The incoming city council has announced it will not reappoint City Manager Jack Kelly [above] after they take office on January 1. As a result of a change of government referendum approved by voters last year, a new council was elected this past November and various key positions have to be reappointed after January 1. […]

The teenage home of famous American author Stephen Crane was officially placed on the New Jersey State Register of Historic Places Dec. 16. The house, located at 508 Fourth Ave. in the city, is slated to be purchased by the Asbury Park Historical Society in the near future and preserved as a museum dedicated to […]

A city resident sustained a gunshot wound to the leg in the 500 block of Prospect Avenue Thursday evening, according to police. Asbury Park Police responded to the call 6:11 p.m., said Asbury Park Police Officer Mike Casey, the department’s communications officer. The man, reportedly in his 40s, was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center […]

Data from the Asbury Park Police Department shows gun crimes and homicides in the city have decreased. From the date new initiatives were put into action on May 15 through the period of Nov. 30, which is the last day the department has confirmed numbers available, the city has seen a decrease in homicides, total […]

The Cameo Bar has closed after nearly 50 years operating on Main Street. Asbury Park entrepreneur John McGillion, owner of Johnny Mac House of Spirits on Main Street, confirmed the landmark art deco structure on Main Street between Fourth and Fifth avenues [shown at right] saw its last night of service Tuesday. Within the weeks ahead, McGillion […]

Oceanfront bar and restaurant Langosta Lounge will again partner with community ally Pat Sherman of Trinity Church to host its annual Christmas Community Dinner. Open to the public and free of charge, the dinner will be served from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Christmas Day, Thursday, Dec. 25.  Anyone in need of a free hot […]

The 2013 Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall for the last time before new members are sworn in Jan. 1 at noon. A closed executive session will start at 5 p.m., followed by a workshop session at 6 p.m. and a regular council meeting at 7 […]

Asbury Park-based Smith hospitality group has transformed their former Goldie’s vegan restaurant space into a new restaurant, the Happiness Luncheonette. The concept of the restaurant  “is pure fun and a little trippy,” Smith junior partner Mark Hinchliffe said in an email correspondence with the Sun. The restaurant and hospitality group is “taking food that makes […]

A four-acre plot of land where the now-vacant Boston Way Village Housing Complex stands was the subject of discussion at a forum held in the city Thursday. The age-old 123-unit complex is slated for demolition in the next six to 12 months, according to Mark Bess, one of the project architects. Members of the local […]

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Monmouth County [BGCM] announced a successful new partnership with Girls on the Run of Central NJ, an organization dedicated to educating and empowering girls at an early age in order to prevent the display of at-risk activities in the future, according to a BGCM news release. A 10-week Girls on […]