The Asbury Park Housing Authority has received approval to demolish the Boston Way apartments [shown above]. Approval came from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Special Application Center, according to a statement released by Tyrone Garrett, interim executive director of the Asbury Park Housing Authority. “Within thirty seconds of receiving the demolition approval,” […]

The Asbury Park Historical Society will hold a ceremony Sunday to commemorate the 79th anniversary of the S.S. Morro Castle disaster. The ceremony will take place at 1 p.m. in front of the Morro Castle monument just south of the entrance to the Paramount Theater, according to a press release from the Asbury Park Historical […]

The City of Asbury Park website [cityofasburypark.com] is due for a major upgrade in the coming months. To gain input from the community, members of the Asbury Park city council will host a forum Thursday, Sept. 5 at 7:00 p.m. in council chambers to discuss what residents and community would like to see on the […]

The Asbury Park unit of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Monmouth County [BGCM] will provide free school supplies and uniforms Friday to club members who register at a discounted rate at the club’s “Back to School” event. The cost of registration is $10 for members ages 13 to 18 and $20 for members ages […]

The city council is scheduled to meet tonight in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 5 p.m., followed by a workshop session at 6 p.m. and a regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on the agenda for […]

From Aug 28 to Sept 3 the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: AUG 28 • A 29-year-old male from Neptune was arrested and charged with assault by automobile and hit and run in the 1100 block of Monroe Avenue. • A 26-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with possession […]

Due to a lack of funds and a recent change of municipal leadership, the 11th annual Asbury Park Mayor’s Ball has been postponed. “There were no funds in the Mayor’s Ball account for this year from the previous year,” said Mayor Myra Campbell [shown at right, at swearing-in ceremony]. As well, the change of leadership […]

This summer, Asbury Park residents Trisha Smith, 16, and Troy Herbert, 23, [pictured above] gained work experience that will last them a lifetime. The two were hired by the Asbury Park Waterfront [AP Waterfront] campaign, which created 48 new positions this summer through waterfront redeveloper iStar Residential’s “Summer Experience” initiative. Of the 48 new hires, […]

Deal Lake has been stocked with a variety of over 14,500 fish within the last two months to make up for a decrease caused by hurricane Sandy. Due to the storm’s effects on the lake, The Deal Lake Commission requested additional stocking from the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife, according to Don Brockel, […]