Shore Flicks is setting up its giant screen on the Asbury Park beach again this summer, showing weekly movies on the sand in front of Langosta Lounge every Thursday in July and August. “In the aftermath of Sandy, we couldn’t be more thrilled about being back on the beaches and in the parks,” said Shore […]

The Monmouth County Board of Elections last week voided 320 vote by mail ballots in Asbury Park  — enough to change the city council election results — but the board has not specified the reasons. “They said they’re not required to give it out. It’s private information. It’s been voided so you don’t need the […]

Following a count of 169 provisional ballots and 43 challenged vote-by-mail ballots on Friday, the winners of the Asbury Park city council election are the same as they were on the night of the election. No new ballots will be counted by the Monmouth County Board of Elections, its members said. The official results were […]

The Asbury Park High School musical, “Once on this Island,” has been nominated for four Basie Awards. The cast and crew received nods for outstanding lighting design in a musical, outstanding student/adult orchestra, outstanding chorus in a musical, and outstanding direction in a musical. The nominations were announced on May 8. The “Once on this […]

About 26 percent of the city’s registered voters turned out to cast their ballots in the Asbury Park council election on Tuesday, according to data provided by City Clerk Steve Kay. The city has 8,840 registered voters, and 1,445 of them, or 17 percent, voted at machines in their local voting districts. John Moor, Amy […]

The city and waterfront redeveloper Asbury Partners have finally reached an agreement regarding three surface parking lots in the waterfront area. The lots are located adjacent to the Carousel building at the end of Cookman Avenue; on Ocean Avenue between Second and Third avenues [pictured above]; and on Fourth Avenue next to the Wonder Bar. In […]

A rooftop beer garden may be coming to downtown Asbury Park. Restaurateur Andy Ivanov owns a beer garden in Hoboken, Pilsener Haus [pictured above]. He and his wife were principal owners of Radegast beer garden in Brooklyn, and now he’s set his sights on Lake Avenue for his next location. “We want to introduce the whole […]

The top five vote-getters in yesterday’s election expressed cautious excitement last night, celebrating their apparent victory but also remaining aware that if disputed ballots are eventually counted, some may not find themselves in office. “The ink still hasn’t dried, but I feel good,” said Myra Campbell [pictured above, left], who is currently in fifth place […]

The city council is scheduled to meet tonight in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 5 p.m., followed by a workshop session at 6 p.m. and a regular council meeting at 7 p.m. The following items are on the agenda: • A presentation on a resolution supporting the Clean […]

Approximately 170 provisional ballots and 332 vote by mail ballots from the Asbury Park city council election remain unopened this morning, according to the election offices in Freehold. Of the 332 vote by mail [VBM] ballots not counted, election officials declined to state how many were voided outright for being completed incorrectly. Candidate Jim Keady […]