From Sept. 16 to 27 the Asbury Park police department made the following arrests: SEPT. 16 • A 33-year-old male from Neptune was arrested and charged with resisting arrest and obstruction of justice at the intersection of Springwood and Atkins avenues. SEPT. 20 • A 27-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with […]

Local bar owner John McGillion is using local talent to name three new bars, and he’s planning to pick the winners on Wednesday, Oct. 17 at Johnny Mac’s on Main Street. McGillion recently purchased the former Adriatic restaurant and has been doing construction there for the past few months. He’s also been running a naming […]

Convention Hall is closed for the night as Meridian Health hosts a Wild West-themed event for its physicians and their guests. “It’s a thank-you for their partnership with us,” said Meridian spokesperson Robert Cavanaugh. “We had it [in Convention Hall] last year and it’s a great venue, so we wanted to bring everyone back again.” […]

Local restaurateur Marilyn Schlossbach is set to open her very first food-free bar to the public this weekend. The bar will be called Asbury Park Yacht Club, a tongue-in-cheek nod to boating culture found in other parts of New Jersey. Schlossbach and her husband Scott divide their time between Asbury Park and Normandy Beach, and […]

Members of the Asbury Park Fire Department extinguished a three-alarm fire at 1026 and 1028 Sewall Ave. this afternoon, according to fire chief Kevin Keddy. The department received word of the fire at around 12:30 p.m., Keddy said. It took firefighters about two and a half hours to get it under control. Flames were not […]

The city of Asbury Park is on the way to having its own cable station thanks to city resident and volunteer John Kaplow. “In a town like this that has a wide degree of residents in terms of background, income and education, something like this is a great leveler,” Kaplow said of his motivation to […]

A well-known mural in town will remain unfinished a little while longer due to a procedural misstep. Michael “Porkchop” Lavallee started the mural [pictured above], located on the corner of Bond Street and Cookman Avenue, about a year and a half ago. Lavallee didn’t apply for permission from the city’s public arts committee first, so […]

The Asbury Park Police Department is changing computer operating systems as part of a county-wide switch. Officers will now be able to access the operating system from their cars, instead of having to return to police headquarters to file reports. They can also send reports directly to their supervisors without leaving their cars. This means […]

From Sept. 22 to 23 the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: SEPT. 22 • A 21-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with obstruction of justice at the intersection of Bangs and Comstock avenues. • A 22-year-old male from Neptune was arrested and charged with obstruction of justice and contempt […]

The northern beachfront entryway to Asbury Park has just been spruced up. At the Loch Arbour entrance to Asbury Park, waterfront redeveloper Asbury Partners last week installed trees and a mix of stone, grass and various shrubs. The improvements are part of the redeveloper’s ongoing streetscape program, according to Brian Cheripka, vice president of land […]