Former Neptune Township Police Sgt. Philip Seidle was sentenced to 30 years in prison Thursday for the brutal killing of his estranged wife last year, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced Thursday. The sentence for one count of first degree aggravated manslaughter by Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Joseph W. Oxley is subject to […]

The Lights! Camera! Politics! Film Series kicks-off its third season 3 p.m. Saturday at the historic Stephen Crane House on Fourth Avenue in Asbury Park. This season’s theme is ‘Presidential Election Scandals,’ featuring three class movies with tales of political intrigue, deceit and cover-ups which attempt to influence the outcome of presidential elections, organizer Ed […]

Sparky [shown in featured photo], believed to be a 5-year-old Spaniel mix and Mindy [shown below right], a 3½ year old Doxie mix have one thing in common. They are in search of forever homes through the help of locally based nonprofit Tails of Hope. In accepting all breeds, Tails of Hope’s network of volunteers work to help […]

A benefit in support of the Asbury Park Skateboard Foundation [APSF] will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday at Little Buddy Hideaway of Cookman Avenue. As progress moves forward with the local nonprofit’s goal to construct a permanent skateboarding park, its organizers’ missions of running youth clinics are being realized. A temporary home, complete with a […]

Back for its Sixth year, the ever growing Asbury Agile conference will be held on Oct 7 at the The Asbury, the city’s newest hotel and entertainment venue. Organizers say Asbury Agile is less about agile methodology and more about being an agile, well rounded, nimble professional. Each year the conference rotates to a venue […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 5 p.m., followed by the regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on the agenda include: • Executive session discussions re […]

The Citizens for Asbury Park ticket will host an 8 a.m. to noon Oct. 8 Breakfast Fundraiser at Kula Café, located at 1201 Springwood Ave. Tickets are $20.00. Comprised of community leader Daniel Harris and school board members Stephen Williams and Kenneth Saunders Jr, the three are challenging the incumbent Asbury Together ticket for the seats […]

[Correction: A previous version of this article incorrectly referred to the zombie makeovers as free. Below find the pricing and chances to view the Zombie Walk’s Thriller Dance Performances.] The record breaking Asbury Park Zombie Walk returns Saturday to the city’s waterfront. Conceived, organized and produced by Jason Meehan, the event twice claimed the Guinness […]

Danny Cavaliere III of Toms River held on as a group of Asbury Park Skateboarding Foundation [APSF] volunteers led him across Asbury Park Carousel building parking lot Sunday. At times his face showed trepidation but then there were the fleeing smiles as his confidence grew. Cavaliere [shown below] is a 2 ½ year old Toms […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to hold a workshop meeting at Monday in Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. A  Special Executive Session will be held 4 p.m. prior to the regularly scheduled 6 p.m. workshop. The public participation session takes place near the end of the meeting, after […]