The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 4:30 p.m., followed by a workshop session at 6:00 p.m. and a regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items from the […]

Two public information meetings about the planned replacement of County Bridge O-10 on Sunset Avenue over Deal Lake located between Asbury Park and Ocean Township that were scheduled for Tuesday have been rescheduled to take place on Thursday, Jan. 29, according to a county news release. The first meeting will take place from 3 to 5 […]

City decision makers are urging residents to stay inside and off the roads as the the city prepares to bare the brunt of a blizzard overnight. Representatives from the city’s Office of Emergency Management [OEM] team, including members of the Asbury Park Housing Authority, Asbury Park Board of Education representatives, city staff and the public work’s […]

Tonight’s city council workshop meeting has been cancelled due to hazardous weather conditions, Asbury Park Fire Chief Kevin Keddy has confirmed. The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 28 at 6:30 p.m. Meeting times will remain the same, with a closed executive session at 5:00 p.m.; a workshop session at 6:30 p.m.; and a […]

Following a week long course at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Asbury Park’s emergency management coordinator is even more poised to help guide the city’s decision makers when the next major weather event hits the shore. The city’s Office of Emergency Management [OEM] coordinator helps physically brings the decision makers together as far as city […]

Main Street in Allenhurst was closed for approximately seven hours today after a transformer on a utility pole blew up causing live electrical wires to fall to the ground, according to police Chief Michael Schneider. The transformer, located in front of the vacant Jersey Central Power & Light [JCP & L] building on the western […]

It didn’t take long for former Asbury Park City Manager John “Jack” Kelly to find a new job. On Tuesday, he started work as acting administrator of the City of Newark. The appointment by Mayor Ras Baraka is subject to the approval of the city council. Until then, Kelly will serve in an acting capacity. […]

A brand new City of Asbury Park website launched Tuesday, according to a city news release. The new website replaces a temporary splash page used after the full city website was shut down by hackers in August of 2013. The domain name, cityofasburypark.com, remains the same. It contains links that include information for prospective business […]

Following a successful Frozen: Hour of Code in December, Cowerks, Asbury Park’s technology hub and shared work space, will host a similar workshop for kids on Sunday, Jan. 25 between 1 and 3 p.m., this time based on the popular game Angry Birds, according to an organization news release. The Hour of Code is a […]

Below is the Allenhurst police blotter from Jan. 3 through 17. The information is published unedited from the Allenhurst Police Department: JAN 3 • After stopping a 32-year-old Asbury Park woman, for an equipment violation, she was found to have a suspended driver’s license. She was processed and released on summonses for maintenance of lamps and driving […]