The Asbury Park City Council unanimously voted Wednesday night to award its animal control contract to the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals [MCSPCA] in Eatontown. “It has been my experience that the MCSPCA provides a higher quality of care and better environment for the animals,” said Deputy Mayor Amy Quinn […]

A British Invasion is headed to the Asbury Park next month, courtesy of the Annual Light of Day Winterfest. The 17th annual festival, held in support of the global battle against Parkinson’s Disease, unites British legends Albert Lee [shown in featured photo], Peter Asher [below right] and Joey Molland of Badfinger with a stateside lineup […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet 7 p.m. Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. Public participation will take place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on the agenda include: • Procedural votes on budgetary matters, a renewal of the community nursing service contract with […]

City native Karen Murphy strives for energy and balance, not for herself but for the eldest members of the community. In her role as Supervisor of the Asbury Park Senior Center on Springwood Avenue, Murphy and her team amped up the social and recreational programs this year, and have a goal to further grow them […]

The season of giving will be extended through January at Hotel Tides. The Seventh Avenue hotel and restaurant will host a gift card exchange in support of Asbury Park’s newest nonprofit – Garden State Equality [GSE]. Founded in 2004, Garden State Equality is the state’s leading civil rights organization working to  ensure quality of life […]

The annual Langosta Lounge Christmas Day Community Dinner will run from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, organizers announced via a news release. Each year, owner Marilyn Schlossbach and her family give the staff the day off and organize the buffet style meal with the help of Pat Sherman of F.E.E.D.ing Frenz and a host of volunteers. Located on the […]

A routine motor vehicle violation stop led to the handgun possession arrest of two Long Branch men Wednesday, according to a news release by the Deal Police Department. Patrolman Jeff Kless initiated the stop near 7:21 p.m. in the area of Norwood and Brighton Ave. A subsequent investigation revealed a loaded handgun and controlled dangerous […]

Asbury Park Municipal Court Judge Daniel DiBenedetto upheld the city’s noise and nuisance ordinance on Tuesday, in a case involving noise complaints filed against the city’s newest hotel. The Asbury, the 110-room hotel at the former Salvation Army building on Fifth Avenue, challenged the ordinance, set in place in 2010, as unenforceable, according to City […]

A Monmouth County grand jury has returned a two-count indictment against Asbury Park based attorney William Gallagher, for allegedly misappropriating more than $70,000 from clients,  Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced Tuesday evening. Gallagher, 70, whose law practice address is listed as 1321 Memorial Drive, is charged with one count of second degree theft […]

From finding ways to better engage the city’s youth to empowering the disenfranchised, a new collaborative group is working to establish solutions to keep the city moving forward. The new group is comprised of a handful of city residents, business owners and community leaders who have been meeting for months to organize Creative Asbury Park – […]