Candidates for recall and a possible charter study commission now have until the first week in September to hand in their petitions. Previously, today, Aug. 31, was the deadline, established by city clerk Steve Kay. Now, recall candidates will have until Sept. 4 while charter study commission candidates will have until Sept. 7. The extended […]

There’s no doubt Asbury Park is a leader in the local public art game. Murals and other outdoor art offerings are seen in various spots around the downtown and oceanfront. This downtown mural, seen on Bond Street (on the side of the store Etc. and right next door to Bond Street Bar) first appeared well […]

A new after-school program will enhance music education at Asbury Park Middle School this fall. The Artist Residence Program [ARP] consists of weekly after-school workshops and clinics from Monday through Friday at Asbury Park Middle School. The board of education approved the program at its Aug. 29 meeting. The board approved ARP with a monthly […]

Community activist Duanne Small [pictured above] is hitting the pavement to collect signatures for a petition to join the city’s charter study commission. The charter study commission, established via ordinance in May, would scrutinize the city’s current form of government and possibly suggest changes. In the November election, the electorate will vote on whether they want […]

Most of the city’s violent crime rates are lower this year than they were last year, according to statistics released by the police department. Police Chief Mark Kinmon released the numbers at a chief’s advisory meeting held in city hall last week. “I certainly like what we’re seeing in this decrease in violent crime,” Kinmon […]

Area residents will get a taste of Latin American culture this fall when Nosotros Spanish-language newspaper holds its first Carnaval Latino in Sunset Park. “It’s going to be a multi-cultural event — different Latin cultures,” said Nosotros publisher Cecilia Reynolds [pictured at right]. “We want the families in Asbury Park and other towns to come […]

National nonprofit Move for Hunger is holding its fourth annual Surfside Food Drive and Concert Series to benefit the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean counties next weekend. From Sept. 1 to 3, area residents and beachgoers are urged to bring non-perishable food items to the Move for Hunger tent on the Fourth Avenue boardwalk. Donation […]

Some local preschoolers celebrated their graduation recently with a pizza party. And it wasn’t just any pizza party. Instead of ordering food from a restaurant, the students got to taste produce from their own garden, which they’d been cultivating for the past year. Students at Head Start Preschool, which provides free childcare to low-income families […]

From Aug. 22 to 27, the Asbury Park police department made the following arrests: AUG. 22 • A 32-year-old female from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with drug paraphernalia and possession of a hypodermic needle or syringe in the 200 block of Deal Lake Drive. • A 33-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested […]

The West Side of town will see an increased presence of police officers on foot patrol starting next week as the department prepares for its new Springwood Avenue satellite headquarters. The police will set up shop in the new Springwood Center as soon as the building’s locks are changed, Chief Mark Kinmon said today. This […]