A personal dream was fully realized Thursday morning when Matthew Brown became the newest member of the Asbury Park Police Department. The 24-year-old Neptune City native, said he set the personal goal during high school. “My uncle was a police officer and he was a [U.S.] Marine vet,” he said. “I looked up to him […]

Ocean Township Police Department have charged resident Francis “Frank” Ambessi with attempted murder, weapons offenses and assault, according to a news release. The charges stem from Wednesday afternoon’s call of a person who had been stabbed with a knife at a Rubin Lane home, officials said. When police arrived near 3:15 p.m. they found a […]

Final project approvals were granted Wednesday by the Asbury Park City Council for iStar’s 1101 Ocean Avenue mixed use development. In its role as the municipality’s redevelopment authority, the City Council unanimously granted the master waterfront redeveloper a subsequent developer’s agreement that includes a Payment in Lieu of Taxes [PILOT] structure that will allay the […]

The Citizens for Asbury Park City Council candidates say they will remain active in the hopes of unifying a divide that exists between the east and west side neighborhoods. Comprised of community leader and Zoning Board of Adjustment member Daniel Harris, and Board of Education members Kenneth Saunders Jr and Stephen Williams, the three challenged […]

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 7 p.m. regular council meeting. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on the agenda include: • Executive Session City Council discussions […]

An internal alert near 10:31 p.m. on Nov. 4 by Asbury Park Police Department advising Deal Police of a possible home burglary has led to the arrest of two area residents. Kenneth Burke, 46, of Asbury Park and Timothy Foote, 38, of Ocean were charged with burglary, conspiracy to commit burglary, criminal trespass and theft, […]

Control of the City Asbury Park City Council remains with the incumbent Asbury Together ticket comprised of Amy Quinn, Yvonne Clayton and Eileen Chapman. “We want to thank the voters in Asbury Park who came out to support us today,” said Deputy Mayor Amy Quinn, who was the top vote getter with 2,142 votes. “We […]

Control of the City Asbury Park City Council will remain with the Asbury Together ticket comprised of Amy Quinn, Yvonne Clayton and Eileen Chapman. Monmouth County Elections reports show the incumbent Asbury Together ticket ahead of challengers Citizens for Asbury Park, with 8 of the nine district reports tabulated. The incumbents were challenged by Citizens […]

The city’s partnership with EZ Ride and the New Jersey Transportation Planning Authority [NJTPA] has led to a recognition by the latter. The collaboration came about in order to bring Street Smart NJ Pedestrian Safety Education Campaign to the city, officials said. Established in 2013, the pedestrian safety program was implemented in almost forty communities […]

The Asbury Park Junior Entrepreneur Training [JET] Program returns this year under the guidance of Konscious Youth Development and Services. Kicking off its third year on Nov. 12, the program has drawn the interest of a record number of middle students from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Hope […]