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Letter: Asbury Park residents urged to register, vote

'You should be concerned about the future of our town'

By Asbury Park Sun
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Editor, Asbury Park Sun, October 14 is the last day to register to vote. Your mail application must be postmarked by that day. Voter registration forms are available at City Hall, One Municipal Plaza. You can also enter your information electronically, print and mail an application at this link.  You should be concerned about the future […]

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Oct 07, 2014
Election 2014

A-Team slate to host ‘meet the candidates’ event

Separate campaign kickoff party also scheduled

By Jill Bartlett
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Asbury Park City Council candidates from the A-Team — Zero Tolerance ticket will host a “meet the candidates” event at the West Side Community Center on Thursday, Oct. 9, from 7 to 10 p.m., according to the group’s Facebook page. Members of the Asbury Park community are invited to come out and meet the A-Team […]

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Oct 07, 2014
Asbury Park

Wesley Lake cleanup takes place Sunday

Efforts will focus on removal of as much floating garbage as possible

By Asbury Park Sun
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[UPDATE: The cleanup, originally scheduled to take place Saturday, has been moved to Sunday, according to the event Facebook page. From the page: “We have decided to postpone until tomorrow. While we wanted to rally and clean regardless of the rain, so many people have been sick lately. We would hate for you to get […]

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Oct 07, 2014
Asbury Park

20,000 attend 2014 Zombie Walk

Over $3,000 collected so far for Camp Jinka

By Jill Bartlett
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A few dozen zombies lumbered down the boardwalk in the rain Saturday morning, but the time the sky cleared and the sun came out the few were joined by their “undead” counterparts. Deputy Police Chief Anthony Salerno puts crowd estimates at 20,000 spectators and participants —  the same number of people that attended last year’s […]

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Oct 06, 2014
Asbury Park

Asbury Park Boys & Girls Club continues to see improvements

'It’s a place that both staff and kids are going to be able to take pride in'

By Jill Bartlett
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Asbury Park Boys & Girls Club kids walked through a new set of doors into a fully renovated club space for the first time today. Through a partnership with Lowe’s home improvement store’s Local Heroes program, improvements to the first floor of the building were completed Sunday, according to Douglas Eagles, the club’s executive director. “It’s […]

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Oct 06, 2014
Asbury Park

Renovations start in mostly vacant downtown building

All six condominiums in 'The Mattison' will have rooftop access

By Jill Bartlett
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Another six condominium units are currently under construction in downtown Asbury Park. Local Asbury Park developers Patrick Fasano and Patrick Schiavino closed purchase on the building located at 700 Mattison Avenue, at the corner of Mattison and Bangs avenues, and renovations are underway on six one- and two-bedroom units, he said. “The Mattison,” a four-story building […]

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Oct 06, 2014
Asbury Park

Craft distillery proposed for site adjacent to biergarten

Asbury Park Distilling would manufacture gin and whiskey

By Jill Bartlett
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Downtown Asbury Park could be the home of the state’s first gin and whiskey distillery since prohibition. Asbury Park Distilling, LLC. submitted plans Friday to open a 4,000 square foot craft distillery at 527 Lake Ave., on the corner of Lake Avenue and Press Plaza. The distillery would be located within the same building as the […]

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Oct 06, 2014
Asbury Park

Police issued ‘Unplugged and Alive’ ticket books

Countywide initiative targets drivers who talk and text

By Asbury Park Sun
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Asbury Park police, along with law enforcement officers across Monmouth County, are armed with an additional ticket book for the month of October in an effort to keep residents “Unplugged and Alive,” a campaign to raise awareness to the dangers of cell phone use while driving. Drivers pulled over by police for texting or talking while driving could be […]

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Oct 03, 2014
Asbury Park

Undead will rise and walk, rain or shine

Blood red fireworks display, bonfire still weather permitting

By Jill Bartlett
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UPDATE: The start of the NJ Zombie Walk has been changed to 5 p.m., due to rain Saturday morning. This article has been updated to reflect the new start time. The 2014 New Jersey Zombie is scheduled to take place in Asbury Park Saturday at 5 p.m. and thousands of zombies are expected to crawl […]

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Oct 03, 2014
Asbury Park

Citywide sidewalk sale takes place Sunday

More than 30 downtown and waterfront stores will participate

By Jill Bartlett
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With the holiday season just around the corner, this Sunday offers shoppers in Asbury Park the chance to beat the crowds and score unique gifts and artisan goods early on. More than 30 of the city’s downtown and oceanfront shops will bring their wares out onto the streets during the Asbury Park Citywide Sidewalk Sale, […]

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