In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the Village of Loch Arbour has its eye on an oceanfront tract at its border with Asbury Park. On the agenda at Wednesday’s board of commissioners meeting is an ordinance authorizing the Village to negotiate with property owner Jack Kassin to purchase the land [above], according to Mayor Paul […]

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 […]

The board of commissioners unanimously approved a resolution on March 5 expressing support for county acquisition of a waterfront tract in Asbury Park known as Bradley Cove. By a vote of 3-0, the commissioners passed a resolution in favor of preserving the property and establishing a county park on the site, according to Mayor Paul […]

Although Allenhurst bristled at the prospect of consolidation with Loch Arbour last month, Allenhurst Commissioner Terence Bolan and many others still support the merger, Bolan said at the Feb. 6 Loch Arbour commissioners’ meeting. Allenhurst officials expressed trepidation after a Department of Education [DOE] official, Susan Ecks, said the consolidation would create a new school […]

A misstep has caused Allenhurst to halt plans to consolidate with Loch Arbour — but Loch Arbour Mayor Paul Fernicola says the issue isn’t a deal-breaker. The two boroughs plan to merge, enabling Loch Arbour to leave the Ocean Township school district to join Allenhurst’s send-receive, per-pupil deal with Asbury Park’s school system. The move […]

Loch Arbour’s beach club won’t be ready for the summer season this year, Commissioner Alfred J. Cheswick announced at the governing body’s Jan. 2 meeting. “The pavilion is not going to be built in time,” he said. “We don’t want to rush it. We want to do it right.” The beach club’s pavilion, located at […]

Borough governments are still mulling an Allenhurst-Loch Arbour merger, and Allenhurst’s commissioners discussed the proposed consolidation at their Dec. 11 meeting. Loch Arbour has asked to join Allenhurst in order to reduce its school taxes. Loch Arbour currently pays the Ocean Township school district through a formula that takes property taxes into account, while Allenhurst […]

Loch Arbour Village Clerk Lorraine Carafa submitted her resignation Wednesday amidst a controversy surrounding her $700,000 severance package approved by the prior Village Board of Trustees, according to a report posted on the Star-Ledger website. The severance would have taken affect if the village merged with neighboring Allenhurst, which both small towns are considering, according to […]

Despite tidal issues, the inaugural Race of Gentlemen went off without a hitch at the Allenhurst and Loch Arbour beach front this weekend. “We had zero problems,” said Allenhurst Police Chief Robert Richter of the event. “This was the first time this town has seen anything like that. It was something new for us.” The […]

The Village of Loch Arbour is moving forward with its plans to seek a merger with neighboring Allenhurst. The village’s newly-elected board of commissioners introduced an ordinance earlier this month calling for the merger, according to Loch Arbour mayor Paul Fernicola. A public hearing is scheduled for May 2, after which the Loch Arbour commissioners […]