Councilman Kevin Sanders is looking for a fourth term on council in this year’s Asbury Park council elections. Sanders is running on the Forward Asbury Park ticket with fellow incumbents Sue Henderson and John M. Loffredo, as well as newcomers Gregory Hopson and Will Potter. The election is May 14. All five council seats are […]

The city council postponed introduction of the 2013 municipal budget after learning that they could receive more federal funds to remediate financial losses caused by Hurricane Sandy. The state’s Department of Community Affairs [DCA] has notified all of the municipalities impacted by the storm that federal funds are available for loss of revenue, Reidy said. […]

Convention Hall’s grand arcade can legally remain open without the installation of fire sprinklers, city officials have determined. The future of the rest of the building is unclear. No events have been scheduled in Convention Hall or the Paramount Theatre past May 1, and officials are unsure if the shops and bars lining the grand […]

The Asbury Park council failed to approve a resolution to support Ocean Grove’s request for FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency] funds to repair its boardwalk at last night’s council meeting. Council members John M. Loffredo and Susan Henderson voted in favor of the resolution while James Bruno voted no and Kevin Sanders abstained. Mayor Ed […]

A planning board hearing on the proposed massive expansion of Johnny Mac’s tavern has been postponed to April 8. The board was slated to hear the application again on Monday, March 18, but architectural renderings were not complete in time, assistant planning and zoning officer Barbara Van Wagner said yesterday. Owner John McGillion, with his […]

From March 13 to 20, the Asbury Park Police Department reported the following arrests: MARCH 13 • A 40-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with possession of CDS. • A 28-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with possession of CDS. MARCH 14 • A 23-year-old male from Commerce, Mich., […]

A city man has been indicted for the 2011 murder of RyeKill Agostini, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced in a press release yesterday. The indictment handed up by a Monmouth County Grand Jury charges Gregory Hopson Jr., 25, with “first-degree murder, second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, second-degree unlawful […]

Work that began during the weekend to reopen most of the Asbury Park boardwalk was completed Tuesday. All of the fencing on Ocean Avenue has been removed, as well as the fences blocking access points to the boardwalk between Convention Hall and the Casino. There are two construction repair zones that remain — one north […]

Asbury Park’s city council is scheduled to meet in council chambers tomorrow night, with a closed executive session starting at 5 p.m.; a workshop session at 6 p.m.; and a regular meeting at 7 p.m. Items on the agenda include: • Introduction of the 2013 municipal budget, along with a vote on the proposed budget […]

The proposed location for a new dog park could be announced before the end of the month. The dog park committee has looked at properties throughout the city and narrowed it down to four city-owned areas, councilwoman and dog park committee chair Sue Henderson said. After the group decides on a parcel of land, they […]