[Update: The time of the tree lighting and details of photo opportunities with Santa Claus have changed since this article was first published. This version reflects those changes.] Get ready to kick off the holiday season in Convention Hall on Saturday, Nov. 30. Boardwalk representatives have announced festivities for the annual tree lighting will begin at […]

A 19-year-old Asbury Park man was charged in connection with a strong arm robbery incident and attempted carjacking in Ocean Township, according to a press release from the Ocean Township Police Department. Ocean Police allege 19-year-old Shaheed J. Briggs tried to force his way into a woman’s car after an attempted robbery at the Kohl’s […]

Members of the Asbury Park City Council are expected to address the issue of holiday parking rates at their next meeting on Nov. 26. Options are free parking, or free parking for three hours, in the downtown and waterfront. Reduced rates are also an option. One council member says that visitors will be given some […]

Local restaurateur Marilyn Schlossbach was one of four New Jersey women recognized Thursday for her career during the grand opening celebration of the Tommy Hilfiger store at Garden State Plaza in Paramus, according to a release from the Tommy Hilfiger Group. “The event recognized upstanding women in New Jersey from four totally different fields, and […]

Waterfront redeveloper iStar Residential has signed an agreement with K. Hovnanian Homes to build townhouses on the western edge of the Asbury Park waterfront redevelopment zone on Grand Avenue. The project will be located at the intersection of Grand and Monroe avenues, according to a news release issued by iStar this morning. K. Hovnanian Homes […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun, The recent attempt by State Monitor Carole Morris to reverse the decision of the school board in appointing Mr. Gregory Allen to the position of superintendent is another example of the state controlling  urban districts. Let’s put some cards on the table. Ms. Morris was interested in being the interim […]

Results from state-mandated testing for the 2012-2013 school year were presented to the Board of Education on Wednesday, and the results show children in the Asbury Park School District are performing below average across the board. William J. Shannon, director of special services for the district, presented the scores, which he says are of “concern” since […]

A grandmother, mother and son who live in Asbury Park were charged with animal cruelty after a 7-month-old pit bull was dropped off at the Shrewsbury Animal Hospital Wednesday evening with signs of burns and other injuries, according to Victor “Buddy” Amato, chief of police for the Monmouth County SPCA. A family member took the dog, called […]

Owners of Taka Restaurant on Mattison Avenue have signed a 5-year lease on the old Synaxis space on Cookman Avenue and have tentative plans to move the restaurant into the new space next year, according to Taka co-owner William Kessler. In May, when Kessler and his business partners,  Taka Hirai and David Martocci, applied to transfer the […]

The city’s auditor has been contracted to conduct an audit of the Asbury Park Enterprise Zone Development Corporation, otherwise known as the UEZ. Members of the Asbury Park City Council voted to authorize David Kaplan’s firm DAK CPA to conduct an audit of the UEZ program from June 30, 2008 up to the present. Kaplan’s […]