Toast, Asbury Park’s downtown breakfast spot [shown above], will host their first charity 5k run/walk Saturday. The event ends with a pancake after party in Kennedy Park. Restaurant owner Amy Russo hoped to have at least 100 runners sign up to run this first year. By the close of registration Friday morning, 140 runners preregistered for […]

Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., city residents can drop off items at the recycling center that aren’t the norm for daily collections. The Asbury Park Department of Public Works is hosting a “City-wide Clean Up Day.” Rimless tires, empty paint cans, clothing and book will be collected along with the regular items collected […]

The terms and conditions of the redevelopers’ agreement have been drafted for a major development project slated for Springwood Avenue between Atkins Avenue and Memorial Drive, and should be finalized by year’s end. City officials met with members of the two organizations selected to redevelop the area earlier this week. The agreement includes stipulations for the phasing […]

Remnants of an old gas station on the southwest corner of Main Street and Fourth Avenue [shown above] will be demolished and replaced by an almost 10,000 square foot retail center under a proposal by developer Pat Fasano. Fasano, owner of Fasano Properties, thinks it is is the first time Main Street will see a […]

The Board of Commissioners approved a tentative agreement Wednesday night with a family owning a 4.8 acre beachfront tract to avoid eminent domain proceedings on the land. Under the agreement, Loch Arbour would receive 1.1 acres of beach as a gift from Jack and Joyce Kassin, who own the property. That land would expand the […]

The Business Development Center [BDC] will host a series workshops aimed to get business owners better grounded in the ever-expanding world of internet technology beginning this month at the Kula Café. The BDC is headquartered in the Springwood Center and is owned by Interfaith Neighbors. The center provides training to the area’s prospective entrepreneurs in the form […]

From Oct 3 to 7 the Asbury Park police department made the following arrests: OCT 3 • A 32-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with possession of controlled dangerous substances [CDS] in the 700 block of Fifth Avenue. • A 20-year-old female from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with making terroristic […]

Allenhurst Police have one citizen on their Domestic Violence Response Team [DVRT], and they are looking to recruit more. Members of the team work as “volunteer advocates” who are specifically trained to provide emotional support and referrals to victims of domestic violence at police headquarters, according to Allenhurst Police Capt. Michael Schneider. Allenhurst Police currently […]

An Asbury Park resident faces up to $20,000 in fines that stem from charges brought by the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals [SPCA]. Carmen Burke, 63, of Monroe Avenue, was charged on Oct. 6 with 16 counts of animal cruelty, failing to provide sustenance, failing to provide proper water and […]

Four city residents have announced their plan to run as ticket in the November 5 Asbury Park Board of Education election. Connie Sue Breech, Corey Lowell, Calvin Anderson and Carol Jones make up “Team Vitamin C,”since all of the candidates have first names that begin with the letter C. The four announced their slate through a […]