Lashawn Fitch, 23, Neptune was sentenced Friday to 40 years in a New Jersey state prison for his role in the 2008 murder of 24-year-old  Nathaniel Wiggins of Eatontown, according to a news release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Brothers Tahj J. Pines and Aron T. Pines, both of Neptune, and Kenneth M. Bacon-Vaughters, [...]

Sand Blast Weekend’s debut in Atlantic City drew a smaller crowd than its previous years in Asbury Park, and the event may not return to the gambling resort next year, according to a published report. Founder Brad Hurtado said the gay- and lesbian-oriented beach party drew between 1,000 to 1,500 last weekend, the Press of [...]

The 9th annual Asbury Park Family Day at the Beach takes place this Saturday, July 26, from noon to 5 p.m. at the Eighth Avenue beach. Organized by the local Jersey Shore Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation – a world-wide non-profit environmental organization that works to preserve and protect beaches as natural resources – the [...]

Breathing new life into the long-vacant Salvation Army building is the next project master redeveloper iStar Residential hopes to undertake along the Asbury Park waterfront. Through adaptive re-use, iStar intends to revamp the decades-old structure into an 110-room boutique hotel with an outdoor swimming pool, bars and both indoor and outdoor event facilities — which will [...]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, This letter is in response to the July 18th Asbury Park Sun article, “IStar removes surfboards at Bradley Cove site,” [July 18] which includes the text of a full written statement from waterfront redeveloper iStar Financial in regard their removal of a surfboard that signified a commitment to development at the [...]

From July 16  through 23, the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: JULY 16 • A 54-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct in the 1200 block of Springwood Avenue. • A 30-year-old female from Neptune Township was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance [CDS; cocaine] [...]

New Jersey state Senator Jennifer Beck Tuesday toured three train stations in the Eleventh District with NJ Transit Executive Director, Veronique “Ronnie” Hakim, and members of her staff. Hakim [shown above, at far right] expressed interest in visiting the district and seeing its train stations when the two shared previous correspondence in the spring, according to [...]

Hotel Tides will host their second annual pool party benefit for The Center in Asbury Park on Sunday, Aug.  3, from noon to 4 p.m. About 70 pieces of art created by Center clients at a recent creativity workshop will be on display and available for purchase at the event. Ten percent of all sales proceeds will be donated back [...]

New Jersey state Senator Jennifer Beck and U.S. Congressman Frank Pallone have both endorsed the city’s effort to secure Green Acres funds for the preservation of an area on the city’s northern beachfront. The two have submitted individual letters of support addressed to Martha Sapp, the acting administrator of the state Department of Environmental Protection’s Green [...]

The Asbury Park Police Department will swear in four new officers next week. Three of the city’s Class II Special Law Enforcement Officers, Jayvon Britt, Jonathan DiOrio and Lemar Whittaker, will be sworn in along side Officer Ricky Kirchgessner, who previously served the city in a class II position before he transferred to Camden County in [...]