A Monmouth County grand jury has indicted an Asbury Park man on charges of attempted murder, accusing him of shooting another Asbury Park resident in a July 10  incident. The indictment, handed up Tuesday, accuses 24-year-old James Scott, of 200 Deal Lake Drive, of first-degree attempted murder, second-degree charges of unlawful possession of a firearm, possession […]

The Asbury Park City Council at a special meeting held Wednesday voted to hire an interim city manager. Effective Nov. 1, Anthony Nuccio, the city’s director of community relations and social services, will serve as the “acting” city manager until Jan. 1, 2014, unless the city council appoints someone to the position permanently before the […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun, People have been asking my opinion regarding the ballot question to change our form of government. I realize that the charter study commission has worked long and hard and I deeply appreciate all of their efforts. Although I do not agree with some of their findings, I applaud and thank […]

A curfew is currently in effect for individuals under the age of 18 throughout Ocean Township until Saturday, according to a news release from the township’s police department. During the hours of 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. through Nov. 1, no one under the age of 18 is permitted on the streets unless accompanied by […]

A city resident involved in a domestic dispute Sunday was brought up on weapons charges after he was found to have an assault rifle in his possession, according to a criminal complaint signed by the Asbury Park Police Department. Police responded to a domestic disturbance call in the 1300 block of Springwood Avenue Sunday, where […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun, The Deal Lake Commission [DLC] would like thank the 200 plus folks who attended our Oct. 26 cleanup.  The Deal Lake cleanup was the biggest and best in recent memory. We removed tons of debris not just from the main lake but from Sunset Lake and Fireman’s Pond, which are […]

The night Hurricane Sandy made landfall in New Jersey, all of Asbury Park—and most of New Jersey—was left in darkness without electricity for several days. On the boardwalk outside of Langosta Lounge Tuesday night a crowd of about 200 survivors came together to shine flashlights into the air at 6:30 p.m. to mark the year anniversary […]

From Oct. 23 to 29 the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: OCT 23 • A 36-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with burglary to a structure and theft of property in the 300 block of Deal Lake Drive. • A 30-year-old female from Asbury Park was arrested and charged […]

The “Meet the Candidates” series continues to spotlight individual residents who seek a seat on the Asbury Park Board of Education. There are three three-year terms and two one-year terms up for contest on the Nov. 5 ballot, making a majority of the seats on the nine member board available. A total of nine candidates are […]

A 27-year-old Neptune man was arrested Monday and charged in connection with four burglaries in the Wanamassa section of Ocean Township, according to a news release from Ocean Township Police. Just before 3 p.m. police received a call from woman reporting her teenage son heard a knock at the front door of their Sunset Avenue […]