As of noon Monday, six candidates have filed to run for three full-term seats on the Asbury Park Board of Education. The election will be held Nov. 4. The candidates are incumbent Angela Ahbez Anderson of 405 First Ave., Arva M. Council of 1303 Summerfield Ave., Carol B. Jones of 1507 Bond St., incumbent Felicia Simmons of 1410 Summerfield […]

Asbury Park Mayor Myra Campbell’s attempt to fight a parking ticket issued while her car was parked on the sidewalk adjacent to the front of the Paramount Theatre has proved unsuccessful. Campbell [at right] was issued the ticket while  judging the Asbury Park Easter Pageant held in Convention Hall on April 20. The case was […]

The Asbury Park Chamber of Commerce has chosen their next foes in the city’s Fourth Annual Pedal Boat Race set for Tuesday, July 29. Representatives from the Chamber of Commerce will team up with Asbury Park city officials and administration to face off against Neptune Township Mayor Michael Brantley and Township Committee members. The race, […]

Lashawn Fitch, 23, Neptune was sentenced Friday to 40 years in a New Jersey state prison for his role in the 2008 murder of 24-year-old  Nathaniel Wiggins of Eatontown, according to a news release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Brothers Tahj J. Pines and Aron T. Pines, both of Neptune, and Kenneth M. Bacon-Vaughters, […]

Sand Blast Weekend’s debut in Atlantic City drew a smaller crowd than its previous years in Asbury Park, and the event may not return to the gambling resort next year, according to a published report. Founder Brad Hurtado said the gay- and lesbian-oriented beach party drew between 1,000 to 1,500 last weekend, the Press of […]

The 9th annual Asbury Park Family Day at the Beach takes place this Saturday, July 26, from noon to 5 p.m. at the Eighth Avenue beach. Organized by the local Jersey Shore Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation – a world-wide non-profit environmental organization that works to preserve and protect beaches as natural resources – the […]

Breathing new life into the long-vacant Salvation Army building is the next project master redeveloper iStar Residential hopes to undertake along the Asbury Park waterfront. Through adaptive re-use, iStar intends to revamp the decades-old structure into an 110-room boutique hotel with an outdoor swimming pool, bars and both indoor and outdoor event facilities — which will […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, This letter is in response to the July 18th Asbury Park Sun article, “IStar removes surfboards at Bradley Cove site,” [July 18] which includes the text of a full written statement from waterfront redeveloper iStar Financial in regard their removal of a surfboard that signified a commitment to development at the […]

From July 16  through 23, the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: JULY 16 • A 54-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct in the 1200 block of Springwood Avenue. • A 30-year-old female from Neptune Township was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance [CDS; cocaine] […]

New Jersey state Senator Jennifer Beck Tuesday toured three train stations in the Eleventh District with NJ Transit Executive Director, Veronique “Ronnie” Hakim, and members of her staff. Hakim [shown above, at far right] expressed interest in visiting the district and seeing its train stations when the two shared previous correspondence in the spring, according to […]