Children involved in the summer program at the Boys & Girls Club in Asbury Park helped kick off a community art initiative on Monday. The project, called “Table Talk,” is designed to create spaces for people to meet and engage in civic discourse around handmade tables placed in specific locations around the community. Table Talk […]

The Monmouth County DWI Task Force will operate a DWI checkpoint on Main Street in Allenhurst on Saturday night and Sunday morning to detect for drivers under the influence of alcohol or drugs, according to a task force news release. The checkpoint will be conducted at Main Street and Elberon Avenue from 11:00 p.m. on […]

Representatives of The Garden State Film Festival [GSFF] are still in search of a city to host the 2014 event, and Atlantic City is not the only option. Communications between GSFF board members and city officials to keep the event in Asbury Park  have proven unsuccessful. In addition, dates for next year’s festival could not […]

The city council voted last night to advertise for a new city manager to replace Terence Reidy [above], as well as for a new chief municipal finance officer and purchasing agent. The vote to advertise for the city manager was 3-2. Mayor Myra Campbell and Council members John Moor and Amy Quinn voted yes, while […]

Asbury Park will see its first-ever St. Patrick’s Day parade next year. The Asbury Park St. Patrick’s Day Parade committee is in the initial planning stages for the event, scheduled for Sunday, March 9, 2014, according to the parade website. The tentative parade route will start at Fourth and Ocean avenues and travel south on […]

A new coalition advocating same-sex marriage in New Jersey initiated its campaign on the Asbury Park boardwalk this morning. New Jersey United for Marriage [New Jersey United] includes two New Jersey-based civil rights organizations, Garden State Equality and the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, along with national organizations American Unity Fund, Freedom to […]

The city council tonight will discuss the state’s proposed new traffic reconfiguration on Main Street, which is a state highway. Commonly referred to as the “road diet,” the plan reconfigures the current four lane roadway into two through traffic lanes with a turning lane in the center. Two bike lanes will be added between the […]

A new coalition seeking to enact same-sex marriage in New Jersey will be backed by hedge fund managers and investors who oversee billions in funds, the Wall Street Journal reports this morning. New Jersey United for Marriage [NJ United] will formally announce its campaign at a news conference on the Asbury boardwalk today. The coalition brings […]

From July 17 to 23 the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: JULY 17 • A 35-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with possession of controlled dangerous substances [CDS] in the 500 block of Prospect Avenue. • A 28-year-old female from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with possession of […]

Several groups advocating same-sex marriage are joining together in Asbury Park this morning to kick off a statewide campaign to change New Jersey’s laws to allow such unions. A bill allowing same-sex marriages was passed by the Democratic-controlled legislature last year, but vetoed by Republican Governor Chris Christie. The New Jersey United For Marriage campaign […]