Asbury Park police responded to a several calls of shots fired on the 1500 block of Sewall Avenue Thursday evening, Asbury Park Police Chief Mark Kinmon has confirmed. The calls came in around 7:00 p.m., he said. Officers have located evidence of a shooting but have not found any victims, he said. As of 8:15 […]

Asbury Park resident Jermaine Huntley, 28, was shot outside of a home on the 1200 block of Washington Avenue Thursday morning. Asbury Park Police received a call at 9:55 a.m. reporting someone had been shot in the area. After he was shot, Huntley was taken to Jersey Shore Medical Center by an independent party where […]

Two Ocean Township Police officers helped a 28-year-old woman deliver her baby in the parking lot of a 7-Eleven convenience store in the township, according to a new release from Ocean Township Police. Ocean Police received a call at 5:49 p.m. Wednesday alerting them to a woman in a vehicle who was in labor in […]

An empty Lake Avenue parcel in the downtown business district is slated for a six-unit condominium development under an application filed with the Planning Board. The site, which already has a curb cut, is believed to have been vacant since the 1960s, according to project developer Trip Brooks. The Planning Board is scheduled to hear […]

William Wells, a senior at Asbury Park High School, was named Class B Central Player of the Week by Shore Sports Network for week ending April 5, according to an announcement from district spokesperson Chanta L. Jackson. As pitcher for the Blue Bishops Baseball team, Wells [shown at right] allowed only one hit in seven […]

Waterfront redeveloper iStar Financial is again offering amenities to encourage Asbury Park beachgoers to turn their day at the beach into a night on the town. Seasonal rates for iStar’s 2014 beach packages were announced this week via an email sent from Asbury Park Waterfront, the company’s marketing initiative, and they have been reduced considerably in […]

Another one of Asbury Park’s long-standing events is headed to more southern Jersey shores. The organizer of Sandblast Weekend,  a collection of parties and events held in Asbury Park geared toward the LGBT community,  has announced the festival’s move to Atlantic City this year, according to Tom Gilmour, the city’s director of economic development. “Brad Hurtado, […]

A local advertising agency that was forced to vacate a first floor Cookman Avenue office space due to the city’s zoning laws has announced their return to a new space on the block. Marshall Twinam, creative director, and Ian Jackson, managing partner, of Marshall Jackson & Partners advertising agency[MJP], have teamed up with Clark, NJ-based […]

At this year’s local TEDx event, five of the presenters scheduled to give “the talk of their lives” have connections to Asbury Park. One is an 11-year-old lifelong resident who volunteers at Asbury’s community bike shop, Second Life Bikes, three have taken on a project to bring the historical aspects of Asbury Park back to […]

From April 2 to 6 the Asbury Park police department made the following arrests: APRIL 2 • A 52-year-old male from Matawan was arrested and charged with defiant trespassing in the 700 block of Grand Avenue. • A 22-year-old female from Eatontown was arrested and charged with simple assault in the 500 block of Fifth […]