The city and two waterfront redevelopers are seeking to extend the trial period for three boardwalk street light fixtures. The black decorative street lamps have sound systems to play music, and one has an LED digital screen that can display messages or advertisements. The three test lights were donated by Amerlux lighting system, city engineer […]

Hurricane Sandy is on its way to the northeast and forecasted to bring flooding and high winds to the Asbury Park area on Monday and Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service [NWS]. Valerie Meola, a meteorologist with NWS, said the region will start to see impact from the storm on Sunday, or even as […]

Officials from LiveNation have decided not to bring Bamboozle back to Asbury Park again in 2013, city manager Terence Reidy has confirmed. “They’re making an economic decision to try another site for 2013,” Reidy said. “They’re still going to work with the city [on other events], but for Bamboozle they’re looking elsewhere.” Last year was […]

The Stephen Manor and Vita Garden housing complexes are receiving $7 million of improvements after being purchased by Vitus Group of New York. And thanks to some local employers, some of the improvements are being done by local young men seeking to turn their lives around. The large-scale project is being handled by Ellisdale Construction, […]

The West Side Community Center is set to receive new restrooms through community development block grant [CDBG] funding. The CDBG grant program is run by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development [HUD]. The city received some CDBG money in 2009 that has not yet been spent, city manager Terence Reidy said. The boys’ […]

Allenhurst Beach Club Manager Doug Caron and Assistant Manager Chris Rogers presented their list of over fifteen possible projects for the off-season at last night’s Board of Commissioners meeting. Some projects are essential, explained City Administrator Lori Osborn, and some can be put off for another time or introduced gradually. Essential projects include repairing a […]

John McGillion’s newest Asbury Park addition is being named Candy Bar, announced at a bar-naming party on Wednesday, Oct. 17. McGillion owns Johnny Mac’s tavern on Main Street between Cookman and Mattison avenues, as well as several bars in Brooklyn and Manhattan. He held a bar-naming contest, promising $500 to the winner, to name the […]

An 11-story building located in downtown Asbury Park is set to be refurbished after the planning board approved the owners’ proposal Monday night. Known as the Gas Building, the art deco structure at the corner of Bangs Avenue and Emory Street dates back to the 1920s, said Jim Watt, a co-owner and the architect of […]

From Oct. 16 to 22, 2012, the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: OCT. 16 • A 34-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with defiant trespassing. OCT. 17 • A 27-year-old male from Neptune was arrested and charged with possession of controlled dangerous substances [CDS]. • A 20-year-old male from Barnegat […]

The Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association discriminated against two women when it refused to allow them to use its boardwalk pavilion for their civil union ceremony in 2007, the director of New Jersey’s Division on Civil Rights has ruled. The decision, issued Monday, upholds an administrative law judge ruling that was issued in January. The […]