Hairdressers from Salon Concrete in Red Bank will be cutting hair at the Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel today in exchange for a $40 donation to hurricane relief. From noon to 8 p.m., stylists will participate in the Scissors for Sandy Cut-A-Thon, which includes guests artists, giveaways, music, refreshments and entertainment. Stylists will also give free haircuts […]

The Asbury Park boardwalk needs repairs due to damage sustained during Hurricane Sandy in late October — and one group that uses the boardwalk is donating its own funds to get it back up and running. The Yoga Festival by the Sea takes place each fall, and yogis from throughout the region come to lay […]

Cleanup and repairs to city property in the wake of Hurricane Sandy are estimated to cost $12 million, and city manager Terence Reidy explained the breakdown of those costs at the Dec. 5 council meeting. The city will likely be reimbursed by insurance companies and the Federal Emergency Management Agency [FEMA] for most of the […]

This weekend, area residents can have holiday photos taken at Convention Hall in exchange for gift cards to be donated to Hurricane Sandy relief. On Sunday, Dec. 9, from noon to 4 p.m., photographers will take holiday pictures of attendees at the Asbury Park landmark. Photos will be exchanged for gift cards of $25 or […]

Asbury Park’s city council will meet tonight in council chambers, 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: • A presentation of a waterfront infrastructure finance agreement for making repairs in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. […]

Asbury Park will receive over $1 million for Hurricane Sandy cleanup from the Federal Emergency Management Agency [FEMA], Congressman Frank Pallone’s office announced last week. The city sought about $1.8 million for cleanup from FEMA, city manager Terence Reidy said, and will receive $1.2 or $1.3 million. FEMA awards public assistance grants on a rolling basis […]

Monmouth County’s Democrat and Republican party organizations are uniting for the first time to hold a fundraiser for Hurricane Sandy relief at the Stone Pony. “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. “This is such […]

One of the city’s most popular new businesses will reopen as scheduled next summer despite some water damage incurred during Hurricane Sandy. MOGO, the Korean taco stand located next to the First Avenue Pavilion on the boardwalk, is one of the boardwalk’s pop-up businesses, located in converted shipping containers along the boards. Owners Samuel Chung […]

The city is hosting a series of post-Hurricane Sandy meetings to inform residents and business owners alike about how to more forward in the wake of the storm. Director of Special Events Tom Gilmour said at a general meeting in City Hall last night that businesses and residents should be prepared for a busy summer […]

One of Asbury Park’s most famous former residents paid a visit to the city today to provide food and fun in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Talk show host Wendy Williams [pictured above, right] toured the beach front and boardwalk today with Mayor Ed Johnson while taping a segment for her self-titled show. Afterward, she […]