The city council is scheduled to meet tonight in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 4 p.m., followed by a workshop session at 6 p.m. and a regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on the agenda for [...]

The Asbury Park unit of the Statewide Education Organizing Committee [SEOC] is scheduled to meet Tuesday, Dec. 3 at 7 p.m, according to a post on the Nextdoor social media website. The SEOC [formerly the Parent Listening Project] is a group of concerned parents, grandparents, community members and neighbors who work together to bring about a better [...]

Organizers of the Asbury Park Toy Drive began their seasonal quest for toy and coat donations at the 14th annual toy drive kickoff held at Georgies Bar. Connie Sue Breech, an Asbury Park Police Officer who was recently elected to the Asbury Park Board of Education, has organized the drive for as many years along [...]

Tentative plans for a six-story residential complex with on-site ground-level parking were approved by the city’s zoning board for a vacant lot just west of the Asbury Park Transportation Center, between Cookman and Mattison avenues. The lot, located at 201 Memorial Drive, has been idle since 1972 and last contained an auto repair shop, according to [...]

The Center in Asbury Park held their 21st candlelight walk and memorial service in observance of the 25th annual World AIDS Day Sunday. World AIDS Day takes place annually on December 1. Around the globe, people don red ribbons, the color chosen to signify the fight against AIDS, to show support and awareness in the [...]

Police are reporting a street robbery in the Wanamassa section of Ocean Township Friday night, and they’re asking the public to help identify two suspects they say were caught on a surveillance video from a Sunset Avenue convenience store. The incident occurred at approximately 9:43 pm when a male victim was robbed in the area of [...]

The city is looking to reopen discussions with county officials to purchase a tract of land in Asbury Park where the Marine Grill restaurant once stood, now known as Bradley Cove. Members of the City Council voted to resume conversations with the Monmouth County Board of Recreation Commissioners as to what can be done to [...]

Plans for a restaurant with a rooftop beer garden at the corner of Lake Avenue and Press Plaza were given the planning board’s final stamp of approval Monday. “We’ve been waiting a long time, and it finally feels like it is going to be happening,” said restauranteur Andy Ivanov. “I’ve wanted to be here for [...]

Nestled in between Black Friday and Cyber Monday is Small Business Saturday, when holiday shoppers are encouraged to “shop small” at local businesses instead of big name department stores and large chain stores. Founded by American Express in 2010, Small Business Saturday takes place Saturday, Nov. 30 — the day after Black Friday. American Express customers [...]

From Nov. 19 to 25 the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: NOV 19 • A 42-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with receiving stolen property. • A 42-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with possession of controlled dangerous substances [CDS] in the 1300 block of Washington [...]