Between September 2 and 8, the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: SEPT 2 • A 35-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with harassment in the 1300 block of Third Avenue. SEPT 3 • A 51-year-old male from Neptune Township was arrested and charged with shoplifting at the intersection of Ocean and […]

Cowerks shared meeting space will host two business marketing-oriented workshops in September and October, according to a company news release. The workshops are: Grow Your Business Online: An Interactive Course on SEO (Search Engine Optimization), a four-week course, and Successful Email Marketing with MailChimp, a two-week course. Grow Your Business Online: An Interactive Course on Search Engine Optimization […]

At least one person was injured in a shooting incident that took place in the 1200 block of Washington Avenue in Asbury Park, according to Charles Webster, spokesman for the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. The incident took place before 9:30 p.m. Monday, Webster said. The victim suffered a non-life threatening injury, he said. No further […]

Asbury Park City Council candidates from the Asbury Together ticket will host a kickoff party at words! bookstore on Friday, Sept. 12 from 6 to 8 p.m., according to a campaign release. Members of the Asbury Park community are invited to meet the Asbury Together candidates [shown above, from left to right], John Moor, Amy Quinn, Jesse […]

Below is the Allenhurst police blotter from August 26 through September 5. The information is edited to meet Associated Press Stylebook standards but is published otherwise unedited from the Allenhurst Police Department: AUG 26 • Police responded to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Norwood and Corlies avenues. There were no reported injuries and neither vehicle […]

The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office has closed an investigation of voter fraud during the May 2013 Asbury Park City Council elections. No criminal charges have been filed in connection with the investigation, according to Charles Webster, spokesman for the prosecutor’s office. Investigators from the Prosecutor’s Office executed a search warrant in May 2013 at the […]

On Thursday, Sept. 18, New Jersey Natural Gas [NJNG] will host one of its annual Energy Assistance Days in Asbury Park, according to a news release from New Jersey Resources. The event will be held in the municipal complex at One Municipal Plaza from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Representatives from NJNG and state-designated agencies […]

City officials voted Wednesday to designate The Michaels Organization as one of the master redevelopers of the Springwood Avenue Redevelopment Area. The vote passed 4-1. Mayor Myra Campbell, Deputy Mayor Sue Henderson, Councilman John Loffredo and Councilwoman Amy Quinn voted yes. Councilman John Moor provided the dissenting vote. The Michaels Organization is a Marlton-based company that […]

Local restaurateur Marilyn Schlossbach is not eligible to run in the November municipal election in Asbury Park. City Clerk Steven Kay informed Schlossbach Thursday she failed to obtain the minimum amount of registered voters’ signatures for her name to be placed on the ballot, he told the Sun. Schlossbach submitted 104 petitions total, but 17 […]

A 22-year-old city man was arrested after he allegedly crashed a car into a utility pole in Wanamassa while driving under the influence and fled the scene shortly thereafter, according to police. On Thursday September 4, 2014 at approximately 12:07 a.m., Ocean Township police responded to a motor vehicle crash on Sunset Avenue at the […]