After more than a decade, Asbury Park’s “home of retro and modern fashion” is leaving town. By the end of September, Susan “Suzi” Kandel and Allan Pollack will soon pack up the wares at Allan and Suzi to head back north, making their flagship New York store their only location once again. Kandel and Pollack […]

The Monmouth County DWI Task Force will operate a DWI checkpoint on Main Street in Asbury Park on Friday night and Saturday morning to detect for drivers under the influence of alcohol or drugs, according to a task force news release. The checkpoint will be conducted from 11:00 p.m. on Friday until 3:00 a.m. on […]

As the end of summer approaches, those who have occupied seasonal homes in the Asbury Park area and find themselves left with a pantry stocked full of food are invited to donate the items to a good cause. National nonprofit Move For Hunger will host its fifth annual Surfside Food Drive and Concert Series to […]

The Asbury Park Board of Education is still in the search to fill two seats vacant since June when two members resigned, and the last day to apply is next week. The initial deadline of July 17 was extended to Aug. 21 “to allow potential applicants more time to submit letters of interest,” Chanta L. […]

Adults and kids of all ages — along with their canine companions — are invited to this year’s Asbury Park Oysterfest, which has switched locations yet again. This year, the annual three-day seafood festival will be held in the lot just outside of the Carousel building between Asbury Avenue and Wesley Lake [photo above]. It kicks off […]

Several Asbury Park business owners along with members of the city council and the Chamber of Commerce met last night to discuss a possible need to update the city’s downtown redevelopment zone. The group will be “seeking to modernize the current Central Business District [CBD] redevelopment plan based on the evolution of business within Asbury […]

Emotions ran high during last night’s two hour public hearing on a rent control ordinance the Neptune Township Committee passed 5-0, with one committee member using an expletive on the record. Under the ordinance, rent increases in Ocean Grove and Neptune will be capped by the regional consumer price index. A rent leveling board will […]

A foreclosure action has been pending against Mayor Myra Campbell’s home since May 6, according to court documents. Filed by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the legal action seeks to foreclose on the mortgage taken out by Campbell [above, center] in 2002 to secure a $100,000 loan with a term of 15 years. “I’ve […]

From July 31 to August 12 the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: JULY 31 • A 19-year-old male from Neptune was arrested and charged with possession of controlled dangerous substances [CDS] in the 800 block of Central Avenue. • A 19-year-old male from Neptune was arrested and charged with possession of CDS […]

In front of a packed meeting room, the Neptune Township Committee last night approved a rent control ordinance by a 5-0 vote. Under the ordinance, rent increases are linked to the regional consumer price index. Rental properties throughout Neptune and Ocean Grove are subject to the ordinance. The ordinance establishes a five-member rent leveling board […]