Ridge Avenue resident Daniel H.Moore, 46, was charged with two counts of animal cruelty Tuesday after police said he did not provide necessary care for his two Italian mastiffs. Moore failed to supply the mastiffs, one male and one female, with sufficient water when outside temperatures reached 90 degrees, said Victor “Buddy” Amato,  chief of police […]

The Asbury Park City Council made some changes to the city’s planning board at their July 2 meeting. The terms of City Councilman John Moor, who serves as the council’s representative to the board, and board members Seresa Grillo and Robert Feinstein were up. The council voted to reappoint Moor and Grillo. But in a […]

The Asbury Park City Council Wednesday unanimously approved the dates for the 2015 Skate and Surf Festival. Surf and Skate will be held May 16 and 17 in Bradley Park, the same location it was held this May just west of Convention Hall. The festival is a multi-day, youth culture event that combines music, competitive […]

A twenty five year old Farmingdale man was arrested and charged on Wednesday with first degree Murder in connection with a daylight shooting on Washington Avenue in April, according to a news release from Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Chrisopher J. Gramiccioni. Jacquil Jones is also charged with second degree Possession of a Weapon for an […]

Asbury Park-based creative branding and communications agency M studio has announced the addition of ColArt Americas to its growing list of national clientele. ColArt Americas Inc. is the largest art materials manufacturer in the world. Selected for its panoptic approach and strong affiliation with the arts, M studio will oversee all marketing initiatives, including branding, graphic design, web […]

Asbury Park Mayor Myra Campbell and Councilman John Moor stood in solidarity with U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez and Congressman Frank Pallone on the Asbury Park boardwalk Wednesday as the two denounced offshore oil and gas drilling and seismic testing along the Atlantic coastline. Pallone and Menendez stressed the environmental and economic consequences of an oil […]

Another mini lending library has popped up in Asbury Park, this time at the corner of Cookman and Grand avenues. A Little Free Library is a box full of books where anyone can stop and select a book to take and read or drop off books to share. The idea behind the movement is to […]

From June 17  through 30, the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: JUNE 17 • A 24-year-old male from Neptune was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance [CDS], [cocaine], and possession of drug paraphernalia in the JUNE 18 • A 19-year-old male from Heightstown was arrested and charged with possession of […]

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 […]