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, […]

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 […]

Allenhurst can now be included in the state’s beach replenishment plan, thanks to a resolution passed at the April 23 commissioners’ meeting. Allenhurst, Deal and Loch Arbour were not considered as part of the state’s initial plan for beach replenishment, Commissioner Chris McLoughlin said, but passage of this resolution enables Allenhurst and Loch Arbour to […]

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 […]

Pending the adoption of an ordinance, Asbury Park will join a beach replenishment project covering much of Monmouth County’s coastline. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the federal government’s Army Corps of Engineers have an agreement in place to perform a replenishment project whereby they import sand from farther out in the ocean […]

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 […]

The city council in Asbury Park may pass a resolution in support of the Ocean Grove boardwalk if another vote takes place, as Councilman Kevin Sanders said today he has reviewed the issue and decided he’s in favor of supporting the city’s southern neighbors. Earlier this week, the council failed to pass a resolution supporting the Ocean […]

The city council postponed introduction of the 2013 municipal budget after learning that they could receive more federal funds to remediate financial losses caused by Hurricane Sandy. The state’s Department of Community Affairs [DCA] has notified all of the municipalities impacted by the storm that federal funds are available for loss of revenue, Reidy said. […]

Work that began during the weekend to reopen most of the Asbury Park boardwalk was completed Tuesday. All of the fencing on Ocean Avenue has been removed, as well as the fences blocking access points to the boardwalk between Convention Hall and the Casino. There are two construction repair zones that remain — one north […]