With packed beaches, John Eddie’s return to the Stone Pony with his Dirty Ole Band, and a Fourth of July fireworks display that was rescheduled, parking along the Asbury Park waterfront was scarce most of the day Saturday. By 6 p.m. the beaches were cleared so Garden State Fireworks could complete setup for the display, [...]

An Asbury Park police officer witnessed a man fire a handgun on Langford Street shortly after midnight Saturday but police have since been unable to locate the man or any evidence from the scene. Patrolman Darryl Whitley saw a man fire shots from a handgun in the 100 block of Langford Street and flee north [...]

Tropical storm Arthur has put a damper on the start of the weekend but by the time the sun starts to shine Saturday patrons of the Anchor’s Bend bar will be able to sit on the beach, drink in hand. The Asbury Park City Council unanimously voted Wednesday to include areas on the beach immediately [...]

Due to today’s rain and high winds expected this evening, the city’s Fourth of July fireworks display has been postponed, city fire officials have confirmed. The fireworks display will instead take off Saturday, July 5 at 9 p.m. from three staging areas located on the First, Second, Third and Fourth avenue beaches. Beachgoers will need to [...]

Porta on Kingsley Avenue is facing charges of serving alcohol to underage persons on three occasions, and the state Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control is seeking a 60-day suspension of the establishment’s liquor license, according to a news release from the Office of the Attorney General. The charges against Porta stem from two undercover investigations [...]

Ridge Avenue resident Daniel H.Moore, 46, was charged with two counts of animal cruelty Tuesday after police said he did not provide necessary care for his two Italian mastiffs. Moore failed to supply the mastiffs, one male and one female, with sufficient water when outside temperatures reached 90 degrees, said Victor “Buddy” Amato,  chief of police [...]

The Asbury Park City Council made some changes to the city’s planning board at their July 2 meeting. The terms of City Councilman John Moor, who serves as the council’s representative to the board, and board members Seresa Grillo and Robert Feinstein were up. The council voted to reappoint Moor and Grillo. But in a [...]

The Asbury Park City Council Wednesday unanimously approved the dates for the 2015 Skate and Surf Festival. Surf and Skate will be held May 16 and 17 in Bradley Park, the same location it was held this May just west of Convention Hall. The festival is a multi-day, youth culture event that combines music, competitive [...]

A twenty five year old Farmingdale man was arrested and charged on Wednesday with first degree Murder in connection with a daylight shooting on Washington Avenue in April, according to a news release from Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Chrisopher J. Gramiccioni. Jacquil Jones is also charged with second degree Possession of a Weapon for an [...]

Asbury Park-based creative branding and communications agency M studio has announced the addition of ColArt Americas to its growing list of national clientele. ColArt Americas Inc. is the largest art materials manufacturer in the world. Selected for its panoptic approach and strong affiliation with the arts, M studio will oversee all marketing initiatives, including branding, graphic design, web [...]