Another key business on the Asbury Park boardwalk has reopened after suffering damage from Hurricane Sandy. Stella Marina Bar and Restaurant began serving customers on Thursday night at 5 p.m. The restaurant will reopen on Friday at 11:30 a.m. and resume its normal business hours. “I was excited and relieved when we finally got to […]

After the appointment of a new administrator didn’t garner enough votes to pass at the Jan. 22 board of education [BOE] meeting, state-appointed fiscal monitor Lester Richens is weighing the possibility of overriding the board’s decision. The board did have enough votes to create the new position — assistant director of test, assessment and data […]

A misstep has caused Allenhurst to halt plans to consolidate with Loch Arbour — but Loch Arbour Mayor Paul Fernicola says the issue isn’t a deal-breaker. The two boroughs plan to merge, enabling Loch Arbour to leave the Ocean Township school district to join Allenhurst’s send-receive, per-pupil deal with Asbury Park’s school system. The move […]

Representatives from Governor Chris Christie’s office presented Nick Clemons with a gift honoring his late father, Clarence Clemons, at the Stone Pony today. The flag flew over the State House and was lowered to half-mast in memory of the elder Clemons, who played the saxophone for Bruce Springsteen and died in June 2011. Clemons, Springsteen […]

Some borough residents complained about the long wait time to rent a beach club cabana at last night’s board of commissioner’s meeting, and suggested the commissioners change the rules. “Considering that our beach is basically wiped out, this is possibly a good time to try and create a more fair and equitable policy on renting the […]

Two Asbury Park teachers have been selected as the VFW’s Monmouth County Teachers of the year. Both men — Gary Kilmer and Rev. Kevin Williams — were recognized at last night’s board of education meeting. Representatives of Veterans for Foreign Wars [VFW] Post 1333 in Asbury Park attended the meeting to present Kilmer and Williams […]

Street lights purchased for Springwood Avenue will likely arrive in the city in early February, city engineer Joe Cunha said, and workers will install them soon after. The new lights on Springwood Avenue [street pictured above] will have a Victorian look. The city has bought about 80 of them. City resident Werner Baumgartner suggested the […]

A property tax revaluation will be performed this year, to be completed in time for the 2014 tax season, city manager Terence Reidy said at the Jan. 16 council meeting. Municipalities undergo revaluations approximately every decade to ensure that the assessment of properties for tax purposes aligns with actual property values. The revaluation does not […]

From Jan. 15 to 20, the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: JAN. 15 • A 57-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with theft of an automobile. JAN. 16 • A 25-year-old male from East Orange was arrested and charged with possession of CDS, manufacturing or distribution of CDS, CDS […]

Asbury residents gathered in the Barack Obama Building today for a viewing party to celebrate two special occasions — Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the President’s second inauguration. The coinciding of the two days “makes [the inauguration] even more special,” said Donald Hammary Jr., who was volunteering with the city’s Masonic Lodge. “It’s a […]