The Ocean Township Police Department made three more arrests this week for solicitation, officials said. The prostitution charges are among 13 arrest of this kind made in May and June alone. “Ocean Township takes a proactive approach to these types of arrests,” department spokesman Det. Lt. Timothy R Torchia said. On Monday, Angela Jordan, 34, […]

Grammy Nominated Producer Jack Petruzzelli [aka Jack Snax] will debut his studio album Lake Songs Wednesday at Langosta Lounge. A member of The Patti Smith Group, Petruzzelli is known for his Grammy nominated work with Joan Osborne on Bring it on Home [Best Blues Album of 2012]. The two are teaming up again, recording an upcoming […]

A Long Branch man was charged with burglary after police responded to an alarm at Speedway Gas Station on Route 35, police officials said.  Rasul Amin Muhammad, 58 of Long Branch was charged with two counts of burglary, theft, criminal mischief, and possession of burglar tools. Patrols responding near 4:45 a.m., observed a vehicle leaving […]

The Asbury Park City Council voted Wednesday on a series of transportation related changes. From the bike share program launch date to new meters and residential parking zones and spots on the horizon, here’s a transportation overview to date.   Bike Share: The bike share program will launch August 24 in Asbury Park, Transportation Manager […]

Taking vintage to contemporary,  designer and artist Sebnem Koray is transforming the traditional pieces of years past to modern rustic chic furnishings. “I always wanted to be an interior designer,” the Parsons Parsons School of Design graduate said. Instead she chose fashion design working in the textiles market for many years. It was after moving […]

The Starving Artist Restaurant’s Summer Theater brings back its live outdoor performance this weekend. It’s a Musical…Revue, a nod to Broadway musicals past and present, opens 7:30 p.m. Friday and will run through July 8, organizers said. The revue will feature renditions of acclaimed Broadway titles from The Sound of Music to Purlie, Sweeney Todd […]

This week marked the fourth year a group of Jersey Shore residents have been meeting Tuesday nights throughout the summer in Library Square Park. They hail from Bradley Beach to Red Bank and Lakewood, spread their blankets, set up portable chairs, distribute snacks and water and snacks before getting down to fellowship. Led by Rev. […]

A standing room only crowd packed the Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting room Tuesday as College Achieve Greater Asbury Park Charter School officials began their request for use variance, needed to house the newly launched charter school’s grades K to 3 students at First Baptist Church, located at 508 Third Avenue. Among those in the […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. There will be a 4:30 p.m. closed executive session. The public meetings begin at 6 p.m. with a  workshop session and is followed by the 7 p.m. Regular City Council Meeting. Public participation takes […]

City officials have announced the award of a $237,000 Transportation Alternatives Program [TAP] grant for Main Street. The city’s main corridor [owned by the state] is one of only 27 projects totaling $19.46 million awarded by the Federal Highway Administration of the US Department of Transportation. “Main Street is one of Asbury Park’s biggest and […]