By the end of September, Asbury Park will see the first new trees planted through American Forests’ efforts to study and improve the overall tree canopy and green structure in the city. American Forests, the oldest national nonprofit conservation organization in the country, is leading the effort as part of their “Community ReLeaf” program to […]

The Asbury Park City Council has plans to revive three former citizen advisory committees. Applications are currently being accepted. Residents interested in joining the Budget Committee, the Public Safety/Code Committee and the Parking Committee can pick up an application at the city clerk’s office at 1 Municipal Plaza between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m Monday […]

The memory of Rachel D’Avino, one of the 26 victims gunned down in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings, now has a permanent home in Asbury Park. At a dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony Saturday, before the purple ribbon that surrounded the playground on Asbury Park’s 7th Avenue beach was cut, before anyone stepped up […]

[CORRECTION: This meeting is an invitation-only event for local officials and others active in Deal Lake restoration activities. The Sun previously had reported it was open to the general public.] The Friends of Deal Lake [FoDL] board of directors are meeting Wednesday with local officials and residents active in lake restoration to discuss opportunities to […]

An Asbury Park man was arrested and charged with shoplifting between $200 and $500 worth of goods from a local pharmacy and then evading police on Thursday. Kason R. Morris, 40, of Washington Avenue is alleged to have stolen the household and personal hygiene items from the CVS Pharmacy at 4000 Asbury Ave. in Tinton […]

Three Asbury men were wounded in mid-day gunfire on Sunday in the 900 block of Mattison Avenue, according to Charles Webster, spokesman for the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. No arrests have been made in connection with the incident, Webster said. The three victims are all in their twenties and their injuries are non-life-threatening, he said. […]

Police with a search warrant forced their way into a Langford Street apartment Friday morning in an incident that led to the arrest of four suspects on drug-related charges, according to a press release from the Asbury Park Police Department. The Asbury Park Police Department’s Street Crime Unit, assisted by the department’s Detective Bureau and […]

The city council voted Wednesday to adopt an amended budget that includes a tax increase just under 9 percent for homeowners. The average tax increase is $234.36. This number is based on the assessment of a residential home valued at $84,000, which is the average value of a residential property in the city, according to Richard […]

A major annual music festival held in Asbury Park may have to send festival attendees to Red Bank for the main event show, but will keep the remainder of the concerts here. Representatives from the annual Light of Day festival have reserved Saturday, Jan. 18, with the Count Basie theater in Red Bank in case […]

The Asbury Park Police Department [APPD] welcomed six new members Tuesday to its Citizens On Patrol [COP] branch at a small graduation ceremony held in the Senior Citizen Center on Springwood Avenue. COP is an all-volunteer division of the police department. Its members patrol the streets to increase police presence several times a week to […]