For Oscar buffs, next week’s an next week’s announcements of the 2016 Academy Awards nominees will start the clock on viewing as many of those films as they can. While short films have been always been a part of the independent theater’s showcases, this marks the first time all three genres – animated, live-action, and documentary […]

A traffic stop for defective license plate lights led to the drug possession arrest of a 37-year-old Sayerville man, Ocean Township Police Department spokesman Det. Lt. Timothy R. Torchia said. John “Johnny’ Collador is charged with possession of a prescription legend drug, possession of a controlled dangerous substance, operating a motor vehicle with drugs inside, […]

The city is readying once again for the annual Light of Day Winterfest. Included in an array of musical performances to support its mission to fight Parkinson’s disease will be Asbury Underground’s third annual participation. “As last year’s success proved, the relationship with the Underground and the downtown brings a whole new dimension, energy, and […]

Asbury Park Police Department responded to a stabbing and multiple shots fired Wednesday night, spokesman Michael Casey said. An unidentified man was stabbed in the forearm near 9:18 p.m. along the 1000 block of Summerfield Avenue, Casey said. The adult male was found with stab wounds on one of his forearms. Minutes later, at 9:28 […]

The Asbury Park Police Department has issued a no parking notice to coincide with the expected large crowd for Deal Police Captain Earl Alexander’s funeral Thursday afternoon. The wake for Alexander is being held from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Buckley Funeral Home, 509 Second Avenue. In anticipation of a large showing, there will […]

The Asbury Park Board of Education swore in its newest members Tuesday during its annual reorganization meeting. Sheila Etienne, Kenneth Saunders and Angela Ahbez-Anderson were sworn into office by business administrator Geoffrey Hastings. Harris was voted president of the board and Saunders was named Vice president. The board attorney gave a brief overview of the […]

A collaborative investigation by Monmouth County police departments led to the arrest of a serial burglar, Ocean Township Police Department spokesman Det. Lt. Timothy Torchia said Wednesday. Tommy Earls, 55, of Neptune, has been charged with over ten residential burglaries, one of which dates back to 2013, and a commercial burglary, Torchia said. The collaborative […]

Asbury Park Music Foundation [APMF] is among 15 nonprofits awarded a national Mortimer and Mimi Levitt Foundation grant Tuesday. “We are so thrilled,” Executive Director Matthew Hockenjos said. “We are so happy to finally get word of this grant and we can’t thank the public enough because they really got us there with their votes.” […]

Over 1,000 people packed Living Word Christian Church on Route 35 in Neptune City Saturday to attend the funeral of Jamal Brian Small. Family, friends, and pastors, who spoke during the service, called him ‘Smalls,’ a lifelong nickname. Small, 24, died Dec. 20. He was a victim of gun violence. The 2010 Asbury Park High […]

The annual Asbury Park City Council Organizational Meeting will be held 6 p.m. Tuesday in Council Chambers at 1 Municipal Plaza. • Appointments will be made for Deputy Mayor, Deputy City Clerk, Municipal Attorney and Auditor, Special Tax, Labor and Bond Counsel, City Engineer, Appraisal Services, Insurance Broker, Compliance Officer, ADA Coordinator, and a Fund […]