The two Democrats on the statewide ballot this fall — Barbara Buono and Cory Booker — will be in Asbury Park this evening. Gubernatorial candidate Buono and Asbury Park Councilman John Loffredo will host a meet-and-greet at Brickwall Tavern and Restaurant at 7:15 p.m. Loffredo was called by the Buono campaign to attend the event, but does […]

Get ready to lace up your running shoes, Asbury Park. Toast restaurant will host a charity 5k run/walk in the city this fall that will end with a pancake breakfast after-party in Kennedy Park. The race, which takes place Saturday, Oct. 12, will raise funds to benefit Global Camps Africa and the Michael J. Fox […]

Downtown Asbury Park restaurant Munch closed Friday after seven years at 632 Cookman Ave., and the owners of Mogo, the Korean taco stand on the boardwalk, have plans to take over the space. Kendan “Ken” Lee has plans to sell the lease and all of the equipment in Munch to Mogo co-owners Jay Devino and […]

Today is the last chance to “Vibe in the Streets” this summer, as Asbury Park’s Thursday street party series comes to a close. Vibe in the Streets is organized by APVibe, a marketing campaign to promote downtown Asbury Park as a dining and cultural destination. For the Vibe events, vehicular traffic on Cookman Avenue, from […]

The Neptune Township Committee has rejected all bids for replacement of a collapsed portion of the Wesley Lake retaining wall. All of the bids received by the July 17 deadline were rejected because they exceeded the available funding allotment and the engineer’s estimate for the project’s cost, said Leanne Hoffman, director of engineering and planning […]

The Asbury Park Board of Education on Wednesday filled two vacancies left by members who resigned in June. After brief public interviews of five potential candidates, city residents Felicia Simmons [above, at right] and Kenneth Saunders, Jr. [above, in center] were selected to join the nine member board. Both are graduates of Asbury Park High School […]

From Aug 21 to 27 the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: AUG 21 • An 18-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with defiant trespassing at Asbury Park Village. • A 26-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct at Boston Way. • A 24-year-old male […]

By the end of September, Asbury Park will see the first new trees planted through American Forests’ efforts to study and improve the overall tree canopy and green structure in the city. American Forests, the oldest national nonprofit conservation organization in the country, is leading the effort as part of their “Community ReLeaf” program to […]

The Asbury Park City Council has plans to revive three former citizen advisory committees. Applications are currently being accepted. Residents interested in joining the Budget Committee, the Public Safety/Code Committee and the Parking Committee can pick up an application at the city clerk’s office at 1 Municipal Plaza between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m Monday […]

The Neptune Township Committee has plans to change a rent control ordinance that was approved just two weeks ago. Members of the committee [shown above] introduced an amendment to the measure at their Monday meeting that exempts any dwelling with four or less rental units from the ordinance. The original language of the ordinance exempted […]