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Kelly out as City Manager on Jan 1

Nuccio will serve as acting manager until replacement found

By Dan Jacobson
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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. […]

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Dec 19, 2014
Asbury Park

Historic Stephen Crane house placed on state registry

Is 'huge first step' to secure stable home for city's historical society

By Asbury Park Sun
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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 […]

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Dec 19, 2014
Asbury Park

City man shot in leg on Prospect Avenue

Man was taken to area hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injury

By Jill Bartlett
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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 […]

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Dec 19, 2014
Asbury Park

New police efforts see gun crimes reduced in Asbury Park

Arrests up 30 percent as compared to last year

By Jill Bartlett
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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 […]

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Dec 17, 2014
Asbury Park

Cameo closes as McGillion prepares to open ‘Mac A-Foose’

New bar currently slated for a March opening

By Jill Bartlett
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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 […]

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Dec 17, 2014
Asbury Park

Langosta Lounge to host free Christmas dinner

Those in need of a hot meal or community cameraderie invited

By Asbury Park Sun
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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 […]

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Dec 17, 2014
Asbury Park

The Sun’s city council preview — Dec. 17, 2014

Final vote to allow downtown distillery on agenda

By Jill Bartlett
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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 […]

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Dec 16, 2014
Asbury Park

‘Happiness Luncheonette’ replaces Goldie’s

New eatery opens on Thursday

By Jill Bartlett
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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 […]

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Dec 16, 2014
Asbury Park

Public weighs in on Boston Way vision plan

'There is nothing a housing authority can't create'

By Jill Bartlett
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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 […]

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Dec 15, 2014
Asbury Park

Running their way to a brighter future

Nonprofit girls' program teaches confidence, skills, healthy choices

By Asbury Park Sun
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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 […]

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Dec 15, 2014
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