Two arrests have been made — one suspect a 17 year old juvenile — in connection with a robbery in the city early Saturday morning in which the victim later died after being taken to a hospital for treatment, according to Charles Webster, Public Information Officer for the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. At approximately 12:30 […]

From July 23 to 29 the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: JULY 23 • A 52-year-old male from Sea Girt was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct at the intersection of Fourth and Ocean avenues. JULY 24 • A 32-year-old male from Bradley Beach was arrested and charged with robbery, possession of […]

The city is preparing a request for proposal [RFP] for vendors to submit bids to upgrade the Asbury Park website. The RFP outlines what the city seeks to accomplish in the redesign, which includes enhancement to the overall online presence and expansion of the information provided on the site, cityofasburypark.com. In addition, the RFP delineates […]

A directly-elected mayor, staggered terms and run-off elections are among the recommendations the city’s charter study commission [above] will submit to Asbury Park voters in a referendum this November. Also in the package of changes is moving the municipal election from May to November. If voters approve the recommendations, new elections will take place next […]

Two shooting incidents took place in Asbury Park over the weekend. On Saturday at approximately 7 p.m., a 20 year old male suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound in the area of Emory Street, according to Charles Webster, public information officer at the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s office. A few hours later, at 1:53 a.m. early Sunday morning […]

Runners of all ages are invited to “hit the streets” of Asbury on Aug. 10 in the annual Asbury Park 5k. The race, now in its tenth year, began 20 years ago as the Asbury Park 10k Classic. The 10k race was moved to Red Bank a decade ago and was renamed the “Sheehan Classic” […]

Asbury Park’s 7th Avenue beach is now the site of a Sandy Ground Project playground. The goal of The Sandy Ground project is to build 26 playgrounds in communities affected by Hurricane Sandy across the coasts of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut to honor 26 lives lost in the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting […]

Children involved in the summer program at the Boys & Girls Club in Asbury Park helped kick off a community art initiative on Monday. The project, called “Table Talk,” is designed to create spaces for people to meet and engage in civic discourse around handmade tables placed in specific locations around the community. Table Talk […]

Representatives of The Garden State Film Festival [GSFF] are still in search of a city to host the 2014 event, and Atlantic City is not the only option. Communications between GSFF board members and city officials to keep the event in Asbury Park  have proven unsuccessful. In addition, dates for next year’s festival could not […]

The city council voted last night to advertise for a new city manager to replace Terence Reidy [above], as well as for a new chief municipal finance officer and purchasing agent. The vote to advertise for the city manager was 3-2. Mayor Myra Campbell and Council members John Moor and Amy Quinn voted yes, while […]