A new market in Asbury Park now provides access to various household items and fresh local produce, priced moderately and located conveniently within walking distance of the downtown area. Sunday saw the grand opening of DJ’s Market, the third venture of co-owners DJ Presto and Ron Wendolowski.  The two also co-own and operate DJ’s Delights, a […]

A Monmouth County Superior Court Judge increased the bail provisions Monday for a 21-year-old city man arrested for the shooting death of 20-year-old Tyrell Howard due to his status as being on parole, according to county officials. Judge Honora O’Brien Kilgallen increased Bryan Burford’s [shown at right] bail provisions from $1 million with no 10 […]

The Asbury Park Board of Education is down a member. Joseph Raines, Jr. [shown at right] submitted a letter of resignation to Board President Angela Ahbez-Anderson and Board Secretary Geoffrey Hastings effective Sept. 26., citing “personal health reasons,” for his departure, according to Chanta L. Jackson, communications coordinator for the district. The contents of Raines’ letter is as […]

Below is the Allenhurst police blotter from Sept. 21 through Oct. 4. The information is published unedited from the Allenhurst Police Department: SEPT. 22 After stopping an 18-year old Long Branch woman, she was subsequently arrested when she was found to have criminal warrants, out of Ocean Twp., Eatontown, and Long Branch. She was taken […]

Stating that Asbury Park is “at a precipice,” Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni wants the city council to act quickly to replace retiring Asbury Park Police Chief Mark Kinmon. Gramaccioni’s made the comments in an email obtained by the Sun. The email was sent on Thursday to all five council members. “No organization can […]

A twenty one year old city man has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the August shooting death of 20-year-old Tyrell Howard, according to a news release from Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. After his arrest on Sunday, Bryan Burford was charged with Murder, Possession of a Firearm for an […]

It’s official. The New Jersey Zombie Walk is back atop the Guinness World Records list for the “largest gathering of zombies.” A record 9,592 zombies invaded the Asbury Park beach Saturday, reclaiming their title from the 8,027 zombies that set the record last year at Minnesota’s Zombie Pub Crawl. The records management team for Guinness […]

Asbury Park Police responded to a call just after 3 a.m. Friday that reported multiple shots had been fired near the intersection of Monroe and Ridge avenues, according Charles Webster, public information officer for the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. There are no reports of injuries or suspects at this time and it is not known […]

Restaurateur Marilyn Schlossbach’s business ventures within Asbury Park’s Second Avenue Pavilion are finally all back in business. The re-opening of Pop’s Garage, an authentic Mexican restaurant with an American restaurant feel, completes the rebuilding efforts undertaken after the pavilion suffered a hard hit from Hurricane Sandy. Schlossbach and her partners now own and operate the majority […]

This month, the Asbury Park Fire Department [APDF] isn’t just fighting fires. In recognition of October’s status as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the APFD has joined the fight against breast cancer. For the entire month, members of the department will don pink T-shirts with the department logo on them. The shirts are available for purchase, and all […]