An amended resolution adopted by the Asbury City Council this month removes restrictions placed on the House of Independents liquor license. The liquor license, valid for the Cookman Avenue entertainment venue as well as the Lake Avenue Asbury Festhalle & Biergarten, called for off duty police officers to be stationed at the venues during certain […]

Now that the blizzard called Jonas has gone out to sea, residents are facing a sunfilled, 33 degree high day.  There were at least 18 storm related deaths along the east coast, according to ABC News and locally, JCP&L is reporting less than 100 power outages remain long the Jersey Shore from Toms River north. […]

Bruce Springteen has announced the Sunday performance at Madison Square Garden in New York City has been postponed due to the weekend storm. The Boss posted the following via Facebook Saturday near 5:30 p.m.: Madison Square Garden and Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band must postpone the performance set for tomorrow (January 24) due […]

Area police and OEM directors are warning residents to be mindful of the calm in the weekend storm. Having just completed a county-wide conference call, officials now anticipate 50 to 60 mile per hour wind gusts along the Jersey shore and up to 24 inches of snow, a report from Deal’s Chief of Police and […]

Although a ballistics’ test on the bullet that grazed 8-year-old Cassie Jones’ forehead during the Nov. 4 shootout between 20-year-old suspect Dante Allen and second year police officer Terence McGhee was inconclusive, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said it is the opinion of his office that the projectile came from the police officer’s […]

iStar Financial, the master waterfront redeveloper, will allow city residents to park in its parking lot at Grand and Lake avenues throughout the duration of the storm, municipal spokeswoman Hannah Walker announced. The close to 100 space lot will be accessible to residents who do not have off street parking in order to accomodate the […]

The first major winter storm of the season, predicted to start Friday night, comes with a blizzard and flood warning from the National Weather Service. Snowfall is expected to be heavy at times before tapering off early Sunday morning, leaving anywhere from 10 to 14 inches in its wake. The blizzard warning is in effect […]

A Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office investigation into the non-fatal shooting of a 20-year-old city resident and an 8-year-old female bystander, hit by a stray bullet inside her home, found that the Asbury Park Police Officers did not use excessive deadly force in their handling of the incident, according to news release issued Wednesday afternoon by […]

The nonpayment of a $15.41 bill with GoDaddy.com is behind the inability to log on the municipality’s website or send and receive e-mails from municipal employees, City Manager Michael Capabianco said. “The renewal notice was sent to an e-mail address that was not monitored,” Capabianco said. “Over the years some city employees have had multiple […]

Tuesday Nixle alerts by the Asbury Park Police Department to report suspicious activity are a part of an ongoing effort to share security and protection tips with the public, police department spokesman Michael Casey said. But the municipality’s web server went off line early Tuesday. “The whole server is down,” Deputy Mayor Amy Quinn said. Emails […]