The bridge over Deal Lake that connects Asbury Park and the Wanamassa section of Ocean Township closed Friday morning. In the months ahead, Sunset Avenue bridge will be taken apart and a new, wider, two-lane bridge built with 6-foot shoulders and sidewalks along each side, according to a construction official. Full replacement will take about […]

Seeing a park built on the West Side of Asbury Park is at the top of the to-do list for city council members. Following a presentation City Engineer Joe Cunha gave at the Jan. 28 council meeting on the status of the project, council members stressed there is no reason, after over five years in […]

An adult male and a 9-year-old girl were rescued Wednesday from a small island at the eastern end of Sunset Lake after the two traversed the frozen lake but heard ice cracking when they tried to make their way back across. Asbury Park firefighters responded to a call at 4:47 p.m. alerting them to a possible […]

 From Jan 20 to 27, the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: JAN 20 • A 42-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with obstructing justice in the 1300 block of Washington Avenue. • A 57-year-old male from Neptune Township was arrested and charged with  possession of CDS [heroin] and defiant trespassing in […]

The Asbury Park Housing Authority Board of Commissioners and their partners will host their second and final community-wide forum on the Boston Way and Springwood Avenue vision plan on Tuesday, Feb. 17 from 6 to 8 p.m in Asbury Park Middle School’s multi-purpose room. The forum brings together city officials, stakeholders, former Boston Way residents […]

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 […]