An Asbury Park man and a Neptune man have been accused of attempting to murder a 28-year-old Neptune resident, according to an indictment handed up by a Monmouth County Grand Jury Tuesday. Malik Briggs, 26, Asbury Park and Tyrice Berry, 21, Neptune were brought up on two counts each of first degree attempted murder, second […]

The first Super Safe Summer event in Asbury Park event is scheduled for Saturday, June 14 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the future site of the Springwood Avenue Park, between Union and Atkins avenues. The event will highlight all the summer programs available to the city’s youth. The event is free and open to the public. […]

A vacant building adjacent to the Lakehouse has been approved for renovations. The Asbury Park planning board unanimously approved an application for renovations to the Lake Avenue façade of 644 Cookman Ave. at their Monday meeting. The plan proposes a new brick facade with a corrugated aluminum awning and windows lining the ground floors providing an […]

A petition that seeks direct train service between Bay Head and New York Penn Station has been created on online petition site change.org. The petition pressures Veronique Hakim, executive director of NJ Transit, for a “one seat ride” service that would eliminate train transfers in Newark and Long Branch station, significantly reducing the time and […]

From June 4 through 10, the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: JUNE 4 • A 27-year-old male from Wall Township was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct in the 1000 block of Bangs Avenue. JUNE 5 • A 24-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with simple assault and criminal mischief […]

After hearing the testimony from four different applicants, leaving just 45 minutes remaining in the meeting, members of the Asbury Park planning board voted to postpone K. Hovnanian’s application to build 28 townhomes in the western waterfront to a special meeting to be held June 19. The board also granted permission by a 6-2 vote […]

Downtown Bangs Avenue was abuzz with the sights of over 200 professional and amateur artisans who tested out the latest in fine art supplies from industry leaders Winsor & Newton, Liquitex and Conté à Paris at the Collective Art Tank’s Third Annual Day of Demos held Saturday. The yearly event brings the 19 North American […]

To celebrate their recent partnership and new Asbury Park offices, Jersey Shore  At Anytime, Gold Mobile and Marshall, Jackson & Partners are celebrating with a ribbon cutting ceremony followed by an “Art Block Party” Thursday, June 12, from 4:30 to 9 p.m, according to a release from event organizers. The event will feature food, fun and live entertainment from over […]

Vegan restaurant Goldie’s, one of the four restaurants in Asbury Park owned and operated by the Smith group, is the subject of a laudatory review in tomorrow’s New York Times Sunday edition. The Times Fran Schumer cites Smith junior partner Mark Hinchliffe, a vegan who was instrumental in the creation of Goldie’s, as aiming for […]

Some Asbury Park residents are irked with the city’s municipal hiring practices, and they made their objections known at Wednesday’s council meeting. Within the past calendar year, the city has hired a convicted sex offender and an individual who allegedly provided a relative’s address in the Asbury Senior Towers to gain priority consideration for a civil service […]