Borough governments are still mulling an Allenhurst-Loch Arbour merger, and Allenhurst’s commissioners discussed the proposed consolidation at their Dec. 11 meeting. Loch Arbour has asked to join Allenhurst in order to reduce its school taxes. Loch Arbour currently pays the Ocean Township school district through a formula that takes property taxes into account, while Allenhurst […]

Now that the high school students involved in “Charlotte’s Web” have taken their final bow, theater fans can enjoy an online video documenting the theater department’s months of preparation. The video, embedded below and entitled “Spinning ‘Charlotte’s Web,’” shows set construction, rehearsals and footage of the high school students taking their show on the road to […]

The board of education [BOE] will have three new members come January. Gerard Dalton and Sheila Brazile each had their last meeting as BOE members on Dec. 12. They will be replaced by Qzeena Taylor and Christian Hall, respectively. Last month, Nicole Harris was brought on to replace Kevin Michel, who resigned. Taylor bested Dalton […]

Hurricane Sandy cancelled everything from weddings to 5K races in its wake, but one Shore running tradition is kicking off right on schedule this year. A yearly ritual since 1964, the Polar Bear Races are set for Sunday, Dec. 30, with a 10-mile race walk kicking off at 10 a.m. and a five-mile run at […]

Two brothers with years of experience in the bar and restaurant business have taken over management of Asbury Lanes, the bowling alley and live music venue on Fourth Avenue. The new management team is headed by Chris and Bob Fahey, who own Edgar’s Pub in Manasquan. Bob Fahey is also a partner in a Manhattan […]

There’s been new businesses and new facades of late on the first block of Cookman Avenue off Main Street. Our parent publication triCityNews refers to the block as the “Cookman Avenue Arts Block” because of its eclectic mix of businesses, business owners and architecture. For an Asbury Park Sun photo album of the businesses and […]

Silverball Pinball Museum is reopening this afternoon after Hurricane Sandy blew through the city in late October. The museum, full of modern and vintage machines, has been located on the boardwalk since the spring of 2010. “Over half of their storefront was blown in by Sandy, so they took in water and sand,” said Carrie […]

A well-known Asbury Park bar is reopening Saturday morning with a new look and feel. The Annex, sister bar to the Brickwall Tavern on Cookman Avenue, was closed Oct. 1 for remodeling. The Annex first opened in 2007. Previously, it was connected to The Brickwall through a sliding wooden door. The Annex was darkly lit […]

The status of Asbury Park post-hurricane was a subject on the Brian Lehrer show this morning on NPR affiliate WNYC. Lehrer’s guests were Asbury Park restaurant owner Marilyn Schlossbach, local clergyman Rev. Sony Augustin and triCityNews and Asbury Park Sun publisher Dan Jacobson. “This city dodged a bullet, and we’re very fortunate and lucky because […]

The city is borrowing about $850,000 to fund several projects that were previously approved by the council. These costs “had not [been] provided adequate liquidity or cash,” Kaplan said at the Dec. 5 council meeting. One ordinance was to fund the new senior center, built in the Springwood Center on Springwood Avenue. That project cost […]