A city ordinance that allows property owners to apply for tax abatements for improvements to existing structures and new construction passed is first reading. At its meeting last week, the City Council voted 3-2 to extend the abatement, which was originally adopted over 10 years ago and renewed in 2008. Mayor Myra Campbell and Council members John […]

An Asbury Park man was arrested Saturday after a security worker allegedly saw him break into a gated area and a storage shed in the North Fisherman’s Lot on Ocean Avenue. Dirck B. Regin of Third Avenue was spotted by security personnel monitoring the location as he entered a fenced-in lot and then broke the […]

Free parking in any of Asbury Park’s metered spots has been extended through February. Councilman John Loffredo announced plans for the extension during last week’s city council meeting. Loffredo is the chairman of the city’s parking committee. At the committee’s monthly meeting, business owners said the Wednesday free parking initiative was helpful to them, according […]

From Jan. 7 to 14 the Asbury Park police department made the following arrests: JAN 7 • A 47-year-old female from Neptune was arrested and charged with shoplifting in the 1000 block of Memorial Drive. JAN 8 • A 21-year-old female from Neptune City was arrested and charged with hindering apprehension at the intersection of […]

For the next four Saturdays, twelve students from Asbury Park Middle School will learn about the life and inspirations of two contemporary fine artists during a four-week class series at the Collective Art Tank, according to release from their public relations firm, M Studio. Led by professional artists John Viggiano and Marta Kepka, the class […]

The Asbury Park Community Action Network [AP CAN], a grassroots initiative that seeks to address issues of violence in the city, has announced plans to collaborate with city parents through the creation of classes that address issues many parents struggle with while raising children. The family services committee announced the start of AP CAN Parent University […]

New Jersey Repertory Company is offering an opportunity for six high school students to participate in a nine week playwright program, according to a news release from the organization. It’s been more than a year since Hurricane Sandy tore through New Jersey’s shoreline, ripping apart communities and displacing thousands of families. The effects of Sandy […]

The Asbury Park Historical Society will hold their annual reorganization meeting Thursday, Jan. 16 at the city’s public library beginning at 7 p.m. Restoring the historic Stephen Crane House, a five-year plan of objectives, and increasing membership for 2014 will be some of the subjects discussed, according to a news release from the organization. Charlie and Pam […]

A $400,000 sewer connection fee has caused construction to cease at the Asbury Park Festhalle and Beergarden site. Jennifer Lampert, a resident of Deal Lake Drive and partner in the two-story restaurant and beer garden slated for the corner of Lake Avenue and Press Plaza, brought her concerns about the future of the project in […]

A contractor has been selected to begin work repairing the remaining 600 feet of the South boardwalk but questions over whether the job will be fully reimbursed by FEMA and how much the work will affect several boardwalk businesses still remain. Reicon Group, LLC, a subsidiary of Reinauer Transportation Companies, LLC, was awarded the contract at […]