A fresh start is on tap at the Deal Lake Bar + Co where owners Greg Bartz, Andrea Pappas and Phil Villapiano (shown left to right) plan a May opening now that the Village of Loch Arbour has granted preliminary site plan approval for their reconstruction. The building — a restaurant and bar for decades […]

The Ocean Township School District will appeal Acting State Commissioner of Education Kimberley Harrington’s approval of Loch Arbour’s petition of withdrawal. “I can confirm that we will appeal the Commissioner of Education’s decision but I can say little else at this time,” Superintendent of Schools James Stefankiewicz [at right] said in a Friday afternoon interview. […]

Work to replace the bridge along Main Street that connects Loch Arbour and Interlaken will restart Monday, Monmouth County officials have announced. Traffic along the bridge over Deal Lake will cease at 7 a.m. and remain restricted until May 2016. “Utility relocations were performed before Memorial Day 2015, but work was halted during the summer […]

As the Loch Arbour to Deal beach replenishment concludes, all eyes shift to the federally funded project’s second phase that runs north toward Elberon. U.S. Rep Frank Pallone Jr. [D-NJ] announced this week that the Army Corps of Engineers, who oversees the project, awarded the $86,722.10 contract to Manson Construction. The Seattle-based company conducted the first […]

A $38 million beach nourishment project that affects a stretch of shoreline from southern Deal to Loch Arbour is scheduled to start when the cold weather breaks. Congressman Frank Pallone’s office announced Friday the $38,283,230 project contract was awarded to Seattle-based Manson Construction Company. It will cover the area stretching from Philips Avenue in Deal […]

Local anglers amassed alongside surfers, environmentalists and concerned residents that live along Deal Lake on Friday to call attention to aspects of the Elberon to Loch Arbour beach replenishment project they believe will irreparably harm a well-known fishing locale and potentially dam up the Deal Lake flume structure. Representatives from the Asbury Park Fishing Club, […]

The Allenhurst Board of Commissioners Tuesday night reversed a decision they made earlier this month to move forward with the process to consolidate with the Village of Loch Arbour. The board [above] voted 2-1 not to pursue the Loch Arbour merger. Commissioner Christopher McLoughlin, who had originally voted to move forward on Jan. 14, this […]

A proposal to consolidate the Boroughs of Allenhurst and Village of Loch Arbour into one municipality is now subject to state review. In a 2-1 vote on Tuesday night, the Allenhurst Board of Commissioners [shown above] gave the go-ahead to submit a proposal that provides specifics of the merger to the New Jersey Department of […]

Action on an ordinance authorizing Loch Arbour to purchase a 4.8 acre beachfront tract was tabled last night by the Board of Commissioners until its Oct. 9 meeting. The property is owned by Jack and Joyce Kassin, who purchased the land in 1995. The property [shown above in center of photo and to the left] […]

Faced with an overflow crowd of over 150 people, and a defect in the publishing of a legal notice, the Loch Arbour Board of Commissioners Monday night postponed a public hearing on an ordinance authorizing the village to purchase 4.8 acres of beachfront. The commissioner’s meeting room has a capacity of only 40 people. The […]