Asbury Park unveiled a preliminary budget that could raise the average assesed homeowner’s taxes by $152 during the Wednesday night City Council meeting. City Manager Michael Capabianco said the proposed spending plan comes with a decreased tax rate but higher property valuations, meaning the amount of money to be raised via taxation increases. “As in […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 5 p.m., followed by the regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on the agenda include: • Executive Session discussions include […]

A construction company, school superintendent, landmark music venue, music producer and local humanitarian are the 2016 Carousel Awards recipients, the Asbury Park Chamber of Commerce has announced. The Carousel Awards honors those who show an outstanding commitment to the city. The 26th annual event will be held 6 p.m. May 13 at the Berkeley Oceanfront […]

The Obama administration will remove drilling off the Atlantic Coast from its Oil and Gas Leasing program, according to a Tuesday announcement made by Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell. Jewell cited significant potential conflicts with other ocean uses such as the Department of Defense and commercial interests, current market dynamics, limited infrastructure, and opposition […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, There is something glaringly missing in this city: safe streets. There are seniors, teens, children, cyclists, skateboarders, rollerblades, and wheelchairs on every sidewalk and roadway throughout the city all year long. Asbury Park streets are unsafe for everyone, including those in cars. Every day, residents and visitors move through the city […]

Asbury Park: The Whole Story is an open public forum planned for 6 to 8:30 p.m. March 23 at the Asbury Park High School on Sunset Avenue. The event is organized by the Free Press, an independent network that works to preserve a free and open Internet, curb runaway media consolidation, protect press freedoms, and […]

The Asbury Park Skateboard Foundation, led by resident Brian Watkins, received an unofficial nod Monday night to move forward with plans to construct a skateboard park within Sunset Park. The nonprofit, which formed in 2015, wants to build the skateboard park, at no cost to taxpayers, within the western portion of the park that borders […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to hold a workshop meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. A public participation session is scheduled to take place near the end of the meeting, after comments from city officials. Items on the agenda for the meeting include: […]

Escorted by the Asbury Park Police Department, Sunday’s Third Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade was led by the city’s Harold Daley Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #1333, and honored the Caroll Family as grand marshals. Timed by Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Jackie Pappas, the parade was a flow of metered live music floats from The […]

The concept behind the new restaurant offerings by the Fasano family is simple – good food at a reasonable price in an atmosphere that honors the city’s history by refurbishing many of its historic elements. While Bond Street Bar owner Pat Fasano will open his affordable Italian restaurant Capitoline and Mexican fare La Loteria in […]