About one year ago, the public learned that six tons of antique copper panels dating back to 1929 had gone missing. The rectangular panels had adorned the sides of Convention Hall [pictured above] since the building’s construction. Despite two police investigations, the case remains unsolved. Next week, state historic preservation officials will visit the city […]

The owners of two popular local spots are prepping to open a new restaurant on Cookman Avenue by early summer. The group owns Porta at 911 Kingsley Ave., the Brickwall Tavern at 522 Cookman Ave., and the Annex, which connects to the Brickwall and serves the same menu. The new restaurant will be located in […]

The council meeting scheduled for March 6 has been cancelled due to a forecast for inclement weather, city clerk Steve Kay has said. The meeting has been postponed to next Wednesday, March 13. As usual, the meeting will begin with a closed executive session at 5 p.m.; a workshop session at 6 p.m.; and a […]

UPDATE: Tonight’s council meeting has been cancelled. All business is being tabled until Wednesday, March 13. ————— Asbury Park’s city council is scheduled to meet in council chambers tonight, with a closed executive session starting at 5 p.m.; a workshop session at 6 p.m.; and a regular meeting at 7 p.m. Items on the agenda […]

College students and local volunteers will work to replenish the dunes on the North End beach at the end of the month. The dunes were decimated by Hurricane Sandy on Oct. 29, 2012. The volunteers need to work fast — the unofficial deadline for planting new dune grass is April 1 each year, according to […]

From Feb. 27 to March 4, the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: FEB. 27 • A 27-year-old male from Long Branch was arrested and charged wiith simple assault, assault on a police officer and escaping in the 1200 block of Monroe Avenue. • A 23- year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested […]

March is Women’s History Month, and the nine-month-old Monmouth County Democrats Women’s Caucus is holding an event at Watermark tonight to promote the women of their party. “Together, we are fighting against gender inequality and political oppression,” said co-chair Patricia Teffenhart-Maikos of Holmdel in a prepared release. “Anyone who discounts the strength and determination of […]

Dear Asbury Park Sun readers, The Asbury Park Sun will now accept and run Letters to the Editor periodically. Letters should focus on issues affecting Asbury Park and surrounding towns. Emailed submissions must include the name, address, phone number and email address of the writer for purposes of verification. We reserve the right to edit […]

New street lights have been installed along Springwood Avenue as a step in the ongoing beautification plans for the Springwood corridor. The department of public works [DPW] has installed the lights [pictured at right], city engineer Joe Cunha said, but they still needed to install inner mechanical parts and connect them to a power source […]

A Long Branch man has been charged with murder in the September 2012 death of Asbury Park native Jerome Wright. Wright, 30, was shot outside the Atkins Avenue Deli, on Atkins Avenue across the street from the Boston Way Village, on Sept. 1, 2012. This was the first fatal shooting of that year. Ronald Daniels, […]