City Manager John “Jack” Kelly has a plan to create a new title that would allow him to appoint a long-time Asbury Park employee to a quasi-assistant city manager’s position. Anthony Nuccio, the city’s director of community relations and social services, may be named the city’s “deputy municipal manager.” The title must first be created [...]

An Asbury Park resident is accused of robbing a woman at gunpoint and later entering a random residence to hide after police located him. Abybakr Shabazz, 20, of Dewitt Avenue, allegedly approached a female victim early Monday morning with a small caliber handgun and demanded money in the 10 block of Ridge Avenue, according to [...]

From March 26 to April 1 the Asbury Park police department made the following arrests: MARCH 26 • A 30-year-old female from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with obstruction of justice and resisting arrest in the 200 block of Atkins Avenue. MARCH 27 • A 22-year-old male from Sea Bright was arrested and charged [...]

The April 15 filing deadline for 2013 tax return is fast approaching, and for low to middle-income earners free filing assistance is available in Asbury Park. The Community Affairs and Resource Center is offering free tax preparation through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance [VITA] program. Households with dependents who earn less than $51,000 and households [...]

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

A shooting incident has occurred in Neptune Township, police have confirmed. At least two individuals were shot in the area of Monroe Avenue and Whitesville Road of before 9 p.m. Monday, said Charles Webster, public information officer for the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Neither appears to have sustained injuries that were life-threatening, he said. No [...]

An open area of land on the city’s West Side is set for a major upgrade. A conceptual rendering of Asbury JAMS — an acronym for jobs, art, music and science —  has already won accolades from the New Jersey Chapter of The American Institute of Architects, with a Merit Award in the “unbuilt” category. The [...]

Tickets for the second annual Asbury Park Restaurant Tour go on sale Tuesday, April 1. The tour is sponsored by the Asbury Park Chamber of Commerce and features more than 25 eating establishments in all sections of the city. The event costs $30 and will be held on Sunday, April 27, from noon to 4 [...]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, All of the land east of Ocean Avenue in Asbury Park, our beaches and boardwalk,  is public land. In other words, the land belongs to all the people in Asbury Park. All public lands are held in trust for the American people by the federal, state, and local governments. The oceans belong to all [...]

Residents, business owners and other Asbury Park stakeholders came together to march from the city’s West Side to the beachfront on March 22, symbolically uniting both sides of the city. The “Rebuild One City” parade was organized by members of the Rebuild by Design competition created by President Obama’s Hurricane Sandy Task Force. By the end [...]