Asbury Park will fund the installation and repair of surveillance cameras on property owned by the housing authority, and city officials have plans to upgrade and add more cameras throughout the city. City officials along with members of the housing authority, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s office, the Monmouth County Department of Community Affairs and Senator […]

One of the dogs rescued by the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals [SPCA] after it was allegedly mistreated by owners in Asbury Park is on the mend and up for adoption. Boogie [pictured above], a 2 to 3 year old pit bull, weighed 30 pounds and had a bloody ear […]

After a public hearing that lasted over an hour, the city council on Wednesday voted to approve a proposal to allow eating and drinking on the second story of a building on Lake Avenue fronting Wesley Lake. Restaurateur Andy Ivanov, owner of Pilsener Haus in Hoboken and former owner of Radegast in Brooklyn, proposed the […]

A public hearing on a rent control ordinance that includes Ocean Grove is scheduled for Monday night’s Neptune Township Committee meeting. The committee may vote on the measure after the hearing. The ordinance limits rent increases to the regional consumer price index. Rental properties throughout Neptune are subject to the ordinance. The measure is similar […]

Beach fee revenue in the city is up $130,532 over last year as of Aug. 4, city manager Terence Reidy told the council at its meeting on Wednesday. “So the beach is still doing well,” Reidy said. Beach fee revenue for Asbury Park last year exceeded $1 million for the first time ever, beach utility […]

Waterfront redeveloper iStar Financial plans to build 225 new residential units on the block just west of the unfinished Esperanza high rise site, city attorney Frederick Raffeto told the city council at its Wednesday night meeting. The subject block is bound by Kingsley and Bergh streets between 3rd and 4th avenues. The site was suggested […]

The pedestrian decoy detail was on the job again last night in Allenhurst, with three motorists ticketed in 35 minutes for failing to stop for a pedestrian in a crosswalk, according to Captain Michael Schneider. The summons carries a fine of $200 and two motor vehicles points. The decoy detail was set up at the […]

An Asbury-based non-profit organization seeks to bridge a perceived disconnect between local student athletes’ athletic prowess and their failure to shift that talent past the high school level. The Sportz Farm Foundation‘s mission is to “produce professionals on and off the field,” said Diteko “Tiko” Hammary, the organization’s founder and director. Currently, Hammary and other […]

Broken traffic signals at one of the city’s busiest intersections will soon be repaired, with the work expected to begin by Aug.19. The lights at the three-way intersection of Kingsley Street and Cookman and Asbury avenues have been broken since Hurricane Sandy hit in October. Councilwoman Amy Quinn, who initiated the discussion about the signals […]

The city council voted last night to enter into a separation agreement with City Manager Terence Reidy [above]. The agreement “prescribes the terms and conditions under which Mr. Reidy will separate from his employment with the city effective October 31,” said City Attorney Frederick Raffetto. The vote to enter into the agreement was 3-1. Mayor […]