A bid for the borough’s largest property within its downtown Main Street Redevelopment zone has been accepted by JCP&L, as first reported Thursday by Sun affiliate triCity News. The utility’s long-vacant complex sits on a total of 3.34 acres and features three structures, including its signature four story Art Deco building constructed in the late 1920s. […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, I, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and citizen of Asbury Park, NJ, am writing to strongly oppose the 2019-2024 plan for new oil and gas drilling off the U.S. coast including New Jersey coastline. I am a witness to the many beach closures due to pollution of our oceans and waterways, to […]

Gov. Phil Murphy made a return to Asbury Park Sunday, attending the morning worship service at St. Stephen Episcopal AME Zion Church on Springwood Avenue. “I’m here today to do much more than worship with you,” the Middletown resident said. “I am here today to say thank you, among other things, to this community for […]

This week, the Asbury Park City Council approved the introduction of a $375,000 bond ordinance that will address improvements to its waterfront located wastewater treatment plant.   The improvements will include the installation of a carbon odor control filtration system, any needed environmental testing and remediation work, as well as any associated improvements to the City’s […]

The Asbury Park City Council made the first step to approve a redevelopment plan for Brownfield site that sat vacant for more the 20 years. Brownfield refers to contaminated sites deemed in need of remediation. Once the home of Finks Plastics, the First Avenue and Langford Street site is owned by Mark Adjmi and his […]

City officials who are weighing implementing a smoking ban along Asbury Park beaches have run into a glitch. As first proposed during the Jan. 25 City Council meeting, the administration has recommended doing away with smoking on the beaches but allowing it along the boardwalk. But a no smoking near commercial establishments law, brought to […]

The Asbury Park School District was among those recognized Friday by the State Dept of Education for increased graduation rates. From Weehawken and Willingboro to Perth Amboy and Carlstadt-East Rutherford, districts were hailed via social media for their innovative techniques and programs. In Asbury Park’s case, the state DOE commended the district for growing the […]

Two area nonprofits have joined forces to offer music education to students at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Asbury Park. The groups are Tinton Falls-based Heartstrings Incorporated and Red Bank-based Friendship Train Foundation. The latter has been working with the over 90-year-old private K through 8 Catholic school since 2011. Through their collaborative All […]

The newly launched Women’s Hospitality Network [WHN] was featured this week in an NJTV news segment. WHN is comprised of a team Asbury Park and Neptune churches and organizations that offer shelter, a warm meal, and toiletries to women experiencing homelessness.  The program houses up to a dozen women on a rotating basis at a […]

Heroin Possession Arrests Two men were charged with heroin possession following a motor vehicle stop Thursday, according to a news statement by Ocean Township Police Department. Francis A Mosco, 48, of Brick and Richard S Budnicki, 27, of Lanoka Harbour were charged with possession of heroin and hypodermic syringes, and discarding a syringe during the […]