Sparked by a recent drowning  off of Second Avenue beach, officials have decided to extend the city’s beach hours. The beach opens at 9 a.m. each day. Closing time has been 5 p.m. on weekdays and 6 p.m. on weekends and holidays, with lifeguards staying later if crowds were especially large. Now, some lifeguards will stay […]

Time to break out the Speedos — the city has begun the process of repealing an antiquated ban on bathing attire on the boardwalk. The ban comes from a section of an ordinance passed in 1958 which states, “No person clad in bathing attire shall be on the boardwalk or the public walks adjacent thereto.” […]

Two shootings took place within hours of each other last night, although no one was injured, Police Chief Mark Kinmon said. The first occurred at 8:15 p.m. when the house at 1038 Munroe Ave. was struck with “several gunshots,” the chief said. Then, at 11:30 p.m., gunshots were reported when a car was shot in […]

Police broke up an Asbury Park Drum Circle performance on the boardwalk last night after it attracted a large crowd. The police stepped in because access to the boardwalk was being blocked, city manager Terence Reidy said. The group posted a statement on its Facebook page shortly after. “We were told that people were complaining […]

The Asbury Park City Council is meeting tonight at City Hall. Their closed executive session is held at 5 p.m., while the workshop and regular sessions are at 6 and 7 p.m., respectively. Items on the workshop agenda include: • A beach safety presentation from city manager Terence Reidy, head lifeguard Joe Bonjavani and Garrett […]

A 19-year-old city resident was shot twice in his leg early Friday morning, Police Chief Mark Kinmon has said. The man was shot in his thigh in the area of Bangs Avenue and Comstock Street just before 1 a.m. on July 6, Kinmon said. He then ran to a home in the 1300 block of […]

A 31-year-old Asbury Park man was allegedly found to be in possession of a sawed-off shotgun and half an ounce of uncut heroin on July 8. As the result of an investigation, Jermaine Henry Nettles, 31, was found in an apartment at St. Stephen Manor, Asbury Park Police Chief Mark Kinmon said. Nettles, a Ridge […]

Developer Carter Sackman and his attorney Andrew Karas brought the Kinmonth Project before the planning board once more last night, this time with testimony from parking expert George Jacquemart. After hearing from Jacquemart, the board recommended the city complete an independent parking study. Sackman hopes to restore the Kinmonth Building [pictured at right], on Mattison […]

New Jersey American Water [NJAW] has toned down water use restrictions in Monmouth County, although they say a state of emergency is still in effect. Restrictions were imposed  after three NJAW water mains ruptured on Friday, June 29. “We’ve made temporary repairs to our plant,” NJAW external affairs manager Richard Barnes said today. “We were […]

The Asbury Park Police Department made four significant drug-and-weapons-related arrests during June, some of which were the result of investigations by the department’s street crimes unit. “Usually, these investigations are generated by our narcotics and gang unit — the street crimes unit,” Asbury Park Police Chief Mark Kinmon said. • As a result of a […]