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 pertaining […]

Former Asbury Park Director of Economic Development Thomas Gilmour has been named Trenton Downtown Association’s [TDA] new Executive Director. The TDA is a nonprofit created by city ordinance to manage Trenton’s Downtown Business Improvement District. The TDA promotes commerce, economic renewal and tourism in the district. “After an extensive search process, the Board is pleased […]

Fallen police officers from across the state were honored and remembered Tuesday at the 32nd Annual New Jersey Law Enforcement Memorial Service held at the historic Great Auditorium. Organized by the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police, it is the oldest statewide memorial for fallen officers in the nation, according to a news […]

The Asbury Park City Council is expected to announce an appointment for the vacant City Council seat during its Wednesday night Regular Meeting. The seat became vacant April 30 after Joe Woerner stepped down in order to focus on his family and the health of his son Michael. The governing body has until month’s end […]

Asbury Park School District Fashion and Art high school students will host their annual Summer Awakening Fashion Show 7 p.m. Thursday at the Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel. Pairing their own creations with the latest trends provided by Lord & Taylor department store, the event is a behind the scenes experience for students interested in the fashion […]

The two bridges crossing Deal Lake, shuttered this year for replacement and repair, will officially open Friday morning, in time for the holiday weekend traffic, Mayor John Moor said during Monday night’s City Council Workshop. “Main Street and Sunset Avenue are both major roads that lead in and out of Asbury Park. Not only are […]

If you didn’t know – May is National Moving Month. The designation recognizes the busiest time of year for Americans to make residential moves, according to the Better Business Bureau. And as Asbury Avenue located Move For Hunger readied for the busy season, it took time out Thursday to receive a national recognition from Mutual […]

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 takes place near the end of the meeting, after comments from city officials. Items on the agenda for the meeting include: • Special […]

A stroll along the Asbury Park’s boardwalk Saturday will be more than a chance to enjoy the oceanfront for thousands of women served by Mary’s Place by the Sea in Ocean Grove. The noon walk-a-thon, is the nonprofit’s Fifth Annual Let’s Walk Together fundraising event to support its mission of providing women diagnosed with cancer […]

An Ocean Township man arrested Thursday for shoplifting at a Family Dollar store on Route 35 was taken back into custody after police spotted him attempting to burglarize a Deal Road home. David Shank, 30, taken into custody near 7:30 p.m., was found to be in possession of drug paraphernalia, according to a news release […]