The City of Asbury Park continues to light up the holiday season with two tree lighting ceremonies this weekend, along with a host of other holiday festivities happening through the week. Tonight, the city will hold its annual tree lighting ceremony at 5:30 p.m. in Fireman’s Park at Main Street and Sunset Avenue. Tomorrow evening, […]

High School students involved with the Asbury Park unit of the Boys & Girls Clubs’ Keystone Commission will host a pancake breakfast at the club on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Money raised from the breakfast will be used to help the club purchase reflective winter gear for five Asbury Park crossing guards, […]

Over 150 people gathered Wednesday night for a memorial service at the Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel for a man they described as “wonderful” and “kind”, who possessed a true love for his family and friends. Jay Bernstein, an agent at the John C. Conover Agency, fell to his death on Nov. 24 from the ninth floor […]

Downtown restaurant Ivan & Andy’s Prime is closed “for the winter,” owner Ivan Geldzahler confirmed with the Sun. Geldzahler did not have a firm date when the restaurant would reopen and declined further comment at this time. The restaurant, a classic style steakhouse and bar, is located at 508 Cookman Ave., adjacent to Kennedy Park.   ———————————————————— […]

The Asbury Park City Council created a recreation committee at last week’s council meeting, and applications are currently being accepted to fill four open positions. City council members voted 5-0 to create the nine member committee, comprised of two council members, one representative from the board of education, one representative from the housing authority, two representatives […]

In response to recent quality of life complaints from residents in the area, owners of Porta have increased their security staff for the off-season. Officials from the Asbury Park Police Department and Porta owners sat down in November to discuss complaints they had received from members of the community about drug activity, quality of life […]

Officers from the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals [MCSPCA], local Humane Society and Asbury Park Police provided members of the public with information on the services they provide and what to look for when confronted with a possible animal cruelty situation at a town hall meeting held at the Wonder Bar […]

Members of the New Jersey State Police have agreed to join with the Asbury Park Police Department to assist with patrols. “Because we are understaffed, state police have agreed to come in and assist patrolling once or twice a week,” said Asbury Park Police Chief Mark Kinmon. Between six and eight state police officers will […]

Members of the Asbury Park City Council presented a proclamation to representatives from the annual Light of Day Festival declaring the week of January 12 “Light of Day Week” in the city. Light of Day is a five-day concert series that raises funds for research and treatments for Parkinson’s disease and related illnesses. The festival […]

From Nov. 26 to Dec. 2 the Asbury Park police department made the following arrests: NOV 26 • A 28-year-old male from Long Branch was arrested and charged with possession of controlled dangerous substances [CDS] in the 100 block of Memorial Drive. NOV 27 • A 20-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged […]