Public testimony at a previous planning board meeting has prompted owners of Taka restaurant to rethink the facade renovations at their new Cookman Avenue location. Rather than the cultured stone facade planning board members granted preliminary approvals on [shown below], owners will attempt to restore the existing brick facade currently hidden by a stucco finish […]

Members of Asbury Park’s North Jersey Coast Line Coalition have requested a meeting with New Jersey Transit Executive Director Veronique Hakim to push for year-round direct train service between New York and Asbury Park. Members of the coalition’s executive board introduced themselves at a NJ Transit public board meeting Wednesday. The group seeks to bring […]

An Asbury Park man and a Neptune man have been accused of attempting to murder a 28-year-old Neptune resident, according to an indictment handed up by a Monmouth County Grand Jury Tuesday. Malik Briggs, 26, Asbury Park and Tyrice Berry, 21, Neptune were brought up on two counts each of first degree attempted murder, second […]

The Allenhurst Police Department, in conjunction with the American Red Cross, is holding a blood drive on Monday, June 23, from 1 to 6 p.m., according to a news release from the department. The blood drive will be held on the second floor of Allenhurst Borough Hall, located 125 Corlies Ave. Those who wish to donate […]

The first Super Safe Summer event in Asbury Park event is scheduled for Saturday, June 14 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the future site of the Springwood Avenue Park, between Union and Atkins avenues. The event will highlight all the summer programs available to the city’s youth. The event is free and open to the public. […]

A vacant building adjacent to the Lakehouse has been approved for renovations. The Asbury Park planning board unanimously approved an application for renovations to the Lake Avenue façade of 644 Cookman Ave. at their Monday meeting. The plan proposes a new brick facade with a corrugated aluminum awning and windows lining the ground floors providing an […]

A petition that seeks direct train service between Bay Head and New York Penn Station has been created on online petition site change.org. The petition pressures Veronique Hakim, executive director of NJ Transit, for a “one seat ride” service that would eliminate train transfers in Newark and Long Branch station, significantly reducing the time and […]

From June 4 through 10, the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: JUNE 4 • A 27-year-old male from Wall Township was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct in the 1000 block of Bangs Avenue. JUNE 5 • A 24-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with simple assault and criminal mischief […]

After hearing the testimony from four different applicants, leaving just 45 minutes remaining in the meeting, members of the Asbury Park planning board voted to postpone K. Hovnanian’s application to build 28 townhomes in the western waterfront to a special meeting to be held June 19. The board also granted permission by a 6-2 vote […]

Below is the Allenhurst police blotter from May 27 through June 9. The information is published unedited from the Allenhurst Police Department: MAY 27 While working a seat belt checkpoint, police stopped a 33-year old Sea Bright woman, after she nearly struck officers, standing in the roadway. She was believed to be under the influence of narcotics […]