Authorities have arrested a 22-year-old Asbury Park man and charged him in connection with the early Monday morning shooting of a female inside her Neptune home, according to a news release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Diquan Speights is charged with one count each of first degree attempted murder, second degree burglary, second degree unlawful […]

Think you know the Asbury Park boardwalk?  Which one?  Asbury Park has had two Casinos, three Asbury Avenue pavilions, two Natatoriums, and innumerable amusement rides in the past 125 years — and that includes only the first two-block area. Join the Asbury Park Historical Society for “Greetings from Asbury Park(s): A 125-Year Stroll Down the Boardwalk” […]

[Editor’s note: In an effort to provide Sun readers and Asbury Park candidates who seek to be elected as the city’s first directly-elected mayor with the most fair and accurate election coverage, the Sun sat down with each of the four mayoral candidates and asked them the same ten questions. No candidates were provided advanced […]

The City of Asbury Park proved herself a worthy muse during the second of the ShowRoom Theatre’s “AP in 3 Film Challenge” events, with 21 entries submitted overall — up from eight entries made in the previous challenge. The contest’s top ten finalists’ films screened at the cinema Sunday night. The “Best Film” award went to […]

Only one of the two tickets that seek to fill all five open seats in the November city council election has filed their first round of campaign finance reports that detail expenditures made through October 6. The 29 day pre-election reports were due Oct. 6. The report requires any contributions made above $300 be disclosed. […]

A report that the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the Asbury Park election has turned out to be false, a reputable source with knowledge of the events says. The source also told the Sun while it’s possible other officials are gathering information about the Asbury Park election, nothing has been handed over to the […]

The Anchor’s Bend bar and Asbury Festhalle & Biergarten have teamed up to bring Asbury Park Oktoberfest to the Anchor’s Bend inside Asbury Park’s Convention Hall this weekend. Asbury Park Oktoberfest features six draft beers from Radeberger, HofbrauHaus, Hacker-Pschoor Kostritzer, Brooklyn and Paulener breweries and a specialty keg from Weltenburger. Bottled beers include selections from […]

Four Asbury Park residents were among 14 people arrested early Thursday morning in a coordinated takedown by federal and local law enforcement authorities in connection with their alleged involvement in a large-scale drug trafficking organization responsible for the distribution of heroin and cocaine throughout Monmouth, Ocean and Middlesex counties, law enforcement officials announced at a press conference […]

[Editor’s note: In an effort to provide Sun readers and Asbury Park candidates who seek to be elected as the city’s first directly-elected mayor with the most fair and accurate election coverage, the Sun sat down with each of the four mayoral candidates and asked them the same ten questions. No candidates were provided advanced […]

[Editor’s note: In an effort to provide Sun readers and Asbury Park candidates who seek to be elected as the city’s first directly-elected mayor with the most fair and accurate election coverage, the Sun sat down with each of the four mayoral candidates and asked them the same ten questions. No candidates were provided advanced […]