Three new recognitions were given to the City of Asbury Park for its safety and environmental initiatives this past month. Most recently, the New Jersey Intergovernmental Insurance Fund [NJIIF] presented the Mayor and City Council with a Safety Incentive Program Award and $1,500 incentive for creating and maintaining a safe environment for its employees, volunteers, […]

City officials have reported there was both an oil and sewer leak discovered in Deal Lake along the railroad bridge near the Main Street boat ramp. Onsite crew confirmed Friday that they were investigating an anonymous tip while checking sewer lines just off Memorial Drive on Second Avenue. A Department Of Public Works employee also […]

Volunteers are needed Saturday morning for the Asbury Park Environmental Shade Tree Commission’s grass planting along Sunset Lake. Made possible through an $800 Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions [ANJEC] grant, members will be planting from 9 a.m to 11 a.m. “The purpose of planting the grasses is to deter the geese population around the […]

The federal government has approved a request for post-Sandy dredging and debris removal to Deal Lake, but the funds are significantly less than the total sought by the Deal Lake Commission [DLC]. The DLC teamed up with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection [NJDEP] to request a total $6.9 million in federal aid for […]