The Boston Way Village housing complex will be demolished soon, as the city council has agreed to write a letter of approval supporting its razing. The Asbury Park Housing Authority [APHA] has met the requirements for demolition, which include holding resident meetings and having a resolution approved by the APHA’s board of commissioners, said Dan […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: My family has been a part of this community for over 100 years and I have been a resident of Asbury Park for 79 years. I’ve seen this city’s ups and its downs. I served on the city council for four years and on the police force for 29 years. […]

A political action committee affiliated with the A-Team city council candidates has revealed three funding sources who donated a total of $7,000. Darryl Hammary, the PAC’s treasurer, provided photocopies of three checks that showed the sources of the contributions, including the backs of the checks indicating they had been deposited. He also provided a copy […]

A group of local runners raised $41,591 for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Monmouth County [BGCM] by participating in the New Jersey Marathon and Long Branch Half Marathon on Sunday, May 5. Team BGCM was led by Middletown resident Douglas Eagles, Executive Director of Boys & Girls Clubs of Monmouth County, and Shrewsbury resident […]

Downtown farmer’s market Asbury Fresh is returning this year to bring fresh, local produce to downtown Asbury Park. The market will take place on Sunday afternoons in June, July and August according to a prepared release. It will include local produce vendors, purveyors of artisan goods and crafts, nutritional counselors and other creative, sustainable companies. […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: I recently attended the debate moderated by the League of Women Voters held in the VFW in Asbury Park and recorded by Asbury Park TV. No one could say they did not get a chance to speak and we the voters the chance to assess them all. For me, it […]

Community leader Brother John Muhammad today called a press conference outside the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office to talk about voter suppression and intimidation in the city. The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office [MCPO] is currently investigating the city council election voting process after Stephania Warren, the campaign manager for the AP Out Front election ticket, wrote […]

From May 1 to 7, the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: MAY 1 • An 18-year-old male from Neptune was arrested and charged with possession of controlled dangerous substances [CDS] at the intersection of Mattison and DeWitt avenues. • A 20-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with possession of […]

The Asbury Park Middle School is ready for next week’s NJASK tests to begin, and students and staff celebrated during a pep rally on Thursday, May 2. “Our students need to get excited about taking the NJASK next week,” Superintendent Denise Lowe said in a prepared release. “I am confident that they will do well […]

A local man was charged with attempted murder and related weapons offenses for the March shooting of a man in Neptune Township, acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni has announced. Eli Dennis, 23, of Washington Avenue in Asbury Park, was charged on Friday with attempted murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, […]