Kenrick Crawford, 44, of Asbury Park, has been indicted — along with 19 others, mostly from Long Branch — for his role in what the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office is calling a “massive heroin and firearms trafficking network.” The Prosecutor’s Office issued a press release this morning regarding the bust, which is the result of […]

State fiscal monitor Lester Richens has overruled the board of education and re-appointed all tenured and non-tenured faculty and administrators in the school district as recommended by the superintendent. “Please be advised that I am overriding the vote of the Asbury Park Board of Education on resolution number 1 on page B1 that appeared on […]

Any image of the historic Howard Johnson’s building on the Asbury Park boardwalk, just south of Convention Hall, can stimulate memories of the city’s great past and present. Arguably one of Asbury’s most significant architectural structures, the site now functions as McLoone’s Supper Club and Asbury Grille restaurant. Toms River resident Ray Yeager captured the […]

Just in time for the board to vote on contract renewals, the Asbury Park teachers’ union made public their 64-2 vote of no confidence against Colleen White, the school’s assistant director of assessment and testing. White has held that position for the past two years, meaning she does not have tenure. The board was scheduled […]

Despite the city manager’s recommendation, the city council decided at last night’s meeting not to increase parking rates over Bamboozle weekend. The meeting was held mainly for council to vote on several items regarding the Bamboozle festival, which is taking place next weekend. Bamboozle is scheduled for May 18, 19 and 20 and event organizers […]

After the Asbury Park Board of Education failed to renew teacher and administrator contracts for the 2012-2013 school year, the decision is in state fiscal monitor Lester Richens’s hands. The contract renewal was up for a vote at last night’s board of education meeting. Board members were unable to publicly discuss the contracts in detail […]

Images of waves and the boardwalk will adorn this year’s beach badges thanks to designs made by Vivian Taormina and Sara Norstrom, respectively. The city joined the Arts Coalition of Asbury Park [ArtsCAP] to hold a design contest for the 2012 seasonal and daily beach badges. ArtsCAP member Dennis Carroll presented the city council with […]

Bamboozle organizers have lowered crowd estimates for the three-day music festival to be held on the Asbury Park waterfront to 90,000. The event will take place May 18 through May 20. The Sun has previously reported initial estimates for the festival at 100,000 while the Coaster weekly newspaper reported initial estimates at 110,000 to 120,000. […]

In the 1980s and 1990s, AIDS was an epidemic that was a major part of the global conversation. Now, talk of the disease has died down and many think it is only an issue in third-world countries. In reality, people are still contracting the disease worldwide — and in Monmouth County. The Center in Asbury […]

Two young men have been charged with attempted murder following a months-long investigation into an incident that occurred in January. Steven Lezin, 19, of Asbury Park, and Joseph Hiran Saez, 18, of Long Branch, are being charged with two counts each of attempted murder and one count each of unlawful possession of a weapon and […]