CITY RESIDENT, ORGANIZATION
HELP BRING AID TO HAITI

An Asbury Park woman and a city-based charitable organization are helping to send badly needed supplies to earthquake-ravaged Haiti.

Soledad Marcelus worked with the Mercy Center in the effort.

The supplies were collected by an East Brunswick woman who lost her fiance in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. [MORE]

COUNTY GRANT
EXPANDS PARKLAND

The county Board of Freeholders has approved an $86,000 grant toward the purchase of 18 contiguous lots to expand park opportunities for west side residents.

The 1.35-acre project is part of a redevelopment plan. [MORE]

PAID WATERFRONT PARKING RESUMES

Paid parking along the city's beachfront has resumed following a temporary suspension for the winter holidays.

Paid parking resumed at the city's beachfront on June 15 of last year after a period of non-enforcement while regulations and procedures were overhauled.

Payment is required in metered spaces from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. The cost is $1 an hour to park on Ocean Avenue, with a limit of three hours. A rate of 50 cents per hour is charged to park on other streets near the ocean, with no time limit. [MORE]

MORRO CASTLE MONUMENT UNVEILED

The first known monument to the ill-fated cruise ship Morro Castle has been dedicated on the Asbury Park boardwalk.

The Asbury Park Historical Society hosted a ceremony on the anniversary of the 1934 maritime disaster in honor of the 137 lives lost on the voyage.

The fire which destroyed the Morro Castle led to increased safety measures on passenger cruise ships. The implementation of mandatory safety drills, emergency systems, fire retardant materials and automatic fire doors are just some of the lessons learned. [MORE]