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.” […]

Picking up where they left off before Hurricane Sandy, Tim McLoone and his band “The Shirleys” reopened McLoone’s Supper Club Saturday night with the last two songs they played before the October 29 storm shut down the Asbury Park boardwalk. “So where were we?” joked McLoone [at top] as he sat down at the piano […]

McLoone’s Asbury Grille will be the first business to reopen on the boardwalk after Hurricane Sandy when its doors open at 4 p.m. for dinner on Thursday, according to Tim McMahon, vice president for operations at McLoone Enterprises. The restaurant will resume normal operations on Friday. It will then be open for lunch and dinner […]

In a key step toward reopening businesses on the boardwalk, electric power was restored to three oceanfront pavilions on Monday. For the first time since Hurricane Sandy, the lights were on at McLoone’s Asbury Grille in the Fifth Avenue pavilion as shown at top last night. Also turned on were the Ocean Ave. streetlights from […]

After being filled with 1.5 feet of sand during Hurricane Sandy, McLoone’s Supper Club may be back in business within two weeks. If power is restored early next week, the restaurant will still need to be inspected before it can reopen, owner Tim McLoone said. But because Thanksgiving is next Thursday, it may be difficult […]