Sunday, April 19, 2026 · Borough of Allenhurst, NJ · Est. 1897

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Coyote sightings reported near Deal Lake — Borough advises residents to take precautions

The Allenhurst Police Department and the New Jersey Division of Fish & Wildlife remind residents of steps to discourage coyotes from approa…

By Eleanor Brinton·April 17, 2026·1 min read
A residence in the Allenhurst Residential Historic District, a National Register-listed neighborhood
Local News

Spring cleanup day draws record 140 volunteers

The Borough's annual volunteer cleanup saw its biggest turnout since the program began in 2011.

By Eleanor Brinton·April 15, 2026·1 min read
Intersection of Main Street and Corlies Avenue in Allenhurst, New Jersey
Arts & Culture

Corlies Avenue through the decades: the story of our downtown

Corlies Avenue has never had more than a few dozen storefronts — but those few have shaped the borough's character for 120 years.

By Eleanor Brinton·April 13, 2026·2 min read
Main Street southbound through Allenhurst, New Jersey
Local News

Allenhurst named a 2026 "Great American Main Street" finalist

The recognition places Allenhurst's three-block downtown among the top five preservation-led commercial districts in the United States this…

By Eleanor Brinton·April 10, 2026·1 min read
Residences along Spier Avenue in Allenhurst, NJ, documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey
Arts & Culture

When the ocean came ashore: Allenhurst and the Great Atlantic Hurricane of 1944

The September 1944 hurricane killed 390 people along the Eastern Seaboard and left a lasting mark on the way Allenhurst rebuilds its beachf…

By Eleanor Brinton·April 7, 2026·1 min read
Allenhurst Borough Hall, the municipal building, December 2024
Borough Hall

Borough approves $4.2M beach replenishment project ahead of summer 2026

The replenishment, jointly funded by federal, state, and borough sources, will widen the Allenhurst beach by roughly 75 feet before Memoria…

By Eleanor Brinton·April 2, 2026·1 min read
Exterior of the Allenhurst Club, Allenhurst, N.J., photographed between 1900 and 1910
Arts & Culture

The Allenhurst Beach Club at 100: a century on the sand

A look back at one of the Jersey Shore's oldest continuously operating beach clubs — and the fires, storms, and renovations that shaped it.

By Eleanor Brinton·March 31, 2026·1 min read
Early Victorian-era cottages at Allenhurst, New Jersey, c. 1900–1905
Arts & Culture

From farmland to Jersey Shore gem: the founding of Allenhurst, 1897

The Borough of Allenhurst was incorporated on April 26, 1897 — carved out of Ocean Township by a group of investors who believed the narrow…

By Eleanor Brinton·March 24, 2026·2 min read