Two Asbury transplants are looking to promote the downtown with a new marketing plan called APVibe. Morgan Sackman [pictured above, from left] and Rose Crean, who work for Sackman Enterprises, started APVibe as a side project, but it’s lately been their main focus. Sackman and Crean realize small business owners often don’t have time for […]

Another key business on the Asbury Park boardwalk has reopened after suffering damage from Hurricane Sandy. Stella Marina Bar and Restaurant began serving customers on Thursday night at 5 p.m. The restaurant will reopen on Friday at 11:30 a.m. and resume its normal business hours. “I was excited and relieved when we finally got to […]

Representatives from Governor Chris Christie’s office presented Nick Clemons with a gift honoring his late father, Clarence Clemons, at the Stone Pony today. The flag flew over the State House and was lowered to half-mast in memory of the elder Clemons, who played the saxophone for Bruce Springsteen and died in June 2011. Clemons, Springsteen […]

Street lights purchased for Springwood Avenue will likely arrive in the city in early February, city engineer Joe Cunha said, and workers will install them soon after. The new lights on Springwood Avenue [street pictured above] will have a Victorian look. The city has bought about 80 of them. City resident Werner Baumgartner suggested the […]

A property tax revaluation will be performed this year, to be completed in time for the 2014 tax season, city manager Terence Reidy said at the Jan. 16 council meeting. Municipalities undergo revaluations approximately every decade to ensure that the assessment of properties for tax purposes aligns with actual property values. The revaluation does not […]

From Jan. 15 to 20, the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: JAN. 15 • A 57-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with theft of an automobile. JAN. 16 • A 25-year-old male from East Orange was arrested and charged with possession of CDS, manufacturing or distribution of CDS, CDS […]

Asbury residents gathered in the Barack Obama Building today for a viewing party to celebrate two special occasions — Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the President’s second inauguration. The coinciding of the two days “makes [the inauguration] even more special,” said Donald Hammary Jr., who was volunteering with the city’s Masonic Lodge. “It’s a […]

Two men were arrested after shots were fired in the train station parking lot on Memorial Drive, Police Captain Anthony Salerno said today. Within an hour of receiving a report that shots had been fired, police arrested Donovan Bereen, 18, of Trenton, just after midnight, Salerno said. Bereen was allegedly found to be in possession […]

The first official ticket for this year’s council election has been announced. Former board of education member Remond Palmer, former councilman Jim Keady [pictured, at left], Duanne Small [pictured, at right], Nora Hyland and Danny Harris have joined under the name Uniting Asbury. Campaign literature refers to them as “the A-Team.” “We share a vision […]

At DJ’s Delights on Mattison Avenue, owners Ron Wendolowski and DJ Presto [above] decided to “Snow the Love” this season — and raised $1,200 for hurricane relief as a result. It all started when Presto put up the eatery’s Christmas tree. At first he put just a snowflake ornament at the top. Then he got […]