The annual screening of short films vying for an Oscar win on Feb. 26, kicks off Friday at ShowRoom Cinema, located at 707 Cookman Ave in the city’s art district. The local boutique theater has exclusively screened the Academy Award nominated shorts for the past five years. They include those in Live Action, Animation and […]

Ocean Township Police have charged a 48-year-old Asbury Park man in connection with a spate of burglaries that occurred over the weekend in the Wanamassa section, according to a news release. Neidel Pacheco III was charged with three counts of burglary, theft and criminal mischief, officials said. The arrest was based on footage police officers […]

The Asbury Park City Council will meet Wednesday in Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. A 4 p.m. Executive Session precedes the 6 p.m. Workshop. The Regular Session meeting begins at 7 p.m, with public participation taking place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on the agenda include: • […]

The transformation of an existing vacant commercial building on Memorial Drive between Third and Fourth avenues will become the new headquarters of Habitat for Humanity. The rehabilitation of the 35,000 square foot property received unanimous approvals by the Zoning Board of Adjustment last week. “Obviously we are very happy to have Habitat as tenants,” said […]

The Ocean Township Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying a person of interest in a pending investigation. Anyone who can identify the male in the provided photos is being asked to contact Dt. Gregory Martone. “We send these messages out as a way to identify a person of interest in an investigation,” […]

Two Hamilton residents face drug possession charges following a Friday night motor vehicle stop along Route 35, according to an Ocean Township Police news release. Adam Kliewe, 32, was charged with possession of heroin, marijuana and drug paraphernalia, as well as being under the influence of a controlled dangerous substance, and for being a fugitive […]

The handcrafted Asbury Park Distilling sign signals what is to come in March [if permit and licensing remains on track], but for managing partner Andy Karas, it’s a 2½-year long journey based in family roots. “My grandfather was a bootlegger during prohibition,” said Karas, a Ridgewood resident. “I never in my life could have imagined […]

Enrollment has opened for a new pre-K through 9 charter school set to open its doors in the Asbury Park area this fall. College Achieve Public Schools (College Achieve), a tuition-free public school network aims to produce students who will go on to graduate from top colleges and universities across the nation. Their curriculum curriculum […]

A joint investigation into the Saturday night shooting of a male gunshot victim located by Asbury Park Police Police is ongoing, according to a news statement from Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J.  Gramiccioni. Police responded near 9:51 p.m. Saturday to reports that one of two victims sustained gunshot wounds near Myrtle and Stratford avenues. Moments […]

Celebrating their two year anniversary, Asbury Festhalle & Biergarten kicked off Saturday with a gift to all its patrons. The Jersey Shore’s first truly authentic Austro-Hungarian biergarten opened its doors at the corner of Lake Avenue and Emory Street February 2015. Immediately, lines of patrons waiting to get in on weekends were a regular occurrence, […]