several state agencies will hold mobile cabinet office hours in Asbury Park on April 11 to provide guidance to people whose homes or businesses were affected by Hurricane Sandy. The event will bring key state-level agency personnel who deal with housing, permitting and business assistance, as well as representatives from FEMA [the Federal Emergency Management […]