The annual Asbury Park City Council Organizational Meeting will be held 6 p.m. Tuesday in Council Chambers at 1 Municipal Plaza. • Appointments will be made for Deputy Mayor, Deputy City Clerk, Municipal Attorney and Auditor, Special Tax, Labor and Bond Counsel, City Engineer, Appraisal Services, Insurance Broker, Compliance Officer, ADA Coordinator, and a Fund […]

The push to save the plot of land referred to as Bradley Cove took a hit last month when a technicality prevented the Board of Chosen Freeholders the ability to appropriate a matching grant to help fund purchasing the land back from iStar, the waterfront redeveloper. “We applied for matching funds to Monmouth County for […]

Crime in Asbury Park is at the lowest point since 1979, according to Uniform Crime Reporting data, Acting Police Chief Anthony Salerno said. The report is a compilation of data of all major crimes, including murder, manslaughter, aggravated assault, rape, etc. Salerno said the 91-member Police Department will look to continue and grow crime prevention […]

The year began and ended with the violent death of former Asbury Park football players.  Below, a recap of 2015 violent crimes in the city, according to news statements the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office led by Acting Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni: -JAN 5 Asbury Park police responded to a 911 call around 9:58 p.m. in response […]

First Saturday in Asbury Park includes the grand re-opening and artist’s reception of Palette Gallery and Vintage Subs’ new home on the right side of the space. Running from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, the artist reception will feature 11 artists showcasing gicless, silkscreen, and handcut prints. “Art for your soul, sandwiches for your belly” […]

Starting Jan. 1 the municipality’s emergency alert notification system will shift from CodeRED to Nixle, Asbury Park Mayor John Moor said. “Anyone who has not signed up should do so because it will no longer be available after the New Year,” Moor said at a recent City Council meeting. Established in 2007, Nixle provides real-time, […]

Whether you are in the mood to rock or a little jazz, a quiet five-course meal or an elegant black tie affair, Asbury Park’s venues are offering a range of New Year’s Eve celebrations. Along the waterfront: New Year’s begins early at the oceanfront located Watermark offering a night filled with light fares and Champagne […]

APTV will broadcast an around-the-clock recap of 2015 starting Tuesday, board member Jeffrey Seeds announced Monday. “Of course we have last week’s council meetings up (as covering city government is our prime directive),” Seeds said. “But the other 18 hours each day is all original programming that we created/documented in 2015.” Titled “As Seen On […]

The Hotel Tides will be running a food drive to benefit the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, located in Neptune. Starting Wednesday, the hotel will collect nonperishable food items at its Seventh Avenue location between the hours of 4 and 11 p.m., General Manager Ryan Jimenez said. “This is our first year participating in […]

Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen a host of community organized holiday celebrations, most benefiting the city’s youth and those in need of a holiday joy, meal and warm clothing. There were the well-attended tree lightings at Convention Hall and then in Press Plaza, where soldiers from the National Guard’s Company B of Freehold helped […]