The Asbury Park Police Department and the New Jersey State Police are asking the public for help finding a local woman who went missing on Feb. 2. The 79-year-old Annie Cody was last seen on Asbury Avenue, officials said in a press release. She is described as a black female, with short black hair with […]

Two years after capturing the Miss New Jersey crown, Arkansas native Cara McCollum is still advocating for youth literacy. The Princeton University journalism student visited Barack Obama grade school on Bangs Avenue this morning to forward her Birthday Book Project. “Kids get a gift-wrapped book for their birthday because I truly believe books are a […]

Despite a few starts and stops on repairing the Arthur Pryor Bandshell, boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette is line to begin construction before year’s end. In charge of restoring and managing commercial properties that line the boardwalk area, the group gave a project update presenation during Tuesday night’s Council Workshop meeting. The plan to restore the […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will begin at 4:30 p.m., with a workshop session to follow at 6:30 p.m. The regular council meeting begins at 7 p.m. with public participation. The executive session will include: An update on the vacant […]

The Planning Board Monday night approved an amendment that advances Lakehouse Music Academy and Recording Studio owner Jon Leidersdorff’s plan to expand west into a neighboring three-story property. The amendment, similar to one obtained in 2011 for the current structure, is needed because Leidersdorff’s planned recording studios and classrooms uses are not a permitted use […]

Motorists venturing down to the Asbury Park waterfront this weekend were met with a slight shift in vehicular traffic along Kingsley Avenue. Instead of the normal through traffic they were stalled by an enclosed fenced in area that included large cylindrical storm drains, yellow bulldozers and cranes. The road closure, between First and Third avenues […]

The Starving Artist restaurant on Olin Street in Ocean Grove is collecting financial contributions and donations of household goods to help those displaced by a multi-alarm fire on Main Avenue Friday night that destroyed several businesses, a home and seven apartments. Starving Artist owner Arnold Teixeira said the restaurant has been coordinating efforts with the […]

Friday night’s multi-alarm blaze along Ocean Grove’s Main Avenue ravaged a number of apartments and business just two blocks from the oceanfront. As of late Friday night, officials had assessed damage to four shops and 7 apartments. The businesses included Village Kloset, Yvonne’s Café, Smuggler’s Cove, Fusion Jewelry and Barbaric Bean Coffee Roasters, Mayor Mary […]

At long last it has arrived — the Asbury Festhalle and Biergarten’s official grand opening will kick-off at noon Saturday. Although this past week’s soft opening allowed local residents to get a taste of what’s to come, the official kick-off features a ceremonial ribbon cutting, Masskrugstemmens contests throughout the day and music by local DJs, said Jennifer […]

Next week property owners in the northeast corner of Asbury Park will receive inspection notices. The notices are part of a new policy to conduct property inspections in different sections of the city once every five years as opposed to waiting for the more costly and less accurate city-wide revaluations, and their associated inspections, that […]