City administration and downtown Asbury Park developer Sackman Enterprises have worked out a tentative agreement on five years’ worth of payments owed to the city on the Steinbach building. The amounts  are owed under a payment in lieu of taxes [PILOT] agreement for the residential portion of the restored building located in the downtown business […]

From April 30 to May 6 the Asbury Park police department made the following arrests: APRIL 30 • A 19-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with obstruction of justice in the 1300 block of Monroe Avenue. MAY 1 • A 43-year-old female from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with aggravated assault […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall. 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 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on the […]

For the next 24 days, British painter Glyn Macey will travel from coast-to-coast painting 100 American landscapes for charity. He has 99 to go, as he already painted his first on the north Asbury Park boardwalk Monday. For the charity tour, “USA for UNICEF” Macey will drive roughly 3,000 miles over 12 states, stopping in several […]

A new world record was set in the 8-year-old age group at the Asbury Park Half Marathon on April 26, according to a release from event organizers. With an official time of 1:54:07, Alexandra Trigg of Hernando, Mississippi shaved under a second off the previous record of 1:54:50 set by Heather Welsch of Houston, Texas […]

For the second year in a row, a group of local runners raised $40,000 for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Monmouth County [BGCM] by participating in several shore-area races. Team BGCM was led by Middletown resident Douglas Eagles,executive director of Boys & Girls Clubs of Monmouth County, and Shrewsbury resident Lisi Klus, development and […]

A fundraiser to benefit the Springwood Avenue Park on the city’s West Side drew over 150 people to Porta Pizza on Sunday night and raised $10,000 in the process. Sponsored by the Monmouth Conservation Foundation, the fundraiser is part of an effort by the group to get more involved in providing recreational opportunities in urban […]

Boardwalk vendors and local artisans will shake off the cold and welcome spring at a Spring Bazaar held Saturday, May 3 in the Grand Arcade, according to a release from event organizers. The Spring Bazaar is a vendor’s market made up of local artisans and crafters selling vintage, handmade items, art, jewelry, home goods and […]

A New York Times obituary today takes note of the death of Frank Budd, an  Asbury Park High School graduate who was considered the world’s fastest human after he set a record in the 100-yard dash in 1961. Budd, 74, died on Tuesday in Marlton, N.J. In the obituary, the Times recapped Budd’s career, including […]

The Monmouth County DWI Task Force will operate a DWI checkpoint on Main Street in Asbury Park on Friday night and Saturday morning to detect for drivers under the influence of alcohol or drugs, according to Asbury Park Deputy Chief Anthony Salerno. The checkpoint will be conducted from 11:00 p.m. on Friday until 3:00 a.m. […]