The Neptune Township Committee has rejected all bids for replacement of a collapsed portion of the Wesley Lake retaining wall. All of the bids received by the July 17 deadline were rejected because they exceeded the available funding allotment and the engineer’s estimate for the project’s cost, said Leanne Hoffman, director of engineering and planning […]

The 3rd Annual Asbury Park Chamber of Commerce pedal boat challenge takes place today on Wesley Lake. For the two previous years, the team organized by the chamber raced against members of the Asbury Park City Council. This year, the chamber team will take on a new set of foes — members of the Asbury […]

Neptune Township has secured a grant for dredging, improvements, and maintenance of Wesley and Fletcher lakes. The funds come from the National Resource Conservation Service [NRCS], a federal agency that falls under the umbrella of the United States Department of Agriculture. The agency’s purpose is to help landowners “conserve, maintain and improve their natural resources.” […]

Councilwoman Sue Henderson has announced her candidacy for the city council in the 2013 election. Henderson is winding up her first full term on council. She was appointed to the governing body after former councilman Jim Keady resigned a few months before his term was up. After her appointment, she ran on a successful ticket […]

A group of about 60 volunteers cleaned the perimeter of Sunset Lake and parts of Deal Lake yesterday, but more are needed today to continue cleaning Deal Lake. Volunteers are being asked to meet at Deal Lake’s boat ramp, near the 7-Eleven, at 11 a.m. today. During yesterday’s cleanup, a deep fryer was among the […]

Hurricane Sandy is on its way to the northeast and forecasted to bring flooding and high winds to the Asbury Park area on Monday and Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service [NWS]. Valerie Meola, a meteorologist with NWS, said the region will start to see impact from the storm on Sunday, or even as […]

The sign designating Wesley Lake is missing and volunteers say they believe it’s been stolen. The blue and gold sign was installed on the lake’s banks near the intersection of Grand and Lake avenues, Citizens for Wesley Lake volunteer Barbara Lesinski said. Wesley Lake divides Asbury Park and Ocean Grove. The sign’s two plastic posts […]