Vegan restaurant Goldie’s will shut its doors after service on Sunday. The eatery is one of the four restaurants in Asbury Park owned and operated by Smith Group. The high-end restaurant with exposed kitchen opened the in the summer of 2013 as New Jersey’s first vegan restaurant with a liquor license, as previously reported in the […]

Producers of an independent historical documentary feature centered around the city’s history and current revival will unveil the film’s trailer at a fundraiser Sunday. The film, “Asburied in Time,” begins its narrative journey at the time James A. Bradley founded the city, according to the film’s director and producer, Bridget Machete, a 24-year-old Rockland County, NY, […]

The second annual Asbury Park Fall Bazaar will be held Saturday, Sept. 27, in the Grand Arcade of Convention Hall from noon to 5 p.m. The event features 40 local artisans and local shops selling handmade paintings, photography, crafts, vintage, crafts, home goods, woodwork and more. This year, event organizers will join with Indian Summer, a celebration […]

Six new police officers will soon be hired in Asbury Park. Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. announced Wednesday the city’s police department will receive $750,000 to hire additional police through a Community Oriented Policing Services [COPS] grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice Office, according to a news release from Pallone’s office. A total of $1.37 […]

The Asbury Park Board School District has a new chief schools administrator. Carteret High School Principal Dr. Lamont Repollet [above, at center] was issued a five-year contract effective September 29, 2014 at $157,500 per year for the balance of the current school year and for a further term of four years. His salary for the […]

The Monmouth County Board of Elections will give a free public workshop on voting rules and regulations at the Asbury Park Veterans of Foreign Wars [VFW] Post 1333, 701 Lake Avenue, on Thursday, Sept. 25 at 6 p.m., according to a county news release. County Clerk Claire M. French will describe proper voting procedures, including […]

The Asbury Park City Council at their Sept. 17 meeting honored a group of local middle school girls for their participation in an organization that seeks to build their confidence and public speaking skills. The Eloquent Charismatic Orator is an after-school public speaking training program that culminates in an oratorical pageant that is designed to […]

Below is the Allenhurst police blotter from September 5 through 22. The information is edited to meet Associated Press Stylebook standards but is published otherwise unedited from the Allenhurst Police Department: SEPT 5 • After stopping a 51-year-old Asbury Park man for a motor vehicle violation, he was arrested when he was found to be […]

Sharp eyes and quick actions by Asbury Park Police officers are believed to have made the difference between life and death for a man who tried to commit suicide Friday. While on patrol in the 700 block of Second Avenue, Class II Special officers Clint Davis and Ryan Leahy spotted a Chevy Blazer backed into […]

[UPDATE: The time and location of the TRC meeting has been changed. It will take place at 5 p.m. in the second floor conference room of the municipal complex, located across from the city manager’s office at One Municipal Plaza.] The Asbury Park Technical Review Committee [TRC] is scheduled to meet Thursday in council chambers at […]