The city is looking to finally dispose of some “rusted, broken-down” cars that sit behind the transportation center, Mayor Ed Johnson said at the July 11 council meeting. And after the cars are removed, the city will remodel that parking lot. A resident complained about the cars’ appearance and Johnson agreed, saying, “Welcome to my […]

The Asbury Park Jazz Festival celebrated its 24th anniversary this year — but some felt the genre the event is known for was under-represented. Officials say next year’s event will feature more jazz. The June 30 and July 1 festival started in 1989  as a gathering of local jazz musicians and has since grown into […]

The dog park planned for Library Square Park may be scrapped, as the city councilwoman who initially proposed it now says she will move to rescind the resolution authorizing the park at the next council meeting. “At the last council meeting, some different people got up and expressed their concerns in a very reasonable and […]

Visitors to Asbury Park should now find it easier to navigate the city due to the new Chamber of Commerce-sponsored way-finding signage at the Transportation Center. The Chamber of Commerce installed the way-finding lettering and signage in the transportation center to enable people coming off the train to locate the tunnel leading to the downtown […]

The dog run planned for Library Square Park has been a subject of controversy at the last few council meetings. And although the park is approved for a one-year trial program, the issue shows no signs of cooling off. Locals took to the microphone on during the public comment session of Wednesday night’s meeting to […]

Madison Marquette has invited the Asbury Park Drum Circle to play in the green space on Fourth Avenue [pictured above] after this week’s dispute over crowds that formed to watch them on the boardwalk. The Circle has played on the boardwalk weekly every summer for the past 13 years and has more than 150 members, […]

Sparked by a recent drowning  off of Second Avenue beach, officials have decided to extend the city’s beach hours. The beach opens at 9 a.m. each day. Closing time has been 5 p.m. on weekdays and 6 p.m. on weekends and holidays, with lifeguards staying later if crowds were especially large. Now, some lifeguards will stay […]

Time to break out the Speedos — the city has begun the process of repealing an antiquated ban on bathing attire on the boardwalk. The ban comes from a section of an ordinance passed in 1958 which states, “No person clad in bathing attire shall be on the boardwalk or the public walks adjacent thereto.” […]

Two shootings took place within hours of each other last night, although no one was injured, Police Chief Mark Kinmon said. The first occurred at 8:15 p.m. when the house at 1038 Munroe Ave. was struck with “several gunshots,” the chief said. Then, at 11:30 p.m., gunshots were reported when a car was shot in […]

Police broke up an Asbury Park Drum Circle performance on the boardwalk last night after it attracted a large crowd. The police stepped in because access to the boardwalk was being blocked, city manager Terence Reidy said. The group posted a statement on its Facebook page shortly after. “We were told that people were complaining […]