ASBURY PARK−Sewage from a broken pipe leaked into Deal Lake and shut down activities in the water over the weekend Discovered Saturday morning by volunteers cleaning up the area the leak was traced to a sewerage pipe near Asbury Park High School shortly after the city was notified at 10 a.m. which patrols both Interlaken and Loch Arbour received word from the Deal Lake Commission Saturday morning about the sewage spill The seven towns that the 158-acre lake lies in - Allenhurst Neptune and Ocean - belong to the commission It is unknown how much sewage leaked into the lake or whether it affected water quality More: Beachwood mayor wants to reopen beach for swimming: 'We're trying everything' The sewage coming out of the pipe was diverted to a safe area shortly after the leak was discovered The mayor said Monday afternoon that a contractor has been hired and he expects the rupture will be repaired by Tuesday Asbury Park put out Nixle alerts warning beachgoers and others about the leak - a pipe links the lake to the ocean Ken Serrano covers crime Reach him at 732-643-4029 or kserrano@gannettnj.com Aleesia Hatcher CLAY COUNTY – Construction along one Clay County road has been causing frustration among some residents for more than a year Residents told News4JAX about traffic delays and congestion from construction on Sandridge Road in Lake Asbury RELATED | ‘It is hell’: Lake Asbury residents are beyond frustrated with ongoing road construction ahead of First Coast Expressway The project is supposed to design and reconstruct the roadway from Henley Road to the west of County Road 209 News4Jax reporter Aleesia Hatcher spoke to a resident about the project and how they are being impacted “I have to leave almost a whole extra half an hour earlier and I’m already getting up you know sometimes at six in the morning so it’s pretty difficult,” resident Austin Buckley said The project began summer of 2023 and Buckley said it’s just been getting worse and they are adding new sections and new barriers less accessible for people to pass if they want pass And they’re focusing on the developments and ripping up the developments for new houses more than they are the roads,” Buckley said you should really finish a section before you move on and start ripping up another one because it’s interfering with everyone’s lives.” MORE | ‘It’s going to be a mess’: Parents concerned about ongoing Lake Asbury road project as students head back to school News4JAX contacted county officials to learn more about the project, and responded in part: “We appreciate our community’s patience as we work to complete these projects as quickly as possible. County Road 209 is one of several ongoing road projects throughout the county that are aimed to improve our roads, alleviate congestion, make them safer, and prepare for the growth we are experiencing daily,” officials said. The project is expected to be completed by spring 2025. Copyright 2024 by WJXT News4JAX - All rights reserved. Click here to take a moment and familiarize yourself with our Community Guidelines TV Listings Email Newsletters RSS Feeds Contests and Rules Contact Us Careers at WJXT / WCWJ Closed Captioning / Audio Description WJXT Public File WJXT EEO Report WCWJ Public File WCWJ EEO Report Terms of Use Privacy Policy Do Not Sell My Info FCC Applications Copyright © 2025 News4JAX.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group WEST PALM BEACH — Five years after the drive-by shooting that killed 21-year-old David Goodman Jr jurors convicted the Riviera Beach man they believe pulled the trigger Circuit Judge Daliah Weiss is scheduled to sentence Asbury on April 17 The first-degree murder conviction carries an automatic penalty of life in prison From the courts: Palm Beach County elementary teacher caught by 'predator catcher' convicted of traveling to meet minor for sex Palm Beach County sheriff's deputies found Goodman James Edwards and Jean Cajuste shot several times in the backyard of a home in the 900 block of South G Street about 2:30 p.m First responders pronounced Goodman dead at the scene PBSO Capt. Todd Baer told The Palm Beach Post in 2020 that the neighborhood was "a perennial hot spot" for violent crime. Days after the shooting, PBSO began Operation Full-Court Press. In six weeks the operation generated some 50 arrests and targeted problem landlords and others who law-enforcement officials said contribute to the crime problem Deputies identified Asbury as a person of interest in 2020 with the help of video-surveillance footage he was seen on surveillance footage leaving his home in a black Cadillac with his half-brother and co-defendant Assistant state attorneys Courtney Behar and Diva Casas said Asbury drove in the Cadillac to the Nissan Witnesses described the shooters as wearing dark clothing and masks which the prosecutors said matched footage of Asbury’s attire that day Ballistics analysis linked shell casings from the crime scene to a Glock 23c a firearm Asbury bragged about purchasing two days before the shooting Social media messages show Asbury discussing the gun both before and after the crime and investigators found spent shell casings inside the burnt Nissan that matched those recovered from the scene argued that prosecutors' case relied heavily on circumstantial evidence While video footage showed Asbury getting into the Cadillac the attorney said there was no direct evidence placing him inside the Nissan at the time of the shooting He also argued that cellphone data placing Asbury near the scene of the crime was inconclusive who said he was in the neighborhood for that purpose Simon declined a request for comment Tuesday This month's jury trial was not Asbury's first. Two months before Goodman's murder, a different jury acquitted Asbury, then 21, of attempted murder despite evidence that he fired nearly 40 shots at a former classmate Knowles' mother wrote a letter to the judge in 2020 imploring Weiss to "stop these young men from terrorizing our community." "I wish my community will rally like this when my son was shot one Saturday afternoon," wrote Demetrice Barnes-Pouncey say something when it is black on black crime." just like most of my people in my community to not trust the law But I trust in a law that supersedes the law of man and these boys need a time out somewhere in a lock facility in order to save their life and to keep them from taking other people's lives," she continued How can they just keep getting away with all these violent crimes She signed the letter from "a praying mother who just want to feel safe in my community." Hannah Phillips is a journalist covering public safety and criminal justice at The Palm Beach Post. You can reach her at hphillips@pbpost.com Dying Scene Another day brings us another killer video that we’re super lucky to get to premiere for you Today’s offering comes to us from Yawn Mower who hail from one of my favorite places in the world (at least until gentrification finally does it in)…Asbury Park The video is for a song called “Stagnant Lake” – here’s what the band had to say about it “We have 3 old tube televisions in our rehearsal space that always have DVDs rolling on mute in the background We’re all ADHD enough to need 3 other things to process in the midst of practicing once in a while any trilogies on hand are going simultaneously Movies and shows play an equal part in inspiring us as much as any music does.This music video was our attempt to try something new visually and in the edit We’ve mostly been lighthearted and fun in our past videos so we wanted to overstimulate the viewer with this one So it’s still very much DIY and budget-free as always but through a different lens this time.Most of it was shot at Prototype 237 It’s an art space with communal living inside of a warehouse in Paterson so we’ve made it a habit to perform there whenever the opportunity arises We believe in their mission statement and support the space 100% so we knew it would be the perfect spot to shoot this music video Every nook and cranny of their space is covered in beautiful chaos You can walk in a circle for hours and spot something new every time It was such a pleasure to walk around and select which parts of their home we would highlight in each scene And now…behold “Stagnant Lake” and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value" Scott Johnson LAKE ASBURY in the fastest-growing section of Clay County: Lake Asbury For more than a year residents have been plagued by non-stop road construction on the only roads that serve numerous large subdivisions MORE | ‘It’s going to be a mess’: Parents concerned about ongoing Lake Asbury road project as students head back to school These are just a few of the responses when News4JAX asked residents in the News4ClayCounty Facebook group what they think of all this construction in Lake Asbury It was the biggest detractor from moving into this neighborhood,” said Scott Floyd who still decided to move into a Lake Asbury neighborhood a couple of months ago The road exiting his subdivision has a flagger and one of the two available lanes is often shut down for construction crews I have to leave an hour and a half before work because of this,” said Ryann Tisdale The road many residents lament is Sandridge Road which cuts through the heart of Lake Asbury There are also complaints over the county closing part of County Road 209 nearby that goes into Green Cove Springs Here is a long and detailed statement from Clay County on the project: “We appreciate our community’s patience as we work to complete these projects as quickly as possible County Road 209 is one of several ongoing road projects throughout the county that are aimed to improve our roads and prepare for the growth we are experiencing daily we continue to monitor the traffic and will make any necessary changes We’ve already made some changes to the signals to alleviate congestion and we will continue to monitor the traffic as this project progresses The road closure and detour began last week on County Road 209 at the CSX railroad tracks to adjust the road profile to accommodate wider travel lanes Residents will have full access to their property during the work This project is part of our Bonded Transportation Program which encompasses seven major road projects and the dollars allocated to the program have to be spent within a certain amount of time The program is aimed to prepare for the growth and the First Coast Expressway and staff worked closely with our responders and the school district ahead of the closure so they could plan for the changes Through traffic will be detoured 1.5 miles The detour takes drivers along County Road 315 and County Road 315B back to US Highway 17 A temporary traffic signal and turn lane are in place at the intersection of County Road 315 and 315B They can also get a newsletter every Friday about these projects.” Road Projects | Clay County, FL (claycountygov.com) The goal of the Sandridge Road project is to widen a 2.8-mile stretch of road from two lanes to three on Sandridge Road (CR 739B) from Henley Road to just west of CR 209. The $31.6 million project is expected to be completed by spring of 2025, according to the county website. Scott is a multi-Emmy Award Winning Anchor and Reporter, who also hosts the “Going Ringside With The Local Station” Podcast. Scott has been a journalist for 25 years, covering stories including six presidential elections, multiple space shuttle launches and dozens of high-profile murder trials. WEST LONG BRANCH - Patrolman David Brosonski had only one thought when he heard the panicked cries from a terrified 11-year-old boy who had fallen through the ice on Franklin Lake give him the help he needed and bring him back in,'" Brosonski said The frightened boy was yelling that he couldn't feel his arms or feet when officers arrived but Brosonski called back that he was going to be all right: Brosonski was coming in after him The boy made it about 75 yards in from the south side of the icy lake before falling through a weak spot in the ice West Long Branch Police Chief Marlowe Botti said in a press conference Tuesday A resident called police and officers responded in less than a minute though they weren't sure how long the boy was in the water for "[They] immediately jumped into action," Botti said While Brosonski - an instructor with the Monmouth County Police Academy for water rescue - has been training for over 17 years for moments like this "I would have gone in no matter what for anyone there are always residents and kids on the ice even though it's untested the ice was thick enough to where residents were ice skating there daily it only takes minutes before hypothermia starts setting in "My focus was on the boy that was out in the lake." though there are spots that can get up to seven feet deep Brosonski said the ice was probably three inches thick Brosonski was probably in the water for a couple minutes was brought to a local hospital as a precaution Brosonski said he joined the force to help people and it validates his work when he can help someone Brosonski stressed that it is never safe to go on untested ice "It doesn't matter how old you are...it doesn't matter the level of experience you have with swimming." Asbury Park on Lake Hartwell will be home to a new inflatable water park on May 28 The Shores of Asbury aqua zone at 1600 Asbury Park Road is the first of its kind to be approved for use on Hartwell Lake, said Cheri Pritchard There is another floating water park awaiting approval for use at Big Water Marina and Campground Karen McCullough used to camp at Asbury before she said it closed in the 80s and she is behind the water park "The dream was to reopen Asbury," McCullough told the Independent Mail Tuesday "The goal is to just allow a good wholesome place for families to have fun." McCullough also plans to open The Shores of Asbury campground with RV hookups and a restaurant Most campground sites will include a fire ring and picnic table Premier sites will have concrete pads and full hookups for 20 Real Estate: Here's how much homes on Lake Hartwell are skyrocketing in price The inflatable water park includes obstacle courses that McCullough says provide quite the workout Children under 46 inches will use a separate section from older kids and adults and there is a 250-pound weight limit Here are the rates for the water inflatables per person: A parking pass with a water park ticket is $5 while a parking pass without a water park ticket is $10 Tickets can be purchased online here. The park is closed Mondays and Tuesdays and from noon until 1:00 pm on the days they are open Anderson County had picked up the lease for the park after the Corps and then subleased it to McCullough Members of the community were given the opportunity to give input on the new attractions which were originally supposed to open last summer Some local property owners adjacent to Asbury Park have been upset about the development especially due to the extra traffic it'd bring He draws a distinction in public opinion between this and other big developments like Big Water Marina which has the infrastructure for the extra visitors Other lake news: Boat ramp on Lake Hartwell, deteriorating for decades, will close for a year for upgrades Fedele is also the president of the Lake Hartwell Association and is a liaison for residents and the Corps.  "There was quite an uproar from the property owners," Fedele said.  Jessica Dixon lives less than three miles away from the park on Harris Road and said she was excited about the inflatables at first.  frequented the park in the last seven years of living there and were looking forward to the fun the obstacle course would bring Dixon felt it is more for RV travelers passing through and less for residents of Anderson "Prices for the water park are just crazy," she said. "With it being right here it's probably going to become a really busy area in the summer."  She's disappointed that surrounding neighborhoods can't access the once quiet park without paying "It hurts because you can't even use the beach," Dixon said.  A former lakeside resident and lakeside real estate broker for 20 years Laurie Gardner said she is excited for the "smart growth" she sees in the water park.  The lake has needed an attraction like this for kids There will always be opposition to growth but when it's done well an attraction like this can benefit a lot of people.  Sarah Sheridan is the community reporter in Anderson She'd appreciate your help telling important stories; reach her at ssheridan@gannett.com or on Twitter @saralinasher – Lake Asbury is one of the fastest-growing areas of Clay County and its growth has been coupled with various road projects that have frustrated thousands of residents over the past few years a recent plan expected to improve “connectivity between adjacent developments” in the county was recently withdrawn Connectivity and the ability to get in and out of neighborhoods have been regular complaints in the area as residents have expressed concerns over being “trapped” and how fire trucks and ambulances can operate with the significant congestion Wendy Hill works in Clay County and says the constant traffic is frustrating because “it just slows everything down.” Road construction worker Beck Janssen echoed that sentiment “They’ll block off an entire lane of traffic for 5 minutes or more sometimes...[You can get] trapped on a road for 20 minutes just trying to get a hundred feet down [the road.]” The fire chief in Clay County tells News4JAX that response times are actually down as the agency continues to monitor construction which reached its peak as an issue over a year ago when Sandridge Road in front of the Lake Asbury Elementary School Clay County sent a statement to News4JAX regarding the original development plan, saying: A majority of Clay County’s ongoing major road projects touch the Lake Asbury area, and, as part of this plan, will provide added connectivity to this quickly-growing area once most are completed in the next 6-18 months County officials also pointed out that while Lake Asbury’s construction is nearly completed, similar issues can be expected in Green Cove Springs, which is expected to have a massive population boom in coming years, and along County Road 220 which is set to undergo a large widening project. Copyright 2025 by WJXT News4JAX - All rights reserved. LAKE WORTH BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A man is facing murder and attempted murder charges in a triple shooting in Lake Worth Beach that left another man dead The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office arrested 21-year-old Alan Asbury Detectives said Asbury shot three people on South G Street near 9th Avenue last September The drive-by shooting left 21-year-old David Pedro Goodman dead and two others with gunshot wounds Authorities found the car used in the drive-by burned in a field in Riviera Beach the next day Investigators named three other individuals as possibly being involved in the shooting Yisreal is being held oncharges of creating a fictitious personal ID possession of a forged driver's license or card was booked Friday evening at the Palm Beach County Jail on an indictment charging him with one count of first-degree murder two counts of attempted first-degree murder and one count of shooting from a vehicle.  Circuit Judge Robert Panse ordered Kelley be held without bond Court dockets Saturday did not include an incident report.  But the report on the May 21 arrest of Alan Mark Asbury III, 21, says detectives believe Kelley shooting at a home southwest of downtown Lake Worth Beach a Palm Beach Post story named only him because the other three had not been charged deputies found three men shot in the backyard of a home in the 900 block of South G Street James Edwards and Jean Cajuste each had been shot several times Days after the shooting, PBSO, which provides police services in Lake Worth Beach, began Operation Full-Court Press. the operation generated some 50 arrests and targeted problem landlords and others who law enforcement officials said contribute to the existing crime problem PBSO Capt. Todd Baer told The Post in February that the Sept 29 shooting “got the city’s attention.” Palm Beach County court records show no previous criminal cases for Kelley Staff writer Julius Whigham II contributed to this story EK@pbpost.com @eliotkpbp – Clay County is looking to address a pressing issue in the area—expanding the number of junior high schools RELATED: Clay County school board proposes rezoning for junior high schools to accommodate steady growth the county has four times the number of elementary schools (28) as it does junior high schools (7) and the district is taking steps to accommodate growth in the fast-developing area The population boom is driving efforts to expand classroom capacity with current projects focusing on Lake Asbury Junior High and Oakleaf Junior High, where two-story buildings with 32 classrooms are under construction. and 8th-grade Junior Highs upon completion all Junior High Schools in Clay only serve 7th and 8th graders Parents like Jeremy Davis have noticed the need for new schools “That was the reason we moved to Clay because of the growth in St Parent Terry Sibley expressed concerns about temporary solutions. “They need to go ahead and build more mortar schools instead of those mobile home-like trailer classrooms,” he said. “The schools would [also] last longer with brick-and-mortar.” The county is working toward this goal, supported by a sales tax hike approved to fund school construction and reduce reliance on portable classrooms, something the expansion of Lake Asbury and Oakleaf contribute toward. A hot issue in Asbury Park is the 25-year-old practice of Ocean Grove (a section of Neptune Township) locking two footbridges over Wesley Lake that connect to Asbury Park every night between midnight and 5 am.  Asbury Park led by Councilwoman Eileen Chapman and activist Dani Boglivi Fiori want Neptune to leave the gates open.  For more than a century the area was owned and controlled by the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association a Methodist group with a charter from the state to act like a government Ocean Grove wanted a bucolic quality of life and had blue laws such as no cars entering on Sunday and a 2-cent toll to walk over the Wesley Lake footbridges.  To old-time Ocean Grovers these practices were quaint.  To the modern activist they have an exclusionary feel.  A generational clash of cultures After a series of lawsuits in the 1970s the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association lost the blue laws and eventually lost the right to act like a government.  Governance was transferred to Neptune Township We look out for you, your wallet and your quality of life. 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Stay with APP.com or consider a subscription today.  The 1980s were a dismal time in Ocean Grove affording it the nickname “Ocean Grave.”  Then a favorable tide came in and Ocean Grove became a hot destination in the 1990s.  At the same time Asbury Park was about as low as she had ever been garnering the nickname “Beirut by the Sea.” In 1993 the Camp Meeting Association sold their side of the lake and the footbridges to Neptune for $1.  Circa 1996 Neptune began locking the footbridges at night; the reason given was the prevention of crime.  Whether it was necessary is a debate not worth having — they did it and that’s where we are Today the script has flipped on tourism.  Asbury Park is busy being named the hottest tourist destination in travel magazines around the country while Ocean Grove is reverting to “Ocean Grave” again which even its detractors must admit has raised enough revenue to get the city budget off state assistance.  Ocean Grove complains that people are parking there to avoid the Asbury parking fees and then walking over the footbridges They are coming back to their cars when the bars close at 2 a.m and you know how respectful of neighbors people coming back from bars at 2 a.m. can be.  So Neptune says they have good reason to lock the gates at night a resident permit parking plan would work just as well today’s Asbury Park activist is the “woke” variety.  They see everything through the dual prism of racism and classism.  To them a locked gate is a Trumpian artifact ranging from bad neighbor etiquette to a civil rights abuse Councilwoman Chapman and activist Fiori started the push to talk Neptune into opening the gates.  They wanted the two governing councils to “negotiate” to leave the gates open.  I warned against this one must have one of two things — either something the other side wants or the ability to do something the other side doesn’t want done.  If you don’t have that you are standing at the negotiating table naked hoping the other side doesn’t notice.  I warned that Neptune wouldn’t even listen to Asbury much less negotiate.  We were bringing nothing it wanted to the table “I hate to say I told you so.”  In response to Asbury Park’s entreaty Neptune Mayor Carol Rizzo was dismal in communicating started a one-sided petition to keep the gates locked and misled the Asbury Park mayor on when Neptune would vote on it.  Neptune voted to keep the gates locked without telling Asbury (nor apparently telling Neptune residents perhaps in violation of the Sunshine Laws).  Asbury Park was starry-eyed enough to negotiate with nothing Neptune wanted.  If I were Neptune More: Asbury Park, iStar $8M deal fixes north end of boardwalk by summer 2020 More: Future doctors in Asbury learn why they have to get out of the office More: Ocean Grove Fountain of Hope that dates back to 1907 gets rededicated You can’t move government with a pretty-please.  Not even with sugar on top from a donut shop.  How about an appeal to right and wrong People generally see themselves as having pinned their moral compass to the North Star and are hard to convince that their morality is off even a degree One way to solve this is through the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association which despite selling the south side of the footbridges to Neptune retained in the deed the ability to pass rules about their use the 411 on the street is that the CMA doesn’t want to get involved based upon public access and waterways.  That might work.  The problem with a lawsuit is the money.  As the plaintiff Asbury Park will have the burden of proof and must fund the investigation into ownership and control of the footbridges Neptune can spend nothing while waiting to see what we find Here is the only power Asbury Park has now:  Lock our side of the footbridges.  24/7.  Those who are parking in Ocean Grove and walking the footbridges to Asbury are costing us parking revenue.  We can solve that problem and Ocean Grove’s parking problem if we keep our side locked Stand at the footbridges today and you’ll see the traffic is nearly one way.  Far more Ocean Grovers are crossing those bridges to shop eat and party in Asbury Park than Asbury Parkers are going the other way.  Locking the Asbury side will inconvenience them far more than us.  Let Ocean Grovers complain to Mayor Rizzo about the gates being locked.  Let’s see how she responds when the political wind hitting her in the face is coming from her own voters.  Don’t pity her; they’ve been locking us out for 25 years Yet I know there will be an objection by the pacifist Asbury Park activists They don’t want the aesthetic of a border wall in this border-driven political environment.  It is imperative then to convince Asbury Parkers that self-defense is moral.  Gandhi understood there was a time to fight Even Jesus tossed a few tables to make a point.  Ocean Grovers aren’t asylum-seeking migrants Lock the Asbury Park side of the gates.  If we don’t we can declare defeat and move on to the next issue because we have nothing Neptune wants.  No self-respecting Blue Bishop would go down like that without a fight Tommy DeSeno is an Asbury Park attorney and writer at Ricochet.com News | Jun 27 47-year-old Grand Lake man Paul Asbury pleaded guilty to 12 misdemeanor counts of theft between $750 and $2,000 His guilty plea came as part of a plea agreement worked out between his legal counsel and representatives from the 14th Judicial District Attorney’s Office Grand County Court Judge Nicholas Catanzarite sentenced Asbury to three years of unsupervised probation and 120 hours of useful public service As part of his sentencing Asbury will be required to undergo a mental health and substance abuse evaluation and will also be required to pay fines and costs on each of the 12 counts to which he pleaded guilty prosecutors have 91 days from the date of his sentencing to determine what if any restitution amount Asbury will be required to repay Asbury was initially charged with possession of burglary tools and felony theft His case was previously set to go to a jury trial on July 22 his guilty plea on May 14 vacated those proceedings The Sky-Hi News strives to deliver powerful stories that spark emotion and focus on the place we live contributions from readers like you helped to fund some of our most important reporting including coverage of the East Troublesome Fire consider making a contribution to our newsroom in support of the work we do Share your photos on Instagram using #exploregrand or #skyhinews This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page About 3 miles of waterfront around Black Creek in Clay County is being preserved for public use under a conservation deal completed Thursday “This is an incredibly important piece of property,” said North Florida Land Trust President Jim McCarthy whose nonprofit acquired the land in a deal it coordinated with the St The trust paid $150,000 for 26 acres whose owner agreed to donate the remainder of a 578-acre tract straddling a section of the First Coast Expressway being built north of Lake Asbury RELATED | Read more Jacksonville-area news The water management district agreed this month to pay the trust $150,000 to put a conservation easement on the entire property — about nine-tenths of a square mile — which guaranteed the land can’t be developed in the future “We are excited about the opportunity to conserve these lands and further protect Black Creek,” Ann Shortelle the management district’s executive director faces the Black Creek Ravines Conservation Area which the management district operates on the opposite side of the creek The property includes a mix of wetlands with cypress trees pine flatwoods and forested uplands with bluffs and ravines looking down on the creek There are also spring seeps that feed into the creek The trust will own and manage the property opening it up to the public for low-impact recreation like hiking and camping Details of the trust’s plans for public access weren’t announced Thursday Deal and Fletcher — have become so prone to severe flooding that both Neptune and Asbury Park are working on solutions in the short-term and for the future I have lived here since 1974 and it is the worst flooding I have ever seen ever," said Asbury Park Councilwoman Eileen Chapman More than 7 inches of rain fell in some areas of the Jersey Shore in late September with Asbury Park and Neptune dealing with over six inches of rain in one day David Robinson, the state climatologist at Rutgers University, said Asbury Park and Neptune were the picture-perfect representation of just how bad the Jersey Shore was hit, as a photo of Wesley Lake flooding was front page on the state climate website's September Monthly report "One of our stations up there had I think 10.4 inches of rain which was more than was reported anywhere in New York City which got all the attention," Robinson said Statewide, September precipitation averaged 7.55 inches, which is 3.39 inches above normal and ranks as the ninth wettest, according to the state climate report Chapman serves on the Wesley Lake Commission which is comprised of representatives from both Neptune Township "What happened was the ground was so saturated so it just went right into the storm drains into the lakes and then people's sump pumps were regurgitating that water and putting it back into the streets and back into the lakes again," Chapman said She added "every time there is a project built and we take away more grass and more dirt Don Brockel, chairman of the Deal Lake Commission which sits along the northern edge of Asbury Park separating it from Loch Arbour "I've seen major downpours with more water coming down but I've never seen it this long a duration two to three inches deep going right down to the lake," Brockel said He added there are "4,400 acres (in the Deal Lake watershed) of everything coming downhill "There is no stormwater management,' Brockel argued "All the water that hits the ground (in the older malls) runs down It doesn't sit in a retention pond or detention pond and comply with the current rules He added "we had well over an inch of rain per hour over a four-hour period Chapman said the day after the flood was "really bad," but believes "there a lot of possibilities" going forward after speaking with state Sen Chapman said they know "these issues aren't going to go away Pallone and a representative from the Army Corps of Engineers met with Chapman and about 50 residents and business owners in the parking lot of the carousel building "(The Army Corps of Engineers representative) felt that the outflow mechanism at Deal Lake was sufficient and there was human error involved with Deal Lake flooding but for Wesley Lake he saw some real problems." A follow-up meeting in mid-October focused on the outflow pipes and the amount of stormwater that comes into Wesley Lake "with such a force." "Because it is coming from so many different directions … maybe the outflow pipe isn't sufficient for getting that (amount of) water out efficiently," Chapman said long-term goals and what do to in the meantime." One short-term solution would be a flapper device on the pipe that would prevent ocean water from flooding back into the lake "The Army Corps have given us other organizations for us to reach out to in order look for long-term solutions But we need to have a study done," Chapman said Berms and sandbags were also discussed for short-term remedies but the realities of city life complicate the situation Trucks were driving through and sending waves into the businesses," Chapman said She added "we met with police and the Office of Emergency Management (on) how we secure Lake Avenue." and that "we are working our way to a short-term solution Pouring in: See the flooding that closed Asbury Festhalle and Biergarten just before Oktoberfest general manager of the Asbury Festhalle & Biergarten said his business is still "at a stalemate" and "at the mercy of insurance" companies and the landlord Lake Avenue flooding closed it indefinitely right before Oktoberfest a devastating blow to the German-inspired bar and restaurant "It is like back and forth every day," Falco said "We are going to do a fundraiser for my staff in December Insurance doesn't cover necessary equipment since it was damaged in a natural disaster — a flood but won't cover certain parts of the business because "it is in a flood zone" and technically below sea level "If the floods are happening so often … how much longer can buildings — something like the Biergarten — handle being destroyed like that with that amount of water Charles Daye is the metro reporter for Asbury Park and Neptune, with a focus on diversity, equity and inclusion. @CharlesDayeAPP Contact him: CDaye@gannettnj.com — A Riviera Beach man was arrested Tuesday in connection with a triple shooting last year in Lake Worth Beach that left one of the victims dead including second-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder Asbury is accused of fatally shooting David Goodman in the backyard of a home on South G Street in September James Edwards and Jean Cajuste were also wounded in the shooting According to a Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office probable cause affidavit Edwards said he was sitting outside when the people inside a passing gray Nissan started shooting at them Deputies said they used surveillance video text messages and social media posts to link Asbury to the crime Asbury sent a text message to his cousin saying that he bought a handgun he said he was robbed for the gun on the same day he bought it But investigators said Asbury later sent an Instagram message to someone with a picture of the gun on his lap three days after the shooting Asbury was being held without bond Wednesday morning at the main Palm Beach County jail school crossing guard Connie Horton and her hand-held stop sign manned the intersection of Henley and Sandridge roads in Lake Asbury every day Lake Asbury Elementary School was in session she greeted children and commuters with the same smile she made them laugh out loud with her holiday-themed costumes from an inflatable sumo wrestler outfit for Halloween to a rabbit for Easter "The sumo wrestler was the kids' favorite," she said Horton got their attention with her crazy hats "I always was a hat fetish person," she said But when Lake Asbury Elementary students headed back to school Wednesday after the holiday break another guard was manning the Henley-Sandridge intersection After a total of 19 years - she was stationed at Doctors Inlet Elementary School for a few years before coming to Lake Asbury when it opened - Horton has retired her crossing guard sign She decided it was time to "have a life" with her husband grandchildren and great-grandchildren that was not interrupted by the school day with her other talents as a cake decorator and master gardener and plans to travel to flower shows Dave Horton said he recently bought her a basket loader and mower for her gardening "It's a very good thing," he said of his wife's retirement clearly had mixed feelings about moving on to the next phase At a retirement party at the school Tuesday she told a crowd of friends and family she would miss "my kids," which now include several generations of students she has rejoiced with the happy children and tried to reassure the sad ones that things would get better a smile and kind word from her might be the only positive feedback they received that day she gave speeding commuters icy stares and flashed her smile at the grumpy ones It came so naturally that when Sheriff Rick Beseler first heard talk about her possibly leaving her post he was so stunned that he said "it'll be a cold day ..." when that happened The Sheriff's Office has hired and coordinated Clay's school crossing guards since 1989 starting with a handful of people and growing to the 43 working countywide this year especially when people like you come in and make it fun," Beseler said When parents and students started hearing the rumors of Horton retiring praising her as the crossing guard who helped raise their children and get them home safe If they arrived at the school in a lousy mood "I love driving by in the morning," said teacher Teresa Papp Filling her spot will be a "tall order," said Lt whose division of the Clay County Sheriff's Office hires and coordinates school crossing guards The next person has got to wear them," he said with a laugh For more photos of Connie Horton's retirement party at Lake Asbury Elementary A 13-year-old student has been arrested after a threat was made to shoot up Lake Asbury Junior High School according to the Clay County Sheriff's Office The boy was not named by Sheriff Michelle Cook during her first news conference since taking the oath office Tuesday with the governor Officials said they learned of the threat Tuesday afternoon and had the student removed from the school The Orange Park resident was arrested at 5:30 p.m on Tuesday on two counts of written threat to kill or injure "The suspect was reported to have a Colt rifle in his hands during a chat and threatened to commit a shooting at Lake Asbury," Cook said The suspect admitted to making the threat to the school and having a rifle and ammunition that was displayed in the video with him." Cook and Superintendent David Broskie said a student came forward to tell a teacher "This is a good example of what went right," he said of the preventive actions taken The student made the threat on Houseparty a social networking app that allows people to video chat then learned the weapon and ammunition had been taken from his grandfather's safe The sheriff said investigators did not know the motive yet "This is an important reminder as we get back in the school year to talk to your children about the importance of reporting suspicious activity to an adult," Cook said adding parents and guardians should secure all firearms in their house The student was suspended from the junior high school and taken to Jacksonville's juvenile detention center The exact charge against the student was not discussed But he will face school district discipline "to the fullest extent" including possible expulsion Cook also asked that any other students who were on the House Party app when the threat was made to pass it on to their parents and the Sheriff's Office the Lake Asbury Junior High School Tigers softball team clinched the title of county champions The 15-member team finished the regular conference season 9-1 and played one non-conference game The Tigers ended the season by entering the end of the season tournament in first place with a bye for the first game and losing the second game by one run "This team was told by numerous umpires that 'they could compete with any of the local high school teams,' " said coach Kim Walker "This group of girls has more heart and athletic ability than most They have left their legacy on Lake Asbury Junior High with two seasons in a row as county champions." known as "Coach A.C." The team manager is Kayla Smith Mattamy's Sandridge Hills community will feature spacious homesites and exclusive amenities in the highly anticipated development near the St North America's largest privately owned homebuilder is thrilled to announce the purchase of land in Green Cove Springs for a new community with exclusive recreational amenities just miles away from the St The new community, Sandridge Hills, will showcase two product lines from Mattamy Homes With 197 homesites, 40- to 50-feet wide the community will accommodate new homes from approximately 1,369 to 2,930 square feet In addition to the $7.8 million land acquisition, Mattamy Homes will also invest approximately $1.5 million in an amenities center The facility will serve as the centerpiece for neighborhood amenities that will include a pool and cabana area, passive parks, a dog park and dedicated greenspace—and homebuyers pay no community development fees "We're ecstatic about the property here," said Cliff Nelson Mattamy Homes' Jacksonville Division President. "The city of Green Cove Springs is tucked along the St. Johns River, which is an incredible location—the entire area is full of Old Florida's natural beauty and serenity Sandridge Hills is convenient to everything today's homebuyer wants and needs." The property sits just off the First Coast Expressway, currently under construction, providing ideal accessibility to the best of Clay County and beyond Homebuyers will be within a 15-minute drive of retailers medical care and many other conveniences. Within 10 miles, Fleming Island offers dining Like Green Cove Springs itself, the community is surrounded by golf courses, county, state and national parks and vast conservation areas Black Creek Ravines Conservation Area offers horseback riding Sandridge Hills homebuyers also will enjoy short drives to such other recreational offerings as St Florida's iconic Atlantic Coast beaches and cultural and historic landmarks Augustine, the nation's oldest continuously inhabited city with vibrant Jacksonville within 36 miles of Sandridge Hills Mattamy Homes closed on the 66-acre property in March 2022 Development is expected to begin in fall 2022 with new-home sales at Sandridge Hills planned for fall of 2023 Company strengthens regional focus to enhance customer service empower teams and drive future expansion VENICE yet just minutes from Angier's charming downtown with effortless access to major thoroughfares RALEIGH,.. Real Estate Residential Real Estate Commercial Real Estate Real Estate Transactions Do not sell or share my personal information: deputies from the Grand County Sheriff’s Office arrested husband and wife was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit theft and one count of conspiracy to commit second-degree burglary an investigation of the incident revealed multiple local eyewitness accounts that Paul Asbury had been in possession of the coins in early April All witnesses who spoke with investigators told authorities that Asbury claimed he discovered the bags of coins in a hole in the ground investigators contacted Asbury at his residence in Grand Lake Asbury initially denied having the coins but later claimed to be in possession of roughly 20 coins after recently pawning several was the individual who actually pawned the coins and that the pawnshop where the coins were sold would not purchase the coins from him because he did not carry identification Asbury produced a pawn receipt at the time of his questioning by investigators authorities executed a search warrant of the Asbury home in Grand Lake The search of the residence revealed a bag of miscellaneous coins that included additional coins missing from the collection A full review of the items recovered from the Asbury residence and from the Front Range pawnshop where several of the coins were sold reveals a total estimated value of $101,711.64 According to the arrest warrant the Asburys sold one gold ring and 52 rare coins to a Littleton pawnshop for a total price of $225 A 13-year-old student has been arrested and accused of threatening to attack a Clay County school WJCT News partner News4Jax reports that Clay County Sheriff Michelle Cook said the 13-year-old boy was arrested after he allegedly threatened to commit a shooting at Lake Asbury Junior High School a student at the school told a teacher that she was using the House Party app when she heard the student make the threat the boy had a “Colt rifle” in his hands during a chat on the video app and threatened to commit a shooting at the school The student told a teacher and law enforcement got involved and found the threat to be credible Read the rest of this story at News4Jax.com ASBURY PARK − A man was taken to the hospital with minor injuries Friday night after he drove an SUV into Deal Lake The driver was traveling north on Kingsley Street about 10:20 p.m. when he went through a stop sign and wound up in the lake "The lake is not that deep there," Keddy said The fire department didn't identify the driver and a spokesperson for the Asbury Park Police Department couldn't be reached Saturday for more details Tire marks were visible Saturday on the sidewalk leading to the lake Read next:Unruly July 4 weekend in Toms River Video and photos of the incident show the man wearing shorts and a T-shirt sitting and standing on top of the submerged vehicle The fire department deployed a swimmer with a longboard to rescue the driver and a local towing company pulled the vehicle out of the lake with a crane Diamond is a business reporter who has been writing about the New Jersey economy and health care industry for more than 20 years He can be reached at mdiamond@gannettnj.com NEPTUNE - Lake Alberta has not received the same amount of attention in this township as Fletcher Lake and Wesley Lake and their flooding problems but the residents who live along the water here need help before the next flood Lake Alberta residents are looking to the township to solve their persistent flooding problems whether that involve dredging the lake and/or additional outflow pipes Located to the east of Neptune Boulevard and to the west of Taylor Avenue, about a dozen homes sit on the north side of Lake Alberta along Lakeview Avenue and on the south side along Sixth Avenue, as well as 55 senior apartments maintained by Township of Neptune Housing Authority Three other local lakes — Wesley, Deal and Fletcher — have become so prone to severe flooding that both Neptune and Asbury Park have been working on solutions in the short-term and for the future Neptune news: Township prepared to take legal action against property owner of the homeless encampment That flooding and its impact have left the likes of Lake Alberta as something of an afterthought Caryn and Robert Murphy have lived on Lake Alberta for the last decade and Caryn told the Asbury Park Press that the flooding has gotten worse over the last few years it happened maybe once every couple of years and two times in this past year," Murphy said "(Neptune Township) recently added some rocks and dirt to try and help with (erosion) The neighbor two houses down from me is losing his property line by a lot over the last few years," Murphy said She credited Committeeman Keith Cafferty "is the only person who has listened to me and my neighbors and realizes how important this issue is for us." Neptune news: Generous APP reader, business give paralyzed mom a way out of the house Cafferty told the Press that he became aware of the residents' "severe concerns" last summer when he was the mayor and went out to Lake Alberta with engineers and other officials from the Department of Public Works and Office of Emergency Management but in the short term we helped build up some extra berm to protect the lower-lying houses," Cafferty said so that is what the berm is going to help (against)." He added that the township is trying to develop ways to lower the water level at the lake prior to large storms "to be proactive." "Long term we are trying to think of ways to improve (the lake) it may be trying to get funding for additional outflows for the lake itself," Cafferty said The Murphys reached their breaking point in July 2021 and went to a Township Committee meeting for relief There was a tornado warning on our phones that wanted us to get to the lowest part of our home When we went down to our basement it was flooding we had to take care of the water that was pouring in," Murphy said They would bring buckets of water outside to alleviate some of the water that was flooding in as the garage is located in the back of the house where the lake was overflowing So the water flooding into the garage was ultimately ending up in their basement "We have had three feet of water in our garage," Murphy said the Murphys called 911 because the water was coming in at such a fast rate that "we didn't know what to do." Neptune news: Ocean Grove plan for hotel, condo, homes and stores adopted by township Since nearby Hope Tower was built — 10-story medical building located on Davis Avenue that is part of the Jersey Shore University Medical Center — flooding has only gotten worse which in turn floods it even more," and the water not only goes into the Murphys' home "What they need to do is put a better retaining wall around this lake since the one that is there now is completely crumbling Clean it out and clear the pipelines because there is garbage galore in there Neptune's Business Administrator Gina LaPlaca said township officials are gathering expert input from multiple sources the development of Hope Tower has not had any negative impact on flooding but we must also take the concerns of our residents seriously and will continue to closely monitor this situation." flooding from Lake Alberta remains an issue and is one that the township will continue to address through infrastructure improvements in areas most at risk of overflowing during severe rain events." Cafferty said the township needs to find money for more improvements "Some of these lake projects are rather intensive from a cost perspective," he said I was reaching out to our state and federal representatives to try to get us more funding but I am trying to get help for the residents." LAKE WORTH BEACH — A Riviera Beach man is charged with being one of four people who took part in a drive-by shooting last fall that killed one man and injured two others Alan Mark Asbury III, 21, is charged in the Sept. 29, 2019, death of David Pedro Goodman, Jr., also 21, at a home southwest of downtown Lake Worth Beach The shooting prompted a law enforcement crackdown in the crime-plagued neighborhood Asbury was booked late Tuesday at the Palm Beach County Jail >>Man struck Delray Beach officer, then fled, crashed in Boynton Beach, police said It was his fourth felony arrest in three years — including another for attempted murder for which he was acquitted — and his sixth serious criminal case since 2016 A Palm Beach County Sheriff's report related to Asbury’ s arrest names three other men believed to have taken part in the slaying but The Palm Beach Post is not naming them because they have not been charged deputies found three men shot in the backyard of a home in the 900 block of South G Street in Lake Worth Beach >>Suburban Boynton security guard, 18, shot dead while on phone with mother relatives of Goodman told The Post he was a grandson Neither the relatives nor authorities gave a home address for Goodman but court records show he lived in Riviera Beach The PBSO report does not give ages or home towns for the two men who were injured Days after the shooting, PBSO, which contracts to the City of Lake Worth Beach, began Operation Full-Court Press. In six weeks >>North Palm Beach man charged in fatal hit and run in Okeechobee County Todd Baer told The Post in February that the neighborhood was "a perennial hot spot." He said that The PBSO report charging Asbury said witnesses saw a gray Nissan drive up an alley near the home One man fired from the front passenger side and a second stepped out of the rear passenger side and began shooting A person said both gunmen wore dark clothing and covered their face with bandannas in the design of the Haitian flag victim James Edwards told investigators he'd been at the house with Goodman and did not know if he and the other men specifically were targeted >>OPINION: Point of View: Florida will suffer for punishing citizen participation in planning Riviera Beach police found the Nissan burned at a construction site Investigators eventually linked the Lake Worth Beach shootings — the report doesn't say how — to the four men who then lived in the Mariner's Cay apartment in Hypoluxo Deputies later obtained video from various points between Asbury's Hypoluxo home and the shooting scene Asbury later admitted that was him in some of the security video but denied taking part in the shooting and said he was there just to buy marijuana He also was shown cellphone texts suggesting he'd bought a Glock handgun He said he did but it was stolen the same day and besides he's not allowed to have a gun because he's been adjudicated a delinquent >>PBSO horse patrol supervisor suspended, transferred amid sexual harassment claims and possession of a weapon by a delinquent Asbury was charged with attempted first degree murder in a January 2019 incident in which he allegedly fired some 40 times near Okeechobee Boulevard and Interstate 95 in West Palm Beach he was acquitted of a felony charge of being a delinquent in possession of a weapon he was convicted of felony trespass and sentenced to the two days he'd served in jail The PBSO report said Asbury had been adjudicated delinquent in March and June of 2016 Listen to today's top stories from The Palm Beach Post: A 21-year-old Green Cove Springs man has been charged with attempted murder following a shooting Friday in the Asbury Downs subdivision Weaver was taken into custody at his home in the 3300 block of Citation Drive after the incident Deputies were called to the area just before 3 p.m on a report of an insane person on Citation Drive followed up by a second call of someone shot at a home in the 3400 block and deputies soon saw Weaver backing into his driveway in a purple Scion told him to put his hands on his head and get on the ground deputies found two .22-caliber bullets in Weaver's shirt pocket other deputies found Weaver's 45-year-old neighbor suffering from a minor gunshot wound to his shoulder Johnson said he was in his backyard in the 3400 block of Citation Drive when he was shot Deputies had been called to the Lake Asbury neighborhood earlier Friday after someone reported a man acting strange and possibly carrying a gun some residents in the Santander condominium building on Deal Lake Drive have been living with a leaky roof and such high levels of mold and moisture that mushrooms are growing out of the walls "It has easily been 15 months and stuff is just wet," said J-Michael Roberts who is currently living in Brooklyn because of the condition of his Santander condominium "My bedroom wall is wet and I don't know how that is affecting the steel in a 90-year old building what happens when iron or steel is wet for that long "I am treated like I am the bad guy but I still have to pay maintenance every month for a place I can't use," Roberts said My insurance premium doubled because they refused to do the right thing and we had to fight them for nine months." The Mediterranean-style Santander is a high-rise building with 80 studio three-bedroom and a few four-bedroom residences located at 400 Deal Lake Drive in the northeast section of Asbury Park overlooking Deal Lake Originally constructed in the 1920s as a rental building it was converted to condominiums in the late 1980s 'People can't live like this': Asbury Park renters blast 25% hikes at Steinbach building "My apartment is the one with the wet walls with the mushrooms growing out of them," Roberts said These walls should not be wet all the time and mushrooms should not be growing out of them," Roberts said The Santander Association board told Roberts they were working on it but didn't send anyone until Roberts contacted the city The Santander Association is the homeowners' association comprised of owners of units in the building The association's board of trustees are elected by other members of the units to serve for one- and two-year periods "I don't live at the Santander because I can't because there is a giant hole in my ceiling I own a condo unit at the Santander but it is not safe or healthy for me to live there," Roberts said Building management directed the Asbury Park Press to their attorney Asbury Park: $100M deal moves city a step closer to another 226-unit apartment complex 'Start of the whole nightmare'In October 2022 when the remnants of Hurricane Ian hit the Jersey Shore Roberts and his family were planning to leave their Santander home and ride out the storm in Brooklyn but that is when he heard "a weird drip somewhere." and then right after we had packed everything up and were getting ready to go we realized there was water dripping from the ceiling onto one of our desks," Roberts said He added "that was the start of the whole nightmare for us." 'They don't tell us anything': Asbury Park slams boardwalk developer over Convention Hall Roberts' condominium is located on the sixth floor just under the line of exterior gargoyles has experienced major leaking under the balcony on the ninth floor above our windows through holes that are in the façade and this has been ongoing for almost three years that I have been living there and recording it It was apparently happening before I was there," Miele said Roberts was initially told to hire a plumber after he found drip pans that had been installed in his ceiling to catch water and move it away This confirmed that there was a leak sometime in the past that someone previously had dealt with That is when he told the Santander Association I can't touch those pans in the ceiling because they are not mine they are the building's and if there are issues with the building If Roberts took it upon himself to "fix building infrastructure" he would be responsible for whatever happens going forward Asbury Park: Developer cuts 20 apartments from plan, but neighbors fear parking pains "That is when we discovered this whole mess of deficiencies," Roberts said "We fought with the building (HOA) for many (we) had to hire lawyers for them to do the right thing because they just refused even though we identified a deficiency in the building." After the repairs were finally made to drain the water Roberts said "we got to enjoy it for 45 days." getting repaired and put back to normal," he said "And then another storm came through and one of the pans that was up there failed and just a ton of water was coming in 29 or something the ceiling caved in again just from all the water." Roberts' condo currently has a big tarp in place on the ceiling that is catching water That water goes into a hose and drains out via the tub in the bathroom Asbury Park: Middle-school dropout took a rebellious path to owning Rebel Supply "It is leaking from new places now," he said It seems like every time it rains I get some kind of leak now." he is not protected by the same kind of rights as if he was renting I can't use or enjoy my unit," Roberts said "From the (HOA) board's perspective I just have to shut up sit on my hands and wait until they fix something else." Roberts added that city officials inspected his unit and issued a violation to building management to repair the roof Roberts plans to meet with the building's forensic engineering firm this month Literally no one from the building came in response (to the violations)," Roberts said … That is when they learned from me that no one has ever visited my unit." He is not the only resident who has complained Miele has owned two penthouses in the Santander including the largest unit in the Santander I started to take water on through a window in the master bedroom," Miele said "Where we ended up and where we are is really situations that are not livable much less for what we are paying in HOA fees." her ceiling in penthouse 2 started to leak after a bad storm "Water started coming through and then mold started developing within hours which means the water had been sitting up there," she said "There is active mold growing that I just had to go through the process of removing and re-sheetrocking that unit and trying to make it sound again even though I knew the roof wasn't fixed," Miele said I walked around watching water seep down the walls pour in through the windows and destroy everything I had just done." residents have written letters to the board questioning the structural integrity of the building and I say a prayer every night for myself and my neighbors that we wake up the next morning in those buildings," Miele said Charles Daye is the metro reporter for Asbury Park and Neptune @CharlesDayeAPP Contact him: CDaye@gannettnj.com How about a little fanfare for the uncommon band took his own life in March at the age of 71  ELP's drummer Carl Palmer has vowed to continue the band's legacy MORE: Rick Wakeman talks Yes “I will deeply miss Keith and I want you all to know I will carry on flying the ELP banner and playing the great music with my band for many years to come,” said Palmer “We have lost a very talented and gifted musician but this great music will continue for a long There's no replacing Emerson on keyboards so Palmer has Paul Bielatowicz on guitar for his ELP Legacy tour which comes to Tim McLoone's Supper Club on Thursday You can bet there will be a drum solo or two or three You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser or activate Google Chrome Frame to improve your experience The Lake Placid Center for the Arts will host the 35th Asbury Short Film Concert on Friday at 7:30 pm Jan 21 2016 — The Lake Placid Center for the Arts will host the 35th Asbury Short Film Concert on Friday at 7:30 pm It features some of the world’s best short films: comedies Organizers say the short film "concert" allows audiences a rare opportunity to see elite international films on a large cinema screen rather than a computer or mobile device This year's films include a poignant story from Italy a comedy from North Carolina and a Canadian documentary says these are complete films that mostly run under twenty minutes in length Marilyn Schlossbach co-owner of White Chapel in Long Branch and Phil Villapiano co-owner of BarCo Brands creator of Deal Lake Bar located in Loch Arbour has announced it has reached a deal with Marilyn Schlossbach to acquire her businesses on the boardwalk in Asbury Park The group has offered employment to all existing managers and staff and plans to continue to operate with only brief closures for training and cosmetic changes to the interior BarCo brands will operate what it describes as transitional concepts for the Spring and Summer of 2023 Future plans will involve a shutdown and full renovation between November 2023 and March Although they are not releasing the details of those concepts at this time the group has indicated that it wants to preserve at least one aspect of the prior operation “We have all been enthusiastic customers of APYC over the years we plan on maintaining the vibe when we redesign that space And just as we have done at Deal Lake Bar + Co. we plan on continuing the commitment to enhance the local music scene,” says BarCo Brands co-founder Phil Villapiano Interested in joining the team? Please email jobs@barcobrands.com. To learn more regarding development and investment opportunities, contact Tim McMahon at tim@barcobrands.com or (908) 902-8166.