Asbury Park Police responded to a call just after 3 a.m. Friday that reported multiple shots had been fired near the intersection of Monroe and Ridge avenues, according Charles Webster, public information officer for the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. There are no reports of injuries or suspects at this time and it is not known […]

Restaurateur Marilyn Schlossbach’s business ventures within Asbury Park’s Second Avenue Pavilion are finally all back in business. The re-opening of Pop’s Garage, an authentic Mexican restaurant with an American restaurant feel, completes the rebuilding efforts undertaken after the pavilion suffered a hard hit from Hurricane Sandy. Schlossbach and her partners now own and operate the majority […]

This month, the Asbury Park Fire Department [APDF] isn’t just fighting fires. In recognition of October’s status as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the APFD has joined the fight against breast cancer. For the entire month, members of the department will don pink T-shirts with the department logo on them. The shirts are available for purchase, and all […]

The Asbury Park City Council Wednesday gave their full support to a  resolution that asks those in the state legislature to overturn Governor Christopher Christie’s veto of same-sex marriage rights. The marriage equality bill, passed by the state assembly in February of 2012, defines marriage as the “legally recognized union of two consenting persons in […]

City Engineer Joe Cunha is scheduled to meet with members of Cablevision next week to discuss Wi-Fi near the waterfront, and City Manager Terence Reidy has asked Cunha to “expand that conversation to include the entire city,” Reidy said. The city engineer’s office and the police department are currently pricing out a cloud, which would beam […]

In light of the recent boardwalk fire in Seaside Park, representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency along with City Engineer Joe Cunha presented a new method for the city council to consider for the second phase of boardwalk reconstruction. It would be the first boardwalk nationwide to reconstruct with the new technique, according to […]

Forget about brains, the hoard of zombies headed to Asbury Park this weekend are in search of one thing — a Guinness World Record. On Saturday, Oct. 5, zombie enthusiasts will gather on the Asbury Park beach to be counted by an official Guinness World Record adjudicator before they shuffle down the boardwalk and invade the […]

The city council is scheduled to meet tonight 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 agenda for […]

From Sept 24 to Oct 1 the Asbury Park police department made the following arrests: SEPT 24 • A 40-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with burglary to a structure and theft of property. • A 23-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with simple assault. SEPT 25 • A […]

A few local Asbury Park business owners will be honored by the American Red Cross for a fundraising campaign they organized in the days after Hurricane Sandy. Bret Morgan, 35, Daniel Croak, 35, and Nina Saporta ,29, are the founders of the nonprofit corporation “Cowerks – Restore the Shore.” The three were recently selected by members of […]