The FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties is in urgent need of donations, and for those that live in Asbury Park a drop-off location is close by. Eyes of the World, located in the Shoppes at the Arcade at 658 Cookman Avenue, is accepting non-perishable food items and monetary donations for the local food bank, […]

Several community stakeholders will meet at Asbury Park’s St. Stephen AME Zion Church Saturday to engage in a discussion of long- and short-term solutions to mitigate the issue of violence on the city’s Westside. George Corbin and St. Stephen’s Pastor Derinzer Johnson have organized the “Summit to End the Violence in Asbury Park.” The summit […]

Cibo e Vino restaurant, Italian for “food and wine,” has opened its doors on Mattison Avenue. The 85-seat restaurant offers moderately priced traditional Italian fare served “cicchetti,” or small-plate style—which is the Italian equivalent of a Spanish tapas house, according to restaurant co-owner Karen DeGiglio. Everything on the menu is made to order and patrons are […]

At a special meeting held Monday, members of the Asbury Park Board of Education passed a resolution to have a draft employment contract sent to the executive county superintendent for district superintendent candidate Gregory Allen, according to a spokesperson for the district. Allen’s appointment is still under review by the state. The motion passed 6-2, […]

Asbury Park Police Chief Mark Kinmon [shown at right] withdrew his retirement papers Wednesday and will be back on the job starting Monday. “I’m staying on as police chief,” he told the Sun. “I’m going to stay in my position and continue to do all thing things we have been doing.” Kinmon, 45, has been […]

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. Agendas for the executive and […]

Asbury Park residents who may be confused about the city’s recent tax assessment card mailing and new evaluation process are being encouraged to attend the workshop session of tonight’s City Council meeting. Eric Aguilar, the city’s tax assessor [shown above], will give a presentation during the workshop session that outlines the city’s recent tax assessment […]

The Asbury Park school board election returns are in. According to the unofficial results from the Monmouth County Clerk, newcomers Connie Breech and Corey Lowell will join the board in January while three incumbents will retain their seats. Incumbent Nicolle D. Harris was re-elected to a full three-year term. Current board members Kenneth Saunders, Jr. and Felicia Simmons […]

The four year term of Asbury Park’s new City Council will be cut short after voters approved a change of government referendum on Tuesday. An election will take place next year in November to select a new governing body. The current five-member council [above] was sworn in on July 1. According to unofficial returns from the Monmouth […]

Ocean Avenue from Fourth to Sixth avenues has been blocked off as members of the national media get set to cover Governor Chris Christie’s election night speech at Asbury Park’s Convention Hall. News vans line the parking spaces along the south end of the hall. Local, county and state police vehicles occupy the spaces north […]