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 […]

Beach club price rates are staying flat this year — but club members should anticipate an increase in 2014. “We’re holding rate the same as they were last year until we hear back from FEMA and the insurance companies,” Deputy Mayor Chris McLoughlin said at the March 26 commissioners meeting. “They will go up next year […]

Repairs to the Allenhurst Beach Club should be completed by Memorial Day weekend, with a full opening date of June 14, Mayor David McLaughlin said at last night’s borough commissioners’ meeting. “If everything falls into place by Memorial Day weekend, we’ll shoot for that,” McLaughlin said. “We’re acting like it’s a Memorial Day opening, but […]

The Feb. 12 borough commissioners meeting was packed as Allenhurst Beach Club members clamored for more information about possible changes to the rules governing cabana rentals. Some borough residents attended a January meeting to suggest rule changes in order to lessen the wait time for a resident to rent a cabana at the Allenhurst Beach […]

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 […]

Some borough residents complained about the long wait time to rent a beach club cabana at last night’s board of commissioner’s meeting, and suggested the commissioners change the rules. “Considering that our beach is basically wiped out, this is possibly a good time to try and create a more fair and equitable policy on renting the […]

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 […]