Asbury Park’s annual LGBT beach party is set to take place this weekend. The event, dubbed “Sand Blast,” is a collection of parties and events held in Asbury Park geared toward the LGBT community. “Sand Blast is all about introducing our gay and lesbian friends to the entire Asbury Park experience and encouraging them to […]

Repairs on a boardwalk access ramp in Asbury Park that was damaged by Hurricane Sandy are scheduled to begin next week. The Sunset Avenue pedestrian walkway [photo at top], which connects Ocean Avenue with the boardwalk between Convention Hall and the North Beach Pavilion, has been blocked by metal gates since the storm struck last […]

A Monmouth County Superior Court judge has ruled that 252 rejected vote by mail ballots in the Asbury Park city council election should not be opened. The number of ballots at issue were enough to change the election results. Daniel Harris III, [right] an unsuccessful candidate on the A-Team slate, filed the legal challenge to […]

A judge may decide today whether the Monmouth County Board of Elections correctly voided 252 vote-by-mail [VBM] ballots in the Asbury Park city council election. Otherwise, the controversy will proceed to trial with additional witness testimony. Monmouth Superior Court Judge Dennis O’Brien heard testimony yesterday from Monmouth County Clerk M. Claire French and Monmouth County […]

Two Asbury Park women face animal cruelty charges in connection with the mistreatment of two pit bulls, resulting in the death of one, after both were allegedly left outside in the heat today without water and proper shelter. Davina L. Kearney, 30, 613 Ridge Ave., and Juanita White, 48, who lives at the Oceanic Motel […]

Demolition began today on the building which once housed the Fast Lane nightclub on Fourth Avenue. The structure is adjacent to Asbury Lanes, the bowling alley and music venue that dates to the early 1960s. Once the land from the Fast Lane structure is cleared, Asbury Lanes plans to expand onto the space to have […]

A second hearing in the Asbury Park ballot challenge case turned into an all-day closed-door work session for those named in the suit and their lawyers. Daniel Harris III, an unsuccessful candidate on the A-Team slate, filed a challenge last month to the results of the May 14 city council election. His petition seeks to […]

The issue of first floor business uses along Cookman Avenue — in particular the ban on office space — was brought up at last week’s council meeting. Councilman John Moor requested Donald Sammet, the city’s redevelopment and planning director, make a presentation at a later date on what types of businesses can operate on Cookman […]

From July 9 to 16 the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: JULY 9 • A 31-year-old female from Brick was arrested and charged with possession of controlled dangerous substances [CDS] in the 500 block of Comstock Road. • A 46-year-old male from Florham Park was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and […]

An amendment to city ordinances to allow eating and drinking on the second story of a building on Lake Avenue was introduced by the city council at last Wednesday’s meeting. Restaurateur Andy Ivanov, owner of Pilsener Haus in Hoboken [pictured above], plans to build a restaurant at 527 Lake Ave., on the corner of Lake […]