Cowerks, Asbury Park’s technology hub, announced Thursday their selection as the recipient of $240,000 in funds from the state Economic Development Authority for a forthcoming expansion project. This project will take part in two phases. The first takes place at their current location in the Lakehouse Building, at 619 Lake Ave., where Cowerks will acquire additional […]

James Famularo, who was suspended from his post as assistant city manager after his arrest at his Asbury home in 2012,  has been accepted into the pretrial intervention [PTI] program, which will result in all charges against him being dismissed if he successfully completes a year-long probation. The program is available to first time offenders. Famularo […]

A major overhaul of the Sunset Avenue bridge will start in late January, and county and transportation officials are set to hold two information sessions to keep citizens informed the day before closures will take place, according to a county news release. The bridge [shown above], which links Asbury Park and Wanamassa, is more narrow […]

A Monmouth County Superior Court Judge will hear testimony in late February from over 230 Asbury Park voters whose ballots were rejected in the November municipal election. During a hearing Wednesday, Judge Dennis O’Brien granted the request Wednesday to lawyers representing A-Team candidates Remond Palmer and Arva M. Council. Palmer and Council [shown above] filed […]

The Asbury Park City Council is expected to vote Wednesday on whether to refer another amendment of the city’s Central Business District redevelopment plan to the Planning Board. The change is requested by owners of the Lakehouse building, as they seek to expand into a neighboring structure. Sound recording studios and classrooms are not permitted […]

Following yet another overnight incident where unlocked vehicles were opened and entered, Ocean police have again issued a public service announcement reminding drivers to lock their cars Monday night into Tuesday morning unlocked vehicles were entered in the Wanamassa section of town, off the Wickapecko Drive corridor, according to a news release from the Ocean […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 5:30 p.m., followed by a workshop session at 6:30 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 […]

The Asbury Park Historical Society will hold their annual reorganization meeting Thursday and one of the first items on their agenda will be the announcement of an initiative to see Convention Hall’s missing copper panels replaced. In March of 2012, the public discovered 27  — or six tons of — original, antique copper panels that […]

An Asbury Park woman and a Long Branch man were caught with crack cocaine, marijuana and prescription drugs in their possession Friday after their car was pulled over near the Asbury Park circle, according to Ocean Township police. Police observed a 2001 Mazda being “operated erratically” through the circle around 1:00 a.m. on Jan. 9 […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to hold a workshop meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in council chambers at City Hall. A public participation session is scheduled to take place near the end of the meeting, prior to comments from city officials. Items on the agenda for the meeting include: • A discussion of […]