The lawsuit seeking to count disqualified vote by mail [VBM] ballots from last year’s mayor and council election was dismissed Thursday afternoon by Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Dennis O’Brien, said Mayor John Moor, who represented himself in the case. “It’s done, it’s over,” Moor said in a telephone interview following the decision. “They started […]

The legislative budgetary cuts known as sequestration has the Asbury Park-based Interfaith Neighbors saying no to those in need of its Meal on Wheels program. “For the first time, we have a waiting list of over 120 people,” Interfaith Neighbors’ Nutrition Director Sandi Silber said. “We have 21 people over 90 years old on that […]

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 […]

A food truck court proposed by boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette north of the vacant Sunset Avenue pavilion has met with opposition from eight residents nearby who attended Monday night’s council meeting. The proposal would bring six food trucks to the open space area adjacent to the boardwalk and at the end of Sixth Avenue, between […]

The Asbury Park City Council is expected to vote on a resolution Wednesday that will set this summer’s beach schedule and rates. The city’s beaches run from its southern border with Ocean Grove to its northern border with Loch Arbor. The city’s surfing beach runs between the two northern jetties opposite Deal Lake Drive and […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to hold a workshop meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in council chambers at City Hall. A public participation session is scheduled to take place near the end of the meeting, prior to comments from city officials. Items on the agenda for the meeting include: • A presentation by […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, I’m Tim Harris Jr, local resident. I believe that we are in the midst of a once in our lifetime opportunity here in Asbury Park. For the first time in years, the city is taking the necessary steps to address the issues of abandoned properties and blight in our communities. I […]

The filing of a formal application to rehabilitate the Arthur Pryor Band Shell is still a few weeks away but the city’s Technical Review Committee [TRC] got its first glimpse of the project Wednesday night. Representatives of boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette came before the TRC to present conceptual plans. The bandshell is located above the […]

The city’s second St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Sunday kicks up a level with close to 50 groups and participants. This is a near 60 percent increase over last year’s inaugural event, Asbury Park Fire Marshall and Committee President Garrett Giberson. Despite today’s inclement weather, Sunday’s sunny forecast will rest comfortably in the 40s. “I […]

As work on the Sunset Avenue Bridge replacement project continues, two city initiatives have been launched. In a unanimous decision the City Council voted to ask Monmouth County to help repair the detour route roadways. Officials said added vehicular and newly routed commercial traffic along and around the Fourth Avenue corridor has taken its toll. […]