Blue and orange paint now adorns the crosswalks near the Wesley Grove condominiums on Cookman Avenue on a trial basis, as a plan the council approved in August has come to fruition. The crosswalks at Heck Street and Monroe and Cookman avenues were implemented last week by waterfront redeveloper iStar Financial. The redeveloper brought the […]

Demolition of two buildings located in the former stump yard on Cookman Avenue began today. Crews started to demolish the two structures, located on a block between the Wesley Grove condominiums and Kennedy Park, at about 9 a.m. this morning. The larger structure with white awnings has functioned as both a bank and the local […]

A Neptune man has been arrested following “a 24-hour crime spree that took place in four separate shore area towns,” according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, including the shooting of a taxicab driver in Asbury Park. Detectives arrested Quam Wilson, 22, in connection with the shooting, which took place on the morning of Tuesday, […]

After several years of turmoil in the Asbury Park Housing Authority [APHA], the Long Branch Housing Authority [LBHA] has stepped in reduce the agency’s debt and make daily operations more efficient. The APHA manages 587 one-to-four-bedroom units in seven public housing complexes: Robinson Towers, Comstock, Lumley Homes, Boston Way, Washington Village, Lincoln Village and Asbury […]

Shots were fired at two locations in the city in incidents that occurred less than an hour apart on Monday night, Police Chief Mark Kinmon said. At 7:21 p.m., shots were fired in the 1700 block of Webb Street on the East Side, between Deal Lake Drive and Eighth Avenue, Kinmon said. A car was […]

A taxicab driver was shot near the 500 block of Seventh Avenue, First Assistant Prosecutor Rick Incremona of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office confirmed today. Police arrived on the scene at approximately 8:21 a.m. today, Tuesday, Nov. 13, Asbury Park Police Chief Mark Kinmon said. The victim, a 37-year-old Neptune man, is in critical yet […]

From Nov. 8 to 12, the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: NOV. 8 • A 26-year-old female from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with burglary to structure and theft of property. NOV. 9 • A 29-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with possession of controlled dangerous substances [CDS]. […]

With Langosta Lounge on the Asbury Park boardwalk closed for storm repairs, owner Marilyn Schlossbach and her partners have regrouped across the street in another restaurant they own — the Dauphin Grille in the Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel. “We call it couch surfing,” Schlossbach said. “We’re taking all the best sellers from all the other restaurants […]

After 74 percent of the city’s electorate voted in favor of a charter study commission on Election Day this past Tuesday, the commission’s five members are prepping to get down to business on assessing the city’s form of government. The commission is charged with scrutinizing the city’s charter and possibly making recommendations. They have nine […]

Efforts to bring a dog park in Library Square Park earlier this year were unsuccessful, but some dog park advocates are working to institute a park elsewhere in town. An eight-member dog park committee has been formed and met for the first time on Thursday, Oct. 25. “The first charge of the committee is to […]