Despite an in-depth presentation on curb bump-outs at last week’s council meeting, the council once again saw a tie vote, meaning curb extensions will not be allowed at the Vive condominium site on Kingsley Street any time soon. City redevelopment and planning director Don Sammet and iStar Financial vice president of land Brian Cheripka delivered […]

From August 1 to August 8, the Asbury Park police department made the following arrests: • On August 1, a 38-year-old female from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with assault in the 1500 block of Sewall Avenue. • On August 1, a 26-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with obstruction of […]

The new streetlights on Cookman Avenue between the downtown business district and the waterfront are now installed and operational. The lighting is part of a streetscape program designed to make this barren stretch of Cookman more pedestrian-friendly. There are now eight new streetlights, along with new sidewalks, in the vacant stretch of Cookman where dilapidated […]

Police department headquarters at city hall was closed today after bed bugs were found in the facility. Exterminators are expected on site early this afternoon to clear the offices of the pests, according to police chief Mark Kinmon. The bedbugs were brought in to the headquarters by a sexual abuse suspect and his alleged victim […]

Madison Marquette is set to test a lighting system on the boardwalk that is “more than just lights,” according to its director of retail services Carrie Turner. Turner attended last week’s council meeting to pitch the lighting system to the governing body with the help of city engineer Joe Cunha and iStar Financial vice president […]

Running through September 3, two jitney bus routes will take visitors from the train station to the beach for $1 a ride. Shore EZ Ride shuttles run from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Times are coordinated with the arrival of NJ Transit trains at stations in Long Branch, Asbury Park, […]

The city council at its meeting last week approved amendments to the municipal budget prompted by changes in state aid numbers. After the amendments, the budget bears a 3.6-percent tax levy increase, city manager Terence Reidy [above] said, which translates to an increase of 11.5 cents per $100 of assessed property valuation. The average household […]

The city is set to liven up some of its crosswalks in the waterfront redevelopment area with colors and artwork, including crosswalks at the three-way intersection of Cookman and Asbury Avenues and Kingsley Street [shown above]. “The intent is to draw attention to pedestrian crossings,” city redevelopment and planning director Don Sammet said at the […]

Asbury Park may soon employ spotlight eminent domain to acquire and demolish dilapidated structures through the state’s abandoned properties law. Representatives from the Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey attended Wednesday’s council meeting to tell the governing body how it could use the state’s Abandoned Properties Rehabilitation Act to address properties that previously […]

Chief financial officer Juan Uribe resigned after Wednesday night’s council meeting, according to city manager Terence Reidy. Reidy said Uribe handed him his letter of resignation at that time, with an effective date of August 16. City treasurer Christine Paulin will serve as acting CFO until a replacement is found, Reidy said. Uribe “didn’t elaborate […]