The owner and operator of Little Tots II daycare center and pre-school at 603 Mattison Avenue was arrested today and faces charges of fraud in providing services to city pre-schoolers, according to a news release from Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Sylvia B. Brodrick, 59, of Shadow Lawn Drive in the Oakhurst section of […]

Lakehouse owner Jon Leidersdorff is seeking a tax abatement to help with the expansion of his Lake Avenue music academy and recording studio. Earlier this month, the city’s Planning Board approved an amendment to allow expansion of Leidersdorff’s operation into the neighboring three-story building that has remained vacant for years. The plan now awaits the City […]

When the snow melts and harvest ripen, Asbury Fresh will offer those locally grown fruits and vegetables as well as an array of artisinal products. But this year, the farmer’s market organizers, Bret Morgan and Michelle Zarella, are looking to expand in more ways than one. This season will open with a box-share program that […]

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 Donald […]

Boardwalk patrons and beachgoers can expect changes to the scenery this summer if boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette is granted municipal approval for the stalled First Avenue Pavilion Art Wall project. The art wall facing Ocean Avenue will be located on a wall of the pavilion that houses Stella Marina, Cubacan, Blu Nami, Watermark, and Just Another […]

If your preteen has an artistic side in need of honing The Collective Art Tank may have just the answer. Starting Monday, the Bangs Avenue studio will offer “Oil Painting – 7+,” a 5-session course designed for children 7- to 12-years old. Led by artist Heather Brown Caldazo, the art lessons will introduce children to […]

Testimony in the Asbury Park election lawsuit before Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Dennis O’Brien begins Monday. The lawsuit, filed by unsuccessful A-Team candidate Remond Palmer and Arva M. Council [shown above], seeks to have 343 vote-by-mail [VBM] ballots that were disqualified by the Monmouth County Board of Elections counted into the record. Palmer ran […]

Two Asbury Park teens soliciting snow shoveling services are facing theft and weapons charges after they opted to open a package on the porch of a Wanamassa home Tuesday, said Det. Lt. Kevin L. Faller of the Ocean Township Police Department. Officers responded near 12:54 p.m. Tuesday to the 1400 block of Laurel Avenue in […]

The Asbury Park Beer Festival may kick off noon Saturday at Convention Hall but those planning on attending the Saturday events are out of luck. According to the organizer’s Facebook page tickets to the two Saturday sessions are now sold out. Availability is still open for the noon to 4 p.m. Sunday session at the […]

From February 4 to 16 Allenhurst Police Department conducted the following:  FEB 4 A 25-year-old Glen Gardiner woman was charged with driving while having a suspended license and issued a summonses for obstructed license plate following a motor vehicle stop for an equipment violation by Patrolman Wray Burritt.  A 28-year-old Sea Girt woman was charged […]