Two gun buyback programs will take place in Monmouth County Friday and Saturday, one in Asbury Park and one in Rumson. On Friday, Sept. 20 and Saturday, Sept. 21 Monmouth county residents can anonymously surrender weapons as part of the countywide program. “No questions asked and get cash back — that is the philosophy behind our gun buyback program,” Acting […]

Several members of the public made on-the-spot donations at Wednesday’s council meeting to help ease the burden of municipal fees for a community party. By the end of the meeting, a total of $330 dollars was collected to help mitigate a $250 street closure fee for a “Stop the Violence” block party. A request to […]

An Asbury Park man whose face was allegedly concealed by a bandana was arrested on gun charges after police attempted to approach him. On Sept. 16, police officers Frank Sangi and Kamil Warraich spotted Lawrence Brown, 29, in the area of Prospect Avenue and Church Street wearing a bandana around his face while walking with his […]

Local law enforcement have ramped up their efforts in response to the recent uptick in gun violence within Asbury Park. Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni [shown above, at far right] held a press conference Wednesday to outline the concentrated efforts made by his office, Asbury Park Police, Neptune Police and the Monmouth County Sheriff’s office. […]

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 […]

The sounds of deep blues music have returned to the west side of Asbury Park, once the city’s stronghold of influential blues, soul and jazz music. Kula Café, located in the Springwood Center on Springwood Avenue and owned by Interfaith Neighbors, now hosts “Deep Blue Blues Night” on the first and third Thursdays of each month. […]

From Sept 11 to 16 the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: SEPT 11 • A 37-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with possession of controlled dangerous substances [CDS] and possession of drug paraphernalia. SEPT 12 • A 22-year-old male from Eatontown was arrested and charged with simple assault. • […]

Police Chief Mark Kinmon [pictured above and at right] will continue with his plan to retire from the Asbury Park Police Department effective Jan. 1, 2014, he said. Kinmon had announced his plans to retire in June. He had tossed the idea around in his mind beginning in December of last year, he said. Prompted by […]

Fed up with the recent spate of gun violence in the city, Asbury Park residents gathered Monday evening to voice their frustrations at a rally on the west side of the city. At the rally, Rev. Kevin Nunn unveiled a campaign to begin a “Stop the Violence” chapter in Asbury Park. Stop the Violence has chapters […]

The county has secured funds to redesign the traffic pattern on a portion of Memorial Drive in Asbury Park. Commonly referred to as the “road diet,” the plan would reconfigure a portion of Memorial Drive from Munroe Avenue south [shown above] to Route 35 in Neptune from a four lane thoroughfare into two through traffic […]