The board of education voted not to renew an agreement with the Asbury Park Police Department, but state fiscal monitor Lester Richens has said he may overturn their decision. The board agreed last year to pay the police department $75,000 per year to patrol the area around the Asbury Park Middle School. But some board […]

A Long Branch man has been charged with murder in the September 2012 death of Asbury Park native Jerome Wright. Wright, 30, was shot outside the Atkins Avenue Deli, on Atkins Avenue across the street from the Boston Way Village, on Sept. 1, 2012. This was the first fatal shooting of that year. Ronald Daniels, […]

The first phase of construction for a recording studio at 625 Bangs Ave. was approved by the planning board at its Feb. 25 meeting. Jack Daley, owner of the property at the corner of Bangs Avenue and Bond Street, is a professional musician and producer. His wife, Thea, is a licensed yoga instructor. They plan […]

The city is currently in negotiation with iStar Financial and Madison Marquette to create a new agreement governing the use of three surface parking lots in the waterfront redevelopment area, city manager Terence Reidy said. Reidy expects the issue to be resolved within the next 30 days, and says the lots will definitely be available […]

A large-scale extension of Johnny Mac’s House of Spirits could be underway soon, with the first phase of construction scheduled for completion by this summer. John McGillion, owner of the Main Street tavern, attended the Feb. 25 planning board meeting with his architect and engineer to present plans to the board. The board tabled McGillion’s […]

The city council was scheduled to approve a contract for repairs to the south end of the boardwalk at a special meeting held yesterday, but council members decided to reject all the bids and try again instead. City attorney Fred Raffetto cited a “very real potential for litigation” as a reason for starting from scratch. […]

From Feb. 19 to 26, the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: FEB. 19 • A 38-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and possession of unlawful weapons. FEB. 20 • A 46-year-old female from Neptune was arrested and charged with possession of controlled dangerous substances [CDS], possession […]

The city council unanimously approved a waterfront infrastructure financing plan at the Feb. 20 council meeting — but not before a presentation and a public hearing on the proposed agreement. Mayor Ed Johnson, Deputy Mayor John Loffredo, Councilwoman Sue Henderson and Councilman Kevin Sanders were present and voted yes on the ordinances that put the […]

The city council will hold a special meeting at 5 p.m. today to award a bid for repairs to the southern end of the city’s boardwalk. The boardwalk was damaged in Hurricane Sandy in October 2012. The city expects and hopes to have repairs finished by May 17, for an opening day of May 18. […]

An undercover officer was hit with a handgun by an Asbury Park teenager on Friday night, according to Paul Loriquet, spokesman for the state attorney general’s office. The incident occurred around 6:35 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 22, Loriquet said. The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force was conducting an undercover investigation in which an […]