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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

UPDATE: Tonight’s council meeting has been cancelled. All business is being tabled until Wednesday, March 13. ————— Asbury Park’s city council is scheduled to meet in council chambers tonight, with a closed executive session starting at 5 p.m.; a workshop session at 6 p.m.; and a regular meeting at 7 p.m. Items on the agenda […]

Asbury Park’s city council is scheduled to meet in council chambers tonight, with a closed executive session starting at 5 p.m.; a workshop session at 6 p.m.; and a regular meeting at 7 p.m. Items on the agenda include: • Contract awards for various boardwalk repair materials, as well as the first phase of south […]

The Asbury Park boardwalk should open by Saturday, May 18, Mayor Ed Johnson [pictured at right] announced at a press conference at Stella Marina Friday afternoon — as long as the weather holds out. “We’re not going to have [the especially snowy winter we had two years ago],” Johnson joked. “We’re hoping for last winter.” […]

This Sunday, Republicans and Democrats in Monmouth County are putting their differences aside to raise money for Hurricane Sandy relief. “We’re putting politics aside in the name of disaster relief,” said Joe Grillo, chair of the Asbury Park Democrats and executive director of the Monmouth County Democrats, when planning began. “This is such a large […]

Silverball Pinball Museum is reopening this afternoon after Hurricane Sandy blew through the city in late October. The museum, full of modern and vintage machines, has been located on the boardwalk since the spring of 2010. “Over half of their storefront was blown in by Sandy, so they took in water and sand,” said Carrie […]

In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, relief efforts have cropped up around the region and the country. And on Jan. 2, Asbury Park will host its own musical relief event — On the Beach: A Sandy Relief Concert. The event will be held on Jan. 2, 2013, at the Paramount Theatre. Tickets go on sale […]

Hurricane Sandy levelled the dunes at North End Beach when the storm rolled through the city on Oct. 29, and locals are now examining how to replenish the sand. North End is used by fishermen, surfers and dog owners, as well as regular beachgoers. Tall dunes separated the parking lot from the sand [pictured above], […]