Community Events: Master Plan Community Input Meeting The second Master Plan Community Input Meeting will be held from from 6 to 8 p.m. March 15 at Trinity Church gymnasium, located at 503 Asbury Ave. Input from the event will be used in crafting the city’s Master Plan Reexamination Report. Residents are asked for input on […]

Unsung heroes of throughout Monmouth County were honored Friday during the 32nd annual Wilbur Ray Scholarship Dinner, held at the Sheraton Eatontown hotel. The Brookdale Community College distinguish is given to professionals, community leaders, volunteers and activists for their often selfless and unheralded work. Named in honor of the late Wilbur Ray [at right], former […]

Governor Chris Christie has declared a state of emergency ahead of winter storm Stella. “This severe winter storm is expected to produce tonight through Tuesday afternoon significant snow accumulations, winds gusting up to 60 miles per hour, freezing temperatures, widespread coastal flooding and hazardous whiteout travel conditions,” Christie said. “During these threatening conditions, I urge […]

A GoFundMe campaign, launched Sunday in support of music photographer Jeff Crespi, reached its halfway mark Monday afternoon. Crespi, who was recently flown to Capital Health Institute for Neuroscience for lesions found on his brain, is reportedly out of danger.  “As Jeff would say he has a vascular issue around his brain lesions that went wackadoodle,” the […]

A daylong tribute to hardcore punk veteran Dave Franklin will be held next month at Convention Hall in Asbury Park. Franklin, a 30-year mainstay in the Jersey underground music community, died unexpectedly on Jan 5. The Vision frontman was visiting locally from Florida at the time of his passing. He was  47. On April 2, […]

Seed to Sprout Vegan Bakery will officially open its doors 6 a.m. Saturday at 1405 Wickapecko Drive in the Wanamassa section of Ocean Township. An expansion of restaurateurs Alex Mazzucca, 35, and Cara Pescatore, 32, [at right] healthy and sustainable food dining experiences in Avon and Fair Haven, the bakery will feature baked goods, grab […]

A four-year long joint investigation into the January 2013 murder of a 23-year-old city man, gunned down after leaving a local pizzeria, ended with the arrest of Dominique Moore, 25, of Asbury Park, according to a Monmouth County Prosecutor’s news release. Moore was charged with first degree murder and second degree possession of a weapon […]

The Asbury Park 2017 municipal budget, unveiled Wednesday, would raise the average assessed homeowner’s taxes by $91, down 40 percent from last year.  The $44.5 million budget is $2.26 million over last year’s $42.27 million spending plan, a 5.34 percent increase. The proposed 1.264 tax rate translates to a $3,190 annual tax bill [a 2.89 […]

Four eighth-grade students are in the midst of on the job training made possible through a PILOT granted during the Lakehouse complex expansion on Lake Avenue. PILOTs, or rather payment in lieu of taxes, are tax abatement agreements that stay full tax payments for a period of time. In the last two years, the Asbury […]

Sunday’s Fourth Annual Asbury Park St. Patrick’s Day Parade, expected to draw over 10,000 to the city, will feature not only an array of floats and participants but comes with city wide events in support of the day of Irish pride. The staging area is set for Seventh and Ocean avenues. Grand Marshal Caroline O’Toole […]