The owners of Mogo, the Korean taco pop-up on the Asbury Park boardwalk, must find a private contractor to transport firewood onto the beach and perform cleanup if they are to host the weekly Friday night bonfires. Boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette had sponsored the event in past years, but declined to do so this season. […]

Robert Mahon [pictured above] has taken over as the Asbury Park school district’s interim superintendent. He will temporarily fill the vacancy left by Superintendent Denise Lowe until a new superintendent is appointed. The district voted not to renew Lowe’s contract in November 2012. This is Mahon’s second time at the post. He also served as interim […]

John McGillion, owner of Johnny Mac House of Spirits on Main Street, is under contract to add another liquor establishment to his portfolio of Asbury Park properties. McGillion has bought the Cameo bar, housed in a landmark art deco structure on Main Street between Fourth and Fifth avenues, he said. The closing of title on […]

Decorative scrims covering the cement and rebar skeleton of the Esperanza building have been installed by waterfront redeveloper Asbury Partners. The scrims are part of the Summer Experience initiative initiated by waterfront redeveloper iStar Financial, which is the majority shareholder in Asbury Partners. IStar recently placed hammocks, lockers and bath houses on the waterfront for members of its […]

Construction on the Springwood Avenue Park and Recreation Area in Asbury Park is underway. Ground-breaking was last week on the lot off Springwood Avenue between Atkins and Union avenues. The first item on the park’s construction agenda is a playground in the northwest corner of the lot [pictured in background at top.] The park will […]

Former Asbury Park Mayor Ed Johnson promised his post-mayor days would be active. Plans include the start of his own consulting firm — Ed Johnson Asbury Park — that will bring his knowledge of community building and resource management to governments, private companies and non-profit agencies, according to his new firm’s website. And Johnson [shown […]

Mark Holmes, the former executive director of the Asbury Park Housing Authority, has been charged with theft in connection with his tenure at the agency, according to a news release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Holmes — who was a former mayor and councilman in Lawrence Township — is accused of stealing more than […]

Mayor Myra Campbell and Councilman John Moor will join the planning board as new members, while city manager Terence Reidy has been reappointed to the board. The appointment of Campbell [above center] and Reidy are by act of the mayor, which was announced at Wednesday’s council meeting. The appointment of Moor [right] is made by […]

A checkpoint coordinated by the Monmouth County DWI task force will be in front of police headquarters on Main Street from 11 p.m. Friday night until 3 a.m. Saturday morning, according to Captain David Kelso of the Asbury Park Police Department. Seven officers from the city will assist in the detail, he said. Funds to […]

Demolition of the former Fast Lane nightclub building [above at right] has been put off until next week, according to Brian Cheripka, vice president of land for waterfront redeveloper iStar Financial, which owns the property. Demolition equipment should arrive today or Monday, with the work now expected to begin on Tuesday, Cheripka said. Special care […]