The Monmouth County DWI Task force is scheduled to conduct a DWI checkpoint to detect drivers under the influence of alcohol and or drugs Saturday July 19, according to Brielle Police Chief Michael W. Palmer. The checkpoint will be run from 11 p.m. Saturday through 3 a.m. Sunday on Ocean Avenue, near the intersection of Brighton Avenue. […]

An 18-year-old Neptune Township resident found with a stolen handgun from a North Carolina home in May has been charged with weapons offenses and receiving stolen property, according to a news release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Izais Normil, of Eighth Avenue, was found in possession of a loaded Baikal Makarov 9mm semi-automatic handgun. A […]

A Monmouth County grand jury returned a five-count indictment Wednesday charging a Freehold resident with shooting one man to death and injuring another in the same incident, according to a release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Jamar S. Walker, 31, faces charges of murder, attempted murder, unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon […]

The Asbury Park Planning Board Monday gave unanimously approval to back the city’s effort to preserve a tract of land on the northern beachfront set for development. Board members will supply the city’s with a letter in support of their effort to secure Green Acres funds. If secured, the funds will be used to purchase […]

Ocean Township police are searching for a township resident who was reported missing on July 3. Nicholas Johnson, 26, is 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 170 pounds. He has hazel eyes and brown hair. Johnson likes to walk along beachfront area and was last seen wearing black pants and a black wool coat, […]

Asbury Park resident Gil Caldwell and his colleague Marilyn Bennett have successfully raised all of the funds needed to back their 30-minute documentary film, “From Selma to Stonewall.” The film explores the similarities and differences between civil rights and LGBT movements in the United States. A total of 98 backers have donated $150 over the […]

From July 9  through 17, the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: JULY 9 A 21-year-old female from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with simple assault and criminal mischief in the first block of Avenue A. A 25-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with shoplifting in the 1000 block […]

The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has indicated they will support the city’s effort to secure Green Acres funds for the preservation of an area on the city’s northern beachfront. At the July 10 Freeholder meeting, Freeholder Director Lillian Burry stated she instructed both Ed Sampson, director of the County Planning Board, and James Truncer, director […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday 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. Items on the […]

Smash Mouth guitarist Sean Hurwitz will head to Asbury Park’s LakeHouse on July 25 and hand over two of his personal guitars to help aid young. local musicians. The guitars will benefit New Jersey non-profit The Project Matters’ new effort “Guitar Days,” which encourages musicians to donate new or lightly used guitars so they can […]