The Asbury Park Film Initiative [APFI] and Shore Flicks are teaming up again to bring free movies back to the beach in front of Langosta Lounge this summer, with weekly films screened on Thursdays in July and August. “As die-hard film fans, we’re thrilled to partner with Shore Flicks again this year to bring free […]

An Asbury Park man who admitted he was responsible for the 2011 shooting death of another city man was sentenced to 20 years in a New Jersey state prison, according to a news release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Gregory Hopson, Jr., 25, was sentenced to prison Friday by Monmouth County Superior Court Judge […]

For the second year in a row, crew members of the Asbury Park Waterfront marketing campaign dressed in brightly colored orange polo shirts will lend their knowledge of Asbury Park to summer tourists. They come as part of iStar Residential’s ‘Summer Experience’ initiative, which offers seasonal and daily beach packages. Amenities include access to a […]

Motorists who travel to the beachfront by way of Asbury Avenue can expect detours in the days and weeks ahead as work to update the city’s infrastructure begins. Work began Wednesday morning near the intersection of Asbury Avenue and Heck Street [shown above]. Asbury Avenue will be closed to all traffic from Heck Street to […]

Seventy-five Knockout Rose bushes now line the northwest corner of Bangs and Main avenues, where overgrown shrubs once hid the century-old Asbury Park Post Office building from passers-by. About 20 members of the Asbury Park Environment and Shade Tree Commission [ESTC] planted the bushes Saturday in an effort that took less than an hour to […]

Two separate ceremonies held in Asbury Park on Monday paid tribute to the city’s firefighters and those who served in the United States Armed Forces. In Fireman’s Memorial Park, at a service that recognized those that put their lives on the line to combat fires that break out in the city, Fire Chief Kevin Keddy […]

Below is the Allenhurst police blotter from May 11 through 26. The information is published unedited from the Allenhurst Police Department: MAY 11 After an off-duty Allenhurst officer observed a suspicious vehicle, a further check of the vehicle resulted in a 17-year old W. Allenhurst teen being arrested on possession of marijuana charges. The juvenile was processed […]

From May 20 through 26, the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: MAY 20 A 30-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with making terroristic threats in the 700 block of Fifth Avenue. A 34-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with simple assault in the 900 block of […]

A van caught fire Tuesday morning as the driver was en route to an Asbury Park convenience store. The driver and owner of the van, Larry Daniels, said he noticed the front of his 2002 Dodge van was ablaze as he pulled up to Tiki Grill, a convenience store located at the south west corner […]

Two Memorial Day services will be held in the city Monday morning and boardwalk redeveloper Madison  Marquette will host a fireworks display Sunday evening. The Asbury Park Fire Department’s annual service is scheduled for 9 a.m. Monday. It will be held at Firemen’s Memorial Park, located on Main Street between Fifth and Sunset avenues. The […]