A public hearing on a rent control ordinance that includes Ocean Grove is scheduled for Monday night’s Neptune Township Committee meeting. The committee may vote on the measure after the hearing. The ordinance limits rent increases to the regional consumer price index. Rental properties throughout Neptune are subject to the ordinance. The measure is similar […]

With local parades, parties and pyrotechnics shows planned, the Shore area is geared up to celebrate the birth of our nation. Below is a list of local events scheduled, which kick off tonight in Ocean Township. So go bust out the red, white and blue duds, heat up the grill, and take in a local […]

The city council garnered enough votes to pass a resolution in support of the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association’s bid for FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency] funding to fix that town’s boardwalk. The council had failed to pass the resolution at its previous meeting on March 20. Council members voted 2-1 on the measure, with […]

The city council will vote again tonight on a resolution expressing support for Ocean Grove’s Camp Meeting Association [CMA] in its pursuit of FEMA funding to rebuild its boardwalk — and this time, there’s a chance the resolution will pass. The council failed to approve the resolution of support after a 2-1 vote, with one […]

The city council in Asbury Park may pass a resolution in support of the Ocean Grove boardwalk if another vote takes place, as Councilman Kevin Sanders said today he has reviewed the issue and decided he’s in favor of supporting the city’s southern neighbors. Earlier this week, the council failed to pass a resolution supporting the Ocean […]

The Asbury Park council failed to approve a resolution to support Ocean Grove’s request for FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency] funds to repair its boardwalk at last night’s council meeting. Council members John M. Loffredo and Susan Henderson voted in favor of the resolution while James Bruno voted no and Kevin Sanders abstained. Mayor Ed […]

One of the region’s most famous landmarks, Ocean Grove’s Grand Auditorium, lost a large portion of its roof during Hurricane Sandy [pictured above], but officials say permanent repairs should be done by Memorial Day. The Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association oversees the Auditorium’s operation, and the group’s interim chief operating officer is Ralph Del Campo. The […]

The Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association discriminated against two women when it refused to allow them to use its boardwalk pavilion for their civil union ceremony in 2007, the director of New Jersey’s Division on Civil Rights has ruled. The decision, issued Monday, upholds an administrative law judge ruling that was issued in January. The […]

Chris Spiegel is no stranger to Friday Foto. His landscape shots of Asbury Park and Ocean Grove have been prominently featured on the Sun. Here Spiegel captures this breathtaking shot of a full moon rising over the Ocean Grove Pier earlier this summer. To see more of Spiegel’s work, visit www.blurrevision.com. If you have a […]

Running through September 3, two jitney bus routes will take visitors from the train station to the beach for $1 a ride. Shore EZ Ride shuttles run from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Times are coordinated with the arrival of NJ Transit trains at stations in Long Branch, Asbury Park, […]