The “Meet the Candidates” series continues to spotlight individual residents who seek a seat on the Asbury Park Board of Education. There are three three-year terms and two one-year terms up for contest on the Nov. 5 ballot, making a majority of the seats on the nine member board available. A total of nine candidates are […]

A Monmouth County grand jury has indicted an Asbury Park man on charges of attempted murder, accusing him of shooting another Asbury Park resident in a July 10  incident. The indictment, handed up Tuesday, accuses 24-year-old James Scott, of 200 Deal Lake Drive, of first-degree attempted murder, second-degree charges of unlawful possession of a firearm, possession […]

The Asbury Park City Council at a special meeting held Wednesday voted to hire an interim city manager. Effective Nov. 1, Anthony Nuccio, the city’s director of community relations and social services, will serve as the “acting” city manager until Jan. 1, 2014, unless the city council appoints someone to the position permanently before the […]

A city resident involved in a domestic dispute Sunday was brought up on weapons charges after he was found to have an assault rifle in his possession, according to a criminal complaint signed by the Asbury Park Police Department. Police responded to a domestic disturbance call in the 1300 block of Springwood Avenue Sunday, where […]

The night Hurricane Sandy made landfall in New Jersey, all of Asbury Park—and most of New Jersey—was left in darkness without electricity for several days. On the boardwalk outside of Langosta Lounge Tuesday night a crowd of about 200 survivors came together to shine flashlights into the air at 6:30 p.m. to mark the year anniversary […]

From Oct. 23 to 29 the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: OCT 23 • A 36-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with burglary to a structure and theft of property in the 300 block of Deal Lake Drive. • A 30-year-old female from Asbury Park was arrested and charged […]

The “Meet the Candidates” series continues to spotlight individual residents who seek a seat on the Asbury Park Board of Education. There are three three-year terms and two one-year terms up for contest on the Nov. 5 ballot, making a majority of the seats on the nine member board available. A total of nine candidates are […]

Local dignitaries and members of Working Families United for New Jersey, Inc.’s “Raise the Wage” coalition held a press conference Friday to assemble public support in favor of a ballot question that asks voters whether they would like to raise the state’s minimum wage, according to a news release from Congressman Frank Pallone’s office. The […]

The “Meet the Candidates” series continues to spotlight individual residents who seek a seat on the Asbury Park Board of Education. There are three three-year terms and two one-year terms up for contest on the Nov. 5 ballot, making a majority of the seats on the nine member board available. A total of nine candidates are […]

Promoters for the Light of Day Festival have announced the headliner for their main event concert—and have listed the Paramount Theater as the venue. 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 started as a single concert held at The […]