The first candidate for a proposed charter study commission was on the campaign trail this weekend. Pam Lamberton [pictured above] was out seeking her 100 signatures to get on the November ballot. A second city resident, Rita Marano, has also picked up petitions, according to city clerk Stephen Kay. In November, Asbury citizens will vote […]

Volunteers beautifying Press Plaza in downtown Asbury got an early start Saturday morning to beat the heat, which reached 98 degrees by the afternoon. Today’s tasks included weeding and mulching in the traffic island in the center of the plaza, according to Tom Pivinksi, chairman of the city’s environmental and shade tree commission. Volunteers will […]

Ocean Grove resident and photographer Chris Spiegel is no stranger to Friday Foto. In fact, this is his third go-around in as many months. One of Spiegel’s favorite subjects to shoot is lightning. His first Friday Foto featured a shot of The Great Auditorium with lightning striking in the background. This week, he shows Sun […]

The rate of violent crimes committed in Asbury Park continues to decrease, with 113 incidents reported in the first six months of this year, down from 124 this time last year, Police Chief Mark Kinmon said. Rates have been decreasing for several years. In 2010, 174 incidents were reported in the first half of the […]

The city’s dog park committee is holding a second public interest meeting tomorrow — Saturday, July 7 — at 10 a.m., in Library Square Park [pictured above]. The plan for a dog park was approved June 6 as a one-year pilot program. Members of the park’s committee — including condominium owner and pet trust attorney Rachel […]

A Summerfield Avenue home caught fire just before 2 a.m. on July 4, fire chief Kevin Keddy said today, and the department has video footage of the blaze. Firefighters extinguished the blaze at the two-family, unattached, wood-frame dwelling shortly after receiving the call at 1:53 a.m., Keddy said. They arrived on the scene at 1405 […]

Last night’s July Fourth fireworks went off without a hitch, Police Chief Mark Kinmon said this morning. “It was a great night,” he said, with “probably the biggest crowd we’ve seen here in the last few years for fireworks.” He estimated the crowd’s size at more than 20,000, and said the cancellation of Red Bank’s […]

The construction of the new ShowRoom movie theater on Cookman Avenue has made notable progress, as the building’s cement block frontage is complete. The project is “halfway there,” said co-owner Michael Sodano. Sodano and his wife, Nancy Sabino, opened the art-house movie theater in 2009. The ShowRoom mostly screens independent films, but also presents other programming […]

The air was filled with patriotism and lots of candy this morning as Ocean Grove celebrated Independence Day with its annual parade. Adults and children lined the streets along the parade’s route, many of them armed with bags and baskets to catch the candy that was thrown from almost every truck, car and float that […]

From June 27 through July 2, 2012, the police department made the following arrests: • On June 27, a 49-year-old female from Ocean was arrested and charged with hindering apprehension and contempt of court at the Transportation Center. • On June 27, a 61-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with simple assault […]