The City of Asbury Park was awarded a $3,000 Roots for Rivers Reforestation Grant to support flood mitigation around Sunset Park. The Rivers Reforestation Grant and Technical Assistance Program, a partnership between The Nature Conservancy, The Watershed Institute and Sustainable Jersey, awarded $38,000 in total to eight New Jersey municipalities for floodplain reforestation projects. Other […]

The Asbury Park governing body has announced a public input meeting will be held prior to the creation of a Sunset Lake Master Plan. T&M Associates, the City’s Engineering firm, will lead the 7 pm Jan 16 discussion, being held in City Council Chambers at 1 Municipal Plaza. The public’s lake and park suggested improvements […]

Watershed restoration at Deal, Sunset and Wesley Lake was given the go ahead, thanks to a Department of Environmental Protection grant, Deal Lake Commissioner Don Brockel announced at Thursday night’s meeting. The Water Quality Restoration Grants [WQRG], known informally as a 319 Grant, totals $735,000 and will be used to improve the three water bodies […]

After a few years of stagnation, Sunset Lake is back on track. The northeastern water body that suffered from post Sandy affects and an infiltration of algae, with brought forth an unbearable stench during the driest and warmest summer months, is headed to a healthier state, thanks in part to the city’s Sunset Lake Commission and […]

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 Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. There will be no closed executive session. The meetings begin with a 6 p.m. public workshop session, followed by the 7 p.m. Regular City Council Meeting. Public participation takes place at the beginning of […]

An adult male and a 9-year-old girl were rescued Wednesday from a small island at the eastern end of Sunset Lake after the two traversed the frozen lake but heard ice cracking when they tried to make their way back across. Asbury Park firefighters responded to a call at 4:47 p.m. alerting them to a possible […]

The Deal Lake Commission and Friends of Deal Lake are looking for additional help to clean Deal and Sunset lakes on Saturday, Oct. 26. Volunteers are asked to meet at the Asbury Park boat ramp, on Seventh Avenue across from the 7-11 store at  9 a.m. Anyone who can not make it to the boat […]

While the city engineer is weighing his options for the rebuilding of the Sunset Lake foot bridge, officials are encouraging him to use natural materials. The historic bridge was damaged during Hurricane Sandy and has been barricaded since days after the storm. The city council approved a $450,000 bond ordinance to repair the bridge at […]

Asbury Park’s city council is scheduled to meet in council chambers tonight, with a closed executive session starting at 5 p.m.; a workshop session at 6 p.m.; and a regular meeting at 7 p.m. Items on the agenda include: • An update on the beach dunes during the workshop session. The dunes at the North […]