A couple lucky Bradley Elementary Elementary School students had a few special aides during their walk to school Thursday morning. First-grader Allison Martinez-Valle and preschooler Louis Velasquez-Moreno were the winners of this year’s walk to school day raffle.  A part of the Mayor’s Wellness Committee initiative, the event is organized in collaboration with the Asbury […]

A Monday night car chase led to the cocaine and stolen property possession arrest of a Neptune man, Ocean Township Police Department announced in a written statement.   Frank Cooper, 40, of Neptune was charged with eluding, possession of cocaine, tampering with evidence, loitering with the purpose to obtain drugs, and being in receipt of […]

The Asbury Park Planning Board unanimously approved Madison Marquette’s Fourth Avenue Pavilion redesign Monday. The approval puts the boardwalk redeveloper in line with its goal to complete the pavilion and its neighboring Fifth Avenue Pavilion transformation by next summer, Development Manager Kevin Patterson [at right] said. “We are trying to create a more vibrant Ocean Avenue […]

A 29-year-old Toms River man again landed himself in jail for allegedly burglarizing a Route 35 eatery for the second time within three days, Ocean Township Police Department officials announced in a written statement. Kevin Soloman was charged with burglary, theft, criminal mischief, possession of burglary tools, possession of heroin, drug paraphernalia and syringes. Police […]

NENAproductions Theater Project returns next week with the Jersey Shore’s first production of Fun Home, the Tony Award-winning musical based on Alison Bechdel’s graphic tragicomic memoir. Ben Brantley of The New York Times called Fun Home a rare beauty that pumps fresh air into Broadway and LA Times’ Charles McNulty said the musical has all […]

A motor vehicle stop led to the arrest of three people on gun and drug possession charges, and a contempt of court charge, Allenhurst Police Department has announced. Kareem Whitley, 22, of Asbury Park, Juwaun Boggs, 20, of Freehold Borough, and Marquita Morgan, 26, of Newark were all charged with possession of a weapon for […]

For many people the dash into a bodega or corner store is done to purchase an item of immediate need or to pick up a snack to stave off a hunger pang. But this often not the case for those living near small shops. According to a 2015 Community Health Needs Assessment, over 62 percent […]

The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office has released the names of two gunshot victims found in Neptune Friday afternoon. Neptune Township Police department who responded near 4:30 p.m. Friday to the 500 block of Sayre Street found inside a gray 2004 Acura MDX the driver, Frantz Paraison  37, of Neptune and passenger, Shaezeel Collins, 37, of […]

There have been many variations to 78-year-old Howard Schoor’s work throughout his years along the Jersey Shore, and beyond. The avid traveler is an engineer turned entrepreneur, inventor, home builder, bank owner, who went on to become one of the area’s staunchest philanthropists and humanitarians. His first of many notable ventures was the 1968 creation […]

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Asbury Park Zombie Walk returns on Oct. 7 with a full lineup of offerings. The annual fall event was launched in 2008 by Jason Meehan, the local walk has garnered the Largest Gathering of Zombies by Guinness World Record. A potential cancellation in 2015 due to difficulty coordinating the needs of […]