A new Halloween extravaganza hosted by The Asbury Park Mermaid will take place Saturday morning. Parents and children of all ages are invited to take part in a pre-trick-or-treating ‘Halloween Funraiser.’ The free event will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Grand Arcade inside the historic Convention Hall along the Asbury […]

Despite a community call of support for Director of Commerce Tom Gilmour, the Asbury Park City Council Wednesday night voted to move ahead with the elimination of his department. The governing body has said the move to repeal the Department of Commerce is meant to streamline efficiencies within City Hall. “One area of focus coming […]

The City Council appointed Michael Capabianco as the next City Manager at its Wednesday night council meeting. His term starts on November 9 and lasts until December 31, 2018. Capabianco, who is currently administrator in Little Ferry in Bergen County, will be paid $125,000 per year. His employment agreement with Asbury Park calls for salary […]

A 48-year-old Wall woman was remanded to Monmouth County Jail on drug and outstanding warrant charges following a motor vehicle stop along Route 66 Tuesday, Ocean Township Police Department spokesman Det. Lt. Kevin Faller said. Vicki Blanche was charged with possession of heroin, possession of a prescription drug [without a prescription], operating a motor vehicle […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 4:30 p.m., followed by a public workshop session at 6:30 p.m. and the regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on […]

The Asbury Park City Council will introduce an ordinance that eliminates the Department of Commerce during its Wednesday night meeting. The Department was headed by Tom Gilmour, a 14-year employee whose tenure with the city is slated to end Friday. But Gilmour’s attorney Luanne Peterpaul of Gluck Walwrath, Red Bank, maintains the municipality did not follow […]

Asbury Ale House Sports Bar and Grille — an 8,100 square foot sports bar with 40 televisions featuring every major sports channel — opened on Monday in its high-profile location in the Steinbach building on Cookman Avenue. This is the second try in the space for the Gullace family, which also owns the Shore House […]

A military appreciation program initiated by Monmouth County Clerk Christine Hanlon launched Tuesday morning at Taka on Cookman Avenue, one of its first participating business in Asbury Park. The ‘Honoring our Heroes’ program connect Veterans to their communities, Hanlon said. “[The program] does that by engaging businesses in a visible way,” she said. Retailers, restauranteurs […]

After two years of urging the state’s Department of Transportation [DOT] not to implement a Main Street slimming measure, city officials announced Monday night that the proposed road diet is off. The traffic-calming measure is said to reduce congestion and make roadways safer for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists. In the case of the state-owned Main […]

Alison Nelson’s Chocolate Bar, the award-winning candy store for adults, is coming to Asbury Park.  “I am drawn to Asbury, which I believe will be the next great American town,” Nelson said. “The dynamic mix of diversity, concrete culture, surf, music, architecture, and food speaks to me. It’s what we aim to create at Chocolate […]