Master waterfront redeveloper iStar has submitted a new exterior plan for a controversial pool club to be located on the west side of the boardwalk in front of the North Beach mid-rise condominiums. The new design [above] was presented to the Planning Board at its meeting tonight where it continued to hear testimony on the […]

The three-person Moving Ahead Together slate has announced their candidacy for the Asbury Park Board of Education.  The slate includes incumbent Board of Education member Giuseppe “Joe” Grillo [above center] and newcomers Carritta Cook [left] and Wendi Glassman [right]. Three seats on the nine-member board are up for grabs in the November election.  “Together, we […]

The city council is creating an Equity Committee to review policies and procedures of the Asbury Park Police Department to determine their effectiveness and recommend any changes.  “We take great pride in our City’s diversity and our goal in creating the Equity Committee is to ensure justice and equity for our residents by supporting the development […]

Long-time civil rights leader and former Asbury Park resident Reverend Gilbert T. Caldwell has passed away. Deputy Mayor Amy Quinn first confirmed Caldwell’s passing to the Sun. Quinn called him “a compassionate, thoughtful, and inspiring man who stood with the LGBTQ community when many didn’t. We were lucky to have him in Asbury Park.” After […]

Seven city council candidates have filed their nominating petitions by today’s 4 pm deadline, according to City Clerk Melody Hartsgrove.  Three council seats are up for grabs. Council elections in Asbury Park are non-partisan, with candidates running in one column without party affiliation. The council seats have four year terms. The election is Nov. 3. […]

A new 48 unit townhouse development in the waterfront redevelopment zone has been approved by the Planning Board. The project, to be built by master waterfront redeveloper iStar, is located on two acres at the western end of the triangular tract bounded by Cookman Avenue, Heck Street and Asbury Avenue. The Planning Board approved the […]

An Asbury Park police officer and a former city Special Law Enforcement Officer, Class 2 (SLEO-2) entered guilty pleas today admitting they vandalized vehicles belonging to a citizen who filed an internal affairs complaint against them, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Asbury Park Police Officer Stephen Martinsen, 31, and former SLEO-2 Thomas Dowling, […]

Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni has announced the arrest of a suspect in connection with the shooting of a four year old girl in Asbury Park on Tuesday. Sciaire N. Jackson, 27, of Lakewood, has been arrested and charged with first degree Attempted Murder, second degree Aggravated Assault, second degree Possession of a Weapon For […]

Monmouth County law enforcement officials are asking for the public’s assistance to bring a shooter, responsible for causing serious injuries to a 4-year-old, to justice. The shooting took place in Asbury Park on August 18, 2020, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. At approximately 1:35 p.m. on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, a 4-year-old child […]

Long-time community activists Felicia Simmons and Kerry Margaret Butch have announced their candidacy for two of the three city council seats up for election in November. Simmons is also a former member of the Asbury Park Board of Education. The council seats are currently held by incumbents Amy Quinn, Eileen Chapman and Yvonne Clayton, who […]